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Donau though tiring fast, was still able to hold the lead. 

 Unshaken, his nose shot first past the finishing mark, with Joe 

 Morris at his withers, Fighting Bob at Joe Morris' throat-latch, 

 and Boola Boola beaten only a nose for third money. Topland 

 was fifth five lengths back, and two lengths in front of John 

 Furlong, eight lengths better than Gallant Pirate a trailing last. 



It was a great finish and any human being with a drop of 

 sporting blood in his viens was to be excused for giving over 

 for the moment to the feelings of ecstasy that well up from the 

 soul of man at such a contest. It was beyond question the most 

 thrilling finish ever seen in a race for the Kentucky Derby. 



THIRTY-SEVENTH DERBY 1911 



Louisville, Ky., May 13, 1911. — Weather clear, track fast. 

 1% miles. Time 2:05 (equals track record). Value to winner 

 $4,850, second $700, third $300. 



Meridian, 117, G. Archibald 1-% length 



Governor Gray, 119, Troxler 2-15 



Colston, 110, Conley. 3-2 



Jack Denman, 117, Wilson 4 



Mud Sill, 107, Koerner 5 



Round the World, 117 McGee 6 



Col. Hogan, 1 1 0, Mclntyre 7 



$2 mutuels paid $7.80 straight. At post 2 minutes. Start 

 good, won driving, second and third same. 



Meridian, b c, 3, by Broomstick — Sue Smith. Owned by R. 

 F. Carman, trained by A. Ewing. 



DESCRIPTION OF RACE 



Meridian, Kentucky-bred, but Eastern-owned, triumphantly 

 carried the colors of R. F. Carman to the front in the thirty- 

 seventh Kentucky Derby in record time and before a record 

 crowd at Churchill Downs to-day. The Derby was run from 



