Show OUTSIDER WiNS DERBY F f SIDNEY LUCAS SURPRISES THE TALENT IN CHICAGO Animal Almost Neglected in the Bet lug at 20 to 1 Won th American Derby at Washington Park t Chicago June 23 Sidney Lucas almost al-most neglected in the betting at odds of 20 to 1 won the thirteenth American derby this afternoon at Washington park Six lengths behind him was the I Eastern colt James and still further back struggling to no avail was the I vaunted m Cue choice the evenmoney I favorite LieUi Gibson Barrack Advance Ad-vance Guard and Sam Phillips in order or-der brought up time procession which I carrier little Joy to the JOUOO spectators who saw the great classic decided That rush of Sidney Lucas through tho stretch and that fulling buck of Lluul Gibson was so sudden HO startling start-ling that it fairly stupefied the crowd There was no tumultuous applause lot the winner when the contenders cantered can-tered back to the Judges stand no wild demonstration from thou who had wagered upon his chances only faint applause from a scattered few greeted Jockey Bulhnan and the topgallant I top-gallant colt Eight out of every ten horsemen whose opinions are accepted aa valuable val-uable had picked Gibson to win and win easily over a track supposed to be Just to his liking slightly slow antI holding but drying out rapidly under the bright sun Perhaps not one in a hundred had picked Sidney Lucas to turn the trick Certainly not one In a thousand Imagined he would win practically prac-tically ort by himself The attitude of the crowd was almost very sullen yet It was a truerun race under the day and conditions Lieut Gibson favorite had no excuses Sam Phillips the second choice was in tho same unfortunate category Thus I the great event passed Into turf annals and registered the ninth defeat of a favorite In a race which has been contested con-tested thirteen times When the starters were called to the post Sidney Lucas attracted attention but It was the attention bestowed upon red flannel bandages upon his forelegs Its too bad to start such cripple said one sympathetic woman Others smiled knowingly in derision The colt looked as if i the would welcome death as a providential escape from heavy care but that was before the jnllean alialf journey had been traversed Sidney Luc may never again beat this Held at the weights but he today has the blueribbon event of the Washington Wash-ington pall meeting to his credit In 210J4 creditable considering the conditions con-ditions and his owners arc richer by 59975 the amount of UrsL money The owners of the second and third horses receive 52000 and COO respectively I |