Events in Sports History in May 1893

May 4 Cowboy Bill Pickett invents bulldogging, the skill of grabbing cattle by the horns and wrestling them to the ground
May 10 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25

1st Bicycle World Record

May 11 Henri Desgrange establishes world's 1st bicycle world record, travelling 35.325 km (21.95 miles) an hour