The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-27 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.
'No. CCXXXIV.
TEE RACE FOR TLIE DERBY. WITH. A
GLANCE AT THE OAKS.

TO THE .EDITOR OF THE SUN.

sin„—Never in my experience have I witnessed a
' more disagreeable racing day than was that en-which
the seventy-third Derby way decided. The rein cern-
menced early in the morning; and although it abated
slightly towards mid-day, yet a drizzling sort of light
mist descended during the whole afternoon. A comma-
, norary observes, that the course was by no means heaiy;
I, however, feel quite sure that it was heavier than in the
Flying Dutchman's year. At the road the ground was
particularly sodden, some of the animals having slipped in
neerly a foot deep; and, altogether, from the beginning
to the end the turf was very holding. The attendance,
thoegh very large, was nothing to be compared with
what it would have been had it been a fine day.
After a couple of false starts, the twenty-seven horses
that congregated at the post got off beautifully, teed laid
tolerably well together to Taitenham-corner, Where they
begau to tail off. Shortly alter Hobbie Noble took the
lead, and maintained it for some distance, when be was
headed by Berharian, who carried on the running to
the end of the Stand, where Butler, on Daniel, made
his final effort, coming with a tremendous rush, and
winning on the post by half a length. Chiet Baron
Nicholson, who ran in front from the Road, was beaten
three parts of a length for second place, and had a neck
the advantage of Robbie Noble, 'who was in difficulties
at the distance. Alcoran, in a good place from the be-
ginning of the race, never got into a better, but finished
as he commenced; fiftb;
King of Trumps was sixth; and
Stockwell, who was beaten at the distance, I believe ran
in seventh. The pace was extremely slow—the slowest
on record for the Derby, having been four seconds slower:
than in the Merry Monarch's year, seven worse than
Pyrrhus the First's, nine and a half than Cossack's,
fourteen seconds inferior to Shrplice's (the fastest
known), two to the Flying Dutchman's, twelve to Vold-
geur's, and eleven to Teddington's. I am inclined to
think, that in very many material points the running of
the horses yesterday during the'remainder of the sea-
son will be reversed in most eaves. For instance, I can-
not take it as Hobble Noble's true running yesterday;
neither can I consider it as any criterion of Harbinger
or Stockwell's abilities, the latter being evidently not the
thing; or the King of Trumps, who was by no means
up to the mark.
In my final remarks on the Derby I spoke in a dis-
paraging manner of the winner's chance, notwithstand-
ing that in the columns of The Sun at the rather distant
date of one and three-quarter years ago I gave him out
as one of the most promising foals for the Derby last
past, and have since at intervals spoken considerably in
his favour; and, despite his two beatings last year at
Doncaster and Newmarket, both of which I get down as
nil, have stuck to him throughout , the Winter,
as the remarks I made about him in my
analysis of the Derby, written in December and
January last, will testify. It was to this effect:—
"Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke. by Irish Birdcatcher, out
of Forget me not, was one of my earliest fancies for this
race, He was one of the first foals of 1849, having been
slipped on the 9th of January : as yet he has been extremely
unlucky in the only races he has run. At Doncaster, when
not quite the thing.' he ran second to Augur for the
Champagne Staks, beating Bay Rosalind and six others
His last appearance at the .Newmarket Boughton Meeting
was a wretched affair, he there ran fifth to lied Hind for
the Criterion Stakes. This as I ooserved at, the time,
was not his true running, he being in about as good form
as IVewminster was on the Derby-day ;in other words; no
form at all. .1 am inclined to look very favourably upon
this horse's chance, and consider that he is the pick of
Scott's stable ; and will yet, if he stands the preparation.
convince the world that he is not to be sneezed at.' 'leis well
worth an investment at the present price."
My good opinion of Daniel remained unshaken until ,
his wretched performance in the r: co for the Two
Thousand Guineas Stakes, for which I had relented him
as the winner; his running here, however, knocked my
calculations completely overboard; and, although in the
last week or ten days the Scott party have been talking
about having the winner in their stable, and with a full
recollection of the Newrninster game last year, still
I would not reinstate him to the position he formerly
held in my estimation. Those who took my advice and
got `! on" at hundreds, sixty. sixes, fifties, &c., could
nave had but little chance of getting out of their
money, as no very favourable opportunity has offered
of hedging profitably until within the last few days,
and so have been obliged to become winners against their
inclination.

The field for the Oaks will, in all probabiliiy, consist
of Songstress, Lady Amyott, Bird-on-the-Wing, Gos-
samer, -Sally, Trossean, Red Hind, Attack, Bay Rosa-
lind, Kate, Plumstead, Lady-in. Waiting; 'Bilberry, Gal-
vanistn,-and perhaps two or three others. I shall say
the race would lie entirely with TROSSEAU, lipn HIND,
and SONGSTRESS; but as to who will turn out the best I
am afraid I cannot foreshadow; probably the: northern
coupe will beat the Goodwood nag.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE II'URF.
May 27, 1852.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPSOM RACES.-WEDNESDAY.

Since the " Bloomsbury " year, when the Derby was
won in a snow storm, there has not been so great a
damp thrown over the gaiety of the greatest of our me-
tropolitan holidays as was produced by the 1 incessant
rain which, beginning at six o'clock yesterday morning,
continued determinately until within a short time of the
race. A fine Derby-day is a universal holiday--is wet
Derby a day of disappointment to thousands. The
glories of " the road " were yesterday totally destroyed,
and although from a very early hour vehicles : of every
description were pouring along, there was an absence of
spirit or enjoyment, and the sun, which for six succes-
sive weeks of drought had been smiling, now; struggled
faintly through a wet blanket of clouds that:overhung
the pleasure-seeking multitude, who, with a determina-
tion not to be disappointed, were working their way to
the Downs. The Brighton .Railway Company, which
had anticipated and prepared for an immense traffic,
must have found their receipts at least fifty
per cent. below their calculations ; thousands,
it is true, were conveyed, but there was 'no fight-
ing for seats, nor was there any difficulty in obtaining
conveyance trom the Epsom terminus to the course. In
spite, however, of the elements, there was a great crowd
on the Downs. If the hill, one of the
principal features .
of the Epsom panorama, showed an unmistakable fall-
ing-off in the number of carriages,- the Grand Stand,
and the smaller ones on its right, showed little diminu-
tion in the number of visitors. The devotees of the turf
were not likely to be deterred by rain from being
present at a race in which their interests were so heavily
involved, and it may be questioned if they ever mustered
in greater numbers. 1
The show of royal, titled, and fashionable company
included his Royal Highness the Duke-of Oambridge,
attended by Major the Hon. James Macdonald; the Duke
of Richmond, the Marquises of Dawnshire, Clanricarde,
Exeter, and Drogheda; the Earls of Besborough, Dur-
ham, Euston, Chesterfield, Airlio, Uxbridge, Zetland,
and March; Lords—Maidstone, Anson, Enfield, Lascel-
les, Torrington, Exmouth, Henry. Gordon Lennox,
Alexander Lennox, Ribblesdale, G. Manners, Paget,
F. Fitzroy, and G. Lennox; Sirs—R. P. linton, R.
Peel, J. B. Mill, G. Armitage, R. Pigot, C. R shout, H.
(I
Meux, W. W. Wynn, and H. Campbell. Eon urables—
Admiral Paulett, General Anson, Colonel. Stanley, S.
Herbert, Colonel Boyle, Major Pitt, Major Needham,
T. Stoner, Captain Roes, H. Forester, Agar Ellis, F.
Villiers, Colonel Peel, Colonel Newton. Messrs.—Gre-
vale, Payne, Nevill, Balfour, Rush, Smythe, Mills, S.
Graham, . Heathcote, Milner, W. H. Williamson,
Meiklam, Bowes, Wigram, &c. There was a remark-
able falling off in the attendance of ladies, and their
absence added materially to the gloom and dulness of
the day.
The racing commenced with the Carew Stakes, to
which little attention was paid either in or out of
the ring, and which, from the same cause that delayed
the starts on Tuesday, was much behind tipe. This
having bee decided, the preliminaries commenced for
the Derby, for which twenty-seven starters Were duly
telegraphed—two less than were enumerated on the
card. The only change of any moment in the jockeys,
was the substitution of W. Sharpe for Whitehouse; and
the only alteration in the betting ,deserving iipecial re-
ference was in the two favourites, the Danebury nag
obtaining an unequivocal lead as soon as the
ring was formed in the enclosures. The horses having
taken- their canters, proceeded •to the post, and at
half-past three, after a couple of failures, were
started in good order. The race, which was run
at anything but a great pace, was, from the dis-
tance, left to four, and terminated in the triumph of an
animal,result
from
hwahvoes e previous running a very different
thought in the Standbtehetfint Beanrtbicatrpiaantedh.adlt
won,wa
party, and when
were the expressions
it wasoese7rtaiued that Daniel O'Rourke
sa
and loud first
triumph amongst' the Irish
had first caught the -
was scarcely less
thro wine up his hat and
entifues! eye, , the delight'expic4sed
itaying symptoms Of mire-
aesttric—one Noble' Marquis
,tir:siituvell to add that Daniel'
straineegratification. It
or stallion, who in
Winners a_ gentlenaanhas
O'Rourke, although by
England; he is the property
tr:covered
and by six o'clock
~.51.undig and Cother-
bred two other Derby
stone.
the• best accounet oeFe the
The time that was lost up to this Taco was
sucweeeeded, subjoin
running that circumstances enabled us to collect thaet
iwnertheo
it is not so detailed, or perhaps altogether so accurate,
sl concluded. that
9 could bo wished, must be attributed to the absence of
a accommodation for the reporters, who certainly have no
reason to look upon their work at. Epsom as a "labour
e
of love.
Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 40 added; three
The Carew
61b; four, Bst i , lb• five and upwards, Bst
yrs old, ist
111 b; mares allowed 51b, tied geldings 31b, homes
.
been beaten, allowed 51b;
twice, and
having started
to be sold for 150 e,
71b• the winner .
thrice or more, • ,
quartets of a mile.
Three
in the usual way.
6 t 51b (Kendall) 1
3 yrs, s
Mr. Gulliver's Lady Blanche,l 3
18 7st 61b (Basbaro) 2
Mr. Morris's Priam the Thit.
,YBs't 81b (W. Ahdale) 3
Count Batthyany's Wee Mickey;
lb (Wakefield) 0
7st 4
Mr. Parea Little Be-peep, 3 yrs, •
tslb ...(S'ffert) 0
Mr. Benstead's The Rogue, 4 yrr, 78
....(Sabin) 0
Mr. Sonthby's Appleton, 3 yrs, 6st 101') ..
Captain Rowley's Yellow Boy, 3 yrs, 7't."'(Cs -h 3 'rton) 0
Betting 6 to 4 eget Priam the Third, 5 to 2 egst
Little 80-peep, 4to 1 agst 'Lady Blanche. Won by !,s
neck; a length -and a half between second and third.
Run in 1 min. 19 secs.
The Derby Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for three yrs
olds; colts, B.t 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the owner of the
second horse to receive 100 soya. out of thestakes, and
• the winner to pay 100 soya, towards the police, and
50 sous. to the judge. • Mile and a half on the New
Derby Course. (181 Subs.)
Mr, Bowes's ca c Daniel O'Rourke ......... (F, Butler) 1