112 HISTORY OF THE 



Donerail, the winner of the thirty-ninth Kentucky Derby, 

 was raised on John S. Barbee's Glen-Helen Farm, near Lexing- 

 ton. Mr. Barbee keeps all of Mr. Hayes' mares. Ten Point, the 

 second horse, was also raised on Mr. Barbee's farm. Donerail 

 gets his name from Donerail, a flag station near Lexington on 

 the Q. & C. Railway. 



Donerail was sired by imp. McGee, a stallion owned by 

 Charles W. Moore, Mere Hill Stud, near Lexington. McGee 

 was imported from England by E. Corrigan and raced in this 

 country by that turfman with much success. 



Algie M., the dam of Donerail, is by Hanover out of John- 

 etta, by Bramble. Her sire lines are those of Kentucky Derby 

 winners, Hanover, her sire, having gotten Halma, winner of the 

 event in 1895, which in turn, sired Alan-a-Dale the victor in 

 the race in 1902, whereas Bramble, sire of her grandam, got 

 Ben Brush, the Kentucky Derby winner of 1896. 



Donerail is a nicely made colt of more than average height, 

 being close to 16 hands high. He has never been credited with 

 speed of the sprinting order, but what he can do is of the rating 

 sort, which tells for a lot in his favor in a long race. He started 

 eighteen times last season, winning four times, finishing second 

 four, and third six times. This season he ran three times previ- 

 ous to the Derby to-day, his best race being in the Blue Grass 

 Stakes, at Lexington, in which he ran second to Foundation, at 

 a mile and an eighth, run in 1 :51 2/5. 



The Kentucky Derby of to-day was the richest race in the 

 history of that classic, being worth $6,600 gross. Of this, the 

 second horse, Ten Point, won $700, and the third horse, Gowell, 

 $300. With the $125 deducted, the winner's entrance and starting 

 fee, the net value to Donerail is $5,475. 



