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 Kentucky 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--0:24-1/5, 0:49-1/5, 1:16-1/5, 1:43-3/5,
2:10-4/5. Went to the post at 5:19 p. m. Off at 5:21.

Starters Weights St. 1/4 1/2 3/4 S. F.
Exterminator, 114 W. Knapp 5 5 1 4-1/2 1 h 2 4 1 1
Escoba, 117 J. Notter 2 3 1-1/2 2 h 2 1 1 h 2 8
Viva America, 113 W. Warrington 1 1 1-1/2 1 1-1/2 3 4 3 2 3 4
War Cloud, 117 J. Loftus 7 4 h 5 2 4 4 4 3 4 2
Lucky B., 117 J. McCabe 4 6 h 7 8 5-1/2 5 6 5 6
Jas. T. Clark, 117 J. Morys 8 7 3 6 3 7 6 7 3 6 12
Sewell Combs, 117 L. Gentry 3 2nk 3 1 6 2 6-1/2 7 1
American Eagle, 117 E. Sande 6 8 8 8 8 8

The $2 mutuels paid: Exterminator, straight $61.20, place $23.10, show
$12.40; Escoba, place $4.90, show $4.60; Viva America, show $13.20.

Start good. Won handily; place driving. Winner, ch g, 3, by McGee--Fair
Empress. Trainer H. McDaniel.

FORTY-FIFTH DERBY 1919

A record Derby in more ways than one was this year's Louisville's big
racing attraction. Never was there such a crowd, the dimensions of which
reminded me of Epsom and of Flemington. A vast surging mass of racing
enthusiasts, which, prior to the running of the big race, were to be found
eagerly discussing the merits or demerits of the Derby contestants and
afterwards the whys and wherefores of the success of one and the failure
of others. A record Derby also because of the fact that two horses in the
same ownership finished first and second, and also for the first time in
its history the spoils fell to a sportsman who hails from the land of "God
save the king and heaven bless the maple leaf forever."

Fortunately the morning's promise of still mor