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the Louisville track except the Ten Broeck and Mollie McCarthy 

 match. The crowd was so great that it was really uncomfortable 

 and almost impossible to move about or get into the betting ring. 

 The free entrance to the field attracted an immense crowd of 

 people and vehicles, the home stretch being twenty or more people 

 deep for its whole length. Notwithstanding the discomforts of 

 the day, it was great racing, and it will be a long time before we 

 shall see such another field of high class three-year olds. Just 

 imagine over a deep dusty track, not fast, for four three-year- 

 olds with 118 lbs., up to a run a mile and a half as good as 

 2 :34y 2 , and you can at once appreciate their high class. 



It is our conviction that with a stout armed jockey up Proctor 

 Knott would have won the Derby. There is no complaint against 

 Barnes's riding as he did the best he could under the circum- 

 stances. Proctor Knott is a tremendous big stout colt, heavy 

 headed and no ninety pound boy can hold him or keep his head 

 up. Before going a quarter of a mile he overpowered Barnes, 

 nearly pulling him over his head, and before the race was half 

 finished Barnes was exhausted pulling to keep his head up. 

 With such a jockey as Murphy, McLaughlin, Hayward or Fitz- 

 patrick up we do not believe he could have lost the race. His 

 future racing will tend to prove our opinion. He made all the 

 running as will be seen for a mile and a quarter and then 

 swerved to the outside and lost enough ground to have made him 

 win by two open lengths. We would not detract from the merits 

 of Spokane, the winner, as he is a great race horse, but we think 

 Proctor Knott the greatest youngster we have seen in years. 



The eight went away on pretty even terms, Hindoocraft first, 

 Bootmaker second, Spokane third, followed by Proctor Knott, 

 Sportsman, Once Again, Cassius and Outbound. They had not 

 gone fifty yards before Proctor Knott rushed to the front and 



