The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-27 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

A beautiful start was made, Perry Down on the outside
jumping away in front with a slight lead of Drummer,
Neuchatel, and Lord Hawthorn, but when they had fairly
settled down to the work Butler pulled Perry Down back,
and _Neuchatel, with the object of making a pace for his
stable companion, Ryshworth, took up the running, cut-
ting out the work at his best pace, and with a clear lead
of Lord Hawthorn and Pretender, almost level with whom
lay The Drummer and ,Egean' Perry Down heading a
closely packed body of horses, the most prominent being
Tenedos, Belladrum, Rupert, and Border Knight, King
Cophetua going on clear of his stable companion, Pero
Gomez, at whose girths was Martyrdom and Ethns ; the
last lot, as they streamed past Sherwood's Cottage, being
Thorwaldsen, Alpenstock, and Tasman, Kenyon, on the
latter, having a clear line to himself in the rear. Before
a quarter of a mile had been accomplished, Neuchatel in-
creased his advantage, and a change took place in the
front rank, Pretender being pulled back to the head of
the second division. Already the field began to
present somewhat of a tail. As they entered
the furzes, Belladrum drew up, and Daley, taking
advantage of an opening, got him in the direct track of the
favourite, and about two lengths in the latter's rear; but
half-way through the furzes the Russley crack was in
trouble, and despite Daley's exertions the horse lost his
place, and was passed one by one by the competitors,
FO that when little more than half of the journey had
been completed Mr. _Merry's colt was toiling on hope-
lessly in the rear in company with Ladas and Etbr, for
both of whom the pace was vouch to.) strong. Neuchatel
was still at the head of affairs, and ewepting that Bysh-
worth tool: a more prominent position on the extreme
outside, no change occurred in the leading division till
the competitors were fairly clear of the furzes, when it
became evi lent that Neuchatel was gradually compound-
ing. ].)escending the hill, Neuchatel was beaten, and
immediately retired. Lord Hawthorn, to beep the pace
strong for Pretender, rushed to the front, while The./Fgean
simultantously beat a retreat, leaving The Drummer
about a length in the rear of Lord Hawthorn, Pretender
being the immediate attendant of Mr. Graham's horse,
while the favourite was followed down the hill by Rupert,
Ryshworth, and Duke of Beaufort, the latter of whom
was materially interfered with through something crossing
him, and it required all Cannon's exertions to prevent
him falling. As it was, he was passed by Pero Gomez,
King Cophetua, and De Vere. To this lot,tl,e race was
now apparently confined, as martyrdom, Tborwaldsen,
Alpeneteck, The y-Fgean, and Perry Down were a long
way behind the front rank, and quite three hundred yards
separated the leader from Belladrum who as he com-
menced the decline for Tattenham Corner,was the abso-
lute last, the rearward trio at this point being Ethus,
Ladas, and Mr. Merry's colt. Rounding Tattenham Corner
Lord Hawthorn was disposed of, and Ryshworth, who had
gradually crept up on the outside, took up the running
in the centre of the Course, and was followed into the
straight by Pretender and Drummer almost side by side
on his left, Pero Gomez being next on the higher ground,
whilst the most forward of the remainder were Rupert,
Duke of Beaufort, De Vere, and Border knight, Rupert
holding a position on the extreme left. De Vere and
Border Knight were both in difficulties before reaching
the road crossing, which Ryshworth, who had been
fairly pulling Maidment out of the saddle previously,
"shut up," but his jockey, keeping
pegging away
at him, managed to hold a forward place. After
his retirement from the front, Pretender took up the
running, with a slight lead of Drummer and Rupert, but
clear of Pero Gomez. Before the distance was reached
both Drummer and Rupert slightly headed the favourite,
but at the point indicated they were simultaneously in
trouble, and Pretender was again left with the advantage,
Pero Gomez, as they neared the commencement of the
Stand-enclosure, heading the beaten pair, and drawing up
to the quarters of Pretender. The race was now reduced
to a match between the two favourites, both of whom were
going remarkably well. The riding of Wells and Osborne
was brilliant in the extreme, and as both animals ran with
unswerving gameness, it will he readily imagined that the
finish was a magnificent one. Though Pero Gomez rapidly
decreased Pretender's advantage opposite the stand, and
appeared for a stride or so to get level with the Two
housand winner, Pretender got the best of an exciting
And interesting struggle, and won very cleverly by a
head. The race for place honours was not the less exciting,
but The Drummer stayed longer than the Duke of Beaufort,
and obtained the third position, finishing a length in the rear
of Pero Gomez, but he was not more than a head in front
of Duke of Beaufort, close up with whom was Rupert fifth
"and Ryshworth sixth. Then at a clear interval came
Alpenstock seventh, Martyrdom eighth, and King
Cophetu ninth. Some distance in the latter's rear,
Thorwaldsen was tenth, while Defender, De Vere, and
Ethns were together next. Perry Down, who fell lame
six they entered the straght, was fourteenth, with The
Tenedos, Tasman, Lord Hawthorn, and Border
Knight next, Neuchatel cantering past the post in the
rear of the latter, while the last but one was Ladas, and
Belladrum the absolute last. Time as taken by Benson's
thronograph, 2 min. 52. sec. Time of 1868 race was
2 min. 431 sec.

THE RUSH AFTER THE RACE.
The moment the Derby was over, the fly-drivers who,
from Brighton and Hastings and Portsmouth, flock to the
Downs to pick up odd half-crowns, rushed frantically to
the back of the Grand Stand, and demanded from those
who hurried out whatever sums seemed to them expedient
for conveying such persons as were in a very violent hurry
the various railway-stations. To load a ramshackle
trap with half-a-dozen passengers at two-and-sixpence
each, and to goad a raw-boned, weary, half-starved animal
into a movement which was intended by both horse and
driver for a gallop, did not occupy many minutes. But
they were few who fled the scene thus early. The
travellers by road did not begin to move off till half-past
four o'clocl,-, and then until six there was a continuous
stream flowing from the Downs by five or six channels.