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j I j I j j | 1 ; ; | ] j ; j i i ! , I I J ! , ■ 1 I ; 1 i 1 ! , I | i 1 j ! ! j ; ! i ! ] ■ 1 j ; I j | DERBY TIMES SINCE 1900; Interesting Exhibit Covering Last; Thirty-Four Runnings of Kentuckys Famous Race. To the marvelous Twenty Grand belongs the honor of running the fastest Kentucky Derby on record. When the Greentree Sta-; bles champion carried off the coveted race I in 1931, he ran the mile and a quarter in | 2:01%, thus surpassing the long standing record of 2:03% made by the illustrious Old Rosebud in 1914. In connection with Twenty Grands new Derby record a glance at the fractions of that race in comparison to those j of other years, reveals the wonderful speed maintained by the son of St. Germans j throughout the trying mile and a quarter, j Herewith is presented an interesting ex- | hibit covering the last thirty-four runnings of the Derby and the times made each year: Year. Winner 14 12 3 4 lm 1 1 4 Tr. 1935 Omaha :23 :47% 1:13% 1:38% 2:05 gd 11934 Cavalcade .. :23 :47% 1:12% 1:37% 2:04 ft | 1933 Brokers Tip.. :23% :47% 1:12% 1:40% 2:06%ft i 1932 Burgoo King :24% :48% 1:13 1:38% 2:05% ft 1851 Twenty Grand :23% :47% 1:12 1:37% 2:01%ft 1930 Gallant Fox.. :23% :47% 1:14 1:40% 2:07%gd ! 1929 CIvde Van Dusen .... :24 :49 1:15% 1:42% 2:10%m 1928 Reigh Count. :24% :49% 1:15% 1:43% 2:10%hy 1927 Whiskery ... :23% :47% 1:12% 1:38% 2:06 si 1926 Bubbling Over :23 :47 1:12% 1:38% 2:03%ft 1925 Flving Ebony :23% :47% 1:12% 1:39% 2:07%sy 1924 Black Gold... :23% :47% 1:13 1:39% 2:05% ft 1923 Zev :23% :47% 1:12% 1:39 2:05%ft 1922 Morvich .... :23% :47% 1:13 1:39% 2:04%ft j 1921 Behave Yourself :23% :46% 1:11% 1:38% 2:04%ft j !1920 Paul Jones.. :23% :48% 1:14% 1:42 2:09 si | 1919 Sir Barton... :24% :48% 1:14 1:41% 2:09%hy I 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 I 1914 Old Rosebud. :23% :47% 1:13 1:38% 2:03%ft j 1913 Donerail .... :23% :47% 1:12% 1:39% 2:04%ft 1912 Worth :24% :49% 1:16% 1:42% 2:09%m j 1911 Meridian .... :23% :47% 1:12% 1:39% 2:05 ft |1910Donau :24 :48% 1:14 1:39% 2:06%ft | 1909 Wintergreen . :25 :49% 1:15% 1:42 2:08%sl 1909 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 1:41% 2:08%gd 1905 Agile :25 :50 1:16 1:42% 2:10%m 1904EIwood :25 :49% 1:15 1:42 2:08%ft 1903 Judge Hines. :25% :51 1:16% 1:42 2:09 ft H 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 | •
