SHELLEYS FIRST DERBY William H Shelley racing secretary at Churchill Downs witnessed his first Ken ¬ tucky Derby in 1879 As a barefoot boy and from a position in the center field he saw Lord Murphy race to victory in the Derby of that year Thus started another Louisvillian on the road to a high and important position In racing
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