f Mud Sill, with
Jack Denman and Governor Gray close up. Col. Hogan trailed the field.

At the first turn, Governor Gray, which was next to the rail was shut off
and Troxler was forced to take him back, and for a few moments it looked
as if he were going to be displaced by Col. Hogan. The field went up the
back stretch in Indian file, Meridian under gentle restraint but still
burning up the track, Round the World hanging on gamely and Colston still
holding third position. As the field swept up the backstretch and neared
the half mile pole, Governor Gray which was eating up ground, loomed up
and was soon in a position to overhaul the leaders. Troxler had him full
on his stride and rounding the turn, passed Colston and soon passed Round
the World, and there was but one horse to catch and victory was his. But
that was a hard task as Meridian was still moving along in great style
turning the mile in phenomenal time for a race of that distance. The whole
field was under whip and spur when straightened for home, except the
Carman colt. As the eighth pole was neared he began to shorten his stride
and the cry went up "Governor Gray's got him." But this was premature and
wrong, for Archibald holding the colt together, urged him on, handriding
and he maintained his advantage of over a length until the sixteenth pole,
where he swerved over in front of Governor Gray, on which Troxler was
making a final effort, but it was not for the Governor. The ground he
lost on the first turn and the effort to make it up told on him and right
at the finish his nose was opposite Meridian's tail. Many lengths back
came Colston, which was a couple of lengths in front of Mud Sill and Jack
Denman, which finished close together in the order named, then Round the
World pulled to a walk and Col. Hogan, which had been eased up some time.

THIRTY-EIGHTH DERBY 1912

Worth, the favorite, won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs this
afternoon, just beating a heavy rainstorm, and by so doing saving the day
for the moving-picture operators. The Kentucky Derby of 1912, the
thirty-eighth renewal of the classic stake event, went to the horse which
nine out of every ten horsemen and turf patrons conceded to have the race
at his mercy. He did not win as easily as many expected, but he won, just
lasting long enough to get the money and the honor from a dark horse.
Duval, which would have paid 20 to 1 had he popped in front, was second,
and Flamma, the onl