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* _ — 1 Historical Review of the Kentucky Derby I — . I The Kentucky Derby, Americas greatest racing spectacle, has been run annually without interruption since the year 1875 and the fifty-fourth decision of the famous race is scheduled for Saturday, May 19. A brief and concise review of each running, with the order of finish, time, net value to winners and other details is here presented, this being an exclusive and original feature of Daily Racing Form: ARISTIDES— 1875. Aristides won tlie first Kentucky Derby. He was a son of- Leamington, one of the M ot greatest horses ever brought to this country b; by from England. Hidden by Oliver Lewis, a at Aristides went to the front at the end tl of the first half mile and from there tl to the finish the race was never in doubt, s] He won by two lengths from Volcano, fi with Verdigris third, the time for the tl mile and a half being 2:37%. There were tl fifteen starters and they were sent away tc Without delay by Col. W. II. Johnson, with v. Col. M. Lewis Clark, president of the club, which had been organized by him after F nine years of turf decadence in the Falls City, as the presiding official of the stand. ■ A summary of the race follows: ARISTIDES— Ch. c. by Leamington— Sarong by Lexington 1 VOLCANO— B. », ly Vandal— Iodine, by Sovereign 2 VERDIGRIS— Ch, c, by Versailles — Belle Brandon, by Hugh L. French 3 Time, 2 :37-"t. Also ran — Ten Broeck, McCreery, Enlister, Warsaw, Searcher, Chesapeake, Gold Mine, Bill Bruce, Bob Wooley, Vagabond, Ascen- s ■ion, Bejr wood. Fifteen started. Favorite — McGrath entry Aristides and Chesapeake. Winning owner — H. P. McGrath. Breeder— II. P. McGrath, Kentucky. Two-year-old form— 9 starts, 3 wins, 3 s ■econds, 0 thirds. j VAGRANT— 1876. J A Lexington horse, Vagrant, also won the t the second running of the Kentucky Derby, t He was a son of Virgil, son of Vandal, sire t of Volcano, and was owned by Capt. T. J. i Nichols and ridden by Bobby Swim. Stand- j ing nearly sixteen hands, he was a dark bay gelding that was so unattractive as a yearling that he was sold for 50. However, he had a graceful way of running and was what in those days was termed a daisy 1 cutter. Favorite at evens. Vagrant "galloped along at his ease in his big stride" i and never left the result in aoubt, winning by a length, with Creedmoor second and Harry Hill third, eleven starting, the drum having been tapped by Col. Robert Johnson. A summary of the race follows : VAGRANT— Br. g, by Virgil— Lazy, by Scythian 1 CREEDMORE— Ch. c, by Asteroid— Target, by Rifleman 2 HARRY HILL— Br. c, by Virgil— Lark, by ■ Lexington 3 Time, 2:3S1,i. Also ran — Parole, Germantown, The Albion filly, Marie Michon, Leamingtonian, Bombay, Redcoast, Bullion. Eleven started. Favorite — Vagrant. Winning owner — T. J. Nichols. Breeder — M. II. Sanford, Kentucky. Two-year-old form— 6 starts, 5 wins, 0 1 ■econds, 1 third. BADEN-BADEN— 1877. Daniel Swigerts Baden-Baden, a big ; chestnut, with nothing particularly striking about him, won the third Derby in an exciting finish with H. P. McGraths Leonard, the margin being a length, while only a head separated Leonard and King William. The winner, ridden by William Walker, was i ■old for 00 against 30 for the field. He. like Aristides and Vagrant, was trained at Lexington. Baden-Baden was a son of Australian „ — Lavender, a daughter of Wagner. There were eleven starters. A summary of the race follows : BADEN BADEN— Ch. c, by Australian — . Lavender, by Wagner 1 LEONARD— B. c, by Longfellow— Colleen Bawn, by Endorser 2 9 KING WILLIAM— Ch. c, by Foster— Rosabella, by Albion 3 3 Time, 2 :38. Also ran — Odd Fellow, Vera Cruz, Malvern, . McWhirter, Early Light, Dan K., Lisbon, , Headlight. Eleven started. Favorite — Leonard. Winning owner — D. Swigert. Breeder — A. J. Alexander, Kentucky. DAY STAR— 1878. Day Star, winner of the fourth Derby, , was 15.2, with an extraordinary short, stout j back and well coupled. He was bred at t Ashland by John M. Clay, who sold him to 0 T. J. Nichols as a yearling for , and it t was in his colors that he scored the second 3 triumph in the race for that well-known 11 citizen of Bourbon County. He was a son ■ of Star Davis and was ridden by Carter. Day Star sold in the field for 10 against * 05 for the favorite, Himyar, from which he won easily by two lengths. Himyar was miserably ridden by Robinson. A summary of the race follows : DAY STAR — Ch. c, by Star Davis — Squeeze Em, by Lexington. HIMYAR— B_. c, by Alarm— Hira, by Lexington 2 2 LEVELER— B. c, by Lever— Slyboots, by Yorkshire 3 Time, 2:371i. Also ran— Solicitor, Mcllenry, Respard, 1, Burgundy, Earl of Beaconsfield, Charlie :e Bush. Nine started. Favorite — Himyar. Winning own-r-T. J. Nichols. Breeder — 1. Lorillard, New Jersey. LORD MURPHY— 1879. Lord Murphy, winner of the fifth Derby, 1 was bred in Tennessee, being a son of Pat _ Malloy, and was owned by George W. Dar-den and G. H. Rice of Nashville. He was . an overwhelming favorite and, ridden by Shauer, he won by a length and a half from m Falsetto, after an exciting race. A summary of the race follows: LORD MURPHY— Br. c, by Pat Malloy— Wenonah, by Capt. Elgee 1 1 FALSETTO— B. c, by Enquirer — Farfalet- ta, by Australian 2 2 STRATH MORE— B. c, by Waverly— Bren- na, by Knight of St. George 3 3 Time, 2 :37. Also ran — Trinidad, One Dime, General al Pike, Buckner, Wissahickan, Ada Glenn. n. Nine started. Favorite — Lord Murphy. Wirning owner — Geo. W. Darden and. Co. Breeder— J. T. Cartert Tennessee.. M ot b; by a at tl tl s] fi tl tl tc v. F ■ s s j J t t t i j 1 i ■ 1 ; i „ . 1 2 9 3 3 . , , j t 0 it t 3 11 ■ * 2 2 3 1, :e 1 _ . by m 1 1 2 2 3 3 al n. FONSO— 1880. The sixth Derby was won by Fonso, son King Alfonso, bred at Woodburn, owned be J. S. Shawhan of Bourbon County.trained pi Lexington, ridden by Lewis and » third choice in the betting. Fonso "cut out w the work at a good pace," and "won a sc splendid race, a little over a length," in o front of Kimball, the favorite, with Quito, a; the second choice, last of five and carrying Y the colors of Dwyer Brothers. Colonel Mil- his hi ton Youngs Bancroft was third and Boule- B vard was fourth. la in A summary of the race follows: w FONSO— Ch. c, by King Alfonso— Weather- T witch, by Weatherbit 1 p KIMBALL— Ch. c, by Buckden— Meta H., by Harry of the West 2 j BANCROFT— Ch. g, by Bonnie Scotland— Planchette, by Brown Dick 3 E Time, 2:37. 1 Also ran — Quito, Boulevard. Five started. Favorite — Kimball. Winning owner — J. J. Shawhan. Breeder — A. J. Alexander, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 9 starts, 3 wins, 2 r seconds, 2 thirds. HINDOO— 1881. The colors of Dwyer Brothers were carried to victory in the Derby of 1881 by that s sturdy progenitor of the blood of his line, Hindoo. An odds-on favorite and ridden by Jimmy McLaughlin, the son of Virgin moved up from second position as they entered the stretch and won easily by four lengths, Lelex second and Alfambra third, McGraths v Sligo, son of Tom Bowling, being last of -the other three. Dwyer Brothers had paid r Daniel Swigert 5,000 for Hindoo as a two- c year-old. I t A summary of the race follows : HINDOO— B. c, by Virgil— Florence, by Lex- a a ington 1 t LELEX— B. g, by Lelape— War Reel by I War Dance 2 ALHAMBRA— B. c, by King Alfonso — Lui- 1 leme, by Lexington 3 ] Time, 2:40. Also ran — Getaway, Calycanthus. Five ] started. Favorite — Hindoo. Winning owner — Dwyer Bros. Breeder — J. B. Haggin, California. Two-year-old form — 9 starts, 7 wins, 1 * second, 1 third. ] APOLLO— 1882. Daniel Swigert likewise was the breeder of Apollo, son of Ashtead or Lever, which . won the Derby of 1882 in the colors of Morris and Tatton, after it seemed in the stretch that the favorite, Runnymede, ridden by McLaughlin for Dwyer Brothers, had the race at his mercy. Runnymede quit and Apollo, piloted by Hurd, "coming with a wet I sail after a driving race, won by a length." . A summary of the race follows : i APOLLO— Ch. g, by Ashstead or Lever— , Rebecca T. Price by The Colonel 1 RUNNYMEDE— Br. c, by Billet-Mercedes by Melboure, Jr 2 BENGAL— Br. c, by Billet— Mamie S., by Mahomet 3 , Time, 2 :40 1-4. Also ran — Wendover, Harry Gilmore, Pat Malloy colt, Robert Bruce, Highflyer, Bab-cock, Newsboy, Wallansee, Mistral, Lost Cause and Monogram. Fourteen started. Favorite — Runnymede. Winning owner — Morris oc Patton. Breeder — D. Swigert, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — did not start. LEONATUS— 1883. Ascender, carrying the colors of Col. Bob 1 Pate, the man who made a fruitless attempt : to put the City of Mexico on the racing • map, was favorite for the Derby of 1883, 1 which fell to the handsome Leonatus, running " in the colors of Chinn and Morgan, the Chinn being Colonel Jack, father of Phil T., • and author of the law creating the Kentucky State Racing Commission. Leonatus was 5 second choice and won in an easy gallop ? by three lengths, with Drake Carter second [ and Lord Raglan third. W. Donohue rode ? the winner. A summary of the race follows : LEONATUS— B. c, by Longfellow— Semper Felix, by Phaeton 1 | DRAKE CARTER— B. g, by Ten Broeck— Platina, by Planet 2 ■ LORD RAGLAN— Ch. c, by Ten Broeck— Catina, by Australian 3 • Time, 2:43. Also ran — Ascender, Pikes Pride, Chatter, and Standiford Keller. Seven started. Favorite — Leonatus. Winning owner — Chinn and Morgan. Breeder — A. J. Cassatt, Pennsylvania. Two-year-old form — 1 start, 0 wins, j 1 second, 0 thirds. BUCHANAN— 1884. Buchanan won the Derby of 18S4 under r the pilotage of that wizard Isaac Murphy. ■ Buchanan was a magnificent looking son Q of Buckden and was foaled the joint property " of Capt. W. Cottrill of Mobile and d J. W. Guest of Danville, Ky., who sold d his half to his partner. Capt. Cottrill I,1 later sold a half interest to Capt. S. S. ■ Brown of Pittsburg, and he ran as their r property, winning easily by a length and d a half from Loft in, with Audrain third. ■ :!nd the favorite. Bob Miles fourth. A summary of the race follows: BUCHANAN— h. c, by Buckden— Mrs. Grigsby, by Wagner 1 1 LOlTIN— B. c, by Monarchist— Lilly Bab- bit, by Victory 2 2 AUDRAIN— Ch. c, by Springbok— Alme, by Planet 3 3 Time, 2:40 1-4. Also ran — Bob Cook, Boreas, Admiral, Exploit :- and Powhattan. Eight started. Favorite — Audrain. Winning owner— W. Cottrill. Breeder — Captain William Cottrill, Alabama. i- Two-year-old form — 6 starts, 0 wins, 3 3 seconds, 1 third. be pi » w sc o a; Y his hi B la in w T p j E 1 r s v r c I t a a t I 1 ] ] * ] . I . i , , 1 : • 1 " • 5 ? ? [ | 2 ■ 3 • j 1 r ■ Q " d d I,1 S. ■ r d ■ 1 1 2 2 3 3 :- i- 3 3 JOE COTTON— 1885. However much of a disappointment had been Bob Miles to Capt Jim Williams the in in previous year Joe Cotton made amends by IS winning the Derby of 1885, for which he th the was favorite, and was ridden by Henderson. Morris and Patton, who were the p£ owners of Drake Carter in 1883, were again second with Bersan, and Col. Milton _ Young for the second time got third money, colors having been carried by Ten Booker. It was a beautiful day and the R largest crowd ever seen on a race course Kentucky, with the exception of that which had witnessed the match between Ten Broeck and Mollie McCarthy, was Q present. A summary of the race follows : JOE COTTON— Ch. c, by King Alfonso-Inverness, by Macaroni 1 BERSAN— B. c, by Ten Broeck— Sallie M., „ by Longfellow 2 TEN BOOKER— B. g, by Ten Broeck— Nellie Booker, by Australian 3 Time, 2:37 1-4. Also ran — Favor. Irish Thistle, Lord Cole- r; ridge, Clay Pate, Playfair and Keokuk. Ten v started. ti Favorite — Bersan. h Winning owner — J. T. Williams. y Breeder — A. J. Alexander, Kentucky. a at Two-year-old form — 12 starts, 2 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third. T h BEN ALI— 1886. E It was the consensus of opinion that the field of ten that ran for the Derby in 1886 was "the best since Aristides year." Ben Ali, son of Virgil, the third by that sire to mark a success in this prize, was the favorite, carried the colors of James B. Hag-gin, was ridden by P. Duffy and won by three parts of a length after a driving finish with Blue Wing. The time, 2:361/fc,was new record for the race, the previous best having been Lord Murphys 2 :37. Free s Knight was third. A summary of the race follows : BEN ALI— Br. c, by Virgil— Ulrica, by Lexington 1 BLUE WING— B. c, by Billet— Mundane, by t Lexington 2 I FREE KNIGHT— B. c, by Ten Broeck— g Belle Knight, by Knighthood 3 I Time, 2:36 1-2. J Also ran — Lijero. Jim Gray, Grimaldl, Sir t Joseph, Harrodsburg, Lafitte and Master- j piece. Ten started. Favorite — Ben Ali. Winning owner — J. B. Haggin. Breeder — D. Swigert, Kentucky. I Two-year-old form — 5 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds. j MONTROSE— 1887. A summary of the race follows : Montrose, at odds of 10 to 1, ridden by Isaac Lewis, wearing the colors of Col. Alex Labold and his brother, won the Derby of 1887 by a length and a half from Jim Gore, which pulled up lame, a length bet- s ter than Jacobin the favorite, Banburg fourth. A summary of the race follows : MONTROSE— B. c, by Duke of Montrose — Patti, by Billet 1 1 JIM GORE— B. c, by Hindoo — Katie, by Phaeton 2 I JACOBIN— B. g, by Jils Johnson— Agnes, * by Gilroy 3 Also ran — Banburg, Clarion, Ban Yan and Pendennis. Seven started. Favorite — Banburg. ] Winning owner — Labold Bros. Breeder — M. Young, Kentucky. Two-year-old form— 13 starts, 2 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds. MACBETH II.— 1888. Derby Day in 1888, the day that starter J. F. Caldwell made the mistake and sent the horses away for the first race at the half-mile post in the chute instead of the five-eighths post, causing the race to be run over, was cold and raw and the track was deep in dust and the Melbourne Sta-r bles pair Alexandria and Gallifet, were favored in the betting. Macbeth II., at odds of 10 to 1, carrying the colors of the Chicago Stable Hankins and Johnson, and ridden by Covington, won handily, Galifet second and W. O. Scullys White third. A summary of the race follows : MACBETH II.— B. g, by Macduff— Agnes, by Gilroy 1 GALLIFET— Ch. c, by Falsetto— India, by Lexington 1 I WHITE— Ch. c, by King Ban— Hegiaz, by Waverly 3 Also ran — The Chevalier, Autocrat, Alexandria and Col. Zeb Ward. Favorite — Gallifet. Winning owner — Chicago Stables. Breeder — Rufus Lisle, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 8 starts, 1 win, 1 j second, 0 thirds. SPOKANE— 1889. The next year Derby Day was insufferably T hot, yet the largest crowd gathered that had j ever been present to see the Derby. There 5 was free entrance to the infield. It was, notwithstanding the day and track, great t racing, and the field that went to the post t in the Derby put up a brilliant contest, Noah Armstrongs Spokane, at 10 to 1 and i ridden by Tom Kiley, winning by a short ! head from Proctor Knott, the 1 to 3 fa- vorite, which lost the race when he swerved j with Pike Barnes at the head of the I stretch. The time was 2 :34Vfe and that t stands today as the record for the race at t one mile and a half distance. A summary of the race follows: SPOKANE— Ch. c, by Hyder Ali— Inter pose, by Intruder 1 1 PROCTOR KNOTT— Ch. g. by Luke Black-bnrn — Tallapoosa by Great Tom 2 2 ONCE AOAIN— B. c, by Onondaga— Black I»aria by Bonnie Scotland 3 3 Time. 2.34 1-2. Also ran- Hindoocraft. Cascius, Sportsman, i. Outbou. d aid Bookmaker. Eight started. Favorite — Proctor Knott. Winning owner — N. Armstrong. Breeder — Noih Armstrong, Montana. Two-year-old form — 5 starts, 2 wins, 0 0 seconds, 0 thirds. in in IS th the p£ _ R Q „ r; v ti h y a at h T E s t I g I J t j I j s 1 I * ] I j T j 5 t t i ! j I t t 1 1 2 2 3 3 i. 0 0 RILEY— 1890. Riley, at 4 to 1, ridden by Isaac Murphy Ed Corrigans colors, won the Derby in 1S90 from Bill Letcher and Robespierre, favorite, the track being muddy. A summary of the race follows : RILEY — B. c, by Longfellow — Geneva by War Dance 1 BILL LETCHER— B. c, by Longfellow-Ida Lewis by Brigadier S ROBESPIERRE — Br. c, by Jils Johnson — Agnes by Gilroy S Time, 2 :45. Also ran — Prince Fonson. Palisade and Outlook. Six started. Favorite — Robespierre. Winning owner — E. Corrigan. Breeder — C. H. Durkee, California. Two-year-old form — 12 starts, 6 wins, X seconds, 0 thirds. KINGMAN— 1891. Isaac Murphy rode his third winner of the race, when he scored with the 2 to 5 favorite Kingman after a hard ride over a track deep in mud, doing the mile and a half in 2:521,4, the Derbys slowest time, yet before the most immense crowd ever the course. A summary of the race follows : KINGMAN— B. c, by Glengarry— Patricia by Vauxhall 1 BALGOWAN— B. c, by Strathmore— Trink- itat by Thunderstorm HIGH TARIFF— B. c, by Longfellow-Christine by Astralian S Time, 2 :52 1-2. Also ran — Hart Wallace. Four started. Favorite — Kingman. Winning owner — Jacobin Stables. Breeder — A. C. Franklin, Tennessee. Two-year-old form — 16 starts, 4 wins, 4 seconds, 4 thirds. AZRA— 1892. The race of 1892 produced the duel between George J. Longs Azra, ridden by Lonnie Clayton, and Ed Corrigans Huron, guided by Tom Britton, which so frequently has been recounted as one of the most stirring contests of the last quarter of a century. Huron, coupled with Phil Dwyer, the only other starter, was odds-on, but Azra beat him by six inches. A summary of the race follows : AZRA— B. c, by Reform— Albia, by Alarm. 1 HURON — Br. c, by Iroquoise — Brunette by Bonnie Scotland 1 PHIL DWYER— B. c, by Longfellow— Encore by Cymbal Time, 2:41 1-2. Only three started. Favorite — Huron. Winning owner — G. J. Long. Breeder — G. J. Long, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 14 starts, 2 wins, I seconds, 3 thirds. LOOKOUT— 1893. The next year Lookout, trained by Will McDaniel and ridden by Kunze, won in a canter for Cushing and Orth, while his stable companion. Boundless, was beaten a head for second place by George J. Longs Plutus. The Cushing and Orth pair were favorites. A summary of the race follows: LOOKOUT— Ch. c, by Troubadour— Christina by King Alfonso 1 PLUTUS— Ch. c, by Blue Eyes— Sungleam by King Alfonso 3 BOUNDLESS— B. c, by Harry OFallon — Endless by Enquirer | Time, 2:39 1-4. Also ran — Buck McCann, Mirage and Linger. Six started. Favorite — Cushing and Orth entry Boundless and Lookout. Winning owner — Cushing and Orth. Breeder — Scoggan Bros., Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 20 starts, 9 wins, I seconds, 2 thirds. CHANT— 1894. Chant, son of Falsetto, which had not been able to win the Derby in Lord Murphys year, carried the colors of H. Eugene Leigh and George Rose to victory in 1894. Chant was ridden by Goodale and was a strong favorite. He led all the way and won without great effort, Pearl Song sec-I ond and Sigurd third. A summary of the race follows: CHANT— B. c, by Falsetto— Addie C, by King Alfonso 1 PEARL SONG— Ch. c, by Falsetto— Pearl Thorn, by Pat Malloy I SIGUARD— Ch. c, by Pardee— Lady Saly- ers, by Longfellow S Time, 2:41. Also ran — Al Boyer and Tom Elmore. Five started. Favorite — Chant. Winning owner — Leigh and Rose, Breeder — A. J. Alexander, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 25 starts, 7 wine, I seconds, 3 thirds, HALMA— 1895. Halma, Byron McClellands black son of. Hanover, ridden by "Soup" Perkins, and favorite at 2 to 5, won easily in 1895 from Basso, Laureate and Curator. A summary of the race follows: HALMA— Blk. c, by Hanover— Julia L., by Longfellow 1 BASSO— B. c, by Falsetto— Surefoot, by King Alfonso I LAUREATE— Co. c, by Siddartha— Mary J., by Respond _ 8 Time, 2:37 1-2. Also ran — Curator. Four started. Favorite — Halma. Winning owner — Byron McLellan. Breeder — Easton and Larrabie. Kentucky* Two-year-old form — 9 starts, 1 wine, 1 second, 2 thirds. ___J - To be continued.
