KENTUCKY DERBY 113 



FORTIETH DERBY 1914 



Derby followers awoke this morning to find that, with a 

 cloudless sky smiling above, the elements had looked upon the 

 day with favor, it being an ideal day for racing. A warm sun 

 dissipated the moisture of two preceding days and also assisted 

 extensively in putting the course in good shape. 



It was just a few minutes after 5 o'clock when the Derby 

 entrants, after having been cantered past the grandstand and 

 clubhouse veranda, approached the starting point a quarter of 

 a mile above the judges' stand. Old Ben, which had the inside 

 position at the start, was the first to slip under the barrier and 

 wheel about facing it. Then came Watermelon, John Gund, 

 Bronzewing, Surprising, Old Rosebud and Hodge in the order 

 named. 



At the post less than two minutes the seven entrants in the 

 Derby were off like a shot. For the fraction of a second they 

 ran in perfect alignment, the start having been an ideal one. 

 Then Old Rosebud began moving into the lead. Hodge, a bit 

 slower than his rival, was quickest of the others, however, and 

 closed in immediately behind the leader. Bronzewing Avas last 

 of the seven to get going, and at the end of the first quarter was 

 last by five lengths. 



As the eyes of those stationed at the starting point followed 

 the racers in their swift circling of the track they saw Old 

 Rosebud gradually increasing the lead assumed by him during the 

 first quarter of the journey. 



Rounding the turn into the stretch Old Rosebud was in the 

 lead t>y two lengths, Hodge was second by four lengths and 

 John Gund was third by half a length. Surprising was a head 



