The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-06 00:00:00

THE DERBY AND THE OAKS.

Gamos is owned it appears by Mr. Graham, a gentle-
xnan who has twice before had winners for the Oaks and
`who (although only a few years on the turf) has already
dot the name of a successful man. He runs his horses
Ilnder the nom de guerre of Jones. Mr. Graham was un-
Able through illness to witness the victory of his colours on
Friday. The engagements of Gamos this year are—
.igteenth Bentinck Memorial, Goodwood ; Yorkshire
Oaks, York August Meeting : Park Hill Stakes, Don-
caster September ; and Grand Duke Michael
Stakes, Newmarket First October Meeting.
Life reminds us that when Macgregor cantered
home so magnificently at Bath lately, Gamos was one of
the beaten of two that came home anyhow, and yet on
Friday afternoon this filly settled with perfect ease a field
supposed to have in its numbers the the three best fillies
ill training. Commenting on the Derby racing of Wed-
nesday the Field says few Derbies have given rise to less
excitement or interest than the one decided this year, as
dullness reigned supreme on the "day of days," and the
attendancewas one of the smallest we ever remembered to
have seen in a somewhat lengthened racing experience while
a greater surprise than the defeat of Macgregor in the
race has never been recorde:, in the annals of the turf.
To have been defeated by Kingcraft—the best performer
9f last year, except Sunshine—was nothing, but that
horses of the Palmerston and Muster stamp should have
Tdshed in front of the Two Thousand winner, and Bonny
ovvell been at his neck, is one of those puzzling problems
that defy the nicest calculations. The defeat of Mac-
gregor, however, the Field attributes to the hardness of
the
ground and his inability to act down the Epsom hill,
as his forelegs and pasterns are rather straight.
A has ever been a matter of surprise to the special com-
tussioner of the Sportsman, that Kingcraft should have
4ell beaten by a worse-looking animal in the Two
ileiousand Guineas. The winner of the Derby himself is
not a horse of the very highest class, as far as his ap-
pearance is concerned, but he is the best-looking of the
rather mean lot he conquered for the blue riband, and has
proved that he is superior to anything of his year. He
fVc,ed so little fatigued after the struggle, that he
„ignt not have had more than an ordinary exercise
is pon the Limekiln ground at Newmarket. It
at cite possible that another surprise may take place
encaster as there is a field of cracks for the St. Leger
Amongst others the entry embraces, Bridgwater, The
ecorde
r 3 Ely Appleton, Palmerston, Camel Coutts,
Cape gcraft, Flawthornden, Exciseman, Bonn3r Swell
shivator, King o' Scots, Macgreor Sunlight, Sun-
Prince of Wales, Sarsfield, Paddington, Piccadilly,
I,;',llleY, Valois, Normanby, Cymbal, Ptarmigan, and
(gp-grance. It is said that the field for the Oaks on Friday
aijell horses) was the smallest for the last half century,
'e ill 1821 Lord Exeter's Wilful carried off the race.

Th •
Marquis de Lavalette has arrived in London.
prese
The Xing of Italy is sending ten fine horses as a
nt to the Khddive.
tioTh
-6 nomination for the vacancy in the representa-
N- of the Isle of Wight is fixed for to-morrow, at
"'Port. •
app o'
daareitri
—.A,shbury has announced that if ho fails in the
eryyacahcht
ccontests in American waters he will
Re 114 • Nits from Central Asia agree in saying that the
h:B'ans are in force; and that Abdool Rahmtn Khan
gone from Samarcand.
„aetill..%Rivett-Garnac proposes to invite commercial
the s nropean and native, at Agra, to a conference on
'lniect of cotton cultivation in India.
ar, seems that the sending of guards on board the
precuaur-plated ships Sultan and Cerberus was not. as a
ution against a Fenian attack.
The Horne Office offers a further reward of ;ClOO
house discovery of the authors of the late outrage at the
"'e of Mr. Johnson, of Manchester.