Show KENTUCKY DERBY f LIEUT GIBSON IS FAVORITE POj B THE RACE Ho Will bo an Even Money or Odds on Favorite When Field GOCB to thg Post Louisville May 2Unless the weather weath-er man should go wrong In his forecast fore-cast the biggest crowd that has ever witnessed a Kentucky derby will be at Churchill Downs tomorrow when for the twentysixth time that event will be decided Taking the work cfr the colts in their final trials it will be a horse race from the fall of the flag to the wire and as the event now figures 4 on paper It Is the most open in the history of lie classic race Lieut Gibson Is the favorite and his work cerialnly jusufks much of thak confidence his backers have In hlnfTl i But Gibson will not have the easy race r he figured on to enjoy two weeks ago I for since then Kentucky Farmer Flor 1 Izur His Excellency and several oth ers have by their trials become factors in the event and it would not be surprising sur-prising to see any of the eight colus win the coveted prlxc for It Is believed that seven it not eight will be seaway se-away In the big race Lieut Gibson will be an even money or odds on favorite when they go to the post tomorrow with Kentucky Farmer second choice and the Scrog gan pair Florlzar and Highland Lad and His Excellency third In the pub lics favor The track Is In the best of condition and unless rain should fall which is i not at all probable according ac-cording to the weather forecast It viii be lightning fast when Starter China gives the word tomorrow afternoon The following were announced tonight to-night as the staplers In time derby Lieu Gibson br c G W Johnson Sophia Hardy Chas II Smith 117 Boland Kentucky Farmer b c Leonatus Planlress Woodford Buckner 117 Overton Highland Lad b c imp Florist Hlglilandor Mare II J Scoggan 112 Crowhursl Florlzar b c Imp FloristCzarina II II J Scoggan 122 fVanduwn Thrive b l c imp Top GallantBi 5 nt Ira J C Calm 122 I Oronlas b c AzraStarllght Goo J Long HO Vlttatoo p Hindus b r AxraStarllght Ceo J Long 117 Dupee Hip Excellency nh c Imp Esha Kxoellenza Thomas C McDowell 117 Perkins Ron Adler b c imp Purse Bearer Margary S J Iliner 118 |