The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-27 00:00:00

TATTERSALLW-SATURDAY.

The " Saturday before the Derby" was scarcely true to
its traditions, and did not produce a sensation meeting.
Although a telegram informed the members that Bombar-
dier was hors de combat, and although Imaus encountered
a passive hostility which sent him from 100 to 8 to 1,000 to
40, the majority of the members seemed so used up by
watching the market that, like Sir Charles Coldstt eanz,they
were inclined to regard such demonstration as if there were
nothing in it. The active speculators may have been easily
classed in two divisions; the first and the largest majority
comprising those who wished to "get on." The leading
favourites, therefore, held their positions with extraordinary
firmness, and not an attempt was made to disturb Dundee
from his pride of place. The increased support awarded to
Diophantus (about whom in the City 400 to 100 had been
taken) may partly account for the retrogression of Imaus,
who was very "tottery" in the market, whilst his stable
companion was quite firm. Klarikoff seemed to have
" come out of the fire" quite unscathed, his supporters
deeming his narrow escape en route to Epsom as a happy
omen. The accident is thus described by Bell's Life :
"During the journey of Mr. Scott's horses from Melton on
Tuesday by the Great Northern line, his Derby ' crack,'
Klarikoff, had a narrow escape of being burnt to death
through the van catching fire between Essendine and Peter-
borough. It is supposed that a spark from the engine
ignited the cushion on the box of the van, as it was all in
flames when the train stopped at the ticket platform out-
side the Peterborough station, and the wooden seat, toge-
ther with a lot of clothing in the ' boot,' was also discovered
to be on fire. It is a miracle that the accident did not happen
after leaving Peterborough for Hitchen, or the van, horse,
and luggage (which filled up one of the stalls) might have
been destroyed." Kildonan's upward tendency was unmis-
takeable, but Royalieu was perhaps in greater request than
any other horse. In the City, in the morning, 20 to 1 was
only " asked" about him ; and when his supporters tried to
extend their operations this afternoon, they were compelled
to take four or five points less. King of Kent, who it was
thought had been quite deposed, was " restored," and his
partisans seemed to hold a firmer allegiance than ever. 33
to 1 was his taking price at the close.
The infamous conspiracy to spite a member of the ring,
and to drive back Dictator, to which we alluded in our
report of Thursday's betting, exercised a more pernicious
influence than was at first expected. Mr. Reynolds, who
was made the victim, laid the odds to, we believe, £2OO,
commencing at 14 to 1 and extending them to 50 to 1. So
genuine seemed his operations, and such implicit reliance
did he place on his telegram, that requested him to lay the
odds to £3OO, that even people who had a familiar know •
ledge of every movement of the horse dared not attempt to
stop the "knocking out." Certain bookmakers and others
that had backed the horse seemed glad of the opportunity
of "getting out," and the news of the horse's retrogression
being sent to Manchester and to London, many persons
followed on the same side. 1 hus a shameful and silly hoax
to spite one individual affected a number of persons. The
prices at the close were as under :

DERBY.
9to 4 agst Dundee (taken)
4to 1 agst Diophantus (taken)
13 to 2 agst Klarikoff (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken)
11 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken)
12 to 1 agst Dictator (taken freely)
100 to 6 agst Royalieu (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Imaus (taken)
33 to 1 agst King of Kent (taken)
50 to 1 agst The Drake (taken)
66 to 1 agst Aurelian (taken)
66 to 1 agst Brother to Teddington (taken)
THE OAKS.

3to 1 agst Nemesis
4to 1 agst Silverhair
100 to 15 agst Fairwater
Bto 1 agst Brown Duchess

LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END.

THE DERBY.
5 to 2 agt Dundee (taken and offered)
7 to 2 agst Diophantus (taken)
7to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken freely)
11 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken and offered)
11 to 1 agst Dictator (taken and offered)
11 to 1 agst kettledrum (taken)
12 to 1 agst Royalieu (taken)
15 to 1 agst Rouge Dragon (taken freely)
25 to 1 agst Imaus (taken)
30 to 1 agst King of Kent (taken)
40 to 1 agst Atherstone (taken)
40 to 1 agst Neighbour (taken)
40 to 1 agst Gardener (taken)
50 to 1 agst The Drake (offered)
100 to 1 agst Russley (taken)
100 t• 1 agst Brother to Teddington (taken)