The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
RIGHT ROYAL WINS DERBY.
RAMS HORN SCRATCHED FROM
THE BIG EVENT.
Crack Three-Year-Old Bruises n Tendon.
Making the Race an Open One-Gregor
IA. heats Rapid Nater--huddy Track
Puts Dampcr on sport at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS. March 1.-THE ninth
Crescent city Derby was run to-day under
unfavorablc circumstances The weather
was wet and gloomy and the track deep in
mud. The crowd was large for even a Derby
day in New Orleans. but the spectators were
huddled together in the grand stand.
To make matters worse. Rams Horn.
the ante-post favorite for the Derby. had to
be excused. H. has a notorious dislike for
mud. but IL was not on that account that
his name was withdrawn Capt. Williams
intended to start him. but early in the after
noon Rams Horn struck himself in his stall,
brUlsing his middle tendon so badly that the
judges excused him
With Rams Horn out OF tho way, the race
assumed an open aspect the winner turning
up IN Right Royal. who was held in less esteem
than Irapper Dr. Streets candidate was
Jake Sanders. He was at to In the betting
and vas not overlooked. Aubuchon had the
mount on Jake Saalers. and obcdient to in
siructions he cut loose just after the barrier
assembled and came down to the Judges stand
two lengths In advance. He maintained
lead oil beween two and three lengths until
well into the oackstretch. where he COM
menced to back up.
AT the hall mile pole Jake Sanders was
practically on even terms with Kings trophy
and lrapper. who apparently had no more
left than he. Trapper led into the stretch
6y. slight margin over Kings Trophy and
Jack Martin took Right Royal around the
field 70 q outside Of the track. where the
Eotd9g wa, tLie tile 6stisr NICK PicSIns up the
length and a half from Jake Sanders, who
nosed out Kings Trophy
The card was sadly reduced by scratches.
OnD four were lett Ia the mile handicap.
In which Rapid Water was a TO 2 favorite,
put which was won by Grcgor X, who came
down on the same strip on which Right Royal
altcrWard won the Derby. Old Stone WAS
q
ing third In the Derby. won two races with
Di-hAbille and Little Scout
p, firsi haes.fye fu1onss- Dishebule. 10 az.
10 ~ }, second Rondolet no Shaver. ljO TO /.
third Time, 1903 -. Dixie Andrews, Sly Mu
seile Martha Celle. April Bird and Melville II.
second Race-onc mile and a s1teenth--Ran-
land; ~ nt Phillips, to 2. won Rachel Ward.
~ ~. Murphy 20 TO second Lee King, 81 Baird,
80 30 !. third Time. 49, Frank Rice, Miss Betty,
Third Race Five and half furlongs--Horton
sla 20 tBissl 10 10 !. won. Subtle. 81 Aubuchonl
! 70 ?. second Charlie Dickson. % tBaitdl, to /,
third. Time 1908 .. luclan Pity and Bounil'ui
also ran. Mussuuan left
Fourth Race-one m.le-Gregor K, io7 Rob
bins 10 ?. won Rapid Water, 1877 tDominlclu.
70 8, second; old Stone. 10 u. Martin, to ?.
third Time. il5. Mauser also ran.
one mile and an eighth Royal. il6 u Martini,
second; Kings Trophy. lis Dominica 10 to 6. /
third Time, i'59 -. The Trner. Jim Boatue |
Sly,h Race-one rnle-Litue scout. io5 m !
Phillips. to B. won Duke OF Kendall. Iie tW. Rob /
binSli to !, second Censor. no u. Martin. to /
and Postmaster Wright also ran
E t Fu3tory; no q Martin. 10 70 ;, second; (
yerdant Jim McGinnis Little Rose and Plnta also
Eighth Race-onc milc-Isdy Yllison io7 TAU
! 70 2 tecund' Anllmuny 70? Crmmnsl. TO l.
hampton also ran