KENTUCKY DERBY _69 



Withal Typhoon is by no means the faint-hearted sprinter 

 that his early races indicated; he shows a strong infusion of the 

 good old stout Glenelg blood, and if Ornament can beat him 

 he cannot give him much and do it. 



The race was a beautiful one, and the following description, 

 written by Mr. E. L. Aroni, turf editor of the Louisville Courier- 

 Journal, could scarcely be excelled in accuracy as well as 

 graphic power. 



"It lacks eight minutes of four o'clock when the six colts 

 line up. Ornament begins to dance a little, and the jockeying of 

 the boys on the other starters causes a wait. Typhoon does not 

 relish the delay, and prances back of the field. In a few minutes 

 they move up and break, but Typhoon whirls around and the flag 

 does not fall. A minute later, when they have been at the post 

 only six minutes, they break once again. This time they are 

 caught in line with less than half a length between first and last. 

 Down go the red and yellow squares. There is a roar from the 

 crowded grand stand, and the twenty-third Kentucky Derby 

 is begun. 



"What all careful watchers of the turf expected comes to 

 pass, Typhoon sweeps to the front, with the others after him. 

 Garner with admirable judgment swings the big chestnut toward 

 the dry middle of the track as they round into the stretch. 

 Goshen and Ben Brown are lapped on him, lying toward the rail, 

 but on good going. Dr. Shepard is still near the inside, while 

 behind come Ornament and Dr. Catlett, the slowest to get 

 m motion. "Teen" Williams starts to work through the bunch 

 with Dr. Catlett, choosing the faster part of the track. Clayton, 

 on the other hand, carries Ornament toward the rail. He saves 

 ground, bearing out on the others as strongly as possible to get 

 good going, but thereby using energy that his mount will need 

 later in the race. 



