The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-04
W|NTERGREEN IS
 THE DERBY WINNER Great Bay Runs Away With
 Field of Ten MIAMI IS SECOND IN RACE pr. Barkley Places Three and Half Lengths Behind Wintergreen. S6ooo Event Draws 15,ooo
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MIAMI IS SECOND IN RACE

Louisville. May 3.-Running strong and never in trouble at any point along the mile and a quarter journey, Wintergreen led a big field all the away around the famous Churchill Downs course in the Kentucky derby. The winner. a big, bright bay colt by Dick Welles out of Winter and owned by J. B. Respess, was off in front when the flag dropped for the thirty firth running of the event and never was headed, finishing with plenty of reserve. a length and a half in front of Miami, which was two length ahead of pr. Bark ley. The mile and quarter was covered in POS.
 Cold weather and showers, which fell until noon kept the attendance down to 15,o00
 The field of ten horses, at least five of which were well backed and thought to have a chance, made the betting on the race in the Pari Mutuel machine and in the auction pools very heavy. Winter green went to the post slight favorite over Miami, with Friend Harry and Mich ael Angelo heavily played. The weight of the publics money in the machines made a ticket on Winter<reen pay about to 1; Miami to l; Friend Harry to l; Michael Angelo 4 to 1; Dr. Barkley b to l and the others strung out all the way up to 100 to l.
 They went to the post half an hour late and were quickly sent away to a fair start. Wintergreen broke in front with Dr. Barllley and Direct nosing his sad dle girth, Miami leading the second bunch a length back, and Michael Angelo and Match Me, off rather poorly, bringing up the rear.
 V. Powers, on the favorite, immediately took Wintergreen in hand and showed him along at a comfortable pace. Passing the stand Direct and Friend Harry were nip ping at Wintergreens heels, but by the time the first half mile had been covered Shilling had brought Miami up to sec ond place, length behind the leader. The jockeys on Friend Harry, Dr. Barkley and Warfield simultaneously made an effort at this point, but it was no use. Pow CTS let out just a fraction on Winter green and held all of them safe. All had apparently shot their bolts except Miami who kept his place length in the rear of Wintergreen and looked dangerous Three-quarters of mile, mile and into the stretch they came with the bunch sitting out and Miami and Friend Harry making their final bid for the prize. Shil- ling just before entering the stretch, shook up Miami with the apparent inten- tion of skinning the turn and coming up inside Wintergreen who was running a trif1e wide Miami had hardly begun to move, however, before Wintergreen put on just the needed amount of pace to hold him safe. Sir Catesby moved for a second and then died away. Dr. Barkley and Friend Harry began a drive which lasted all through the stretch, but Wintergreen held his length and a half with unvary- ing nicety from the eager Miami, and Miami two length ahead of Dr. Barkley and Friend Harry. And so they came home, Dr. Barl1ley stalling off Friend Harry for the third position by half d length, and the rumor of the field trail length, and the remainder of the field trailing Match Me- a mite of a horse. weighing but $50, pounds, toiling along 30 lengths to the rear. It was a truly run race Wintergreen's supremacy never be- ing in question.
 Fourth race, the Kentucky derby, value $6OOO mile and quarter: Wintergreen 117, (Powers) won; Miami IF (Shilling), sec ond; Dr. Barlkley IT (Page), third Time, 2:0S 1-5.