The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-23
WYETH IS The WINNER
CAPTURES THE AMERICAN DERBY
Eastern Flyers Made Poor Show
ing in the Classic Stake at
NJ Chicago Saturday.

John "A. brakes game colt, Wyeth, Sat
urday afternoon upheld the tradition that
no eastern horse shall win the American
derby. Wyeth was an outsider in the
betting, being quoted at IL to l, but he
won easily over the best horses that eth
er east or west could produce. Lucien
Appleby and Aladdin, who finished second
and third respectively, were also outsid-
ers. s. az =, -...
HenO, tho heavily played eastern colt,
who went to the post the favorite, at 211
to /, failed to finish inside the money, and
it was not altogether his fault. He ran
gamely. and, fast. -. ~. - s,..-,.
1t looked as though, Jockey pullman
made mistake by using Heno so much in
the early part of-rthe race. For furlong
after furlong he fought for: the lead with
Barney Schribers Otis, and they set a
pace which, in the slow and dead track,
told on both Of them. T.
At the supreme moment in the struggle
to the home stretch, Singleton on Otis,
was censured by many good judges of
racing for taking to the front colt car
rying 127 pounds and trying to tip such a
large and high class field, and it is only
fair to presume that schriber's jockey
rode according to orders given him.
Pentecost and Arsenal ran a terribly
disappointing race. Neither ever had
position sufficiently near the front to be
regarded as serious contender, and Wis
1tors from the east who had witnessed
their best -races:on the tracks around New
York declared that the unsatisfact DRY per-
formances of these two colts would have
to be attributed to their unusually trying
railroad journey on the eve OF such an
import ant contest Arsenal and. Pente-
! cost were delayed: nine hours in making
the trip from New York to Chicago -
| Perhaps the greatest disappointment to
| those who decided at the last moment to
pin their faith to a western horse: was
the race run by Bellies Commoner. He
| failed to finish within the first three.
The successful surprises of the race
| were Lucien Appleby and Aladdin, who fin
lshed second and third, respectively
Luc1en Appleby would have been con-
| coded a good chance had the track been
| heavy, but when the dust was seen flying
as the horses went to the post for the first
race on the card, those who had placed
their: faith in him in the future books
gave up their bets for as good as lost. :: :
| .Coburn rode patient race on Aladdin,
He avoided the early pace, never hurried
his mount at any part Of the cont est, no
matter what the leaders were doing and
| he was rewarded by finding at the finish
| that his horse had enough left to make a
grand run through the stretch, where he
| came from behind and made a; desperate
bid for third honors. - =. 80 $50
One Of the best features of@the race won
by Wyeth was that he got off last after
the fall. Of the flag and wore the field
down one by one. Striding along in an
irresistible style, without: any apparent
effort, and at the same time getting over
| the ground grandly, he appeared at all
stages Of the race to be running we'll him
| SELF. although passing one horse after an
other and evidently travelling the fastest.
| They never had him z'strai9ht" ard HIS
neck was not stretched until the final
sixteenth. Even then he was far from
being out and he clearly won with a. little
| something in reserve. -E4% - s33
| ,-.f = SUMMARIES. ~ ..., -.
| First Raee-Wain- -Moine, Q to t. won
! Federal even, second; Jinninez, to 1, third
! Time, 1:44 2-5 .,: III @ - =.
| Second Race-Elsie L., s to l., won; Vul-
can, to d, second; zibia, 10 to /, third
| Time, lis 3-5.
| Third Race, the American Derby-Wyeth
II to j, won; Lucien Appleby 10 to 1, sec.
ond; Aladdin, 20 to L. third, by three lengths
| Time, $40 1-5. ..~ ~ II. e...s-s1.
Fourth Race-Alfred Vargrave tos1, won
Stuyve, to l., second; Lacrima, 10 to l.
third. Time, 1:3s.-
Fifth Race-sydney c. Love, :. to 2, won
! Watkins Overton, 8 to 8, second Rheta, te
2, third. Time, 56 3-5 seconds.
Sixth Race-Brownie Anderson, 10 to l.
1 won; Free Pass, Is to d., second; True Blue
5 to 1, third. Time 1:aS 3-5.
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