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If •»•■ ■■■■ ■ mmmrnm ■■ ■ t ! Kentucky Derbys of Past— From 1913 to I9S, Inclusive . . i-.... — -...4 In previous editions Daily Racing Form has reprinted the charts of the Kentucky Derby beginning with the Lawrin victory in 1938 back to 1919 when Sir Barton surprised the turf world by carrying off the coveted prize as a maiden, never having won a race until that eventful day in May. We believe our readers have found the reproduction of these charts of considerable interest and, but for the increasing number of meetings now under way or about to begin, these tabulations would be continued. However, such is not possible, though a brief summary of the Derbys of the past will be presented if space permits. The first group of summaries of the races from 1915 to 1918 are here shown: REGRET— 1915. Regret, the only filly ever to win the Derby, daughter of Broomstick, owned by Harry Payne Whitney, of New York, was successful in 1915, 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 IT., 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 winning the forty-second running of the Derby fell to John Sanford of Amsterdam, N. Y., when his back colt George 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— Gliding 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 Khayyam carried the colors of Billings and Johnson. 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 Tol, Skeptic, Guy Fortune, Star Master, Star-gazer, 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 Exterminator 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 surprise 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 summary 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 "VTVA AMERICA— Ch. f, by McGee— Pink Rose, by Fonso 8 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 — 1 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds.
