The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-21
THE PICKET WINS DERBY 
 |NO TrOuFs in Beating Field. TAKE zBADAr 1HBsrARr Comes Under Wire Pulled Up
 Six Lengths to Good. Claude Gets Second Money and Ber- nays Beats the Favorite, savable,
 Out of Third Place by
 c Neck.

Chicago, June zo-The Pickett, horse that never before flashed first past the post. won the American Derby today. He 1 set the pace every step of the distance, was never challenged, and won in q gal lop by six lengths. He ran the Derby distance. a mile and a half, faster than 1t was ever run before in the race. His time was 2:33. Claude, the winner, of three Derbies. was second. Bernays. the Cincinnati candidate, was third.
 The crowd of 10000 people which wit messed the sixteenth running 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 the successful horse began when The Picket was more than an eighth of mile from the wire Many Records Broken. The Derby was a record-brealxing event in more than the fast time that was made. | Nineteen horses went to the post, the largest previous field being fifteen. The largest crowd that ever gathered on a Western race track covered the washing- ton Park grounds. The race was worth ss2,215 gross value, the richest in the his tory of the race, with one exception Bet
 
 continued until the, horses went to the post. More money 1t is asserted, was l wagered on the Derby than in any other race eyer run in America.
 The victory of The Picket was no sur prise because a surprise was expected. But there was some big disappointments. savable. the favorite, son of Salvador, thought by John A. Drake to be invinci- ble. failed to live up to reputation. He received ride from Jockey Lester Reiff that seemingly . novice could have du- plicated. savahle was never danwerous and the fortune bet on him by his owner went to enrich the bookmakers Tha horses came to the post at ( l o'clock Starter Dwyer delayed them nine minutes Defore he dropped the nag. Sinner Simon. dark horse," was the nrst to get in motion. but The Picket did not delay an instant. Tn the first rush | for positions. he was successful and had the lead in comparatively a few strides. Past the stand, Au Revoir. the hope of Memphis, was running second with Gil- fain, Maxey Blumenthal and other incon- spicuous candidates in the next positions Jockeys Go to Work. There was no hustling until the field struck the back stretch. Savable was in seventh place and in front of him were The Picket, Au Revoir. Linguist, Bonnie Burr, Gold Bell and Bad News Imme- dately behind Savable was Claude. There was not an important move by jockey until the field had passed the half mile pole and struck the big bend, The Picket, running at his own clip. never faltered. Au Revoir began to weak en. Lingufst was all through and began to drop back Claude made his move and quickly advanced to fourth place Sava- ble. at this critical place. only held his own.
 The gradually lengthening field of horses was at the head of the stretch The remainder of the journey was through lane of people who were clinging to the rails 100 feet deep on either side of the course.
 There were no electrifying final struR- gles The Picket led. his field beaten and beaten badly He was simply running as he pleased. Jockey Helgerson eased him up bit as he neared the wire. The race was over and Kentucky horse had won.
 None Had a Chance.
 Claude came fast in the stretch but It. tie Johnny Daly saw he had no chance to catch The Picket and also eased up. but almost too soon Bernays, backed by Cincinnati enthusiasts, came on Rrandly from the center of the field and hitched up in drive with Savable for the short est end of the purse. Bernays got it by a neck.
 Judge Hines failed to make a showing. The fast track was against him. He went to last position after the start and stayed there He was forty lengths behind when The Picket reached the wire.
 The Picket is a bay colt by FaIsetto- Voltairo. He was bred by his owners, Middleton and Jungbluth, at Louisville He ran last year. but never won and con sequently carried the light burden of 1l5 pounds. Last Tuesday he was worked over the Harlem track in preparation for the Derby in almost record time He ac- compltshed the mile and a half in 2;33 The time was so fast that many people doubted the truth of the reported work out. The race today proved The Picket to be wonderful horse. Neither of his owners saw him. Carl Jungbluth is in Asia and John middleton heard the re- port of the race at Louisville.
 The betting on the Derby at the track was the ightest in years. The bookmak- CTS wrote as many tickets as usual, but the amounts were small. All the big bet ters laid their money in the future books and did not engage in any battle in the betting ring today.
 The Picket opened at 6 to 1 and ad- vanced to 10 to before post time. Claude mained stationary at to 1 while Savable went from to to to l. Fore and Aft. the Tennessee horse, was perhaps the hest played of any in the field
 Yeager Wins S19,oOo.
 The largest bet won was by Joe Yeager who had a ticket calling for $1s.OOO to $500 He made the bet three months ago.
 Chicago did its best for the big race. The derby is made the occasion for the greatest outdoor display of fashion every season and this year fairly outdid all pre- vioIs derbies. The grandstand, enlarged for the occasion. was packed to the roof. The infield was almost completely GOV cred by the hundreds of fashionable turn outs. Automobiles were not permitted within the track enclosure, but were car ed for opposite the main entrance. It took three acres of ground to accommo- date the automobiles.
 Society gathered on the club house lawn. Nearly all the social leaders of the city saw the race. They had Ruests from New York, Memphis, Louisville. (vtnFtnnaff EsUef fa1a