The Archive · 1930

THE KENTUCKY DERBY Churchill Downs, Ky., May 17

Gallant Fox won the Kentucky

Derby to-day, the outstanding turf classic of the United States, in the slow time of 2 min 07 8/6 sec.

Gallant Knight finished second, followed by Nedo, Gone Away and Crack Brigade in order.

The record for this mile-and-aquarter race for three-yenr-olds, run to-day for the fifty-sixth time, is 2 min 03 3/5 sec,, made in 1914 lby Old Rosebud.

Showers and sunshine alternated Jduring the course of the day. As arrived, the bands 10 King.

The Earl, who bred the sire of Crack Brigade, said that he hopes to send a horse to America to enter in the Kentucky Derby Some future occasion. He viewed the race from a glass-enclosed pavilion, being sheltered from the Fatermittent showers which immediately preceded the race.

'A great crowd of society lenders from all parts of the country Wi present for the race, which al Ways attracts more interest Urroughout the country than does fany other event in the United States—United Press

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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