[1] Trained by co-owner, Captain Samuel W. Bryant, Proctor Knott had a career racing record of 26 starts, 11 wins, 6 seconds and 4 thirds, earning $80,350.
[2] Returning north, Proctor Knott won the Junior Champion Stakes for which he earned $20,935, the richest offered by Monmouth Park Racetrack.
Proctor Knott false started twice, ran off and almost unseated his rider, according to the official comments,[5] then raced wide and lost in a contested finish when the judges put the nose win in Spokane's favor.
The American Derby would mark the third meeting of the two, competing for more than $15,400 with a crowd of over 30,000 on hand at Washington Park in Chicago.
Finally, Proctor Knott got a win over Spokane by two lengths on the July 4th Sheridan Stakes at Washington Park in front of a crowd of 20,000 while carrying 10lbs less than his rival.
[6][7] He also ran second in the Omnibus Stakes at Monmouth Park on August 13, behind Longstreet, the 1891 American Horse of the Year and son of the great Longfellow.