The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-17 00:00:00

But one disturbance of any especial importance,
in fact, fell under our own immediate observation—
looking down for hours upon that stupendous
throng from our " coign of 'vantage" upon the
Grand Stand. It was a disturbance, however, in
its way, of the most disgraceful description
well imaginable. It occurred, too, at the moment
of supreme expectation—when every one was
most upon the alert : namely, very shortly before
the Derby was run, and after the course had
been pretty well cleared. Regarding the scene
from the distance from which we viewed it—
namely, from our elevated post upon the Grand
Stand, it was the infliction of Summary Punishment
upon some miserable Welsher, hard-by the boundaries
of the Ring—the unhappy wight being set upon and
hammered upon the head and thrashed about the
body, as the phrase is " within an inch of his
life," by the surrounding mob—the vindicators of

the outraged majesty of Lynch Law! So summary,
in truth, was the punishment administered, that,
before the victim could be rescued by the police
authorities, he had had every stitch of clothes, from
the crown of his head to the soles of his feet,

torn from his body, so that when he was expelled
beyond the barriers he was as naked as he was
born—the remnants of his clothing being after-

wards shredded into at atoms by the victorious
Lynchers. It almost seemed as if the vigour of

the police alone saved those same Lynchers from
the unintended crime of manslaughter.

The weather, unpromising at first, improved in
the afternoon ; there was no rain ; but the Derby
Day of 1866 will be remembered as a cold, un-

genial one, even for May.

The following is a detailed description of the

racing.
The EPSOM Tows PLATE of 50 sovs handicap) for a

ages ; winners extra. One mile.

Mr. Hodgkinson's Dayrell, by Wild Dayrell, 4 yrs, 7st
llb (inc. 51b extra) (Elphick 1
Mr. Hodgman's Victoria, 3 yrs, sst 91b (car sst 111 b
(H. Clarke 2
Mr. G. Newton's Pinchbeck, 3 yrs, sst 11lb (A. Reeves 3
Mr. Hodgman's Vixen, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Heartfield) 0
Mr. Alwyn's Tom Cpke, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (car. 6st 111 b)
(Page) 0
Dotting—a to 4 agst Dayrell, 3to 1 agst Victoria, and 4
to 1 agst Vixen.
Won in a cantor by three lengths. Pinchbeck a bad
third, close up with whom came Vixen fourth.
The 87th DERBY STAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr,
olds ; colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 51b ; the second
horse received 100 soya out of the stakes. Mile and a
half. 274 subs.
Mr. R. Sutton's b c Lord Lyon by Stockwell (Custance) 1
Lord Ailesbury's ch c Brother to St. Albans (T. French) 2
Duke of Beaufort's ch c Rustic (Cannon 3
Lord Exeter's bc. Knight of the Crescent (J. Adams C
Mr. Bowes's b c Westwick (Ashmall (
Mr. W. C. Brown's br e Harefield (Nightingall)
Mr. Rickards' br c Knapsack (Deacon
Lord St. Vincent's b c Redan (H. Grimshaw I
Marquis of Hastings's b c Blue Riband (Cowley
Count F. de Lagrange's b c Plutus garrY)
Lord Stamford's ch c Freedom
....(A. Edwards
Mr. T. Dawson's br c Stabber (Morris
Baron Rothschild's b c Janitor (Wells
Baron Rothschild's b c Robin Hood (J. Daley
Mr. W. Hanks's ch c Hidalgo . ... (Carroll
Prince Soltykoff's br c Duke of York (J. Mann)
Mr. Chaplin's b c Vespasian ~ (J. Grimshaw
Mr. Watt's gr c Strathconau (J.*Snowden
Mr. Ribgy's ch c Abergeldie... . .(J. Goater
Mr. R. C. Naylor's ch c Monarch of the Glen
(T. Challoner)
(Loates
.(Lynch`

Mr. Savile's br c The Corsair .
Mr.
G. Bryan's ch c Laneret

JYri-
Mr. SavilO's b c Sealskin (Doyle,
Lord Glasgow's b c Toxophilite, dam by Game Boy—
Physalis (J. Osborni
Mr. Limf.olu's b c Tacitus (Maidment I
Mr. M'Kenzie's The Czar
.(Cameron €
Betting-6 to son Lord Lyon, sto 1 agst Rustic, 12 to 1
agst Redan, 15 to 1 agst Toxophilite colt, 20 to 1 each agst
Blue Riband and the Bribery colt, 25 to 1 agst Monarch of
the Glen, 30 to 1 agst Vespasian, 83 to 1 agst Knight of the
Crescent, 40 to 1 agst A,bergelnie, 50 to 1 agst Strathconan,
66 to 1 agst Westwick, and 1,000 to 15 each agst Plutus and
Robin Hood.

The customary interval of an hour appointed for the ac-
commodation of those holding paddock tickets for the inspec-
tion of the six-and-twenty competitors having elapsed, the
bell rang for clearing the course. This was scarcely done
when Lord Lyon, Monarch of the Glen, and Hidalgo were
seen threading their way through the crowd from Tattenham
corner, the trio having performed their toilet at the Warren
stables. The favourite was, of course, the centre of attrac-
tion, and as he reached the stand in charge of his owner
the confidence of his partisans was considerably increased
by Mr. Sutton raising his umbrella above his head in
answer to their repeated plaudits. Scarcely had this little
episode subsided than the remainder of the field made their
appearance, headed by Strathconan, Rustic, and Blue
Riband, who, having taken their preliminary canters, re-
turned to the enclosure, and then joined Mr. M'George.
As usual, they missed the first and most favourable oppor-
tunity of getting away, though Tacitus jumping round the
contrary way, and in consequence nearly half an hour was
consumed before a satisfactory start was accomplished.
Soon after the colours of Freedom, wide on the right of the
moving cavalcade, were seen in advance, in whose wake
were seen Stabber, Robin Hood, Blue Riband, Knight of
the Crescent, Redan, and the Bribery colt in close com-
pany ; a length or so on their left came Toxophilite colt,
with Westwick, Janitor, Vespasian, and Abergeldie form-.
ing the next division, in the rear of whom were observed
Tacitus, Harefield, Laneret, and The Czar, the latter being
left at the post. As they entered " the furzes" by the mile
and quarter post, Blue Riband rushed to the front, and,
heading Freedom, who immediately disappeared from the
van, came on with the running at an improved pace, evi-
dently to servo his stable companion, Robin Hood holding
the second honour, closely attended as they fairly rounded
the turn into the old course. Here Lord Lyon was seen
gradually moving to the front, and fairly on the hill he ran
up to the quarters of the Baron's second string, attended
with the most jealous solicitude by his most dangerous
opponent Rustic. To these succeeded Knight of the Cres-
cent, Redan, the Bribery colt, Stratheonan, Vespasian,
Janitor, and Lord Glasgow's colt, who followed the leaders
in a body round the turn into the straight. At this critical
point the shouts from the Stand announced the defeat of
Blue Riband ant Robin Hood, who before the road was
reached had disappeared from the front, leaving the favou-
rite in the centre of the course, with a slight lead of Redan,
but the latter dying away to nothing in the next few
strides, the pair gave way in turn to the Bribery colt, who
came up full of running on the lower ground, and taking
a clear lead as they came on appeared to have the two
favourites beaten at the distance. Half way up, however,
Custance, who had, having ridden with great patience,
disposed of the "Danbury favourite, gradually drew upon
the leader, whom he caught in the centre of the stand, and
coming with one run, landed the popular colour of Mr.
Sutton in the last stride by a head. There were three
lengths between the second and third, Lord Exeter's colt
finishing a head in the rear of Rustic. Janitor was fifth,
Strathconan sixth, Vespasian seventh, and Blue Riband
next. Then came, nearly in a line, Redan, Monarch of the
Glen, Westwick, and Robin Hood, who herded a lot of
pulling-up liorieo, the extreme roar cmprion rroed,m,

waiting, not to be shaken off ; and that Knight of
the Crescent, Redan, and the Bribery colt are well
to the front. Then the horses are seen emerging
into the straight run home, and glasses are put
aside, for now most people who hope to see any-
thing can see for themselves. As the rush comes
nearer, and the clatter of hoofs begins to be heard,
a horse with unfamiliar colours is seen where the
favourite had been and ought to be. A cry is raised
" Bribery colt wins, by Jove !" And amid the
feverish excitement that now prevails it certainly
looks as if the " dark " horse is to carry off the
great prize of the turf. But now the jockey with
the black jacket and scarlet cap is seen making his
effort, and gaining gradually upon the horse which
alone remains between him and victory. "his
Lordship is too late," several voices cry, and so
really he appears to be. The cost has plenty of
running still in Urn, but Lord Lyon has more, and,
drawing up head to head with his dangerous rival,
as the two pass the centre of the Graad Stand, is in
the next breath hailed the winner by a short head.
Rustic, a big, showy horse, from which one would
have expected better things, comes in a bad third ;
Knight of the Crescent a good fourth.
There was less excitement than usual at the close
of the race, for the victory of outsiders is more of a
surprise than the victory of favourites, which comes
pretty much as a foregone conclusion. Mr. Sutton
received with entire equanimity the congratulations
offered to him. Coolness, indeed, is the characteris-
tic of the veteran turfite, who wins or loses with
equal imperturbability. The value of the stakes
was £7,550. According to Benson's " Chrono-
graph" the race was rather a slow one. It occupied
2 min. 49 sec., while that of last year was run in 2
min. 45f sec. ; and that of 1864 (Blair Athol's
year) in 2 min. 434 sec.
The most gigantic assemblage of pleasure-
seekers ever gathered together on Epsom race-
course, was—under the skilled supervision of Mr.
Dorling, the indefatigable and world-famous Clerk
of the Course (aided immediately by an admirable
bodyof our metropolitan police)—marshalled with a
perfectly astounding skill to the enjoyment of one
of the most delightful holidays that ever gladdened
the hearts of so vast and orderly a multitude o
Englishmen.