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and lawn in front of the Grand Stand was packed, making loco- 

 motion extremely difficult. 



Only seven appeared for the fourteenth renewal of the Ken- 

 tucky Derby, and the Melbourne Stables Gallifet and Alexandria 

 were even against the field. The race is described elsewhere but 

 a few comments are necessary here. Gallifet though the day was 

 raw and cold frothed and fogged greatly between the hind legs 

 and on his neck, showing him to be soft, and not keyed up to 

 cencert pitch. Still, notwithstanding his condition we think him 

 the best colt and should have won. He made the pace hot, 51 

 for the first half mile, was ridden in the deepest and meanest part 

 of the track. With a good jockey he should have won. The 

 Chevalier made an unaccountable bad show and Macbeth made 

 a wonderful improvement on his race at Lexington. He swerved 

 badly at the head of the stretch and seemed like he wanted to go 

 out, but won quite handily at the finish. On Maobeth's running 

 at Lexington we could not recommend him for a place and 

 selected Gallifet, The Chevalier and White for the placed horses. 

 Gallifet was second, 1 and White third. 



The Chevalier led off, Gallifet second, Autocrat third. Entering 

 the main track Zeb Ward led, Alexandria second, White third, 

 rest bunched. Passing the stand Alexandria led Gallifet a head, 

 followed a length off by The Chevalier, White, Autocrat and 

 Zeb Ward. Gallifet took the lead after passing the stand, and 

 led Alexandria a length at the quarter, The Chevalier third. 

 Coming to the half Gallifet led Macbeth two lengths, who was 

 head and head with The Chevalier third, Autocrat fourth. They 

 ran in this order round the lower turn, White moving up to 

 fourth place entering the stretch. Half way down the home- 

 stretch Macbeth took the lead and won quite handily by a length, 

 Gallifet second, three lengths in front of White third, Alexandria 

 fourth, The Chevalier fifth, Autocrat sixth, Zeh Ward seventh, 



