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SPECTACULAR DERBY OF 188G RECALLED RECALLEDComing Coming Contest at Churchill Downs Likely to Be of Same Sort SortLouisville Louisville Ky April 1 The coming Kentucky Derby for which tho 100K gelding Hawthorn is the ruling favorite and which is staged to lie run at Churchill Downs on Saturday May 10 will un ¬ doubtedly bo as spectacular as was tho Derby of 1SSG when J K Haggins great coll Ken AH de ¬ feated Blue Wing tree Knight and other good threeyearolds threeyearoldsMr Mr Ilaggin had had some Derby experience in California lief ore this event was won by his son of Virgil but lie had never figured in such an event as the Kentucky classic Ken AH was trained for the Kentucky Derby by the late James Murphy and was ridden in that event by the Irish rider Patsy Duffy Tho day liefore the Derby was run Col M Lewis Clark then the ruling spirit of the Louis ¬ ville Jockey Club bad a disagreement with the bookmakers and as the differences could not be settled lie oiKncd the meeting at the Downs with an auction pool stand and some of the crude old time parimiitucl machines to accommodate the betting public As a speculative race Ken Alis Derby proved one of the greatest betting contests in the history of this event The late L O Appleby did the IKM buying for Ilaggin while Hill Dwyer and his brother Mike backed the Melbourne Stables entry Klne Wing and E Corrigan alid his followers followed the fortunes of Free Knight owned by his brother Patrick Corrigan Five hundred dollars for first choice was the ruling figure in tlit auction pools and they were disposed of as fast as the famous pool seller Kobert Cathcart could cry them off Appleby never weakened for Haggin and secured every pool sold on Ken All It was well for the bookmakers that day that they had dodged the Derby as Ilaggin had come prepared to wager a fortune on Ken All and his success in the big race would undoubtedly have depleted the bankrolls of the pcncilers Ken AH did not win the great race without a struggle He had to bo a real Derby horse to take the prize Unit day as Klue Wing ran an amazing race To this day those who saw tins race contend that had Snapper1 Garrison been able to keep Klne Wing straiglit in the stretch racing Ien All would not bo enrolled in the list of Ken ¬ tucky Derby winners winnersKen Ken AH went on to St Louis where lie won the Missouri Derby but both he and Klue Wing failed in the American Derby at Washington Park Chi ¬ cago which was won that season by E J Bald ¬ wins Silver Cloud the winner also of the Latonia Derby Blue Wing ran second in both of these events Haggiu thought a great deal of Ben All probably as much as of any horse lie over owned not even excepting the mighty Salvator This was due to the fact flint tho Kentucky Derby winner of twentyseven years ago was named for his SJii who unfortunately died in the flush of young man ¬ hood The three placed horses jn the Kentucky Derby of ISM Ben AH Blue Wing and Fret Knight all sired winners and the get of the latter aro still racing with distinction If Ken AH caused Haggiu some disappointment in the American Derby of his year the noted Cali ¬ fornia and Kentucky turfman reaped ample revenge when CII Todd bred by him won that big stake in 1SS7 defeating 1C J Baldwins two cracks Miss Ford and Goliah as well as Wary and the great Terra Cotta C H Todd had been disposed of as a yearling to D J McCarty known on the turf as White Hat McCarty Haggin had been informed by tho latter that C II Todd was a good threeyearold and so he went to Chicago to sco that son of Norfolk run in the Derby Joseph Schreibcr the owner of Jim Kasey Gasket and some other horses now in trainer John Lowes string at Churchill Downs recalled the running of tills rate u few days ago in a talk with horsemen at the local track Ho said lie cashed checks for Ilaggin for 070i to bet in cash in the ring on C II Todd that day and that Ilaggin got from 20 to MO to 1 on the colt for every dollar of that money and in addition placed markers in many of tho books Ho won a fortune on this Derby as he did on Ben All previousWhite in the Kentucky Derby the season previous White Hat McCarty who owned C II Todd is one of the most unique characters who ever raced horses Ho is still1 alive in California and recently expressed himself as likely to come to Kentucky this spring to see tho Derby run at the Downs Ho has not been here since Ben All won that event His hat is a remarkable piece of head gear and is a reproduction of the hat pictured as worn by tnclo Sam Columns of matter have been written about McCartys white hat in poetry as well as prose C II Todd was a lucky colt in the Derby lie won as be was far from being as good a three yearold as Terra Cotta which ran unplaced James Guest who then owned Terra Cotta now resides in this city and will bo a spectator at the Downs JJiis season on Derby day lie lias witnessed the running of nearly everv Kentucky Derliv DerlivE E J Baldwin tho owner of Miss Ford and T II Stevens who saddled Wary the second and third horses in C II Todds American Derby are both dead the latter having passed away last year W S Barnes tho owner of Blue Wing which van second to Ben All in tho Kentucky Derby of 1SSO is still alive and resides at Lexington but Patrick Corrigan who owned Free Knight lias long since been dead deadJames James Rowo who trained for Dwyer Bros in 1SS1 when Hindoo won the Derby is the only trainer of the early dnv Derby winners still alive Tho trainers of Aristides Vagrant Kaden Baden Day Star Lord Murphy and Fonso have all passed away Apollo the Derby winner of 188 was trained by K Morris who now owns Console and Kiva at Lexington a pair of performers with which lie was exceptionally successful at Juarez last winter winterWilliam William Walker who rode Baden Kaden to victory in tho Kentucky Derby of 1S77 is still alive and almost any day may be seen at Churchill Downs watching the mighty Hawthorn work fur tho big race of this spring Walker has made a reputation as a trainer as well as a noted rider one of his developments in late years being the sensational Round the World which he broke for Col W E Aiplegato AiplegatoWhile While a vast majority of turf critics have con ¬ ceded for weeks and continue thcso expressions of confidence that Hawthorn now a 2 to 1 choice is a sure thing to win the Derby of 10K5 it must not be inferred that the Kuschemeyer gelding has the blue ribbon race of Kontncky at his mercy Helios and Foundation continue to work well in preparation for the race and Lcoeharcs the under ¬ sized crack in J W Schorrs band is doing some good work and several others arc doing all that is asked reportsAn of them according to reports An arrival here from Now York during the week was G W Langdons stable which includes the Derby eligible His Majesty one of Ogdcns host sons After this promising performer was galloped around the course several wagers on his chances wero recorded and his price dropped from 15 to 10 to 1 Other Now York cracks entered for the race are Frederick L Buskin Ten Point and Yankee Notions NotionsHis His Majesty and Ten Point have proved their worth as stayers although Kuskin has not On No ¬ vember ri last His Majesty over a heavy track was a winner at one milo and a sixteenth in 11S cantering in first by four lengths Ho defeated Carl ton G Lahore Sebago White Wool Lochlcl and Hilarious Tills was his star performance Previously on November His Majesty ran nn placcd in a milo race being beaten by Yankee No ¬ tions rated as a good Derby eligible this spring Tcu Point I HRliares and others Ten Point in winning the Walden Stakes ran a milt in 140 defeating Ixochares Yankee Notions Rock View His Majesty and others In that race Ten Point was not extended extendedKuskin Kuskin won three races in succession at Norfolk Among those defeated by him in these events wore Tartar His Majesty and Hob Nob The perform ¬ ance however entitling him to bo rated as fi good racer was when ho defeated Cnugh Hill Grover Hughes Prince Ahmed and Besom giving weight to each one Sired by a slayer Hamburg it re ¬ mains to IK seen whether Kiiskin can run success ¬ fully groundTlw over a considerable distance of ground Tlw 10000 Kentucky Handicap to bo decided at Douglas Park on May 2i will bring together not onlv the Derby ellgiblos but tho older horses of quality This race is attracting international atten ¬ tion since it will bo contested by the greatest homs ill training in America Manager John Hachmoister has in this event the star special of the turf in this country and it should bring to his beautiful course a crowd in every way equaling in size and snlondw that which will seo the decision of the Kentucky Derby on May 10
