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Show Kentucky Derby. LOUISVILLE, May 1. The Kentucky Ken-tucky derby, one of the oldest iixtures on the American turf, will bo run on Monday afternoon over the same track that was tho scene of Ans tides s triumph tri-umph in 1S75, tho big oveut this year, ns usual, being tho feature ot the open-, ing of tho spring meeting at Churchill-downs. Churchill-downs. Unless the sun shines bnght-lv bnght-lv tomorrow tho event will bo decided o"ver a hcavv track, the hard rains recently re-cently thoroughly son kin" tho course. Thirteon horses aro scheduled to go tho milo and u quarter for the $6000 purse. |