Buchanan. 



After booting Buchanan to a two-length victory 

 in the Derby, Murphy followed up a few days later 

 by riding Buchanan to triumph in the Clark Stakes. 



1891 — Turf writers referred to the Derby of this 

 year as the 'Tuneral Race," because the time turned 

 in was the slowest in Derby history. The frac- 

 tional time: :33% for the first quarter, 1:05/4 at 

 the half, 1:35^ at the three quarters, the mile in 

 2:01, and the full distance in 2:52% — as compared 

 with Spokane's record of 2:34%. 



Kingman was the odds-on favorite; Balgowan was 

 the horse feared by Kingman's owners. Each jockey 

 had orders to let the other horse take the early lead. 

 Neither would. They travelled nose and nose, with 

 each jockey checking down in the hope of tricking 

 the other into leadership. 



The riders on the other two horses kept step with 

 Kingman and Balgowan for a mile, and the quartette 

 moved along in cavalry formation. Going into the 

 last quarter, Isaac Murphy flecked Kingman and he 

 moved to the front. Overton, on Balgowan, started 

 to move, too. Kingman had taken a one-length 

 lead, and won by that margin. After the race, 

 Dudley Allen, half owner of Kingman, said: 



"I told my jockey to walk, if Balgowan walked, 

 and he mighty near did it." 



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