The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-20
DERBY
HORSES WAITING
FOR THE STARTER
Savable Still the Favorite, but
Threat of Heavy Track Makes
Race an Open Proposition
Betting the Heaviest i'm His
tory of Turf.

CHICAGO, June 19.-The American
Derby, the greatest event Of the West,
Will be run tomorrow afternoon at the
washington park track. If the weather
snail be favorable the crowd that will
see the race may break all previous
records in this country. Officials of
the Washington Park club say they ex-
pect to accommodate $4,000 people and
assert that the estimate, based on the
demand for tickets, is conservative
TWenty-three horses are named in
the entries for the big race. The event
is worth $4,000 in added money, and
If all the horses named go to the post,
the gross value of the Derby will be
$33,175.
There never was an American Derby
field which presented a more open
proposition than the one tomorrow.
Savable, the favorite for the race, is
expected to lose by many more ex-
perts than have picked him to win.
Instead of becoming a warmer choice
as the race approaches, his odds have
gone up half point and he is now
214 to l. A week ago the race looked
like duel between Savable and Irish
Lad. A few days later, when the with
draWal of Irish Lad was announced,
the event appeared to be at the mercy
of Savable.
Then Linguist and Judge Hines
came out and raced Savable to a head
in a mile and an eighth race, and the
stock of the favorite came down. He is
still regarded as the most likely win
ner on a fast track, but there is no GER
tainty that the course will be at it's
best. Light rains will not hurt it, but
the fall Of rain this afternoon has
dampened it. More showers will make
1t slow. The track, however, is we'll
drained and will dry out rapidly under
a warm sun.
SavabIe in Over His Head.
The mere fact that Savable is be-
neved to be in over his head has serv-
ed to increase the size Of the field. 1t
is strictly a Western lot Of horses and
includes all kinds, from Claude, who
has won three Western Debries. to
Rate. a horse that has never yet been
seen in public. Rate was known as
Ravel until late this afternoon. He
was entered by E. Corrigan as Ravel.
but message from Registrar Wheel
er, of the Jockey club, gave the infor-
nation that the colt was imported
from England last year under the name
of Rate, and Rate it will have to be
in the race tomorrow.
Owners of Claude, Judge Hines, Lin
guist and Gregor K, all horses that are
regarded as having a big chance, are
anxious for rain. They believe a heavy
track will beat Savable, and with the
son Of Salvador out of the way, they
can fight it out among themselves.
There is only one filly in the race.
She Is Flocarline and has many adj
mirers, but as Modesty, who won in
1884, was the only FLY that ever land
ed the Derby, tradition Is against her.
All the best jockeys in the West
except one will ride in the Derby. The
Reiff brothers were to be rivals, Lester
on Savable, and Johnny on one of the
Corrigan entries, presumably Rate.
Johnny Reiff, however, was injured in
a race at Harlem today and will be
unable to ride for several weeks Wink
field, Dominick, Wonderly, c. Gray,
Helgeson and Henry are other riders
that will have mounts.
Betting on the Derby has been heav-
Ter than on any race in the his
tory of the turf. The big betting has
all been done In advance Of the race in
three future books, which have been
in operation since last March.
Many New York bettors who placed
their money on Irish Lad in the belief
that the Brooklyn handicap winner was
coming to the race. hedged today by
wagering on Sayable, but Savable's
odds advanced despite this play Bets
of $1,000 and $500 were placed with the
bookmakers by La Sale street brokers.
The Derby Entries.
Following are the Derby entries, with