82 HISTORY OF THE 



TWENTY-EIGHTH DERBY 1902 



Louisville, Ky., May 3, 1902. Weather fine, track fast. One 

 and one-quarter miles. Time 2:0834. Value to winner $4,850, 

 second $700, third $300. 112 nominations. 



Alan-a-Dale, 117, Winkfield 1 by a nose 



Inventor, 117, R. Williams 2 by Y 2 -\ 



The Rival, 117, N. Turner 3 by a nose 



Abe Frank, 122, Coburn 4 



Betting 5 to 3 on Frank, 6 to 5 Dale and Rival coupled. 

 Good start, won driving, place driving. Alan-a-Dale outclassed 

 his field. 



Alan-a-Dale, ch c, 3, by Halma — Sudie McNairy. Owned 

 by Thos. C. McDowell. 



DESCRIPTION OF RACE 



The New Louisville Jockey Club opened their gates on Satur- 

 day, May 3, which was Derby Day, and as everybody old and 

 young, who can, goes to the races, the crowd was enormous. 

 Among the large assemblage were notable people from all over 

 the United States, including many high State officials. The vic- 

 tory of Alan-a-Dale was the most popular Derby win ever 

 run at Churchill Downs. T. C. McDowell the owner of the 

 fortunate horse, which carried off the honors in game and gal- 

 lant style by winning the Blue Riband, bred this horse himself 

 at his Ashland Stud. 



The Derby was a true run race and the best horse won and 

 as the English say, that any horse that makes his own pace at a 

 mile or over from the drop of the flag to the finish must cer- 

 tainly be the best horse. It was Alan-a-Dale all through the 

 race. The crowd yelled and cheered itself hoarse even those 

 who bet and lost on other horses in the race, joined in the 

 cheering. When it was over it was a sight worth going a 

 thousand miles to see. It seemed as though everybody was 



