According to William O'Brien's "History of Irish Sweepstakes" the winner was Walter Bass, who was always know as being lucky. Records indicate the horse, Blarney Boy, was a long shot so Walter sold half the ticket for $10,000, but Blarney won by a nose over Jerry of Kilkenny. Jerry of Kilkenny was flying down the home stretch when Blarney kicked in the after burner and closed the gap.
This was won by st maries