44 HISTORY OF THE 



Time— quarter 26^4, half 51, three-quarters 1 :18 mile \M l / 2 , 

 mile and a quarter 2:\\%, race 2:3854- 



SUMMARY 



iFor three-year olds, foals of 1886, $100 entrance, h f $10 it 

 declared on or before May 1st, 1887; $20 if declared on or before 

 May 1st, 1888; money to accompany declarations; with $2,500 

 added; of which $500 to second and $200 to third. \ l / 2 miles. 

 95 noms. 



Chicago Stable's b c Macbeth II, by Macduff, dam Agnes; 115 

 lbs., Covington 1 



Melbourne Stable's ch c Gallifet by Falsetto, dam India; 118 

 lbs., McCarthy 2 



W. O. Scully's ch c White by King Ban, dam Heglaz; 118 

 lbs., Withers 3 



T. J. Clay's br c The Chevalier by Prince Charlie, dam Miss 

 Haverley ; 118 lbs., Lewis 



D. Gibson's b c Autocrat by Prince Charlie, dam Blomida ; 

 118 lbs., Hamilton 



Melbourne Stable's ch c Alexandria (by Falsetto, dam Patri- 

 mony ; 1 18 lbs., Jones 



G. M. Rye's b c Col. Zeb Ward by Hindoo, dam Galatea; 

 118 lbs., Blaylock 



Time— 2 :3S l A 

 Betting — Even money Melbourne Stable's pair 3 l / 2 to 1 The 

 Chevalier, 10 to 1 each White and Macbeth, 12 to 1 each Zeb 

 Ward Autocrat. 



FIFTEENTH DERBY 1889 



A more disagreeable day for racing could hardly been imagined. 

 It was intensely hot, and the dust so thick you could almost cut 

 it with a knife. The track was watered during the night, but 

 with all the water it did not lay the dust, still it was a great 

 improvement. The attendance was the largest ever known on 



