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Show THE WORLD OF SPORTS. Rlngman Won tha Ktntuukr Irly with . Hi. Cm. Ball iiaiD... Lot'i.svii,i.F., Ky., May 14. Kingman won the Derby easily yesterday. When tho Derby was called Kingman came out first, ridden by Isaac Murphy and the recognition of thu horae and rider was followed by cheers that the surrounding knobs and hilltops took up and echoed back again. The others were also given a cordial reception by the crowd. They were given tho Msg at the lirst attempt. Slowly the pace was set, with High TarifT making tne runtiing. Dalguwan at his saddle girths aud Kiiiguun aud Hart Wallace well up. The pace was slow and at the half the positions were unchanged. They passed thu stand' iu thu same order, but ou tho backotretch Hart Wallace and High Tariff joined strides with Bulgowan at the same old place. The pace quickened as the mile was finished. Kingman's stride was regular aud his head wa in the air, although Murphy had beeu gradually grad-ually impioviug his position. A furlong fur-long from the post Kingman was on even terms witli lialgowan, the rest beaten back. The struggle was brief. Another kink in Murphy lines went out, the whip descended and the colt's response w as a burst of speed that shook the hard-whipped and hard-ridden Balgowan oft and sent him winner of the Derby by an open length. Balgowan Bal-gowan was second, a length from High Tariff, Hart Wallace a halt length to-the to-the rear. t No one expected fast time, for there was nothing to make Kingman rnn, anil with the track heavy with dust, there was no disappointment when the time, J ")'.' J, was h lug up. The distance was the regular Derby route and each carried Hi pounds. The pecuniary value of this year' Derby wa about I700. Following is thn summary of the other race: six furlougs, weight for ago, three-quarters of a mile Too Sweet won, Jubilee second. Bob L. third. Time 1 Hi. . Three-year-old maidens, weight for age, mile Milt Young won, Mabnlie I'-raii, Sir John Abuer third. Time, 1:44. Two-year-olds and upwards, five furlongs fur-longs Coverton and John Burkelby tan a dead beat, Umatilla third. Time, 1:04. I'urso divided. Threo-ycar-olds and npward, three-quarters three-quarters of a mile, heats Sulross won, Koyal Garter second, Duke of H;gh-lands H;gh-lands third. Time, 1:14. Second heat, Sulross aud Royal Garter ran a dead heat, Kd Hopper third. Time, 1:16J. Kun-oll won by Sulross from Royal Garter. Time, L.torday'. Has. Kail Gam es, NATIONAL LEAGUE, At Cleveland Cleveland, 5; Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. H. At Cincinnati Cincinnati, lj Brooklyn, Brook-lyn, -.. At Fitsburj Pittsburg, 6; New York, 3. At Chicago Chicago, 3; Boston, 4. 4 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Washington Vashington, 3; Cin cinnati, 7. : At Baltimore Baltimore, 2 ; St. Louis, 0. At Philadelphia Athletic, 18; Louisville. Louis-ville. 1. f At Boston Boston, 10; Columbus, 8, WKSTfcRN LEAGt'E. ' At Minneapolis Minneapolis, 5; Denver, Den-ver, 10. At SiouxCity Sioux City, 5; Omaha, Oma-ha, (J. It Wan a Slow AfWIr. TliOT. N. Y.. May 14. The tight between be-tween Mike Lucie of Troy and George Brennan of the Pacirio coast, two miles north of Fonda, lor a purse of $1000, is said to have been a slow affair and not fought to a finish on account of the small attendance. The fight took place near Fonda, about 2 o'clock this morning. morn-ing. Tb ( hlcauo U.rby, Chicago, May 14. Racing will begin be-gin on the West Side track next Wednesday. Wed-nesday. The event of the day will be the Chicago Derby. The probable starters are Roseland.Gleu Hush, Brook-wood, Brook-wood, Silverado, Allen Bane.Tom Rogers, Rog-ers, Dundee, Faithful, Nero, Vallura. Joe Carter and Ludowie. |