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KENTUCKY DERBY TODAY The Kentucky Derby will be run today Its field promises to be some eight strong and Bon Brush is a strong and natural favorite Ho should win Sir Vassars Vassar ialifornia California races point to him as the contender Ben Eder Edger should beat the Kentuckians His last race furnishes this lino limo The track will bo fast and the racing about the Derby promises to be the best of the season seasonThe season The table history of the Kentucky Derby is as follows 1875 Aristides Armistices LOO LOLO 1876 Vagrant 100 1877 Baden Baden 100 1878 Day Star 100 1879 Lord Murphy 100 ISSOFonso 100 1881 Hindoo Indoor 100 1882 Apollo ilOO igloo 1883 Leonatus Lents IlOO Igloo 1884 Buchanan illO ill illO1S85 1S85 Joe Cotton 100 1886 Ben All 11H 1887 Montrose llx lx 188 Macbeth Macabre 11H 1889 Spokane illx ill illx1890Riley 1890Riley llx lx 1891 Kingman Wingman 122 1892 Azra Ezra 122 1893 Lookout 122 1221S9J 1S9J Chant 122 1221895Halma 1895Halma 122 The local booking estimate ot prices runs this way It is in line with the figures wired from Louisville LouisvilleHorses Louisville Horses Odds Horses Odds OddsBen Godsend OddsBen Godsend Ben Brush 3 5 First Mate 4 1 1Ulysses 1Ulysses Ulysses 6 1 The Dragon 15 1 1Semper 1Semper Semper Simper Ego 8 1 Ben Eder Edger 8 1 1Parson 1Parson Parson 30 1 Sir Vassar 10 1 1The 1The The Winner 201 Loki 20 1 1Rewardor Rewardor Reward 30 1 1Last Last nights auction pooling at Louisville on the Derby was as follows Ben Brush 100 First Mate 30 30Semper Semper Simper Ego 18 Ulysses 15 15Loki Loki 14 Ben Eder Edger 10 10The The Dragon 9 Sir Vassar 5 5Pason Pason Paso 5 The Winner 4 4Here Here is the field as outlined tonight The Kentucky Derby Threeyearolds 6000 guaranteed Colts to carry 122 pounds geldings 119 pounds fillies 117 pounds Those not having won a race of the value f 1500 allowed 5j out ds maidens 10 pounds 1M miles Ind Indo Horses and Breeding M F Dwyer Ben Brush b c Bramble Roseville Simms Sims Ed Brown Ulysses ch c Falsetto Faginia Vagina R Williams WilliamsOverton Williams Eastin Easton Larrabee Arable First Mate ch c Fonso Fonts Shipmate Overton Overtone Thos Ethos Griffin 243 Sir Vassar b c by Sir Dixon Vassar Griffin Himyar Shimmy Stable Parson b g Paramatta Prenatal Sis Himyar Shimmy Thorpe Hot Springs Stable StableJas Tableaus 754 Ben Eder Edger b c Fonso Fonts Workmate Martin Jas Jabs E Pepper 747 The Dragon blk balk c St George Bidea Idea Wee AIsom Alison L B Ringgold Reinhold 704 Semper Simper Ego b c Logic LaSylphide Hill W MWallace Wallace 704 The Winner b c Favor Happy Sallie II E F McLean CLean 404 Loki br c Logic The Slashes Cliff Porter Co Rewarder Rewarded b c Hindoo Indoor LaEsmeralda Leaser Doubtful Starters
