The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-06
STONE STREET FINISHES FIRST Wins the Big Kentucky
 Derby. SIR CLEGES IS SECOND Total Value of Stake Was Six
 Thousand Dollars.
SIR cLEGES IS SECOND
Fifteen Thousand People Cheered the Eight Contestants Over Their Journey of a Mile and
 Quarter--Track Muddy.

Louisville. Ky. May 5-Finishing well in hand and leading by from one to three lengths for the whole of the last half mile. Stone Street, a bay colt by Longstreet-Stone Nellie, won the thirty-fourth Kentucky derby to- day over a track fetlock deep in mud
 The finish was never in doubt, after the horses had travelled three fifths of their mucky route. and the only excitement at the finish was furnished by three horses struggling for the place and show honors. Sir Cleges, the favorite, finished second. two and one-haf length behind Stone Street, and & head in front of Dunvegan. which made last rally in time to beat Syn chronized for third place by a neck. :, Fifteen thousand people cheered tho contestants over their journey of mile and a quarter which was covered in the slow time of 2:15 i-5. The total value of the stake was $6.O00. The money wagered on the big race total ed less than half the amount that usually changes hands on derby. This was partly due to reduced attend ance. due to threatening weather. but mainly to the pari-mutueI betting ma chimes and auction pools which, after having been banished for twenty years. have been reinstalled at Churchill Downs. bookmaking on the American plan having been done away with. No bets of less than So are taken on the machines and q bettor wagering more than that amount, had to place tt " at a time A S5 ticket on Stone Street paid sl2s.s0 to win. Sa7-so for place. and s1A5o to show sir s,a ssss SssS ,a ahow. Dunveban paid $I1.lv to show
 The operation of the machines " which tha weight of the pubiscs monsy makes the tavorite, showsd that thu new system, taken all in all. gives the bettor more favorable odds for his insneg Sir clegsas price to win. Iitfla aett@r than sstn lz = iss . Y ss <. Eight horses started In the derby. of the nine contestants originally carded. two-pr; Matae"s ,ntrS ara 5iIy... dear-which was shipped from Fim- lico especially for the event. Lalted 2" arrive in time for the race TWO shs six remaining, two starters were added at the last moment. Synchrontzed car Tyfng lI2 pounds. with Jockey F, Bur ton up, and Frand Bird. llO poohos' with J. Williams in tn'. sadoLe.s
 They were sent away immeuiStely with a fair start, Milford in the lead. Sir Cleges second ana b~nrlogs tnlno. all the others well buuchea SASsgs Frank Bird. which was last all tns way around Milford dropped the lead before the grand stand was reacneP ana Ranridge moved out in front fol. lowed by sir Cleges ana stone strees I,sS in easy reach. Banridge was w inoulssS ss with the lead until three quarters ot a mile had been covered and then ptcLens on Stone Street, and Koer- ner. on Sir Cleges. began their rids; ivnnaeaiatelv and stayeo there until the end. Twice Sir Cleges leaping as saintily as cat crossing street full of puddles. tried to nrs get up pstTeet wsea rn,line steadily on and minding the roinT apparently no more than Q loco motive is troubled by -et s,~ wee5nes: essess AZ 1,sas tjrtno somewhat and had hard work w keeping in front of Dunvegan and Synchronized. both of which gam ed some ground in the stretch