The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-05-07
PINK STAR WINS
DERBY GALLOP|NC
20 to | Shot Takes the Classic
Kentucky Event
ZEAL I'd, OVELANDo Sd
Arctic and others scratched-Thirty
Thousand See Race at Louisville
Run In Mud Fet-
lock Deep.


Louisville, Ky, May 6.--Moving through
the spent and Keeling field with an ease
which his clumsy, numbering stride dia
not indicate, Pink Star, the longest price
horse in the race today, won the Kentucky
derby by two lengths from Zeal; oyelando
in third position, a length and a half
away.
The race was run over a track almost
fetlock deep in mud and the time, PIP 80,
was the slowest in the history of the race.
over thirty thousand people saw the race,
Congressman and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth being among the prominent visitors.
The thirty-third running of the Ken
lucky derby furnished an unusually open
betting proposition, due largely to the
heavy track, which caused the withdrawal
shortly before the race of Arctic, colt
which had been an overwhelming fayorite
In the books. Boxara and Hold Fast
were also scratched, leaving a field of
six, with Red Gauntlet installed as favor
lite at to q with a heavy play on Owe
lando and Wool Sandals, each at to 1.
Zeal, at to l, had some little support,
but Orlawick. at 10 to l. and Pink Star,
at IS to l. were virtually overlooked. In
some books as good as 20 to 1 were laid
against the winner who closed at Il to
on the strength of little play by sharp
shooters
The field was sent away to good start.
Wool Sandals jumped into the lead but
relinquished the honor to Zeal. BolaDd, on
Zeal, with Wool Sandals and Ovelando
alternating in second place, set a stiff pace
for the first six furlongs, considering the
condition of the track. Red Gauntlet and
Orlandwick seesawed along behind and
trailing six lengths in the rear ran Pink
Star. By the time the mile was reached
Zeal had all except Pink Star, who had
moved up to fourth place in distress
Thousands acclaimed Zeal the winner as
they turned into the stretch, not seeing
Jockey Minder uncouple Pink Star. The
big bay colt speedily closed up the four
lengths between him and successfully
moving down Wool Sandals and Ovelando
with the greatest of ease. Half way down
the stretch Pink Stars pink muzzles
showed in front and the race was won.
From there on to the wire Pink Star held
the race safe. Zeal and Ovelando hard
ridden, were unable to improve their posi-
lions by so much as a nose and Pink Star
went under the wire a winner by two
lengths, a distance which he could ap-
parently have increased II driven. The
favorite, Red Gauntlet, remained in fifth
place almost the entire race and when
called upon in the stretch test all he
could do was to nova into fourth place,
ahead of the wobbly Wool Sandals and
the very tired Orlandwick. The winner is
bay colt by Pink Cot, Dam Mary NAL
10y and owned by ]. II. Woodford.
Favorites, second choices and outsiders
DIVIDED the card evenly between them.
Summary:
First race. five and half furlongs-
Mike Sutton, 102 (Austin), to l. won;
Cablegram, 102 (B. Davis), to l. second
hickey, Ill (GaugeD, to l, third. Timeh
1:01 rs.
Second race, four furlongs-Rebel
Queen, Ia q. Lee), s to s, won; Dew of
Dawn, ITO (Troxler), to /, second;
Geneva s., 107 q. Hennessy), to 1, third
Time, :49 2-5.
Third race selling, six furlongs-Rol-
bert, 113 (NicoD. to l, won; Western, "a
CPicks), 20 to l, second; Adesso, ITO Dear
born( % to l, third. Time, Ills 2-5
Fourth race, Kentucky derby. mile and
quarter-Pink Star, III (Ndinder) u to /,
won; Zeal III ID. Boland), 8 to l. second;
Ovelando, III CNicoD, 3 to l, third Time,
212 80. Orlandwick, Wool Sandals and
Red Gauntlet also ran.
Fifth race, four furlongs-Colonel Brady
1O5 q. Lee, to l, won; Water Lock-
1O5 (Moreland), 10 to /, second; Financier
lOS ,Trueman), II to l, third. Time,
40 3-5.
Sixth race. mile. selling-I1nker 10
GaugeD, u to 5, won; Gauze, 101 (Brondt),
to l, second; Foreigner, Ill (Troxler),
to l, third. Time, $50 2-5.