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MEXICAN DERBY WINNERS OWNER Louisville Ky November 11 T R Crump who won the ricli Mexican Derby with his colt Star Kyes at the course of the Condessa Jockey Club at Mexico City last Sunday was atone time a resi ¬ dent of Louisville Abofct fifteen years ago Crump ran a photographic supply store at Jeffersou street and Fourth avenue and conducted a highly pros ¬ perous establishment He finally solI out and lo ¬ cated in Mexico where he engaged in the banking business and amassed a fortune fortuneThe The colt with which he won the big race is a son of Star Slioot out ot Dreamy Eyes and was imported into Mexico from this country in utero his dam being oho of the mares L Blum purchased in Keiituckyseycral years ago and took to Mexico where lie sold her to Mr Crnhip The conditions of the race required that all starters must be foaled in Alexico The American Jockey Dave Nicol who rode the colt by agreementwith Mr Crump received 00 for winning besides his expenses to Mexico He went there with jockey George Mountain luring the recent meeting at Churchill Downs The latter for his losing mount In the1 big race received 250 anil his expenses expensesThe The first Derby run in Mexico was in 1893 during tlie disastrous meeting conducted by Col R C Pate The winner was Francis Pope owned by Capt R R Rice of Arkansas That race was a 3000 stake and nnllke the recent Derby was onen to threeyearolds from any part of the1 world Tlie late Col M Lqwis Clark was presiding judge at that meeting and the late Ira E Bride was in charge of the betting Parimutuol pools was the system in vogue as it is now The Pate meeting was of two weeks duration and was one of the biggest failures In the history of the turf turfUntil Until this year there has been no Derby run at Mexico City since Francis Popes victory there nearly two decades ago Xow racing has taken a firm bold in that country and with the great track at Juarez in successful oneration Mexico seems sure in the future to rank with other foreign countries in the maintenance of highclass1 racing It how ¬ ever1 had to have Its pioneer and Colonel Pate was the martyr who paid for his experience with the loss of his fortune and his reputation as a race track manager Francis Pone the first Mexican Derby winner was a son of Red Boy and Bolis by Huckdfn During his turf career he won eighteen races in 190 Starts so at his best be was a rather moderate turf performer
