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KENTUCKY DERBY HISTORY AND HORSES TO START TODAY Without a break the Kentucky Derby has been and this was a good race He was also third to torun Slakesthe run aiiually since 1S75 so it will be contested for Early Tide and Harvel In the Woodlands Slakes the thirtyfourth time this afternoon Never Kink and won two purses one at a half mile in 483 and ing anding high in respect to value it has always been the other at three furlongs in 301 and so far as his hisrated rated one of the chief prizes of the turf and much racing went last year he really made a better betterprestige prestige doingits attaches to a Kentucky Derby winner In showing than Sir Cleges Both have been doing traininghorses its time it has been won by some of the greatest well in training LexingAristides horses of American turf history Its first winner But for what seemed a bad race at the Lexing Aristides pairby a chestnut colt by Leamington Sarong ton meeting Milford would press the Long pair byhigh by Lexington was every inch a race horse of closely in public esteem Mil ford is a bay colt by high class Since his day such grand horses as Falsetto Florite which ran some excellent races FOIIKO racesFOIIKO Hindoo Leonatus Joe Cotton Spokane Kiley at New Orleans In his last race there he defeated Kingman defeatedKingman Halma Ben Brush Typlkoon II Plaudit Lotus Eater Teo Beach Jrimaldl Lucky Mose and Lieutenant andLieutenant Gibson and Sir Iliiori have carried off Its Warner Griswell at a mile in l3j This was a honors To Kentuckians it is ihe race of all raees meritorious performance and really the best accred accredand and its annual running is the occasion of a great ited to any of those named to start today He is isoutpouring outpouring of the elite of the state to view and a castoff from the Long stable and won no race raceapplaud applaud its decision as a twoyearold It cannot be correctly said that the young horses Barney Schreibers hope Banridge is a maiden maidennamed named Prelimiin to contest the Derby today present anything Third to Angelus and Miss Delaney in the Prelimi in tle way of highclass performers not one out nary Derby and second to Woodlane in the Planters Plantersstanding standing above its competitors This does not Stakes at New Orleans are the best performances detract performancesdetract from the interest attaching to the race to his credit Still be is a big muscular colt and Quite andQuite probably George J Longs pair Sir Ciege In the opinion of good judges likely to turn out outand and dangerousdone Bathus will be the favorites Neither has a good race horse and may be dangerous done much of importance Sir Cleges was cam Dr Mathews defeated Maeias in a good race at atpalgnod palgnod in the east last year All he won was a Latonia last fall but did little of moment in hi hipuree puree for maidens at Brighton Beach in which wintqr campaign at Santa Anita However he Is Bolando was second and Glaucus third but lie ran saiil to have been ailing more or less and has re third in the Surf Stakes at Shcopshead Bay Nep cently been working well welltune tune Stakes at Brighton Beach and Flash Stakes at Stone Street Gllvedear Bill Hermit and Dunvegan Saratoga DunveganSaratoga Balbus was raced almost exclusively if have done nothing suggestive of Derby form but butAscot Ascot Park last year where he won the feanti the Derby of this year is manifestly one which an Barbara Stakes at four and onehalf furlongs In outsider might win so they will he sure to have 51 defeating Early Tide Martha Jane Magazine a following followingand and four other twoyearolds He carried full weight The condensed history of the big race follows Year First Jockeys Wt Second Wt Third Wt Wt1Xt Val Time 1S75 Aristides Lewis 100 Volcano 1Xt Verdigris 100 2850 2 37 1S7C Vagrant Swim I7 Crecdmoor 100 Hum Hill 100 100HM 2050 38J 1877 Hadeii Baden Baden1S7S Walker 100 Leonard HM King William lot 01 3300 2 38 1S7S Day Star Carter 101 Himvar 100 Leveler 10 1050 2 37i US70 Lord Murphy ShauerlOO Falsetto UK Strathmore 100 1880 Fonso Lewis 105 Kimlmll 105 Bancroft 105 1881 Hindoo J McLaughltiT 105 Ielex 102 Alfambra 105 1882 AiM lIo Hurd IjJli Ituuiiyiiiede 05 Bengal 1 05 1553 Leouatus W Donohuo 105 Drake Garter lOtl Lord Kaglau lor 1554 Buchanan 1 Murphy 110 Loftin 110 Aiidrain Ill 1S85 Joe Cotton Henderson 110 Bersan 110 Ten Booker 107 1880 Ben All P Duffy 118 Blue Wing US Free Knight IKS 1SS7 Montrose Lewis 118 Jim Gore 118 Jacobin 118 18SS Macbeth II Coving ton 115 Galifet 118 White 118 1880 Spokane Kiler 118 Proctor Knott 115 Once Again US 1800 Kiley I Murphy 118 Bill Letcher 118 Kobespierrt 118 ii400 21 ISU Kingman I Murphy 122 Baisowan 22 High Tariff 122 4 SO 1S02 Azra Clayton 122 Huron 22 Phil Dwyer 122 4230 180 Lookout KuiiZLV122 Plutus 22 Boundless 122 4000 1S04 Chant Goodille 122 Pearl Song 22 Sigurd 122 1805 Halma Perkins 122 Basso 22 Laureate 122 lSliBen Brush Simmsv117 Beii Eder 17 Semper Ego 117 1807 Typhoon II Garner 117 Ornament 17 Dr Catlett 117 1 SOS Plaudit SimmsI17 Lieber Karl 22 Isabey 117 1800 Manuel TaraII17 Corsini 22 Mazo 117 1000 Lieutenant Gibson Boland 117 Florizar 22 Thrive 122 1001 His Eminence Wlnkfleld 117 Sannazarro 117 Driscoll 110 1002 AllauaDale Winktield 117 Inventor 117 The Ilival 117 1003 Judge Himes H Booker 117 Early 117 Bourbon 110 1904 Elwood Prior 117 Ed Tiernev 117 Brancas 117 1005 Agile J Martin 122 Hams Horn 117 Layson 117 1000 Sir Iliion Troxler 117 Lady Navarre 117 James Keddickll7 1007 Pink Star Minder 117 Zal 117 Ovelando 117 DIstance reduced from 1 12 miles
