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Isaac Burns Murphy wins the Kentucky Derby... One of the best of all time...
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Isaac Burns Murphy wins the Kentucky Derby... One of the best of all time...

Item # 722686 ·

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, May 14, 1891

  • 1891 Kentucky Derby victory
  • Isaac Burns Murphy - African-American jockey
  • 1st to be inducted into the Hall of Fame

Inside has a report of the running of the 1891 Kentucky Derby, won by the horse Kingman, ridden by Hall of Fame African-American jockey Isaac Burns Murphy.
The pg. 7 heads note: "Kingman's Easy Triumph" "He Wins the Kentucky Derby by Scarcely More Than a Canter" "No Match For Him Was In The Race" & more. The article takes most of a column.
Complete in 8 pages, this issue has a loose at the spine with various shipping & some loss at the spine but nothing affecting the mentioned report. There are also other other margin tears.

Category: Post-Civil War
Price
$98
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.