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CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY. In respect to length of history the Kentucky Derby excels al! western Oxed events, its thirty-third running being sti for tosaorrow afternoon. Man luiiiiant racers have had their names enrolled in its honor list ot winners, and many as famous wen! down iii defeat. Of the winners Aris-tid.s. Baden Baden, Ponso, Hindoo. Leouatus, Joe Cotton, Spokane. Riley, Eialma, Ben Brush, Ilaudlr. Lieulenant Gibson, Allan a Hale and Sir Hiloii were all truly grand race bar StS and the same can be truthfully said of Ilimyar, Leveler, Falaetto, Drake Carter. Line A" inir. lroctor Knott. Bill Lelclier. Balgoaan, Huron. Ben Eder, Laureate. Ornament and Hams Horn, which ran second or third in their respective years. Overshadowed in point of value of late by newly instituted stake races, it has at-taching to it the glamor of traditions thai gives it a li i ir li place in the regard of lovers oi raring" and Kentucky Derby Hay is still, as it has been from t lie erst, a day eagerly looked forward to la the yearly calendar nt great events of the turf. The record of the race is as follows: Year. First. Jockeys. Wt. Second. Wt. Third. Wt. Val.Time. 1-sTr, Aristides Lewis. .100 Volcano 100 Verdigris 100 ,850 2:37J 1S76 Vagrant Swim.. 97 Creedmoor 100 Harry Hill 100 2,950 2:3St J,,77 Laden Baden Walker. .100 Leonard 100 King William 104 3.300 2:38 1S7S Day Star Carter. .100 Ilimyar 100 Leveler 100 4.050 2;37J 1S79 Lord Murphy Shauer..lOO Falsetto 100 Strathmore 100 3,550 2:37 1550 Fonso G Lewis.. 105 Kimball 105 Bancroft 105 3.800 2:37| 1551 Hindoo J. McLaughlin.. 105 Lelex 102 Alfambra 105 4.410 2:40 1882 Apollo Hurd..l02 Runnymede 105 Bengal 105 4.560 2:40J 1883 Leonatus W. Donohue.TOS Drake Carter 104J Lord Raglan 105 3.760 2:43 1884 Huobanan I. Murphy. .110 Loftin 110 Audrain 110 3,990 2:40$, 1885 Joe Cotton Henderson. .110 Bersan HO Ten Booker 107 4,630 2:37i 1S86 Ben All P. Duffy.. 118 Blue Wing 118 Free Knight 118 4.890 2:361 lsT Montrose Lewis. .118 Jim Gore 118 Jacobin 118 4.200 2:39t lsss Macbeth II Covington.. 115 Galifet 118 White 118 4,740 2:381, 1889 Spokane Kiley..H8 Proctor Knott 115 Once Again 118 4.970 2:34J 1890 Riley I. Murphy. .118 Bill Letcher 118 Robespierre 118 5,460 2:45 1891 Kingman I. Murphy. .122 Balgowan 122 High Tariff 122 4.6S0 2:52i 1S92 Azra Clayton. .122 Huron 122 Phil Dwyer 122 4,230 2:414 1893 Lookout Kunze..l22 Plutus 122 Boundless 122 4,090 2:394 1894 chant Goodale.,122 Pearl Song 122 Sigurd 122 4,020 2:41 1S95 Halma Perkins. .122 Basso 122 Laureate 122 2,970 2:371 1890*P.en Brush Simms..H7 Ben Eder 117 Semper Ego 117 4.850 2:07J 1807 Tvphoon II Garner. .117 Ornament 117 Dr. Catlett 117 4,850 2:124 1895 Plaudit Simms..ll7 Lleber Karl 122 Lsabey 117 4,850 2:09 1899 Manuel TaraL.117 Corsini 122 Mazo 117 4.850 212 1900 Lieutenant Gibson. Poland.. 117 Florizar 122 Thrive 122 4,850 2:06J 1901 His Eminence .Winktield ..117 Sannazarro 117 Driscoll 110 4.850 2:07J 1902 Allan-a-Dale .. .Winktield. .117 Inventor 117 The Rival 117 4.S50 2:081 1903 Judge Hlmes ..H. Booker. .117 Early 117 Bourbon 110 4.S50 2:09 1904 Elwood Prior. .117 Ed Tierney 117 Brancas 117 4.850 2:081 1905 i;ile J. Martin. .122 Rains Hon 117 Lavsou 117 4.800 I"* 1906 Sir Huon Troxler. .117 Lady Navarre 117 James Reddick ...117 4,851 I "v- •Distance reduced from 1 1-2 miles.
