The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
His Eminence Wins the Great
Kentucky Derby.
Son of Falsetto Leads Sannazar0
by a Length.
is VIEWED BY $4,000
A Grand Race in Which the
FaVorite Runs Last.
Perfect Weather and Fast Track
at Churchill Downs.

Louisville, Ky, April 3O.-The twenty
seventh Kentucky Derby has passed in
to history, and not one of the $4,000 per-
sons that saw-it say aught except that
it was a race from the drop Of the flag
until His Eminence, the good son or
Falsetto, passed under the wire win
ner in the good time of 2:01%-
1t has been said for weeks that with
out the invincible Garry Hermann the
derby would be an open race, and 50 it
was. but had the recent acquisition of
Captain Sam Brown been among the
colts that were sent away, it is doubtful
If he would have added to his laurels.
for His Eminence was fit today to bat
tie against any colt in the west He won,
and he deserved to win, for with long,
even strides he negotiated the distance
of q mile and a quarter like clOckWork
and never once did WINFIELD have oc-
casion to resort to either whip or spurs.
The track record was not broken, but il
is safe to say that had the shaving Of
the record been necessary to have won
the twenty-seventh Kentucky derby,
His Eminence would have been equal TO
the occasion and could no doubt have
taken off a fraction from the record of
2:061z made by Lieutenant Gibson over
the course last year.
From o'clock Monday afternoon until
the Derby winner was known. the stand,
paddock and betting ring were almost
one mass of inmovable humanity. Der
by day means that the society of Ken
lucky will be ftungly represented and
there was not a town in the state that
did not send some fair one to add beau
ty to the occasion. There were innum-
cradle box parties and every available
tally-ho and carriage, horse and horse
less was pressed into service for the Oc-
casion. Had the day been made to the
order of the new Louisville Jockey club
it could not have been more prOpltiOus.
The track was lightning fast. Not less
than %, 000 persons saw His Eminence
win the classic event, for every place of
vantage around the grand stand TO
which humanity could cling was util-
lied.
IN the betting ring there was a jost-
ling, surging crowd. and the Is books
did a rush business, not only on the Der
by but on all others. Alard Scheck, by
reason Of his workout on Friday morn
ing, was prime 1aYOrlte, and when the
odds of z to 10 were first chalked up
money came in at such a lively rate that
the books could not handle it. But after
each had gotten his share, the odds were
cut to 8 to ;, and thus remained until the
colts went to the post. But it is doubt
full if all the books quit winner on the
race, for loads Of money went in on His
Eminence at 275 to 1, and when some
more venturesOme bookmakers chalked
up three against the colt, money came
in so lively that it was impossible TO
handle it. The contingent from the Blue
Grass section of the state came down
prepared to back Sannazaro, and they
put their money on him in goOdly guam
titles. Driscoll and Amur were not al
together without friends, because of the
big inducement in the matter Of odds.
It was nearly o'clock when the
bugle sounded for the Derby, and peo-
pie scrambled for places from which
they might see the event decided His
ETninence, with WINFIELD in the saddle,
emerged from the paddock. followed by
SannazarO, DriscOn, Amur and Alard
ScheclS, in the order named.
They were soon at the three-Quarter
pole, from which the start was made,
and a. moment later there was a break,
the rubber strip few across the track
and a yell of They are Off, broke the
almost breathless stiffness. But they
were not. 1t was an uneven start, and
Starter Brown had called them back.
There was a second attempt, and the
little red flag went down, and the
twenty-seventh Kentucky Derby was
on. They got away on comparatively
even terms, with His Eminence and
DriScOn having perhaps a neck'S ad-
vantage over the other three. Down
the stretch they came toward the
grandstand, and a length did MOI sepa-
rate the five colts, with His Enlinence
in front, Driscon second, A1ard Scheek
third, Sannazaro fourth and Amur last
Past the stand and around the lower
turn they went, with His Eminence
still setting the pace.
When they Strengthened out on the
back stretch, WINFIELD, on His Emil
nence. was hugging the rail, still a
length in the lead. Alard Scheck had
moved up to second place and was a
half length in front of Amur, who was
about the same distance from Sanna-
faro and DriscoH. Who were moving
down the back stretch on even terms.
They passed the half in this position,
and as they reached the three-quarters
preparatory to making the final run
down the stretch, Jockey Woods loOs-
ened his rein and called on the Schorr
entry to Overtake His Enninence, but
the Memphis horse was not equal to it,
for little by little he fell back and as
they entered into the stretch Sannazaro
had moved up into second place, fol-
lowed by Driscon, and Alard Scheck.
the favorite. was left to fight it out with
Amur. His Eminence wins was the
joyous shout that went up from thou
sands when the Falsetto colt reached
the en-eighths pole, running with
long, even strides, and WINFIELD sit
ting in the saddle guiding him to vic
tory SannazarO made one final effort,
but 1t was of no avail, for His Emil
nence was under the wire winner by
a full length Of daylight with Sanna-
FARO half length in front of Driscoll,
Aulur fourth and a length away. with
Alard Scheck, the favOrite, last by
as has seldom been heard at Churchill
Downs before, and as the good son of
Falsetto was ridden into the circle
handsome blanket of carnations and
smilax was thrown over the victor and
$4,000 people appIauded his great vic
tory.
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