Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
MERIDIAN LEADS /.
ENTIRE DISTANCE
Son of Broomstick Captures
Kentucky Derby With Sew
eraI Lengths to Spare.
GOV. GRAY FINISHES
IN SECOND PLACE
Favorite Is Poorly Ridden or
Event Would Have Been
More Exciting.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 13.-Meridian.
son OF Broomstck. won the Kentucky
Derby today from one of the best fields
started I'm the Churchill Downs classic in
recent years and broke the track rec
ord for the mile and a quarter He ran
the distance in EOS, a second and a quar-
ter faster than the mark established by
Lieut.. Gibson in 1900.
Of in front and never headed, Meridian
ran a fine race. Only once was the lash
applied to the Carman horse-that when
Gov. Gray seemed coming close near the
wire. Meridian responded with a burst
OF speed that carried him well I'm front.
an easy winner. Had Gov. Gray, the
favorite. been better ridden Meridian
doubtless would have had more trouble
in. winning.
For the first mile Round the World
was second, changing from one to three
lengths from the first horse. The rest OF
the field was well punched behind In
the last quarter r. Troxler. on Gov.
Gray. forced the horse through the field,
when with only Meridian I'm front in the
stretch he allowed his mount to swerve.
This spoiled what chances he might
have had. Round the World, favorite
in the early betting, tired and only Col.
IlOSdh was DcIiliiu Hci at tic hAAiSh.
Big Crowd Sees Race.
1t was the thirty-seventh renewal Of
the event and about $4,000 saw the race.
Few cheers greeted Meridian when he
came out of the paddocks. but when Gov.
Gray appeared the crowd appiauded.
When the garland Of roses was placed
around the neck of Meridian and the
bouquet Of American beauties handed 90
Archibald. the Jockey. a cheer went up.
but it was half-hearted. The winner IL by
Broomstick out Of Sue Smith.
The twenty-one pari mutuel machines
installed for the twenty-three-day meet
ing begun today did a big business. par
ticularly on the Derby. The surprise 0f
the day was the winning by Jack Parksr
in the third, paying $41150 to s.
Summarizes:
First race purss 5000: threeysarolds and ~;
six furlonSs-Pr4nce Gal lis e. Rice). won;
Elm Beau. Ito Goftus,. sscouds J. H. Reed.
ZIG CMcIntyre), third Time. Las i-b. Torbellino.
Mockler. Otilo J. n. Barr. faSxvtew. King Sol
omon Helene. Planutess ana I'm Mohr also ran.
Mutuels (sg paid: Pr.nos Sal. $3.50 straight.
Sc 80 place, s. 80 Asw; ELM Beau. $3.50 place.
81. 80 show; J. a. Reed. y 90 show.
Second race. two.year "a Gl;ies: purse; tour
Anyisae, los 1Soose,. s.ood Caiis:e III Riee
Bernice. Lady Reif, Madam Phelps, sfmur, Pony
Girl and Ruby H. also ran.
Mqtus1s @ paid Mary Emily sl2 60 sasn.
s.. 90 show; CaIisse. 40 show
Third race purse $780, ree-yeaf>ods and up:
FIVE and a half furlongs-Jack Parker, lis tWil-
SOM. won; Rocky O'Brien, 100 (Walsh), second
Follie Levy, 10. 5Rice): third. Time. LOS 4,5
Hanbridse. Bell Horse. White Wool. CAappuite
pee Enfield Al King Olympian also ran.
Mutuels SD paid: Jack Parker. $4i1 so
straight, SIS. 90 place. So. 70 show: Rocky
O'Brien. $l5s.ao place. $31-70 show: Foliie Levy
S.. 80 show.
Fourth race. Kentucky Derby: mile and a quar-
ter: three year-olds- Meridian III Archibald
ston. ITO u. Conley,. third. Time. EOS 20
Mud Sill. Jack Denman. Col. Hogan and Round
the World also ran. The time. 2.0o 20. is a
new record for the Kentucky Derby. Previous
record 2.O6 "a, by Lieutenant Gibson, in 1901
Mutueis 81 paid: Meridian, $50 straight
place, 81. 60 show; Colston. So. so show.
Fifth race, two-year-olds; purse $500: four and
a half furlongs-Worth. 1lS tGoose). won: Cash
on Delivery 10 kennedy, second Sir Blaise.
lO3 (!oftus), third Time. 053. Little Dutch
Ymir. Brave Cracker Box. Working Lad ana
Mutuels go paid: Worth, SO. 80 straight. $3.50
place So 20 show: Cash on Delivery, $50 place.
s.. so show: Sir Blsse, $14.70 show.
Sixth race. selling; purse, 500; mile and
sixteenth: three-year-olds and up-Angelus. 12i
(Kennedy) won; Falcada liz (koernerl second:
Descomnets, Ill (McTaggart,. third. Time. l.47
Scrimmage. Red Wine. Taboo. Lord Dixon
Mutuels $50 paid: Angelus. s1ls straisht'
20 place. $40 show; Falcada. $500 place.
4.65 show; Descomnets. $500 show.