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with which he gained his lead, is holding it. The wire is reached. Garner
is still climbing and coaxing, Ornament is still fighting a neck back, and
Typhoon II., is winner of the Kentucky Derby of 1897."

For three-year-olds (foals of 1894); $5 to accompany the nomination; $15
to be paid May 1, 1896; $30 to be paid March 1, 1897; $100 additional to
start. The club to guarantee the value of the stakes to be $6,000, of
which $700 to second and $300 to third. Colts to carry 122 pounds;
geldings (at time of starting), 119 pounds; fillies, 117 pounds. Those not
having won a three-year-old race of the value of $1,500, allowed five
pounds; maidens ten pounds. One mile and a quarter. Closed with 159
nominations. One mile and a quarter.

Index Starters Jockeys St. 1/2 3/4 S. F. Betting
(325) Typhoon II, 117 Garner 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 h 11 to 5
(186) Ornament, 117 A. Clayton 5 2 2 2 6 2 8 2 25 7 to 5
(404) Dr. Catlett, 117 R. Williams 6 4 1 4 8 4 10 3 4 4 to 1
Dr. Shepard, 117 J. Hill 4 3 4 3 6 3-1/2 4 30 15 to 1
(336) Goshen, 117 Wilhite 2 6 6 6 5 15 to 1
(284) Ben Brown, 117 Ballard 3 5 3 5 2 5 1 6 6 to 1

Start fair; won with first 2 driving hard. Time--2:12-1/2.

J. C. Cahn's ch c Typhoon II, by imp. Top Gallant-Dolly Varden.

TWENTY-FOURTH DERBY 1898

Kentucky is happy. The Kentucky Derby on Wednesday last was won by a
Kentucky horse, bred, owned and trained, while Memphis and the Southern
talent are clothed in sackcloth and ashes. The gallant Plaudit lowered the
colors of the hitherto invincible Lieber Karl.

The day of the great event opened gloomy and showery, and the weather,
therefore, reduced the crowd which would have otherwise been perhaps the
greatest in the history of this famous race. Before the races began,
however, the rain ceased and a brilliant assembly saw the 24th Kentucky
Derby, and even in numbers the crowd suffered little in comparison with
previous Derby Days, from ten to fifteen thousand people being present.
The track had been deep in dust, and the light showers of the morning made
the track a little slow and soggy, but by no means sloppy or muddy.

Col. M. Lewis Clark was presiding judge and Secretary Price his associate.

Thirteen bookmakers were in line and there was business for twenty.

Lieber Karl's Memphis pe