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I, !~= • | Historical Review of the Kentucky Derby * — — _ 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, the first installment appearing in the edition of Tuesday, May 8. the fastest time recorded BEN BRUSH— 1896. The next year Ben Brush won the Derby by his whiskers from Ben Eder and son so it was heralded as the greatest race lor J. J. the event since Spokane beat Proctor Knott, hi: his A summary of the race follows : BEN BRUSH— B. c, by Bramble— Rose- In ville, by Reform 1 ™ BEN EDER— B. c, by Fonso — Wormate, 1 by Bulwark 2 ln SEMPER— B. c, by Logic— La Sylphide, by Felloweraf t 3 A. Time. 2:07 3-4. Also ran— First Mate, The Dragon, Farson, Q The Winner and Ulysses. Eight started! Favorite— Ben Brush. T] "Winning owner — M. F. Dwyer. Breeder — Clay and Woodford, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 16 starts, 13 wins, 1 second, 1 third. TYPHOON II.— 1897. The succeeding year saw another due! s£ for the Derby when J. C. Calms Typhooi. II. Garner defeated Headley and Nortons Ornament A. Clayton, the favorite, by a neck. The winner was a son of Top Gallant. C A summary of the race follows: TYPHOON II.— Ch. c, by Top Gallant— p: tc to Dolly Varden, by Glenelg 1 ORNAMENT— Ch. C, by Order— Victorine, "a •at by Onondaga 2 J DR. CATLETT— Ch. o, by Candlemas— Al- £ c lerna, by King Alfonso 3 Time, 2:12/j-Also w. ran — Dr. Shepard, Goshen and Ben Brown. J Six started. Favorite — Ornament. B Winning owner— J. C. Cahn. Breeder — Joh B. Fwing, Tennessee. 0 Two-year-old form — 18 starts, 8 wins, 6 seconds, 1 third. PLAUDIT— 1818. John E. Maddens Plaudit, son of Him-yar, ridden by Sirnms, beat Lieber Karl, the 1 to 3 favorite, owned by John W. Schorr and ridden by T. Burns, a length s after a hard drive in the race of 1898. A summary of the race follows : PLAUDIT — Br. c, by Himyar — Cinderella by Blue Ruin or Tomahawk 1 LIEBER KARL— Ch. c, by Forester— Daisy * Woodruff by Bramble I , * ISABEY— Ch. c, by Strathmore— Belle of J In the Highland?, by Bonnie Scotland 3 I Time, 2:09. Also ran— Han dOr. Four started. Favorite — Lieber Karl. Winning owner — J. E. Madden. 1 Breeder — Dr. J. D. Kneet, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 12 starts, 4 wins, 1 [ 1 second, 0 thirds. I MANUEL— 1899. The following year the prize again went 1 to the East when Manuel, ridden by Fred i ] Taral, favorite at 11 to 20, won for A. H. and D. H. Morris. Manuel was a son of 1 Bob Miles. The second horse in this race was Corsini, which Ed Corrigan had shipped 1 all the way from California, but T. Burns s ; was not skillful enough to get closer than i two lengths to the winner at the end. A summary of the race follows : MANUEL— B. c, by Bob Miles— Espanita by Alarm 1 j CORSINI— B. c. by Riley— Hinda by Hindoo 2 o MAZO — Ch. c, by Rossington — Rena B. by Ten Broeck 3 2 Time, 2:12. Also ran — His Lordship and Fontainbleu. i. Five started. Favorite — Manuel. Winning owner — A. H. and D. H. Morris. ;. Breeder — G. J. Long, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 17 starts, 3 wins, 3 3 seconds, 5 thirds. LIEUTENANT GIBSON— 1900. Lieutenant Gibson, son of G. W. Johnson, " owned by Charles Head Smith, trained d by Charles H. Hughes, ridden by jockey V Boland and favorite in the betting, had no ° difficulty in slowing his heels to Florizar .r and Thrive and those behind them in the Derby of 1900. He ran the mile and a a quarter in 2:00,,4, which stood for ten years s after that as the record for the race at that it distance, the reduction from one mile and d a hafl having been made in Ben Brushs s year. Ben Brushs 2:07% was the fastest 3t previous record. A summary of the race follows : LIEUT. GIBSON— Br. c, by G. W. Johnson — Sophia Hardy by Glengarry 1 1 FLORIZAR— B. c, by Florist— Czarina II., by Bob Miles 2 2 THRIVE— B. c, by Top Gallant— Elmira by Billet 3 3 Time, 2:06 1-4. Also ran — Highland Lad, His Excellency", y, Kentucky,- Farmer -and Hindus. Eight it started. Favorite — Lieut. Gibson. Winning owner — C. H. Smith. Breeder — Baker and Gentry, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 18 starts, 7 wins, 4 4 seconds, 2 thirds. HIS EMINENCE— 1901. His Eminence, another son of Falsetto, ° owned by F. B. Van Meter and ridden by sy Jim Winkfield, the colored jockey, who J afterv.-ard distinguished himself in Russia, won the Derby of 1901 quite easily from m Will Hayes Sannazarro, piloted by Winnie n- OConnor. John W. Schorrs Alard rd Scheck, odds-on favorite, was last of five and Tennessee was sick at heart. A summary of the race follows : HIS EMINENCE— B. c, by Falsetto— Patroness by Pat Malloy 1 1 8ANNAZARRO— Br. c, by Pirate of Penzance — Roseola by Duke of Montrose 2 2 DRISCOLL— B. c, by Sir Dixon— Merry Maiden by Virgil 3 3 Time, 2 :07 3-4. Also ran — Alard Schreck and Amur. Five ve Started. Favorite — Alard Schreck. Winning owner — F. B. Van Meter. Breeder — A. J. Alexander, Kentucky. Two year-old form — 17 starts, 6 wins, 1 1 second, 2 thirds. son so J. J. hi: his In ™ 1 ln A. Q T] s£ C p: tc to "a •at J £ c w. J B 0 s * , * J In I 1 [ 1 I 1 i ] 1 1 s ; i 1 j 2 o 3 2 i. ;. 3 3 " d V no ° .r a a s it d s 3t 1 1 2 2 3 3 y, it 4 4 ° by sy J m n- rd five 1 1 2 2 3 3 ve 1 1 ALAN-A-DALE— 1902. Thomas Clay McDowells Alan-a-Dale, of Halma, bred at Ashland, ridden by p£ Winkfield, won the 1902 Derby, while K stable companion, The Rival, ridden by H Nash Turner was third, Thomas W. Moores w Inventor, piloted by R Williams, splitting D them. Last of the four was the boasted h« Tennesseean Abe Frank. It was a thrilling race and a close finish. g - A summary of the race follows : ALAN-A-DALE— Ch. c, by Halm.a-SuJle S] McNairy bj ijHUHllTT 1 IInVETTToR— Ch. C by Ingoldsby— Duch- D ess Caroline by Foxhall 2 THE RIVAL— B. c, by Halma— Brace-girdle by Fonso 3 Time, 2 :08 3-4. ft Also ran — Abe Frank. Four started. Favorite — Abe Frank. Winning owner — T. C. McDowell. Breeder — T. C. McDowell, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 4 starts, 3 wins, 0 s seconds, 0 thirds. JUDGE HIMES— 1903. McDowell the following year put Dick f Cruwhurst on Bourbon and Helgerson on b Woodlake and made another essay for the h prize, but a couple of Chicagoans beat him tl it, Judge Himes, ridden by H. Booker, odds as high as 15 to 1, winning under y the colors of Charles It. Eilison after a drive with the favorite, M. H. Tichenor * j, Co.s Early, ridden by J. Winkfield. The nner was by Esher. [ A summary of the race follows : JUDGE HIMES— Ch. c, by Esher— Lullaby, by Longfellow 1 EARLY — Ch. c, by Troubadour — Miss r Dawn, by Strathmore 2 BOURBON— B. c, by Sir Dixon— Kanawha, by Mortcmer 3 Time, 2 :09. Also ran — Bad News, Woodlake and Treacy. Six started. s Favorite — Early. Winning owner — C. R. Ellison. Breeder — J. N. Camden, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 10 starts, 1 win, 1 0 second, 2 thirds. , | ELWOOD— 1904. I Elwood. a son of Free Knight, mounted by jockey Prior, running in the name of Mrs. I Lasca Durnell, wife of "Boots" Durnell, who at the outbreak of the recent war was I J Roumania, an outsdier in the betting, won the 1904 Derby, Ed Tierney second and I I Brancas third. It was a poor field. A summary of the race follows : ELWOOD— B. c, by Free Knight— Petticoat, by Alarm 1 1 ED TIERNEY— B. c, by Montana— Loo by I Darebin 2 BRANCAS— Ch. c, by Knight of Ellerslie— Bracket, by Hanover 3 5 Times, 2 :C8 1-2. Also ran — Prince Silverwings and Proceeds. ! | 5 Five started. Favorite — Brancas. Winning owner — Mrs. L. Durnell. Breeder — Mrs. J. B. Prather, Missouri. , Two-year-old form— 17 starts, 1 win, 2 - | seconds, 1 third. , AGILE— 1905. Only three started over the muddy track ; the following year, when Capt. S.. S. !. Bfowiis Agile, by Sir Dixon, ridden by J. Martin, won at 1 to 3 e-jily from W. S. ;. William and Co.s Rams Horr and T. P. , Hayes Layson. A summary of the race follows : AGILE— B. c, by Sir Dixon— Alpena, by King Alfonso 1 j RAMS HORN— B. c, by Bute— Aunt Tessa, by Uncie Jess n 2 LAYSON— Br. c, by Charade— Lash, by Toison dOr 3 3 « Time, 2 :10 3-4. Only three started. Favorite — Agile. Winning owner — S. S. Brown. Breeder— E. F. Clay, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 25 starts, 5 wins, 5 5 seconds, 3 thirds, SIR HUON— 1906. Charles R. Ellison made another try for " the Derby in 190G and succeeded in getting ° second and third money with his pair, Lady ~ of Navarre and James Reddick, the winner . being the favorite, Sir Huon, bred and owned by George J. Long, saddled by Pete Coyne and ridden by Roscoe Troxler. He was the third son of Falsetto to triumph in the 1 race, though he was a tired horse at the the end of his journey. A summary of the race follows: SIR HUON— B. c, by Falsetto— Ignite, by Woodlands 1 j LADY NAVARRE— Ch. f. by Pirate of Pen- zanee — Catharine of Navarre, by Knight of Ellerslie . 2 2 JAMES REDDICK— B. c, by Lamplighter — Amelia P., by Leonatus 3 3 Time, 2:08%. Also ran — Hyperion II., Debar and Velour. r. Six started. Favorite — Sir Huon. Winning owner — G. J. Long. Breeder — G. J. Long, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 9 starts, 4 wins, 2 2 seconds, 0 thirds. PINK STAR— 1907. J. Hal Woodfords Pink Star, son of f Pink Coat, winner of the American Derby, trained by W. H. Fizer, and ridden by An-ve „_ drew Minder, at odds of 15 to 1, won in in 1907 from Zal and Ovelando. A summary of the race follows : PINK STAR— B. c, by Pink Coat— Mary , Malloy, by Pat Malloy 1 ZAL — Ch. c, by First Mate — Emerald, by Master Kildare 2 2 OVELANDO— B. c, by OrlTuido— Sister, by King Alfonso , 3 Time, 2:12%. Also ran — Red Gauntlet, Woolsandals and Orlandwick. Six started. Favorite — Red Gauntlet. Winning owner — J. H. Woodford. Breeder — J. Hal Woodford, Kentucky. Two-year-old form— S starts, 2 wins, 1 1 second, 0 thirds. p£ K H w D h« g - S] D ft s f b h tl y j, [ r s 0 , | I I I J I I 1 I 3 5 ! | 5 , 2 - | , ; !. ;. , 1 j n 2 3 3 « 5 5 " ° ~ . 1 the 1 j 2 2 3 3 r. 2 2 of f „_ in in , 1 2 2 , 3 and 1 1 STONE STREET— 1908. in in for ° In 1908, the year of the institution of the to pari-mutuel system for a second era in Kentucky, the track was muddy and C. E. Hamiltons Stone Street, paying 23.60, O won easily, with Sir Cleges, the favorite, Dunvegan, Synchronized and Banridge H heads apart. It was a bad band. A summary of the race follows ; J . B w STONE STREET— B. 0, by Longstreet— StOneneTife, by Stonhenge 1 SIR CLEGES— B. g, by Falsetto— Florika, _ by Florist 2 DUNVEGAN — B. c, by St. Simonian II. — Thistlefinch. by Highland Chief 3 Time, 2:151/5. Also ran — Synchronized, Banbridge, Mil-ford, Bill Herron, Frank Bird. Eight started. Favorite — Sir Cleges. Winning owner — C. H. Hamilton. Breeder — J. B. Haggin, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 17 starts, 3 wins, 3 ft seconds, 1 third. p ir in WINTERGREEN— 1909. ■ Next year VYintergreen V. Powers won for Rome Respess and he was bred in Ohio, being a son of Dick Welles and the only H horse foaled in the Buckeye State to win the race. p A summary of the race follows: „ WINTERGREEN— B. c, by Dick Welles-Winter, by Exile 1 MIAMI— B. g, by Count Schomberg — Rochelle II., by Sheen 2 p DR. BARKLEY— Ch. c, by Margrave— Liz- 5 zie Gilman, by Fonso 3 Time, 2:08%. £ Also ran — Sir Catesby, Friend Harry, Direct, Michael Angelo, Warfield, Campeon, Match Me. Ten started. Favorite — Wintergreen. Winning owner — J. B. Respess. s Breeder — J. B. Respess, Ohio. Two-year-old form — 10 starts, 5 wins, 1 second, 3 thirds. DONAU— 1910. n Then came Donau in 1910. He was a son -; " of Woolsthorpe and owned by William Gerst of Nashville, Tenn. He beat Joe . u -Morris and Fighting Bob in a close finish. Donau was the favorite. G A summary of the race follcws : DONAU — B. c, by Woolsthorpe — Al Lone, by Albert 1 L JOE MORRIS— B. c, by Peep oDay— Han- , overine, by Hanover 2 FIGHTING BOB— Ch. c, by Knight of Ellerslie — Lady Greensleeves, by Felloweraf t 3 j Time, 2:06%. Also ran — Boola Boola, Topland, John Furlong, Gallant Pirate. Seven started. Favorite — Donau. Winning Owner — William Gerst. Breeder — Milton Young, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 41 starts, 15 wins, 6 seconds, 14 thirds. MERIDIAN— 1911. « Meridian, by Broomstick, carrying the colors of R. F. Carman of New York, scored for the East in 1911, when he defeated the even money favorite. Governor Gray. A summary of the race follows : MERIDIAN— B. c, by Broomstick— Sue Smith, by Masetto 1 x GOVERNOR GRAY— B. g, by Garry Herr- , man — Salama, by Himyar 2 2 COLSTON— B. c, by Filigrane— Commena, by The Commoner 3 ■ Time, 2:05. Also ran— Jack Denman, Mud Sill, Round j the World, Col. Hogan. Seven started, Favorite — Governor Gray. Winning owner — R. F. Carman. Breeder — C. L. Harrison, New York. Two-year-old form — 12 starts, 3 wins, 0 3 seconds, 1 third. i WORTH— 1912. Again in 1912 the East was triumphant. t Worth winning for H. C. Hallenbeck of pj New York. Worth was the favorite and led all the way, but was hard pressed by J Gallaher Bros." Duval at the end, only a neck separating the two as they dashed past the judges. A summary of the race follows : WORTH— Br. c, by Knight of the Thistle — Miss Hanover, by Hanover 1 1 DUVAL— B. c, by Lissak— Mary Green- wood, by Falsetto 2 „ FLAMMA— Ch. f, by Hastings— Flitter- mouse, by Rayon dOr 3 , Time, 2:09%. ! Also ran — Free Lance, Guaranola, Sonada, a Wheelwright. Seven started. Favorite — Worth. Winning Owner — H. C. Hallenbeck. Breeder— R. H. McC. Potter, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 13 starts, 10 wins, j 1 second, 0 thirds. DONERAIL— 1913. A western owner won in 1913. Ten Point, t, cwned by A. L. Aste of New York, was a a hot favorite, but after leading to the last st sixteenth gave way to the rank outsider, l Donerail, owned by T. P. Hayes of Lexington. "* Donerail paid 84.90 for in the mutuels and was the longest priced winner in the history of the Derby. A summary of the race follows : DONERAIL— B. c, by McGee— Algie M., by Hanover 1 1 TEN POINT— B. . c. by Jack Point— Gold Ten, by Goldcrest 2 o GOWELL— Ch. f, by Ort Wells— Respon- sive, by Mirthful 3 Time. 2:04%. Also ran — Foundation, Yankee Notions, Lord Marshall, Jimmie Gill. Leoehares. Eight nt started. Favorite — Ten Point. Winning owner — T. P. Hayes. Breeder — T. P. Hayes, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 10 starts, 2 wins, 0 0 seconds, 3 thirds. OLD ROSEBUD— 1914. Old Rosebud", son of Uncle, owned by H. H. C. Applegate and Co. of Louisville, and later er known as the "Miracle Horse," because of of his triumphant return to the races after :er apparently breaking down, won the Derby by the fastest time recorded in in for ° to O H . B w J _ ft p ir in ■ H p „ 5 p £ s n -; " . u G L , j 6 « 1 x , 2 2 3 ■ j 0 3 i t of pj by J a 1 1 2 „ 3 , ! a j 1 t, a a st l "* the 1 1 2 o 3 nt 0 0 H. H. er of of :er by 1914 in 2:03%, the race since the distance was reduced a mile and a quarter. A summary of the race follows : OLD ROSEBUD— B. g, by Uncle— Ivory Bells, by Himyar 1 HODGE— Ch. g, by Ivan th * TeTrlbTe— Nannie Hodge, hy P.GSsnigton 2 BRONZE?, 1NG— Ch. f, by Stalwart— Miss Dolly, by St. George 3 Time. 2:03%. Also ran — John Gunil, Old Ben, Surprising, Watermelon. Seven started. Favorite — Old Rosebud. Winning owner — H. C. Applegate and Co. Breeder — J. E. Madden, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 14 starts, 12 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds. REGRET— 1915. Regret, the only filly ever to win the Derby, daughter of Broomstick, owned by Harry Payne Wrhitney o? New York, was successful 191o, defeating fifteen other three-year-olds with the greatest ease after leading all the way. A summary of the race follows : REGRET — ch. f, by Broomstick — Jersey Lightning, by Hamburg 1 PEBBLES — Br. c, by Ben Brush — Running Stream, by Domino 2 SHARPSHOOTER— B. g, by McGee— Single Shot, by Star Shoot 3 Time, 2:05-.-.. Also ran — Royal II., Emerson Cochran, Leo Ray, Double Eagle, Dortch, For Fair, Ed Crump, Little String. Goldcrest Boy, Uncle Bryn, Tetan, Norse King, Booker Bill. Sixteen started. Favorite-— Regret. Winning owner — H. P. Whitney. Breeder — H. P. Whitney, New Jersey. Two-year-old form — 3 starts, 3 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds. GEORGE SMITH— 1916. The honor of winnng the forty-second running of the Derby fell to John Sanford of Amsterdam, N. Y., when his back colt Georpe Smith outlasted A. K. Macombers Star Hawk under the masterly finish of jockey J. Loftus. A summary of the race follows : GEORGE SMITH— Blk. c. by Out of Reach — Consuelo II., by Bradwardine 1 STAR HAWK— B. c, by Sunstar— Sweet Finch, by Goldfinch 2 FRANKLIN— Ch. c, by Jim Gaffney— Glid- ing By, by Argyle 3 Time. 2 :04. Also ran — Dodge, Thunderer, The Cock, Dominant, Kinney, Lena Misha. Nine started. Favorite — Whitney entry Thunderer and Dominant. Winning owner — John Sanford. Breeder — Chinn and Forsythe, Kentucky. Two-year-old form— 12 starts, 9 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds. OMAR KHAYYAM— 1917. In 1917 Omar Khayyam was the first foreign-bred to ever win the event. Omar Khay-e yam carried the colors of Billings and John-j son. Shortly afterward the colt was sold to W. Viau, the Montreal turfman. A summary of the race follows : OMAR KHAYYAM— Ch. c, by Marco— Lisma, by Persimmon 1 TICKET— B. c, by Ballot— Princess Orna, by Ornament 2 MIDWAY*— Ch. c, by Ballot— Thirty-third, by Sir Dixon 3 Time, 2:04%. Also ran — Rickety, War Star, Manister Toi, Skeptic, Guy Fortune, Star Master, Stargazer, Cudgel, Green Jones, Top o the Wave, Berlin and Acabado. Fifteen started. Favorite — Ticket. Winning owner — C. K. G. Billings. Breeder — Sir J. Johnson, England. Two-year-old form — 5 starts, 1 win, 2 seconds, 0 thirds. EXTERMINATOR— 1918. In 1918 W. S. Kilmer purchased Exter-d minator a few days before the Derby after it was discovered that his great colt Sun Briar would not be able to start and to the sur-,. prise of the vast crowd present that day carried off the big prize with his new purchase. Exterminator afterward became one of the most famous of American race horses, his brilliant career on the turf being well known to all devotees of racing. A nummary of -the race follows: EXTERMINATOR— Ch. g, by McGee— Fair Empress, by Jim Gore 1 ESCOBA — Br. c, by Broomstick — Christmas Star, by Star Shoot 2 VIVA AMERICA— Ch. f, by McGee— Pink , Rose, by Fonso 3 Time, 2:10%. Also ran — War Cloud, Lucky B., Jas. T. Clark, Sewell Combs and American Eagle. Eight started. Favorite — War Cloud. Winning owner— W. S. Kilmer. Breeder — F. D. Knight, Kentucky. Two-year-old form — 4 starts, 2 wins, • seconds, 0 thirds, SIR BARTON— 1919. The first and only Canadian owner to win the Derby was J. K. L. Ross of Montreal, when his Sir Barton and Billy Kelly finished first and second in 1919. Sir Barton was a maiden when he started in the Derby, but he easily beat his more famous stablemate Billy Kelly and proved to be the champion three-year-old of the year. A summary of the race follows : SIR BARTON— Ch. c, by Star Shoot— Lady Sterling, by Hanover 1 BILLY KELLY— B. g, by Did: Welles— Glena, by Free Knight 1 UNDER FIRE— B. c, by Swy:if : d— Startling, by Laveno 3 Time. 2:09%. Also ran — Vulcanite, Sennines Park, Be Frank, Sailor, St. Bernard, lUgalo, Eternal, Frogtown, Vindex. Twelve staited. Favorite — J. W. McClelland entry Eternal and Sailor. Winning owner — J. K. L. Ross. Breeder — Madden and Gooch, Kentucky, Two-year-old form — G starts, 0 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds. . To be continued.
