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Won Detroit's Derby

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Parent Issue
Day
10
Month
July
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

WON DETROIT'S DERBY

 

Reservation, Owned by Detroit Man, Carries off the Collar. 

 

Detroit, Mich., June 9. — Owned by a Detroit man, backed by Detroit money and applauded by a Detroit crowd, George Hendrie's handsome bay colt Reservation Monday carried away the floral collar emblematic of the victory in Detroit's $5,000 International derby winning it in one of the most sensational races ever seen on a Detroit track, from crack 3-year-olds of the west, and comprising no less than two former derby winners, among them Claude, so far the most remarkable colt of his age in the west this season Lauralighter finished second and Birch Broom third. Betting on the winner was 7 to 1. 

 

While most of the interest of the day centered about the derby, the five other events all drew their share of the interest and play. The victory of Shrine in the first event was considerable of a surprise. It was nothing to that which centered about the winning of Branch II. in the third, however when the winner was developed in a 50 to 1 shot.