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when he entered the stretch. Fitzpatrick rode wide on the turn, 

 carrying Blue Wing out, which enabled Ben AH to take the 

 rail. After a driving race home, Ben AH won by a scant three 

 parts of a length, Blue Wing second, two lengths in front of 

 Free Knight third, followed by Lijero, Jim Gray, Grimaldi, Sir 

 Joseph, Harrodsburg, Lafitte and Masterpiece in the order named. 

 Time — half 50, three-quarters 1 :16, mile 1.43, mile and a quarter 

 2:10, race 2:36^. 



SUMMARY 



Third Race — The Kentucky Derby, for three-year olds; $100 

 entrance, h f ; or only $10 if declared on or before May 1, 1885 

 or $20 if declared on or before May 1, 1886; money to accom- 

 pany declaration ; with $1,500 added, of which $300 to second and 

 $150 to third. \]/ 2 miles. 107 entries 3 void by death of nomi- 

 nator, 5 declared May 1st, 1885 and 52 May 1st, 1886. Value 

 $5,440. 



J. B. Haggin's br c Ben AH 'by Virgil, dam Ulrica; 118 lbs., 

 Duffy 1 



Melbourne Stable's b c Blue Wing by Billet, dam Mundane; 

 1 18 lbs., Garrison 2 



P. Corrigan's b c Free Knight by Ten Broeck, dam Belle 

 Knight ; 118 lbs., Fitzpatrick 3 



S. S. Brown's b c Masterpiece by Blue Mantle, dam Phoebe 

 Mayflower ; 118 lbs., West 



E. J. Baldwin's b c Lijero by Rutherford, dam Jennie D. ; 118 

 lbs., I. Murphy 



Gray & Co.'s b c Jim Gray by Ten Broeck, dam Alice Gray ; 

 118 lbs., Withers 



J. G. Greener & Co.'s br c Lantte by Longfellow, dam Sue 

 Wynne ; 118 lbs., Stoval 



R'. A. 'Swigert's ch c Sir Joseph by Glenelg, dam Susie Lin- 

 wood ; 1 18 lbs., Conkling 



J. & J. Swigert's b c Grimaldi by Lisbon, dam Nora; 118 

 lbs., I. Lewis 



