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FORTY SEVENTH KENTUCKY DERBY Select Band of Fifteen Named to Contend This Afternoon for the Greatest GreatestAmount Amount of Money in the Derbys History Fifteen young blue bloods of horsedom have been named to start in the Kentucky Derby today They are the picked ones of their age and a glorious struggle for the honors and pelf of the big race is in immediate prospect Whatever the outcome may be that much is sure and the thou ¬ sands who have journeyed to Louisville from all sections of this broad land will be well rewarded by the thrilling spectacle of the noble striving of the beautiful creatures which have served as the magnet attracting them to Kentuckys chief city cityA A race studded with the splendor of great achievements by famous race horses of the past the Derby of this year presents some features which did not appertain to its predecessors Last year it had 30000 added This year it has 50000 with the peculiarity that most of this liberal increase has been apportioned to the second third and fourth horses the probable result being that the big assemblage of spectators will witness strenuous battles for the 10000 second money 5000 third money and even the 2000 which will fall to the fourth horse The reward for finishing sec ¬ ond or third will be greater than nine out of ten of the stake races of this country and Canada give their winners Another feature is that next to the Grand Prix de Paris the Derby has a good chance to take rank as the most valuable stake race of the world for threeyearolds although the Preakness Stakes might excel it in that particular for the reason that it costs 1000 to start in the Preakness while the starting fee for the Derby is but 250 However it does not matter much which of the two races rjBjturnsthegreate t Stijnto its winiier Both aremow turf prizes of the first order and both will have a worthy rival when the Belmont States takes on its added dignity of being a 50000 race There will be fat pick ¬ ings for the threeyearolds then thenThe The Derby has been run fortysix times and so todays will be its fortyseventh running which suggests that its half century mark is not far away It has been contested over a fast track twentysix times over slow track twelve times and over a heavy track eight times It was run at a but Star Hawk came close to it in George Smiths year It cannot correctly be thought that any of the threeyearolds which will contest todays great race are better race horses than were Sir Bar 2 2ton ton Exterminator Omar Khayyam Regret Old Rosebud Lieutenant Gibson Ben Brush Halma Spokane Leonatus Hindoo or Aristides in their T estimated the best twoyearolds of last year to be of much better than average class With few exceptions the best of those twoyearolds are to measure strides in todays Derby Undoubtedly Tryster ran the best and fastest mile ever put to the credit of a twoyearold in this or any other country last fall when he won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes over the same track where todays star event is to be battled out And Grey Lag o oand and Behave Yourself ran so fast and gallantly in that same race that they are entitled to great respect today Leonardo IT was a grand twoyear old and in his drytrack race at Lexington he showed himself to be superbly speedy It is true that his prospects were sadly tarnished by his defeat in the Blue Grass Stakes but it is worth while to bear in mind that Omar Khayyam was the favorite for that race in his year and was as badly beaten Prudery showed conclusively their entire ability to combat the colts of their age successfully last year and Careful demonstrated at Havre de Grace that twoyearoldE if anything she is better than she was as a superior twoyearold E R Bradleys Black Servant was well thought of by his owner and trainer last year but did not race as well as Behave Yourself However the two races he won at Lexington recently brought him to public notice as a formidable antagonist for the best particularly over a muddy track The oddity of this revelation is that his immediate connections held that muddy going would prove inimical to his chances That delusion is dis j sipated now and nothing would be received with wilder enthusiasm in Kentucky than a victory for this representative of Kentucky ownership and breeding T WEATHER PROBABILITIES CLEAR TRACK FAST Probable Pedigree PedigreePeter Odds Colors ColorsLight Jockey Trainer TrainerJas Owner Tryster Peter Pan Tryst Light blue white belt brown cap F Coltiletti Jas Rowe H P Whitney Prudery Peter Pan Polly Flinders f fBlack Light blue white belt brown cap C Kummer Jas Rowe H P Whitney Behave Yourself Black Toney Padula White green hoops and cap C Thompson H J Thompson E R Bradley Black Servant ServantLeonardo Marathon Miss Ringlets White green hoops and cap L Lyke H J Thompson E R Bradley Leonardo II Sweep Sue Smith Canary purple sash white cap A Schuttinger K Patterson Xalapa Farm Bon Homme Sweep Ethel Pace Canary purple sash white cap C Robinson K Patterson PattersonE Xalapa Farm Careful Ultimus Tripping Pink blue sash white sleeves pink cap F Keogh E Wayland W J Salmon Grey Lag Star Shoot Miss Minnie Black white sash blue sleeves E Sande S C Hildreth HildrethL Rancocas Stable Star Voter Ballot Starry Night Black orange hoops orange sleeves and cap L Ensor L Tauber J K L Ross Billy Barton Huon Mary Lebus Orange light blue sash and cap J Rodriguez M Goldblatt C A Stoneham Coyne Dick Finnell Alice Baird BairdMcGee Blue white sash and red cap M Garner C C Van Meter Harned Bros Firebrand McGee Subdue Orange green sleeves white cap L McAtee J S Hawkins McB Moore MooreG Uncle Velo Uncle Velocity Purple canary sashes purple and canary cap E Pool W Perkins G F Baker BakerH Muskallonge Meelick Gay and Festive Vermilion black hoops black cap G W Carroll A B Gordon H C Fisher Planet Zeus Black Silk Navy blue white sash collar cuffs and cap H King W Buford Hal P Headlev Behave Yourself is a proved good colt Of his seven races last year he won three In winning the Queen City Handicap at Latonia last fall he carried 114 pounds and ran its mile in 1 38 45 beating among others McGoodwin Rangoon Coyne and Gangway with ease He ran a good third to Tryster and Grey Lag in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at a mile in 1 38 25 There is no doubt about his ability to stay the route in good style styleGrey Grey Lag is Sam Hildreths reliance and the fact that the colt is at Louisville ready to run is proof sufficient that Hildreth deems him capable of achieving Derby honors He is a dangerous quantity His best race was when he finished a length behind Tryster in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes He won four of his thirteen races last year and was second in five more It was a public trial good enough to please the most exacting This good son of Ballot ran ten races last year of which he won three was second in two and third in two He can be relied upon to strive every yard of the route is fast and a fine weight carrier He came out to Latonia last sum ¬ mer and won the Cincinnati Trophy over a muddy track with Black Servant Coyne Firebrand Uncle Velo McGoodwin Monsoon and Billy Barton among the seventeen behind him himOver Over in England last week the Two Thousand Guineas had twenty six starters and the One Thousand Guineas for threeyearold fillies had twentyfour Many of the owners knew well their representatives had no chance to win but in a spirit of genuine sportsmanship did all in their power to contribute to the success and glory of their great races Had the same spirit been rife here this Kentucky Derby would not have been contested by a field inadequate to properly reflect its present high standing and importance importanceFirebrand Firebrand is a maiden He has been heavily backed but on all public form the money appears to have been thrown away Coyne awayCoyne won three purse races when a twoyearolii He has worked fast for the iferby none faster There is an impression that he has had too many strenuous workouts workoutsContinued Continued OB Mcond page The following table shows the races and money won by the horses carded to start in the Derby Performances to Date Horse Col and Sex Wt WtTryster Jockey JockeyF Sts 1st 2d 3d Unp Winnings Tryster blk c 126 126Prudery F Coltiletti 7 6 100 50225 Prudery b f 121 121Grey C Kummer 8 5 201 25650 Grey Lag ch c 126 126Star E Sande 13 4 5 22 17202 Star Voter ch c 126 126Leonardo L Ensor 13 3 433 18952 Leonardo LT br c 126 126Careful A Schuttinger SchuttingerF 6 5 001 36878 Careful br f 121 121Black F Keogh 19 13 2 04 38733 38733I Black Servant br c 126 L Lyke 9 4 I 13 7720 Behave Yourself b c 126 126Bon C Thompson 9 3 114 18325 18325II Bon Homme b c 126 126Coyne C Robinson 7 4 II 1 4057 Coyne br c 126 126Uncle M Garner 16 3 409 Uncle Velo b g 126 126Muskallonsre E Pool 13 3 235 Muskallonsre ch c 126 G W Carroll 16 7 33 3 Billy Barton br c 126 J Rodriguez 14 6 116 Planet blk c 126 H King 15 4 02 9 Firebrand ch c 123 L McAtee 7 0 FORTYSEVENTH KENTUCKY DERBY Continued from first page LOUISVILLE Ky May 0 There arc fifteen named to start in the Kentucky Derby but three are on the doubtful list and this includes Harry M Sinclairs Grey Lag This colt again displayed soreness after a brief canter this morning but trainer Dave Leary who has him in charge will not determine until tomorrow whether he will send him to the barrier or not Planet is another not likely to go unless the track becomes muddy muddyThe The complete field sent out in the entries their post positions jockeys owners and probable odds follow PP Horse AAt Jockey Owner Odds 1 tile Yourself 120 C Tmpson ERBradley 01 2 Firebrand 12C L McAteeJSIIawlinslOOl 3 JPrudery 121 C KmmerwIIPAVhney 32 4 Careful 121 F KeoghAA J Salmon 151 5 Lconardo II125 ASehgcrXalapa Farm Sl 0 Hilly Barton 120T RguezCAStneham 301 7 Coyne 120 M Garner Harncd Bros 201 8 Planet 120 II King PIIeadleylOOl 9 flilack Servant 120 L LykeE 11 15radley 01 10 Star Voter 120 L Ensor J K L Ross 41 11 Muskallonge 120 GWCarLII C FisherlOO1 12 JTrystcr 125 F CIcttiILPAAhitney 32 13 JBon Homme 120 CRobson Xalapa Farm 81 14 Grey Lag 120 E SandeRancocas Fm 201 15 Uncle Aelo 12GE PoolUaker Moore 151 tR R Bradley entry entryJII JII P AVhitney entry IXalapa entryIXalapa Farm entry i iThe The question uppermost is Which will win the Derby At least ten of the starters have ardent supporters but the bulk of the experts incline to belief that the Harry Payne AAhitney pair Tryster and Prudery will carry off the prize There are some who think that they will finish first and second Leonardo II continues the puzzle of the race His showing in the Blue Grass Stakes was so bad that he was scrapped by the form backers but his sensational trial AVednesday afternoon when he had up 128 pounds and covered a mile in 138 over a dryingout track has again restored him to a measure of popular favor Trainer James McClel ¬ land who also is part owner of the colt ex ¬ pressed confidence this morning that he will load the others at the finish and discredits any rumors that the son of Sweep Ethel Pace is not game lie will go as fast and far as any horse in the race said Mr McClelland McClellandCommander Commander J K L Ross is hopeful that he will duplicate the success scored by his Sir Barton with bis Star AToter The colt has been training in fine style for the race Commander Ross is bringing a large party here in his private car to witness the running It is the first time that Ross has been here for a Derby having been called away prior to Sir Bartons victory on account of illness in his family familyIn In the antepost betting the Whitney pair continues great favorite with Star Aoter the Bradley entry and Leonardo II next in esteem esteemWith With few exceptions all of the Derby horses were opened up at short distances this morning in preparation for tomorrows race Prudery and Tryster were sent a half mile together in 40 covering the quarter mile in 22 and threeeighths in 34 34Leonardo Leonardo II ran a half mile in 40 in easy fashion lion Ilommc his stable companion gal ¬ loped a mile in 147 147Careful Careful showed extreme speed in running three eighths in 35 She displayed no trace of the lameness which manifested itself several days ago agoUncle Uncle Arelo covered fiveeighths in 101 and ap ¬ peared to have plenty of early speed speedCoyne Coyne galloped a mile in 142 He was never fully extended extendedBlack Black Servant and Behave Yourself galloped threeeighths the former in 35 seconds and the latter twofifths of a second slower Behave Your ¬ self began a short distance back of his stable com ¬ panion panionGrey Grey Lag was given a slow gallop and he appeared to be sore He is a doubtful starter starterAll All of the officials for the Downs meeting are on hand Several of them including stewards C AV Hay and Sam Nuckols Jr spent yesterday at their homes in the Blue Grass sections before com ¬ ing over overJockey Jockey Kcogh is substituting for C Turner on Careful The latter rider was unable to come here hereOwner Owner E R Bradley gave jockey Lykc the choice of mounts and the rider chose Black Servant A riding free of 5000 will be his if he lands his mount victor and the same applies to Thompson if Behave Yourself should triumph If one of the liradley pair wins the one riding the loser will receive 1000 The Debutante Stakes with 5000 added will serve as the secondary feature of the day and while overshadowed by the Derby brings to the post some of the best fillies in the twoyearold division prospective Derby timber for the next year Fifteen are named to start in it The re ¬ mainder of the card is in keeping with the general aspect of the occasion and should furnish interest ¬ ing sport sportA A 15 Lettellier recently reelected president of the New Orleans Business Mens Racing Associa ¬ tion headed a big party of turf enthusiasts that arrived from New Orleans this morning Mr Lettel ¬ lier stated that plans are in the making for the Crescent city meeting at the Fair Grounds next winter winterThere There will be an army of 1500 employes pressed into service tomorrow which will include a private police force numbering 150 men menCol Col II J AVinn vicepresident and general man ¬ ager of the Kentucky Jockey Club said It is a conservative statement to make that tomorrows Derby will be the greatest ever run here It con ¬ tains more threeyearolds of high class than ever before started on a Kentucky race course The 50000 added by the Kentucky Jockey Club makes it the richest Derby ever offered by the local racing association The purpose of our organization is expressed in the quality of racing we are giving the public AVe are bringing together at Churchill Downs the speediest and the most valuable thor ¬ oughbreds in this country to contest for a great prize before faithful and appreciative lovers of the turf from all over the nation The Kentucky Derby js known wherever good horses are bred and raced The winner gains fortune and fame With an assurance of fair weather and a fast track all Derby records for time made and attendance may be broken
