KENTUCKY DERBY 91 



Hyperion II., Debar, Velours also ran. 



Betting 6 to 5 Huon, 9 to 5 Navarre and Reddick coupled 

 7 to 2 Debar ; 8 Hyperion, 40 Velours. Good start. Won easily 

 by two lengths, 3 between second and third. 



Sir Huon, b c, 3, by Falsetto — Ignite. Owned by George J. 

 Long of Louisville, Ky., trained by Pete Coyne. 



DESCRIPTION OF RACE. 



Sir Huon, carrying the colors of George J. Long, one of the 

 most popular breeders of Kentucky, won the thirty-second 

 Kentucky Derby, at Churchill Downs on May 2, before one 

 of the most representative gatherings that ever witnessed this 

 classic event. 



Guided by Roscoe Troxler, he crossed the finishing line two 

 lengths in front of the gallant little filly, Lady Navarre, which 

 beat her stable companion, James Reddick, by three lengths. 

 Five lengths behind came Hyperion II, which had set a heart- 

 breaking pace, and a dozen lengths behind the latter was 

 Debar, which carried the 'hopes and money of the Lexington 

 contingent, and last of all. practically beaten off, came Velours, 

 from Sunny Tennessee. 



Sir Huon did not win easily, for he was a very tired horse 

 at the finish, and it required great skill on the part of his 

 jockey to nurse him through the final furlong ; at the same 

 time, it might be said that those behind him were more tired. 

 Sir Huon was by long odds the best looking horse in the race ; 

 in fact, he looked the Derby horse all over, and he is the first real 

 Derby horse that has crossed the wire in front since Alan-a- 

 Dale struggled home on three legs. 



Considering that Lady Navarre was conceding five pounds to 

 the winner, a good deal of credit must be given to her. She 

 ran a great race, but that was today, and in the opinion of 

 many, she will never be able to get that close to Sir Huon again. 



