The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-23
ROBERT WADDELL WINS
GREAT CHICAGO DERBY
Captures Rich Stakes From AriStOcratic FaVOriteS
in Record Time for the Race.
Ovation Given Horse and Rider Never Before EQualed-
Police Had to be Called.

Chicago. June 22.-Thirty thousand
people saw Virginia" BradIey's Aloha
gelding. Robert Waddell, at u to in
the betting win the fourteenth Ameri-
can derby at Washington park track
today by one length, in 2;33 As, record
time for the race. Few in the surging,
cheering throng had backed the COM
parauveIy friendIess animal to capture
the rich stake from the horses of the
eastern and western milliOnaires, Vet
never since the day that grand fIly
MOdesty took the firsC American derby
mas the tumIltuous Cheering-the gem
uine ovation given to horse and rider
been equaled in tine state.
Jockey Buliman. to whom fell the
honor of taking two derbys in success
sion. was swept into a. human mael-
Strcm after ne had dismOunted and
verified his weight. He was boosted
upon the. shoulders Of men. and "a de-
tail OF blue coats had to be called to
clear the admirmg, cheering thrCngs
from tho course.
AS Tor the earnest plebeian racing tool.
Robert Weddell- he refused to permit
Vde attendants to tie upon his back the
gigantic floral saddle that the club had
provided for the winner.
Terminus. William IT. Skaters Blazes
colt was "a good second, while the IA
Noute. r. r. Wilson. ir.'s grand look
tired third. Flank FarrelTs Ronnilert
thar shared with The Parader at one
time i'm the h0u0rs of favOrite. failed
20 run his race and was fourth. His
EmiuenCe. purchased for $4,000 by
clarence MaCkay, and sroomed for, a
victory i'm the classic. had a bad start
but under Jockey Odom's terrific riding
e. the end. landed i'm fifth position
s5,..l4z six shooter. Beau Gallant,
Silverdal7 and Sadie 8. finished in the
order named behind His Eminence.
Was a Great Race.
That it was a sruly run race was the
opinion Of every unprejudiced spec
tator. The Parader fast as the wind
in the derby workout that induced his
owner to ship him from New York to
the Washington park track at the eIev-
enth nous. was seventh away az the
drop of Starter Dryers red flag. after
the field had made ore false break. Pig
Eott had orders TO make a killing pace
lte at once took the favCrite to the
front, and there The Parader remained
1tnul the stretch was reached. PieE0tt
as "a strong rider. bIt he did not figure
upon All ot the problems that we're
known To Jockey John Bullman- who
rated his mount into second place and
kept Robert WaddelI within striking
distance until the mead of the stretch.
pullman had been the most disconso-
late person on the big track an hour
and half before the derby was run.
Then 10 seemed to him chat he wouldn {
nave mount in the race. although last
year. UL Sidney Lucas. ne had won the
race Engaged to ride BOnuibert, and
displaced when the eastern owner or
dered the services Of Jockey Nash Tur-
uer from William q. Whitney. pullman
was discouraged. Early fin the day J.
". SChorr, owner Of Lady SchOrr, en-
g3ged him To pilot the filly in the mile
ana haH event. But the veterinarian
declared against the starting Of this
speedy daughter Of Esther. and once
more pullman was Gin the cold %
Friends who knew his riding abilities
worked hard TO secure a mount for him
Virginia Bradley was undecided be
tween Van Duseu and See for the
mount on his entry. He had heard from
the pool room men that Pullman might
not try 20 win. This decided the quaint
Eoutherner. Calling Bullmau an hom
before the buEIes summoned the ami
mails 20 the post. ne offered $1,000 If Inc
could win with Robert WaddelL
BulIman Gets a Mount.
Bu.ima1 was dxed at last Frank
Farrell told him that he could moi
traighten the taugle, and rendered the
jockey $500 TOR his humiliation. WITH
this roll OF bills in mis- jockey boot. and
virginia Bradley's promise of twice
as much mOne- as Jim Gushing mao
for plotting B0undless winner in tn,
$4,000 worlds fair derby. Bullman's
friends sai1 he could not lose the race
There were ffty-seven bOok-n1azer.
at the track. and they did big bust.
ness on all Of the races without inter
ference by the authorities BuIIman's
presence on Bradiey's gelding caused
but che bulk of the public speculation