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Show UNCLE CHARLEY WINS THE DERBY Romps in Ten Lengths Ahead of Bunch. Winner's End of the Purse Amounts to Over $10,000. Was n Favorite, but Got Away Last Gained Gradually and Won in Stretch. ST. LOUIS, June 10 This was Derby-day Derby-day at the Fair Grounds and a crowd that fairly filled the grandstand witnessed wit-nessed the old classic, which was won hy E. E. Smather's bay colt. Uncle Charley, at 3 to 6. quite easily, by ten lengths. Be-knlghted, Be-knlghted, at 11 to 5, wns second, and Blnkerton, coupled In the betting with Ed Sheridan, at G to 1. came third. The total to-tal value of the stak- was $13,320, of w hich tho winner received $10.S.o. Uncle Charley was a strong favorite and h was heavily played Winner Almost Left nt Post. As the barrier went up It appeared os though Uncle Charley was left nt the post. He got away absolutely last. Pln-kerton Pln-kerton showed the way for u mile, with I'ncle riiarlev gaining gradually and ns the stret.h was reached dashed to the front and Increasing the distance Between Be-tween himself nnd the field with every Jump, passed under the wire ten lencths In front of Beknlghted. who finished a lengtu en Cad of Plnkcrton. First r.ive, six furlongs Dollnda won. MeDccelver second Eeeeayet third. Time. 1 1C 2-0. Water Pane) finished first but was disqualified for fouling. Second .a..', six furlongs Humorist won, Horso Radish second. Excitement third Time. 1:15. Third race, six furlongs Ed Early won. Prank H 1 lo second. Inspector Halpln third Time, 1 10 3-0. Fourth race, mile mid a half, the St Louie Derby Unole Charley, 112 (Aubu-chon), (Aubu-chon), 7 to 10; won. Beknighted, Hi (Sewell), 11 to 5, secone; Blnkerton. 11C (Domlnlck). 9 to 2. third. Time. 2:3-'; 3-0. I hi. a . 1 and Ed Sheridan ran. I 'll th ruce, mile and threc-slxieenths Taby Tosa won, Dontnsk Ble second. King Ellsworth third. Time. 2.01 3-S. Sixth race, mile and one-sixteenth Docile Do-cile won. Cotillion second. Kenton third. Time. 1:43. B ventb race, mile and one-lxteenth Tristan Shandy won. Hubbard second, Athena third. Time. 1:56. |