HISTORY OF THE 



First Mate, 117 Thorpe 6 1 1 3h 4 4 5 to 1 



The Dragon, 117 Overton 8 6 5 5 2 5 4 20 to 1 



Parson, 109 Britton 7 7 7 7 6^ 50 to 1 



The Winner, 117 Walker 4 3 2 6 7 30 to 1 



Ulysses, 117 R. Williams 6 8 8 8 8 8 to 1 



Time at post 20 minutes; start good; won in a fierce drive. 

 M. F. Dwyer's b c Ben Brush, by Bramble — Roseville. 

 Hot Springs Stable's b c Ben Eder, by Fonso — Workmate. 

 Fractional Time— :25, :49^, l:15j£, 1:42, 2:07V 4 . 



TWENTY-THIRD DERBY 1897 



The twenty-third Kentucky Derby has been won and Typhoon 

 II. wears the laurel wreath. It was a splendid race and the 

 winner earned his victory fairly and honestly, leading from start 

 to finish, winning a race that, for the track was extraordinarily 

 fast, with the pick of three-year olds of the West behind him. 

 Ornament was second, Dr. Catlett was third, Dr. Shepard fourth, 

 Goshen fifth, and Ben Brown, the pride of Newport, last. 



To Typhoon must be fairly conceded the race on its merits. 

 He won squarely, fairly and honestly the prize, but it must also 

 be as fairly conceded that he had to divide the honors. Probably 

 two-thirds of the turfmen who saw the race still believe that 

 Ornament is the better colt, and with equal luck, would have 

 won, and while Typhoon showed great speed and endurance, 

 Ornament added to this by as thrilling a display of gameness 

 as was ever witnessed on a race course. With the worst of the 

 going he raced from the whip like the true thoroughbred that he 

 is, and in the last quarter, which is the crucial test, cut down 

 Typhoon's two lengths of daylight to a scant neck. Great colt 

 as he is, it was a lucky win for Typhoon, and probably even his 

 owner would not care to have him measure strides again with 

 his so recently defeated opponent. 



