History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921O'Connor, John Lawrence
History
History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921
O'Connor, John Lawrence
Horse racing -- Kentucky; Kentucky Derby
He has the following engagements: The Belle Meade Stake No. 2, 2 miles,
the Suwanee Stakes, 2 mile heats, Nashville Fall meeting; the Clark
Stakes, 2 miles, Louisville spring meeting; the Kentucky St. Leger, 2
miles, and the Galt House Stakes, two mile heats, fall meeting, at
Louisville, Ky.; the Dixie Stakes, 2 miles, at Baltimore; the Belmont,
1-1/2 miles, the Jerome, 2 miles and All Aged stakes 1-1/2 miles at Jerome
Park; the Jersey Derby, 1-1/2 miles, and the Robbins, 2 miles, at Long
Branch; the Travers, 1-3/4 miles, and Kenner, 2 miles, at Saratoga, and
the Woodburn Stakes, 2-1/2 miles, at Jerome Park in 1878.
SUMMARY
The Kentucky Derby, for three-year-olds; $50 p. p., with $1,500 added;
$200 to second horse. One and a half miles (41 subscribers). Value $3,550.
D. Swigert's ch c Baden-Baden, by imp. Australian, dam Lavender,
100 lbs., Walker 1
H. P. McGrath's br c Leonard, by Longfellow, dam Colleen Bawn, 100
lbs., Swim 2
Smallwood & Co.'s ch c King William, by Foster, dam by imp. Albion,
100 lbs., Bailey 3
J. T. Williams' b g Vera Cruz, by Virgil, dam Regan, 97 lbs., Murphy 0
J. J. Merrill's b c Odd Fellow, by Longfellow, dam Magnolia, 100
lbs., Williams 0
A. Buford's ch c McWhirter, by Enquirer, dam Ontario, 100 lbs., H.
Moore 0
Geo. H. Rice's br c Malvern, by Melbourne, jr., dam Magnetta, 100
lbs., S. Jones 0
F. B. Harper's gr f Early Light, by Longfellow, dam Fannie Wells,
97 lbs., W. James 0
Johnson & Mills' b g Dan K., by imp. Bonnie Scotland, dam Jennie
June, 97 lbs., McGrath 0
D. Swigert's b c Lisbon, by imp. Phaeton, dam imp. Lady Love, 100
lbs., Douglass 0
L. B. Field's b c Headlight, by Bayonet, dam Olivia, 100 lbs.,
Shelton 0
Time--2:38
Betting--Leonard, $400; Field, $430.
FOURTH DERBY 1878
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