The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-22

rail. Coburn apparently preferring TO drop
back to fifth place rather than hustle his
horse with half the race yet to be run:
There was no change in the order down
the back stretch, but when a full mile had
been completed pullman seemed to think
the time had come for him 20 make his
run with Heno. 1t was a poor piece of
1ockevship. Heno. when let down, drew
away from Otis and went around the far
turn. increasing his lead until full three
lengths in advance. Gus hung on game
signs of coming back. As they rushed
round the last turn into the straight run
for home Heno still had the honor OF hold
ing first place, but the effort was cost
ing him dearly. and already his stride was
beginning to shorten p~erceptibly. He ran
on with bulldog courage, but could not
shake off Otis, who mad closed up muC1
of the gap the Eastern colt had opened
around the turn. Bellies Commoner, Wyeth
and Aladdin now appeared TO be running
more strongly than the two leaders, ana
race horse is approaching the beaten point
raised a cry that neither Heno nor Gus
would get any of the money.
OTIS ALSO OUT.
No sooner did it become plain that the
favorite was really in distress than OTIS
also began to cry enough. With a furlong
still to run both were straight as a string,
and it was plain neither could stay in front
to the wire. Then ii was that Lyme made
his move on Weyth. He set the colt down.,
and the son of Wadsworth and Fonsie
came away past the leaders with little ef-
fort, and a hundred yards from the wire
was already hailed as the winner. Lyme
kept him going. and at the same time had
a little in reserve in case some one OF the
others should come behind with a rush.
He was watching for this, and saw Luclen
Appleby and Aladdin coming fast to a fin
ish, but all he had to do was TO keep MS
horse going TO stall off their furious rush;
Woods and Coburn were driving hard
through the last sixteenth of a mile, and
they certainly got the most out OF their
respective MOUNTS, but it was not in Lucien
Appleby and Aladdin to beat Weyth, and
he passed under the wire a comfortable
winner by almost two lengths.
Otis, despite the heavy weigh he was
carrying, ran on TO the end in most reso-
lutte fashion. and finished fourth, depriving
Heno of that barren honor. but having the
satisfaction of winning the duel that ne
and the Eastern colt had fought out every
inch of the journey over the fun Derby
course. 1t was a grand struggle between
these two colts, who were beaten by their
own tremendous efforts and were far from
disgraced.
1t is no ~exaggeration to say that to-day's
American Derby was the finest contest in
the eyes of horsemen that has been seen
here since Boundless beat an equally large
and high classed field in 1893. The attend
ance was estimated at 10000 people. Sum
maries:
First Race.-One mile; for three-year-olds
and upward; purse, $500: Wain-a-Moinen.
102 Beauchamp), 2 to l. won; Federal, 12S
(Coburn), even, second; Jiminez. 10 (Hoar),
5 to /. third. Time, 1:4 2-5. Harry New,
Barrack and Paul Creyton also ran.
~Second.-Six f%urlongs; for three-year-olds
and upward; purse, $500: Elsie l., 80 DEAN
6 TO l, won; Vulcain, 124 (~Caywood), s to l.
second: Zibia, JOG (Otis), 10 to l, third
Time, lie 3-5. ScOrpio, Luke Ward. Ken
ilworth, Maud Come, Memnon, Knight
Harvey, Rose Tree, Filiform and Wissen-
dine also ran.
Third.-The American Derby, 500 o add.
ed; for three-year-olds; one and one-half
miles: Wyeth, 10 lyme, IL to l, won by
one and a half lengths; Lucien Appleby
12 q. Woods). 10 to l, second by three
lengths; Aladdin, 122 (Coburnl, 20 to l, third
by three lengths. Time, 2:40 1-5. Otis
Heno, Prowl. Bellies Commoner, Lore
Quex, Arsenal, Hermis, Corrigan and Pen
tecost also ran.
Fourth.-Seven and a half furlongs; fol
three-year-olds and upward; purse, 5000
Stuvye. 80 (Ransch), 4 to l, second; La,
crimae, 81 DEAN, 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:3S
Wild Pirate, Last Night, c.. b. Campbell
Semicolon. Ed Adack and Synia also ran.
Fifth.-Four and a half furlongs: for two
year-olds; purse, $500: Sidney G. Love, IL
DEAN. Z to 2. won; Watkins, Ill CWoods)
s to 3, second; Rheta, lis (Knight), Z to 2
third. Time, sc S-5. Tom Cogan anC
Reconer also ram.
S~lxth.-Seven and a half f~urlongs; for
three-year-olds and upward; purse, $500
Brownie Anderson, 14 Mutt, u to 1. won
Free Pass, 104 CHelgeson). 10 to /, second
True Blue, LOG (Coburn), 5 to l, third. Time
1:3S 3-5. Eva Rice, Queen of Dixiana, Col
Ballantyne, Lakeview Belle, Ravensburg
Vassal Dance, Huzzah and Boomerack ais
ran.