The age-herald., 1901-04-09
\ GREAT VICTORY FOR ROYAL VICTOR Won the Tennessee Derby After
 a Beautiful Race WINKFIELO'S PRETTY WORK The Schorr Pair Were Almost Prohlb- itIve Favorites, But the Hayes
 Colt Came Up in the Stretch
 and Won HandiIy.
PRETTY WORK

Memphis, Tenn, April S.-Before an au- dience of 10000 people T. P. Hayes brown colt. Royal Victor. by Victory-Sena Royal won the Tennessee Derby this afternoon at Montgomery Park from John F. Schorr's bay Ally, Lady Schorr. with George Long's bay colt. Gaheris, third.
 The day was an ideal one for racing and long before the first race was called the grand stand and club house lawn was filled with people. The Derby was the fourth race an the programme, and 1t was called at 4:15 o'clock. The Schorr stable had named three starters but dur ing the morning Alard Scheck and Joe Frey were scratched and Farmer Ben nett was added to keep Lady Schorr com pany. Siddons, The Commander and Dick Burgess were also scratched, leaving only six contestants for the big stake. In the betting ring the schorr pair were held at the prohibtive odds of to 8, while : to 1 was chalked against Royal Victor.
 After two false breaks the field was sent away to an excellent start with Royal Victor a head in front of Farmer Bennett and the other close up. Farmer Bennett and Lady Schorr immediately raced to the front, and with Royal Vic tor a length away made the running to the stretch. At this point Winkfield sent the Hayes colt up to the leaders and in the run home he callenged Lady Schorr. J. Woods, on the latter, went to the whip, but his efforts were of no avail Royal Victor well ridden by Winkfeld, winning handily by three parts of a Ia Ha lot of md in the stretch and finished third.
 In the first trace at six furlongs the local track record of 1:14A was beaten by Sevoy, who beat The Rush head in 1:14A. The second event for 2-year-olds at four and one-half furlongs, was won easily by Louis Ezell's Lady Bird
 The third race developed good 2-year- old in Brannigan, a chestnut colt by im- ported Ben Strome-Acra, who won at four furlongs in the fast time of 39j2. Summary:
 First race, six furlongs-Sevoy, 106 Robertson) even, won The Rush, 116 CWinkfeld). to 1, second; w. J. Deboe, 100, (Cochran), to l, third. Time. 1:141a.
 Second race, four and one-half furlongs, seling-Lady Bird, 1OS (O'Brien), ' to l., won; Yana, 107 Oupee). to 1 and to l, second; Blue Ridge. 1O5 GA. Weber,, 8 to 1. third. Time, 56a4
 Third race, four furlongs-Brannigan 113 (Coburn), 1 to 2, won: Kaloma, 106 106 (Cochran), to l and to ], second; Wyeth, 106 (Gilmore), 60 to 1, third Time, 491a. l'
 Fourth race. one mile and an eighth Tennessee derby-Royal Victor, 122 (Wink- field) to 1, won: Lady Schorr, 117 c. Woods) 1 to 3, second: Gaheris, 122 Dupee), 50 to l, third. Time, 57 Monos, Queen Dixon. Farmer Bennett, (coupled with Lady Schorr) also ran.
 Fifth race. one mile and sixteenth selling-Amelia Strathmore 101 (Coburn), 15 to l, won; Albert vaie no (winkfield), 70 to l, second; little Tim, s5 (Gormiey), 8 to l. third. Time, 1:50k.
 Sixth race. six furlongs, selling-Fred Hessig, no c. Wood), to l, won; Edu- cate. 100 (Cochran), to 1 and to 5, second; Merriman, 110 (Coburn), 15 to 1, third. Time, 1:16