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: | I ] ; : ; DERBY TIMES SINCE 1900 Interesting Exhibit Covering Last. Thirty-One Runnings of Kentuckys Famous Race. To the marvelous Twenty Grand belongs the honor of running the fastest Kentucky Derby on record. When the Greentree Stables champion carried off the coveted race j in 1931, he ran the mile and a quarter in . 2:01%, thus surpassing the long standing I record of 2:03"3 made by the illustrious Old Rosebud in 1914. In connection with Twen- | ty Grands new Derby record a glance at j the fractions of that race in comparison to ! those of other years reveals the wonderful I speed maintained by the son of St. Germans throughout the trying mile and a quarter. Herewith is presented an interesting exhibit covering the last thirty-one runnings of the Derby and the times made each year: Year. Winner. 1-4 12 3-4 lm li Tr. 1932 Burgoo King. 24% 48% 1:13 1:38% 2:05%" 1931 Twenty Grand 23% :47% 1:12 1:37% 2.01%ft 1930 Gallant Fox.. 23% :47% 1:14 1:40% 2:07%gd 1929 Clvde Van Dusen .... :24 .-49 1:15% 1:42% 2:10%m 1928 Reigh Count. £4% 49% 1:15% 1:43% 2:10%hy 1927 Whiskery . . . :23% :47% 1:12% 1:38% 2:06 si 1926 Bubbline; Over 23 47 1:12% 1:38% 2:03%ft 1925 Flyin5 Ebony 23% :47% 1:12% 1:39% 2:07%sy 1924 Black GoW.. 23% 47% 1:13 1:39% 2K»%ft 1923 Zev 23% :47% 1:12% 1:39 2K»%ft 1922 Morvich .... 23% :47% 1:13 1:39% 2:04%ft 1921 Behave Yourself 23% :46% 1:11% 1:38% 2:04%ft 1920 Paul Jones.. :23% :48% 1:14% 1:42 2:09 si 1919 Sir Barton... 24% 48% 1:14 141% 2:09%hy 1918 Exterminator. 24% 49% 1:16% 1:43% 2:10%m 1917 Omar Khayyam 23% 47% 1:12% 1:38 2:04%ft 1916 George Smith 22% 46% 1:12% 1:38% 2:04 ft 1915 Regret 23% 48% 1:13% 1:39% 2:05%ft 1914 Old Rosebud. -23% 47% 1:13 1:38% 2:03%ft 1913 Donerail .... 23% 47% 1:12% 1:39% 2.04%ft 1912 Worth 24% 49% 1:16% 142% 2K»%m 1911 Meridian .... 23% 47% 1:12% 1:39% 2:05 ft 1910 Donau 24 48% 1:14 1:39% 2. -06% ft 1909 Winterereen. 25 49% 1:15% 1:42 2:08%sl 1908 Stone Street. 25 :50% 1:17% 1:46 2:15%hy 1907 Pink Star.... 24 :50 1:17 1:45 2:12%hy 1906 Sir Huon.... 24% 49% 1:15 141% 2.-08%gd 1905 Agile :25% :50 1:16 142% 2:10% m 1904 Elwood 25 49% 1:15% 1:42 2:08%ft 1903 Judge Hines. 25% :51 1:16% 1:42 2:09 ft 1902 Alan a Dale.. 24 48 1:14 1:40% 2. 08% ft 1901 His Eminence 25% :51 1:16% 1:43 2:07%ft 1900 Lieut. Gibson 24 48% 1:13% 1:40% 2:06%ft • _
