The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
I He PICKET
WAS VICTOR
Captured the American Derby
With Great Ease.
HE SETPACE ALL THE WAY
Ran the Derby Distance in 1888. Faster
thanitWas Ever Run Before, and
Was Never Challenged from
the Start.
Captured the American Derby
HE SET PACE ALL THE WAY
81 Associated Press

CHICAGO, June 20.-The Picket, a
horse that never before flashed first past
the post, won the American Derby to-day.
He set the pace every step OF the dis
tannce was never challenged and won IN
n gallop by six lengths. He ran the
Derby distance. one and half miles.
faster than 1t was ever run before IN the
race. His time was 2:33. Claude. the
winner OF three Derbies. was second
Pernays the Cincinnati candidate, was
third.
Il was a race without the thrill OF an
exciting finish. The crowd OF 10000 peo-
PIE, which witnessed the sixteenth run
ming of the event, saw a contest that
was decided when the field turned into
the stretch, In front of a struggling
field, The Picket ran so easily and truly
as to leave no doubt where he would
finish The roar Of cheers which greeted etc !
tho successful horse began when The
Picket was more thhn an eighth OF q
mile from the wire. The Derby was a
record breaking turf eynt In more than
the fast time that was made. Nineteen
horses went to the post, the largest pre-
yIous field being fifteen. Tho largest
crowd that ever gathered on Western
race track covered the Washington Park
grounds. Tho race was worth s32 30
GROSS value, the richest In the history OF
the race. with one exception. More NJ oney,
Il is asserted, was wagered on the derby
than on any other race ever run M
- SURPRISE EXPECTED.
The victory OF The Picket was no sur
mise. because a surprise was expected.
but there were some big disappolntments'
sayable. tho favored son OF Salvador,
thought by John A, Drake to be lnvlncl-
BILE. failed to live up to reputation + re ;te
that seemingly a novice could have du-
plicated. Savable was never dangerous,
and the fortune bet on him by his owner
went to enrich the bookmakers,
Sinner Simon. a dark horse. was the ne
trst TO get in motion. but The Picket did
NOT DELAY an instant. In the first rush
for positions he was successful and had
fine lead in comparatively few strides.
past the stand Au Revoir, the hope OF
Memphis. was Dunnlng second Win Gll-
fain, Maxey Blumenthal and other neon
spicuous candidates in the next position.
There was no hustling until the field
struck the back stretch, sayable was IN
seventh place. There was not an Imports
ant move BY a Jockey until the field had
passed the half mile post and struck the
big bend. The Picket, running gva at ms ms
gan TO weaken. Linguist was all through
and began to drop back. Claude made
his move and quickly advanced TO fourth
place, savable, at this critical place, only
49, KENTUCKY HORSE WON.
The gradually lengthening OF the ne!d
Of horses was at the head Of the stretch.
Tha remainder of the Journey was
through a lane of people who We're cling
Ing TO rails 100 deep on either side OF the
course.
There we're no eectrifyng final atrug-
giles. The Picket had his field beaten and
beaten badly. He was simply running as
ho pleased Jockey Helgesen eased him
IN q. bit as he neared the wire. The race
was over, and a Kentucky horse had Won.
First race-purse 81, 900, one mile--Gresor
K. Is to y first. Beau Ormonde "a to -
second, bondage az to y third, Time,
1883 SIS.
Second race--purse $500, six iurlongs--
Alan A, Dale CO to 20) first, "A. D.. Gibson
third Time, i:l$ IS. 81
Dhird raca-tha American DaEhx. for