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FORTYFIVE YEARS OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY Derby day lias come and gone adding another name to the long list of winners of this historical Kentucky race From tho time that Aristides won its inaugural running in 1875 to the present time the Derby has been contested each year without interruption All of its winners witn but few exceptions were grand nice horses in some cases superior thoroughbreds a number of which after their racing days were over gained additional fame in the stud elii the early years of the nice from 1875 to 1895 in ¬ clusive the Derby was run at the real Derby distance of one iiiilG and a half but since then the distance has been one and a quarter miles At the latter distance Old Rosebud hung up the fastest time for the race when lie won it in 1914 in 203 The tabulated history of the Derby from the time of its in ¬ stitution in 1875 to date showing the horses that linlshed lirst second and third together with the net values and times is as follows Year First Jockeys Wt Second Wt Third Wt Val Time 1875 Aristides Lewis 100 Volcano 100 Verdigris 100 2850 237 2371S7B 1S7B Vagrant Swim 97 Crecdmore 100 Harry Hill 100 2950 2384 1877 Baden Baden Walker 100 Leonard 100 King William 101 3300 238 1878 Day Star Carter 100 Himyar 100 Leveler 100 4050 237 23714 4 1879 Lord Murphy Schauer 100 Falsetto 100 Strathmore 100 3550 237 1880 Fonso G Lewis 105 Kimball 105 Bancroft 105 3800 237 1881 Hindoo J McLaughlin105 Lelex 102 Alfambra 105 4410 240 24045fiO 1882 Apollo Kurd 102 Runnymede 105 Bengal 105 45fiO 240 24014 1883 Leonatus W Donohue 105 Drake Carter 1041 Lord Raglan 105 37GO 243 1884 Buchanan I Murphy 110 Loftin 110 AUdrain 110 3990 240 A 1885 Joe Cotton Henderson 110 Bersan 110 Ten Booker 107 4030 237 1880 Ben Aii P Duffy 118 Blue Wing 118 Free Knight 118 4890 23GV 1887 Mbntrose Lewis 118 Jim Gore 118 Jacobin 118 4200 239Vt 1888 Macbeth II Covington 115 Galifet 118 White 118 4740 238 1889 Siwkane Kiieyll8 Proctor Knott 115 Once Again 118 4970 2341 1890 Riley I Murphy 118 Bill Letcher 118 Robespierre 118 5400 245 1891 Kingman I Murphy 122 Balgowan 122 High Tariff 122 4080 252i 1892 Azra Clayton 122 Huron 122 Phil Dwyer 122 4230 2AV 241 1893 Lookout Kunzel22 Plutus 122 Boundless 122 4090 239 A 1894 Chant Goodale122 Pearl Song 122 Sigurd 122 4020 241 1895 Halma Perkins 122 Basso 122 Laureate 122 2970 237 2371890Ben 1890Ben Brush Simmsll7 Ben Eder 117 Semper Ego 117 4850 207 1897 Typhoon II Garner 117 Ornament 117 Dr Catiett 117 4850 212 2121S9S 1S9S Plaudit Simmsll7 Lieber Karl 122 Isabey 117 4850 209 1899 Manuel Taralll7 Corsini 122 Mazo 117 4850 212 1900 Lieutenant Gibson Roland 117 Florizar 122 Thrive 122 4850 20014 1901 His Eminence WinkfieIdH7 Sannazarro 117 Driscoll 110 4850 207 1902 AllanaDale Winkfieldll7 Inventor 117 The Rival 117 4850 208 1903 Judge lliincs H Booker 117 Early 117 Bourbon 110 4850 209 1904 Elwood Prior 117 Ed Tierney 117 Brancas 117 4850 208 1905 Agile J Martin 122 Rams Horn 117 Layson 117 4850 210 1900 Sir Huon Troxipr 117 Lady Navarre 117 James Reddick117 4850 208 1907 Pink Star Minder 117 Zal 117 Ovelando 117 4850 212 1908 Stone Street PickensH7 Sir Cleges 117 Dunvegan 114 4850 215 1909 Wintcrgreen V Powers 117 Miami 117 Dr Barkleyll7 4850 2085 1910 Donaii Herbert 117 Joe Morris 117 Fighting Bob 117 4850 200 1911 Meridian G Archibald 117 Governor Gray GrayC 119 Colston 110 4850 205 1912 Worth C H Shilling 117 Duval 117 Flamina 112 4850 209 1913 Donerail Goose 117 Ten Point 117 Gowell 112 5475 204 1914 Old Rosebud J McCabeH4 Hodge 114 Bronzcwing 117 9125 203 1915 Regret J Notter 112 Pebbles 117 Sharpshooter 114 11450 205 1910 George Smith J Loftus 117 Star Hawk 117 Franklin 117 9750 204 1917 Omar Khayyam C BorclH7 Ticket 117 Midway 117 KiOOO 204 1918 Exterminator W Knapp 114 Escoba 117 Viva America 113 14700 210 1919 Sir Barton J Loftus 1121 Billy Kelly 119 Under Fire 122 20825 209 Distance reduced from 1 12 miles
