The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
PINK STAR IN FRONT
Captures Kentucky Derby on
the Churchill Downs.
MRS. LoNGWORTH SEES RACE
Twenty Thousand People Attend
Opening Of Louisville TraeiS-The
FavOrite, Arctic, Declined Issue on
Account of the Soft Going-CIever
JocSeyship Carries the Day.

Louisville, May 6.-The Kentucky Derby,
on the Churchill Downs, the event of the
South in the racing world. was won to-
day by Pink star before 20G00 people
The track was a sticky one. owing 10
the rain of last night and yesterday. In
spite OF the black clouds which threatened
rain and partly because Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt LongwOrth was 10 nave a seat
in the stand, the crowd poured out to
the track
II was not so large a crowd as in
previous years, but at that it was d great
one
1t was Kentucky and Derby Day so
Mrs Longworth did not attract the usual
attention, the majority Of people being
too much bent on watching the horses.
When she entered her box there was
some applause, but it was scattering, and
the police had little difficulty in keeping
the way clear about her after she had
taken her seat.
a few Of the curious. between races,
ran Up for a look and then rushed back
to the betting shed 10 see how the odds
had changed
Arctic, the expected winner. declined
the issue in the Derby on account Of the
soft going, not being fond of the mud.
This LEFT six to face the barrier. with
Red Gauntlet the favorite at TO on
the opening They paraded past the
stand with little applause greeting any
OF them. and went slowly up TO the quar-
ter for the start They were sent away
in bunch in quick order, after only a
minute Of dddIing.
ZaI on in Front.
Zal was of in front Ike a shot and
with Ovelando running close, set hot
pace Tor the first quarter. They came
down past the stand like it was the fin
ish. IA spreading mud over the field
Pink star was in the rear, So far behind
that AIi1der was not getting any of the
flying mud. Pink Star seemed TO be going
farther back all the time. and was at
least ten lengths behind the smoothly
going ZaL
in the back stretch they went in prac-
ticaliy the same order. Then Minder
made his play Pink Star went by them
al before the sixteenth post was reached.
and after a game struggle by the defeated
E-i- 1lEpc0 past MIN also ana won Win
a good deal o. spare The time was good
considering the condition Of the track.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-AIike Sutton. % 20 J. won. Cable
sram, to Ilaee. =-c1n1 Rickcr. eTcu tG show.
third Time l9 %. t5o-dlF1of. Frantenae. SDion.
ard Bean BumGe also rau
SECOND EACE-Bebcl Queen. c 20 g. w1u- Dew
~ Dawn, 90 place. ssrBd Geneva s., 90
t1 shoE. fbird. Time. 0-i9 35 Catherine T.. Agnes
Ford. Esther Euau. fietenEe Harmon. BansEier
Miss Ifaaga Hilma BUrt and Tis Bic also ran.
THIRD BACE-Ralhsr. 20 T. won. Western.
10 t8 Z Place, second Adesze. & 20 D % show. tdird
Time. ll5 25. Demo. Webbsr Dargiu Cslabash
Flip, Refined. GambriEus. Nauert. Hgsted and
Nataior also rsu-
Fol hTH RACE-KuWcsy Derhf, 5000 PINK
Star. M Audg|. Is 90 I. won; Zal lE fBoiandI
o. ! p-ace second: OFelaude III fNicoii. & t1
90 show third Time 2-la f5 Wool sandals OF
hrdHlck- and Red Gauntlet also rau.
FIFTH HACE-Hah mile- Col Brady lt5 Leel
20 J. won; Watsrloes, los Alare+audl 20 I
place. second: Fin8neiT los fTupman.. 3 60 ] 90
shaE. third. Tim-. 6.n25 Calvin. BAYOU Lark
Bitter Sir MeuiHeid S7naIrcuized. Albert Star.
Tim krllT. Wine Merchant. IsD GCdehaux. Gee
Nhz Wssnr. IT.. and SYasHahie also rar.
SIXTH 3AtE-0He mile. Tinker IGsueell. f.
J. wGn- GaH7e BraHdu % place. second.
Foreigner iTIoSIeri, even 90 show, third Time
l-il o. Polly FIiu. SClplCrE. Il Cache Doclle
High Bear, Donna and Bendig7 also rzu