106 HISTORY OF THE 



in 1911, and this spring the Kentucky Derby race is the one 

 which sweeps aside all chances for an argument. 



The colt was dead tired when the race was finished, and had 

 to be urged hard in the last furlong. He was "prepped" for 

 this race, and lasted long enough to win it, which ends all 

 arguments what might have happened had the race been 20 or 

 30 yards more. Shilling, who rode him, announced before the 

 race that he did not intend to have mud slung in his eyes, and 

 he kept his word. The beaten ones in the contest had no 

 excuse; they were beaten fairly and squarely, luck never enter- 

 ing into the result in the least. 



There were no unusual incidents connected with the pre- 

 liminaries to the big race. The crowd during the interval 

 between the ending of the third and the time to go to the post 

 in the big event, wended its way to the paddock and stood several 

 deep around the railing, each and every one anxious to get a 

 good look at the contenders. Promptly at 4 :30 they left the 

 paddock and paraded down past the judges' stand. Flamma, 

 the only filly in the race, leading the procession, but she was a 

 little shy and on several occasions refused to come down in 

 front. Wheelwright, with Byrne up, followed with free Lance, 

 sporting the colors of George J. Long, the Louisville turfman, 

 leading Guaranola, which was directly in front of the favorite, 

 Worth. Sonada and Duval brought up in the rear in the order 

 named. The clouds were hanging quite low and it was doubtful 

 if the race would be finished before the rain fell. 



The horses pranced down the stretch to the quarter pole, 

 where Starter Cassidy told riders just what was expected of 

 them. Several times they could have been let go, but Flamma 

 was still in an ugly mood and she broke up many perfect 

 starts. After about two minutes of work at the post the simul- 



