The Kentucky Derby, the thirty-ninth annual event at historic Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Ky., attracted over 300,000 true lovers of sport, for which the blue grass state is famous. The assembly, numerically and otherwise, surpassed ...See moreThe Kentucky Derby, the thirty-ninth annual event at historic Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Ky., attracted over 300,000 true lovers of sport, for which the blue grass state is famous. The assembly, numerically and otherwise, surpassed the recollection of the faithful old-timers, who never can forget the wonderful Ten Broeck and Molly McCarthy match. The bay-colt, Donerail, sired by McGee, from the dam Algie M., easily ran away from the longest priced horses in the betting, paying his backers princes' ransoms. Jockey Goose, on speedy Donerail, carried the victorious colors of T. P. Hages of Lexington, to the fore on one of the hardest fought racing fields of history, establishing a new record. Written by
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