The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-24 00:00:00

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usual formalities of the Ring were observed with

droll precision, and where, somewhat moved by ap-
plause, but greatly animated by subscriptions, the
men proceeded to hit each other with a skill and
vigour that drew blood freely from both mouth and
nose. Acrobats, organ-boys, gaily-dressed Italian

peasants from Whitechapel, gipsies dispensing shil-
ling fortunes (chequered, however, w;th:large fami-

Lie; and lawsuits), nigger melodists and German

bands, prick-the-garter and conjurors, painted
clowns, performing birds, and even the red-haired
villain with the three cards, who laughs at the
police and always reaps such a rich harvest on
these days, become as things of no account when
" two big ones" set to. In some encounters there
was a very fair amount of skill shown, and, con-
sidering that the day was hot, the hitting hard,
and that the sallow vagabonds had been at
it all the day, exhibition of endurance was not the
least astonishing part of it.
The first race on the Derby Day is very much
akin to the first dull piece on a Boxing-night. It
enables people to take their places, and nothing
more. Yesterday it seemed scarcely to answer even
this slight purpose, for che course was again thronged
as soon as the horses passed. It was not till the

clamour of the bell warned people that the event
was near at hand that the multitude fairly settled
down for that great race, on which, one way or the
other throughout the country, more than a million
is annually staked. The course gets cleared at last
even of the wretched dogs who are so worried, and
the very stout gentleman who pants along the line,
amid ironical queries as to which horse he is going
to ride, and offers of odds that he will be in plenty
of time for the Oaks. The police in vain say, "You
must go out here, Sir," pointing to an impenetrable
mass of spectators thronging round the spot where
there was once an opening. The stout gentleman
expostulates, and the people laugh till all minor
squabbles cease as the horses canter up the course in
twos and threes. Some take it leisurely as if they
ran for the Derby once a week, others skim the
ground like frightened deer, bounding along with
heaving nostrils and distended eyes in spite of every
effort of their jockeys to pull them in. Of course all
want to see the favourites, and consult their cards
forthwith, forgetting in their haste whether the
rider had a pink jacket with scarlet seams, cherry-
coloured stitches, and red cap, or whether it was
only a red jacket, with vermilion stitches, cherry-
coloured sleeves, and crimson cap. In the meantime
others come fast upon the field, Tiger looking al-
most the best of any, though Mainstone, Wizard,
Thormanby, Umpire, and Largesse of course com-
mand the most attention. They scamper away up
the course and come back in groups, flying like the
wind, and stretching their long necks as if all alive
to the racing value of even half a head. As they go
to the starting point a great hush comes upon the
multitude, who seem feverish with expectation, and
the silence is only broken by the gratuitous an-
nouncements of mouldy scamps outside the course
that they " bet on this race to win or lose," what-
ever that may mean. At last there is a hoarse cry
of " They're off!" and sure enough a group of horse-
men, showing, in their coloured jackets, like a par-
terre of flowers, struggle up the hill and then stop.
It is a false start, after all. But the delay is only
for a moment—again they dash forth—the bell rings
a warning peal, and the race for the Derby has
commenced. For a few seconds, which seem like
hours, the group is hidden, but at last it emerges on
the hill a little restless knot, which apparently a
tablecloth might cover. The hum of expectation
deepens into a roar of delight and wild excitement,
and, as the dull reverberation of the hoofs is heard
coming up the straight, there is a shout of " Hats
off !" and some 200,000 people stand bare-headed,
with their white faces all glancing in the sun, as
they strain their gaze with painful eagerness down
the course. Nearer and nearer comes the ruck of
horses. Men shout, they don't know why, as the bright
group, with some few horses leading, and all goaded
to their maddest speed, come flying up. Hats go into
the air, handkerchiefs are waved with cries and
cheers and clapping of hands as they thunder up and
past. It's Wizard !—it's Thormanby !—it's Umpire!
shout the crowd, as they overwhelm the police
and follow madly after them. No one knows any-
thing till pigeons are seen flying in all directions,
and there is great cheering at the chair as a black
and white number goes up at the post. It is Thor-
manby after all—and the Derby of 1860 is as much
a thing of the past as the first race that was ever
seen at Epsom. _
The defeat of Umpire was a great discourage-
ment to the American party, who had calculated
•with much confidence upon being enabled to carry
the Champion's belt add the Blue Riband of the
turf to America. Prior to the race the owner of
Nutbourne lodged an objection against Umpire, on
the ground that the horse was not of the age de-
scribed. Mr. Merry was warmly congratulated on
the success of his horse, and it is said that he wins,
in bets alone, upwards of £70,000. Nutbourne
broke down when running very prominently.

(The numbers prefixed to the horses' names correspond
with those on the card.)
The EPSOM Tow` PLATE, of 50 sovs. (Handicap), for all
ages. Winners extra. One mile.
13. Mr. Savile's Parmesan, by Sweetmeat, 3 yrs, Est
101 b (A. Edwards)
12. Mr. Drummond's Yooicks, 3 yrs, lot (W. Bottom) 2
2. Mr. Nichol's Bel Esperanza, 6 yrs, 9st (Bullock)
4. Mr. C. Thorp's Barege, 5 yrs, Sst 61b (Prior) 0
5, Mr. Angell's The Greek, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Perry) 0
7. Mr. S. Jacob's Estella, aged, Bst (Potter) 0
8. Mr. Matthew's Merry Monk, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (W.
Johnson)
14. Mr. Mellish's Mercury, 2 yrs, Est (Chapman)
16. Mr. T. Brown's f by Teddington—The Abbess of
St. Mary, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (car. Est 11b) (H. Grim-
shave)
19. Mr. Neville's La Reux, 2 yrs, sst (Parsons) 0
Betting.-7 to 4 agst Parmesan, 7to 2 agst Yooicks, 5
to 1 agst Bel Esperanza, 8 to 1 agst The Greek.
They tot away at the first attempt, Bel Esperanza lead-
ing for about a hundred yards. On settling down to their
work Parmesan took up the running, and held a long lead
round Tattenham-corner, Bel Esperanza going second ;
after crossing the road Yooicks joined them first, the first
two and Bel Esperanza dropping away beaten at the dis-
tance ; he made a good effort to head Parmesan, but never
quite got, and was beaten by half a length ; a very bad
third. Estella, Barege, Abbess of St. Mary filly, and
La Roux were next pulling up.
The DERBY STAKES of 50 soya each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Sst 31b. The second to receive
100 sovs out of the stakes. Last mile and a-half. 224
subs.

21. Mr. Merry's Thormanby, by Melbourne or Wind-
hound—Alice Hawthorn, Bst 71b (Custance) .. 1
3. Mr. Nichols The Wizard,:by West Australian, dam
by the Cure—Elphin, Bst 71b (A. French) .. 2
19, Captain Christie's Horror, by Wild Dayrell—Sally,
Bst 71b. (Challoner) .. 3
5. Count F. De Lao-range's Dangu, by Fitz Gladiator,
Bst 71b. (carried Bst 81b.) (J. Quinton) „.. 0
1. Lord Palmerston's Mainstone, by King Tom, Bst 7110
(S. Rogers) .. 0
2. Mr. l'Anson's Cramond, by Andover, Bst 71b
(Robert son) .. . . . . . . . . . . 0
4. Mr. Tute's The Drone, Bst 71b (G. Fordham) 0
6. Mr. Wyatt's Nutbourne, by The Nabob, Est 71b
(D. Hughes) .. 0
7. Mr. Harland's Sutton, by the Flying Dutchman,
Bst 71b (J. Osborne) .. 0
8. Lord Stamford's Bentinck, by the Flying Dutchman
Bst 71b (A. Edwards) .. 0
9. Lord Strathinore's Leprochaun, by Daniel O'Rourke 0
Bst 71b (Covey) .. .. 0
10. Mr, T. Dawson's Sir William, by Knight of Avenel,
Bst 7lb (Bullock) 0
11. Baron Rothschild's Restes, by Orestes, Bst 71b
(Charlton) . 0
12. Lord Derby's Cape Flyaway, by the Flying Dutch-
man, Bst 71b (Clement)
•• •• •• 0
13. Mr. Howard's The Rap, by West Australian, Bst 71b
(W. Boyce) 0
•. •. •• • ••
14. Mr. Gibb's Wallace, by Malcolm, Bst• 71b (E. Sharp) 0
13. Mr. Heslop's The Tiger, by Newminster, Bst 71b (J.
Snowden)
16. Mr. Sutton's Man at Arms, by Kingston, Bst '711)
(Perry),.. 0
17. Lord Portsmouth's Buccaneer, by Wild Dayroll, Bst
71b (J. Goater)
. 0
18. Lord Glasgow's Tom Bowline, by the Flying Dutch-
man, Bst 71b (Aldcroft)
21. Lord Zetland's Lanchester, by Voltigeur, Bst 71b
(Marchant) 0
22. Sir C. Monk's Vesta, by Stockwell, Bst 21b (Hibberd) 0
23. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Umpire, by Lecompte, Bst 7113
(L. Snowden) .. • • • • . 0
25. Mr. Merry's Brother to Rainbow, by Chanticleer,
Bst 71b (J. Sharp) .. .. • • .. 0
27. Sir J. Hawley's Loiterer, by Stockwell, Bst 71b (Wells) 0
28. Sir J. Hawley's Largesse, by Pyrrhus the First, Bst
21b (Payter)
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29. Mr. Ci..arifur •d's Winton, by the Flying Dutchman,
• Bst 71b (Norman) • •• •• .• .•
30. Mr. Copperthwaite's The Rising Sun, by Bandy, Bst
71b (J. Mann) „
31. Mr. Gratwicke's Ebony, by Robert de Gorham, Bst
7lb (D. Plumb) „ „
33. Mr. Jacques's High Treason, by Mildew, Sat 71b
(W ithing ton) • . „ . •

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BETTING.
sto 2 agst The Wizard (offered)
sto 1 agst Thormanby (taken freely)
6to 1 agst Umpire (offered)
7to 1 agat Natbourne (taken)
100 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Horror
25 to 1 agat High Treason
30 to 1 agat The Drone •
30 to 1 agst Restes
40 to 1 agat Crammond
40 to 1 agst Mainstone
50 to 1 agat Wallace
50 tc 1 agst Lanchester
. _
66 to 1 agst Sutton.
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THE RACE.
At exactly 25 minutes prior to the time of starting the
numbers of the 30 competitors were displayed on the tele-
graph board, The horses assembled at the post with the