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HORSES THAT HAVE WON FAME IN KENTUCKY DERBYS OF THE PAST The time for the decision of tho thirtyninth Kentucky Derby is right at hand Of those confidently expected to run for Its glory and money but a few weeks back Hawthorn Helios and Frederick L have fallen by the wayside Necessarily their inability to start robs the race of considerable of its in ¬ terest lint enough remain in to aspire a contest up to its best traditions In fact if only Ten Point and Foundation shoud start their meeting would be fraught witli vivid concern public opinion now i ointing to the pair as likely to finish first and second with muclL diversity of opiiiiou as to which will linish first However themselvesNever there is no chance of tlreir having the race to themselves Never ranking among the great races of this country in respect to value the Kentucky Derby has yet been always a race of sentiment and highly coveted by owners of good threeyearolds It is now our race of longest uninlerrtiiited running and As such teeming with historical incidents and traditions of great in ¬ terest to those who take pleasure in the lieetness and noble strivings of the thoroughbreds It could not well be otherwise seeming that xnch grand specimens as Aristldes Kldcn Baden Lord Murphy Fonso Hindoo Uonatus Joe Cotton Spokane Hicy Kingman Haliua Ben Brush Plaudit Lieutenant Gibson AUanaDale Sir Hnon and Meridian are enrolled in its list of winners while such other famous horses as Himyar Falsetto Strathniore Hnuuymede Drake Carter Bersan Blue Wing Free Knight Jacobin Proc ¬ tor Knott Balgowa High Tariff Ornament Boundless Hams Horn and Governor Gray met honorable defeat in its riinnln The condensed record of the race is as follows Year First Jockeys Wt Second SecondLewis Wt Third Wt Val Time 1873 Aitstides Lewis Wt Volcano 100 Verdigris 100 2850 2t7 1875 Vagrant Swim 97 Cree dmoci 100 Harry Hill 100 2050 2SV4 1877 Baden Baden Walker 100 Leonard too King William loi oo 2s 1878 Day Star Carter 100 Himyar 100 Levoler 100 4050 27Vl 187 Lord Murphy Murphy18SO Shaner 100 Falsetto 100 Strathmore 100 5o li7 18SO Fonso Icwi lfl Kimball 105 Bancroft 105 j800 27y 1881 Hindoo Laughlinl i5 Lelex 102 Alfambra 105 4410 240 1SS2 Apollo Hurdl02 Himnymede 105 Bengal 105 45CO 240y ISisi Lconatns Donohne 105 Drake Carter 1041 Lord Raglan 105 i700 24n 1884 Buchanan 1 AIur hyl10 l iftin 110 Andrain 110 U0 2404 1885 Joe Cotton Henderson 110 Bersan 110 Ten Booker 107 40X0 274 1885 Ben AH P Duffy 118 Blue Wing 118 Free Knight 118 4S0 li 1887 Montrose Lewis 118 Jim Goie 118 Jacobin 118 420 2 1SSS Macbeth 11 Coyingtoull5 Grtlifet 118 White 118 4740 2S1 1SS Spokane ivlev ivlev1SJIO 118 Proctor Knott 115 Once Again 118 470 2i4i 1SJIO Hiley 1 Aluphy 118 Bill Lctcher 118 Robespierre 118 5450 245 181 Kinginan I AInvphy U2 Balgowau 122 High Tariff 122 4080 252i 1812 Astra Clayton Claytonis 122 Ilnrou 122 Phil Dwyer 122 120 U41 is Lookout Kunzi 122 Plutns 122 Boundless 122 400 2JtH4 18 4 Chant Goodalr 122 Pearl Song 122 Sigurd 122 4020 241 1815 llalma Perkins Perkins180iIen 122 Basso 122 Laureate 122 2070 27 180iIen Brusi Simms Simms1S 11 117 Ben Eder 117 Semper Ego 117 4850 207 1S 7 Tvphron II Ginyr 11 11SiiuniS 117 Ornament 117 Dr Cutlet 117 1850 212y 1808 Plaudit SliumfISO Sliumf 117 Ijeber Karl 122 ISabey 117 4S30 20 ISO Manuel Taral TaraLll 117 CorMiit 122 Mazo 117 4850 212 1000 Lieutenant Gibsjn vBolandll Holnnil 117 Florizar 122 Thrive 122 4850 2054 1001 Ills Eminence WinkflelilllKti Winkflelil 117 Sitnuazarro 117 Driscoll 110 4850 207 llKti AllanaIale Winkflch WinkflchIM Winkfhld11 117 Inventor 117 The Rival 117 4850 208 IM Judge Himes II Bookei1K4 Booker 11 117 Early 117 Bourbon 110 4850 20 1K4 Klwood Prior 11 117 Ed Tiernev 117 Brancas 117 4850 208 1005 AgHe rT Alartlc 122 Hams Horn 117 Lilysnn 117 4S50 210 1105 Sir Hnon iTroxleiHjflTaHInk iTroxlei 117 Lady Navarre 117 James Heddickll7 1850 208 HjflTaHInk Star Allude 11 117 Ktl 117 Ovelandp 117 4850 212j 1008 Nliirie Street PlcUens1JIO PlcUens 117 Sir Cleges 117 Dunvefahll4 4S5O ii5i 1JIO Wintergreen V Powers 11 117 Miami 117 Dr iraikley117 4850 208 1010 Donan Herlxrl 117 Fighting Bob 117 4850 2H 111 Meridian G Archibald 117 Governor Gray 110 Colston 110 4850 205 1012 Worth C II Shilling 117 117Distance 117 Flamma 112 4850 200 Distance reduced from 112 miles
