The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-24 00:00:00

THE DERBY.

There is a singular coincidence in the running for this
stakes on Thursday and the Doncaster St. Leger of last
year. Mameluke, after winning the Derby, was sent to
Doncaster to win the St.. Leger, which, from the style in
which he won at Epsom, and the repeated trials made with
him, was looked upon as certain ; he came out and ran
second. By way of retaliation, the Yorkshire people sent
up the Colonel, whose performances as a two-year old gave
them good grounds for supposing that he would wrest the
prize from the southern side of the Trent ; lait his attempt
was attended with the same success as Maineluke's, although
it must be confessed that he had a better chance for it, and
ran an extraordinary good horse, for never before was the
honour of the south so much endangered. Thus, from
year to year, has the rivalship between Yorkshire and
Newmarket been carried on, without either being able to
obtain any decisive triumph. This remark is applicable
only to the horses, for, in riding, both north and south
have been beat on their own ground by jockies from the
other country. As usual, both Derby and Oaks were car-
ried off by Newmarket horses, the Yorkshire being second
for the first, and the west country in the other. The very
superior manner in which the Colonel ran fully supports his
previous performances, and shows that the betting men had
formed a pretty accurate opinion of them : he cannet fail
of becoming a great favourite for the St. Leger, notwith-
standing the extraordinary style in which Velocipede won
at York. The three first horses (Cadland, the Colonel,
and Zinganee) for the Derby, were also the first favourites
in the odds, which impugns the old advice " always to bet
against the favourite." One gentleman took 100 to 1 that
there would be a dead heat for the Derby.
The course was again kept with a precision that would
have done credit to Ascot, and the public are highly in-
debted to Mr. Maherly for the spirit and liberality evinced
by him in the discharge of the difficult duties pertaining to
the office of steward. The neighbouring Magistrates gave
every assistance, and the police exerted themselves with
equal zeal and moderation. The only accident we saw
yesterday happened to the Honourable Mr. Stanley, whose
horse fell with him, without doing him any serious injury.
Conolly, the jockey, whose accident we noticed yesterday,
is much better : the injury is confined to a broken rib.

About three o'clock the horses started for
The Oaks Stakes of 50 sovereigns each, h. ft., for fillies,
Bst. 41b. Seventy-eight subscribers. The distance and
other conditions the same as for the Derby.
Duke of Grafton's br. Turquoise, by Seiko 1
Mr. Rawlinson's Ruby, by Rubens
The following also started, but were not placed by the
judge :
Mr. Molony's b. Zoe, by Orville—Nina
Sir J. Shelley's br. Rosalia, by Walton—Rosaune
Lord G. Cavendish's b., by Andrew—Ridicule
Lord Jersey's ch. Trampoline, by Tramp—Web
Lord Grosvenor's, by Blacklock—Delta
Mr. C. Day's ch. Zelinda, by Rubens—Zulieka
Mr. Beardsworth's bl. Lestelle, by Whalebone
Colonel Udncy's f., by Reveller—Lisette
Mr. Scaith's b., by Whalebone—Varnish
Mr. Warmsley's br., by Blacklock—Olympia
Mr. Ramsbottom's b., by Aladdin
Lord Kennedy's Sarah, sister to Swiss
The betting in the town up to one o'clock was thus
to 2 agst Lord G. 11. Cavendish's Ttidl.ule filly
9 to 2 agst Mr. Nowell's Rosalia
5 to 1 agst Mr. Rogers's Zoe
6 to I agst Lord Jersey's Trampoline
14 to 1 agst Delta
14 to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Lestelle

15 to 1 apt Duke of Grafton's Turquoise
15 to 1 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Ruby
When the ring was formed on the course, the following
changes took place :-
5 to 2 agst Mr. Rogers's Zee
4 to 2 agbt Lord G. Carendislee Ridicule filly
4 to 1 agst Sir John Shelley's Rosalia
'7 to 1 apt Lord Jersey's Trampoline
25 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Turquoise