KENTUCKY DERBY 133 



As the horses came from the paddock onto the track in 

 parade to the post for the opening- race, the band struck up the 

 national anthem, and at the same time the stars and stripes were 

 run up to the top of the tall flag mast in the center field. 

 Everyone stood — the soldiers, who had come in goodly numbers 

 from Camp Zachary Taylor, at attention, and the male civilians, 

 with their heads uncovered. Two of the jockeys, Frank Murphy 

 and Lee Mink, took off their caps when they heard the strains 

 of "The Star Spangled Banner," and saw "Qld Glory," floating 

 to the breeze, a resplendent guarantee to the freedom of the 

 nation and earnest evidence that our fighting forces and their 

 allies will make the world safe for democracy. And just at the 

 moment of the good old flag's ascendancy the sun shone out from 

 behind the vanishing clouds until it was bright enough to cast 

 shadows from the trees and shrubs upon the lawn. 



In the spring of 1914 Joseph Knight made arrangements to 

 breed three of his mother's mares to McGee on snares. 

 Mr. Moore was to have the pick of the mares owned by Mr. 

 Knight's mother. Fair Empress was one of the mares selected 

 by Mr. Moore to breed to McGee and Exterminator was foaled 

 on May 30, 1915. He was sold as a yearling at Saratoga by 

 the Powers-Hunter Company to J. C. Milam for $1,500. Mr. 

 Milam broke him and developed him, and last year won $1,350 

 with him, and this month, during the Lexington meeting, sold 

 him to Mr. Kilmer for a price reported to have been in the 

 vicinity of $10,000. 



The Kentuckv Derby ; one mile and a quarter ; for three- 

 year olds; $15,000 added; net value to the winner $14,700; $2,500 

 to second; $1,000 to third; $275 to fourth. Fractional time— 



