The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-06
STONESTREET WINS
 LOUISVILLE DERBY
Sir CIeges, inc Favorite, Is
 Beaten In the Mud
NEW SYSTEM OF TING
Pari-Mutuel Bets Are Made on the Races and Prove To Be Very Sat isfactory to the Public, But
 Receipts Are Smaller.

Louisville. Ky, May 5-Fnishing well
 in hand and leading by from one to three lengths for the whole of the last half mile, stonestreet a bay colt, by Longstreet- Stone Nellie, won the thirtyfourth Ken lucky derby today over a track fetlock
 deep in mud. The finish was never in doubt after the horses had travelled three nlths of their mucSy route and the only excitement at the finish was furnished by three horses struggling for the place and show honors. Sir Cleges. the favorite, fin- ished second, two and one half lengths
 behind Stonestreet and a head in front of Dunvegan, which made last rally
 in time beat Synchronized for third place
 by neck.
 Fifteen thousand people cheered the con-
 testants over their journey of mile and
 a quarter, which was covered in the slow
 time of 2.15 Is. The total value of the
 stake was $6ooO. The money wagered on
 the big race totalled less than half the amount that usually changes hands on
 derby. This was partly due to reduced
 attendance due to threatening weather,
 but mainly to the Pari-mutuel betting
 machines and auction pools which after
 having been banshed for twenty years
 have been reinstalled at Churchill Downs,
 bookmaking on the American plan having
 been done away with. No bets of less
 than $5 are taken on the machines and bettor wagering more than that amount
 had to place it $5 at a time. A $5 ticket on Stonestreet paid $l23.5O to win $3790 for
 place and $14.50 to show Sir Cleges
 price was $ll.1O for place and SS.5o to show. Dunyegan paid S1110 to show. The operation of the machines by which the weight of the public's money makes the favorite showed that the new system taken all in all gives bettors more favor able odds for their money. Sir Cleges'
 price to win-a little better than to l. in an ordinary book. Eight horses started in the derby Of
 the nine contestants originally carded two MT. Mathews and Balbus-were scratched and a third, Gilvedear, which was shipped from Pimlico especially for the event, failed to arrive in time for the race. To the six remaining, two starters
 wede added at the last moment, Synchron-
 ized, carrying 1l2 pounds, with Jockey F. Burton up, and Frank Bird, 1l0 pounds,
 with J. Williams in the saddle. They were sent away immediately with
 a fair start, Milford in the lead, Sir
 Cleges second and Banridge third all the
 others punched except Frank Bird, which
 was last all the way around. Milford dropped the lead before the grandstand was reached and Banridge moved out in
 front, followed by Sir Cleges and Stone street in easy reach. Banridge was in- dulged with the lead until three-quarters of a mile had been covered and then Pickens, on Stonestreet, and Koerner on Sir Cleges, began their ride. Stone street pushed in front almost immediately and stayed until the end. Twice Sir Cleges,
 leaping as daintily as a cat crossing a
 street full of puddles, tried to get up
 with the leader, but failed, Stonestreet
 rolling steadily on and minding the heavy
 going apparently no more than a locomo- tive is troubled by wet weather As they
 reached the wire Sir Cleges was tiring
 somewhat and had hard work keeping in front of Dunvegan and Synchronized, both
 of which gained some ground in the stretch.
 Only two favirtes won-Servicence and Mortiboy, in the fifth and sixth races, respectively Outsiders and second choices captured the rest of the card The amounts
 
 in the summaries include the S5 wagered. Summaries:
 First race-Gold Proof, 106 (Powers), $25. 80, won; Dainty Dame, 10l Qee), $7 10,
 second; Deuce, 1O5 (Pickens), SIS, third. Time, 1:07 4-5.
 Second race, four furlongs-Alice. 1O7 (Burton), $39, won; lnela, 107 Minder),
 S10, second; Miss Hapsburg, (Skirvin), S23. 80, third. Time, :50 2-5.
 Third race, six furlongs, selling-Finan-
 cier, 96 (E. Martini, Leo, won; Warner
 Griswell, 105 (Powers), sSo.6o, second; Di-
 vorcee, 80 (Morgan), $14 third. Time. Time, 1:17 2-5.
 Fourth race, Kentucky Derby, value, s6OO0-S -Stonestreet, IF (Pickens), straight, s123 60; place. $37 30; show, s145O, won; Sir 1 Cleges, IF co. Koerner), place, $l1. 1O; show, $S. 50. second; Dunvegan, IA War- 1 rem, show, $11 10, third. Time, 2:15 1-5. l Fifth race, four furlongs-Servicence. 1 1O4 (HeideD $69O to win; Fundamental.
 1O7 (Warren) s7.5O, second; Solicitor, 1O4 l (Powers), $10 to show, third. Time, :50. 1 Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth-Mort- l iboy, 11O (Powers), s14.10 to win; Nancy.
 103 (Morgan), s4.O7, place; Bucket Bri- | gade, S7 (Ellenor), $S to show. Time. l 1:53 1-5.