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Lore of Chicagos Ever Renowned American Derby This years American Derby winner will receive the largest amount ever awarded to a horse triumphant in this race with the exception of the year in which Col E R Bradleys Boot to Boot finished first That year the value of the event was 89000 Worlds Fair year 1893 when Boundless won it his owners Cushing Orth of St Paul received 49500 Windy Citys victory in 1929 brought his owner F M Grabner of Chicago 47550 Indications are that the owner of the winner next Saturday will re ¬ ceive well over 50000 50000The The first winner Modesty grand filly bearing the colors of Edward Corrigan in 1884 earned for her owner 10700 10700During During all of the runnings of the American Derby the colored jockey Isaac Murphy won four of them the first three with Modesty Yolante and Silver Cloud He won the fifth with Emperor of Norfolk Lucky Baldwin of California owner of Emperor of Norfolk also won the American Derby in 1894 with Rey El Santa Anita AnitaThree Three jockeys have ridden doubles in the race Tom Kiley was first with Spokane in 1889 then with Uncle Bob in 1890 Johnny Bullmans winners were Sidney Lucas in 1900 and Robert Waddell in 1901 L Mc Dermotts winners were Hydromel in 1927 and Windy City in 1929 1929The The longestpriced winner of the American Derby was C H Todd in 1887 ridden by the cclored rider Tony Hamilton Another col ¬ ored jockey R Tene Williams piloted Carlsbad to victory in 1892 1892Twentyeight Twentyeight years ago Lucien Lyne a Kentucky jockey rode Wyeth to victory in the American Derby for Drake Gates Lyne is still engaged in his profession now being employed by King Alfonso of Spain SpainGrover Grover Cleveland Fuller of Chicago prob aby is fine a rider as this country has known is dead He rode High Ball at old Washington Park It was the last American Derby pver decided at that track
