The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-26 00:00:00

EPSOM RACES.

THE DERBY_YESTERDAY•

" Tedious is a tale thrice told."
• Not half so tedious as a tale twenty times written bei
oneself, and yet the thing mug he done ; we must eat
travel over the self-same ground , bootee by us for Wiee . •
ten springs. But, perchance, this apology for our same" ' .
ness—call it, if you like, lack of descriptiVe power-'i"! •
superfluous, for why should we dread writing alooett-e,11"„!
which our readers tire never weary of e itnessing. •`:l,''
annual gala of " the Derby day" is as sacred in the
servance by us of Cockney land, and many land
beside, as is any moveable feast in the calendar PI";
the racing calendar) by the most rigid giliebi*:!,
We must, therefore, write a few words to commemorate'
its celebration. To say that the Derby of 1842. re''''
sessed, in the eyes of the sporting world,. an interest c'`-
inensurate with the Derbys of former years, would be ''''
palpable exhibition of ignorance as tcre hat sportingA
people feel with respect to the disreputable otrcuerj,
etanees attendant on the memorable race,- in whir,'„,
Coronation was the wiener, of 1841. Every Alee''''7,,
anxious or interested he the continued and honourable",
prosperity of the terf, will see, at half a - gleecefil
the untoward (we use any thing but a harsh -• er,:'',
Chet) matters to which we allude. Before the ore"-,
uaay betting public they have been sti frequently'4'
and under so many different shapes, that even there 1401
have wrought an impression net easily washed tewaY'4
However, the evil eilletted there is not without a reniedYie:
but where it has taken deep, end ee fear lasting root, ?''''i.
among the sheer sporting circles. This has been fully`i
evidenced in what, we iney teem " the turf moll.: ,:.
market." That, on a:tie-miff of the "Gurney affair," l'"'';
been sadly depressed, and, before it can recover .ite"[,!
original sittoyaney, there mast arise some strop,",
stimulating, counteracting circumstance. Fortunetel.l" j.
for parties whose interest it is to get up risciPe'd
meetings, the effi•ers which we have shown to be so P
judicial to mere sporting men, have not affected the gorlf
sight-seeing public. The thousands who annually r
Epsom, are quite careless about the settlements at le,,c
tsrsall's, and whether Mr. So and So beetnne a detiatatt
or not, simply furnishes them with small talk for a •vit, •
or two, and is then fiirgotten. However, it ! would L
better for all parties, that the shameful squabb.t7
relative to the settlements of debts of honour''
for ever put an end to, and no one ought to - T.;
bey end his means, or incur engagements whit
however ehance may mu counter to him, he would pr(
be able to meet. With these observations we will rapit'?
sketch the leading features of the Derby of this )ear.
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It is a very evident filet that horse-racing is becoreq`;
every day more and more a favdtirite amuse-19qt r'
of the English public, and particularly with the 101
tropolitan portion of it ; and in order to render it reel.;
interesting to themselves, they have established !.(1
almost every public parlour—we had almost
tap-room—far and near, Derby and St. ,Leger Cll_,'''''-•
by means of which, and small -weekly snbscriptie";
they have a slight pecuniary stake dependent
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those races. In consequence of this, an exteoeit
though not deep excitement is kept alive ; and all Ott
who have drawn a horse, or horses, at one or more
these Clubs, are anxious to see them run. Donate
lies too far afield ror the million in London ;. therefl
on the Derby Day, the watchword is with them ".14 I'
for Epsom !" If a total stranger to our manners Were: '
behold, on the morning of yesterday, the general ete
from square, street, and alley, that took piece-771 e
thousands of persons on foot, all in holiday garb, 10102,':
ing to the railroad termini of the Brighton and lOroyt:
and the South Western lines—the multitudes on horsebn
the various rotatory vehicles crammed with
CO'
beings—the four-in-hand—the sweeping-along e ;
and lour—the carriage, chariot, chaise, cart, and 4 •
van—if he were to see all these, probably he would
in wonderment, i, What are they going out for ? '10; •
some mighty conqueror returning from the wars ? 59,.„4
favourite Prince coining back rausomed from exile ? Enli,
holy pilgrim bringing them blessing's crom the Holy Lan
Pshaw ! Not a bit of it. They are going' to see-some-We
and-twenty gallant steeds contend for swiftness Otto!
plain of Epsom. They are pressing onward its expects 00
of beholding their beloved Queen spectatress of the
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sight. as themselves, but
.not enjoying it a vvb) itio
than they ; they are hasting to gaze on the nobles P.,.0 4
land, the pillars of the State, the surpassing beaettl:#
these shores, and certainly a very great portion 01
elite of
" The inviolate island of the brave and freer.if .
And in many respects they were not disappointed:'
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Downs were as resplendent as ever with thousands.,
" Fair women and brave men." . „iii
But the thing would not be English ; the g•0•I
drama would not be Shaksperian that .• is'` i
would not be true to nature—if amid, e
sublime and the splendid were not a AA.
mixture of' the grotesque, and motley, ann• -so
culous. And so there was. It is unnecessarloy
repeat the doings in the gambling-booths., the thbe pi
riggers, the gipsies, the monntebanks, the thou'
tricks played off to entrap the unwary and strip thefe.rt
their gilding. They were practised yesterday for n.l
the hundredth time, as successfully as ever. Need ,Irel,
peat that the road abounded with the usual inettro
funny enough to some, not equally so to others. The
was the usual number of cracked coach pat:tilde !ii4e- I,ll'
poles, smashed splinter-bare • quarrels atth2,'" • onsfe
bars, patience-trying stoppages. apron in v., ee;
alas ! we heard Gods name take 1 ;
• ...i, .11 the right chefk
but we did not see one person scree- - Way
the
hold out the ()dug- to be siruck in the same- ce core
contrary. Hub an lic,ur ber.)re the grand ra
menced, and:when-all were-•-inteett upon it,- the co‘
presented a most animated appearance—the excited
pectatiens of at least 60,000 persons on the tiptoe. Yr'
Epsom clan, to Tat tom., Ciirner;the sides of theft),
/
were heed istli many thousands. Tile imilii
hill wits crowned with a cluster, close and 1;41
tee:, of rashionaLies in carriages and on 1101,riat
and free', The stner•ieg pee a continuous suecess4)l.t'lfs I
hor,emen tied pedesieians unceasingly poured 4 MO I
TattenhCo, n ani Coer. 'Chen there was the usual pr's'
to see the jockies mount. After that to see eaolenef '
take his gallop, and scan the appearance and eetli;of
the favourites. Shortly afterwards another rush. . 410
tremendous than any yet was made to see the staytior
more terrifically still the crowd hurried to the vro;'!of0
post. Once more the mass was on the move tie..'
the ennouncement of the winner, and then.couldlr e..,
visages from which all kepi? had fled. eeeS,"'"
In the morning, in consequence of the rain on e'e7
a good deal of anxiety was manifested by all coo:
whose interest it was that there should be a larg",
course of persons on the course. This anxiety rife
Id
chiefly to the weather, which in the forenoon If '
such steady symptoms of rain, that there could ;..4001
doubt of a fine day. And a fine day there wees std,'
and and clear—quite the opposite to its last broiling ,ed•O
versar:,-. Inc effect of this, was an ever-flowing 9,fr
arrivals, and we never recollect seeing a more OW
out multitude spread itself over the Downs. Tbeild
had been circulated that her Majesty, her ee
Consort, and the Court, would he present to w''l
'spl
the race, a pretty general belief prevail JO
I the rumour was without foundation, and. when to7ir
the hour of starting, there was no indication of !tb:iiir
val of Royalty, the multitude exhibited no niark,,,,
' appointment. About two o'clock Count Mensebirr;'
by affinity to her Majesty, and his four sons, act
Med by Colette' Arbuthnot, one of the Queen's
ries, arrived from Claremont. They were introclit„.
' Baron de Tessier and Sir G. Heathcote, who ite"'
AL
ately placed the Stewards' stand at their disposel'oi
though the number of the nobility and fashionable ;ttp
I present wits as great as heretofore, we regret
could not, without too great a sacrifice of titne;i4%4
more of their names than we here insert :-- - • -: of
I Dukes of Beaufort, Bedford, and Rutland ;:11101, $Oll
of Exeter; Norwalk, Worcester, Granby, 8100
' manby ; Earls of Uxbridge, March, Stradbrokee
Chesterfield, Rosslyni, Verulam, Albemarlet e„,1;1'
Maidstone, Miltoun, G. Bentinck, Villiers., FortsrL.o
Fitzroy, J. Fitzroy, E. Russell. Portarlington Kelp. ,
Sirs I). Baird, W. Stanley, J. Shelley, F. Goarlric"-."
I. Bowater, G. Heathcote, R. Bulkeley, C. Cuote„, et
Count Bathyany and Baron de Tessier; Hononeabl'itlf
nerd Grosvenor, IL Ron, G. Byng, G. Anson, 0" f
I my, J. S. Wortley, 11. Forester, J. Westenrs, a:a
I rester; Co:. Peel , 'Messrs. Newton, Greville, Udneg '
ham, lrbv, Payne, Broadhead, G. Heathcote, t`7l.
A
I Rush, Codrington, Beauchamp, Gregory, CorbA.
! lawney, Pettat, lehillimore, &c. &C. '
The bell fir saddling having been sounded, the.. I
was cleared with surprising rapidity, and in •11-0
1 instants aftere anis all was in readiness for the elo -4
..f, it :
I struggle for
The Derby Stakes of' 50 soya. each, h ft, for tb.rfeltir '
old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b ; the see•-a col
receive 100/. out of the stakes, and the winner y
1001. towards the police and regulations of the G.
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Last mile and half. (182 Subs.) ^ )
Col. Anson'. b. cir hr. e. Attila, by Colwiek (W. Sc 4.,
1 Load !
Lo' Veruiani's hr. e.l‘obt,rt d: Gorham, by Sir OA 'ti
cities (Cott'"" "
! el
I Mr. 4iitin's b. c. Belewue by Belshazzar ....... .•.es:'r. 0.
Mr. Etwall's br. c. Palladium, by Defence ......... . •;1;0 10
Mr. Connop's ch. c. The Oneida Chief,- by Pieito
Mr. Greenwood's (jun.) hr. c. Lasso, by The Seb, '.7,
Sir G. Heathcote' e eh. c. Hydaspes, by Velocipede, s,O
lion. S. Herbert's Nessus, by Sir Hercules ~ . . .. lea it
! Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Jack, by Touchstone ...se' #r 0
i Mr. Goodman's ch. c. Proverb, by Mule)'MoloOP',l,o
i Mr. Forth's eh. c. Policy, by Bustard .... : ....................
Mr. Meiklam's br. c. by Agreeable, dam by So' 0)1
Mr. Forth's ch. c. The Golden Rule, by Bastarde.'W il
I Mr. Osbaldeston's hr. c. The-Devil-amorig-thf",l it
lots, by The Saddler .............................. •,.•014•0
' Lord G. Bentinck's ch. c. Chatham, by The CL"-ii:;,4 if
! Mr. P. Pryse's ch. it. Cneope by The Mummy ... ''4o,; 0 ;
Mr G. Clarks ro. or gr. c. The Baronet, by Hat 0
Lord Westminster's br. c. Auckland, by Toucvie- ess
! Col. Wyndham's Singleton, by Ernest ........... eqlpfi ti
Lord Westminster's ch. c. William de
Fortibese>e ii
..' Plenipotentiary .141
,0
• ..... ~
Mr. Copeland's b. c. Combermere, by Bran ...... ;0' 0 '
Mr. Trelawny's ch. c. Coldrenick, by Plenipote°„Mit, 0
Mr. Gregory's ch. c. Defier, by Defence ............ :;i4. 1
j General Yates's br. c. Seahorse, by Camel ...... ;:.4,1„0
Betting at starting :-11 to 8 agst Coldreldet'!;ts;
! agst Attila (6 to 1 laid two 1)r three times); •12,„'skeliat`
:.Jack ; 12 to 1 agst Forth's lot ; 14 to 1 egst "17..-'4v,,e 01
20 to 1 apt- Agreeable c ; 30 to 1 agst Chatheelibet7o
agst Combermere ; 40 to 1 agst William de 04 ihse°
40 to 1 agst Lasso ; 50 to 1 agst Auckland ; idael..di
to 10 agst any other. It will be seen that At'_,ge .
!,,•Iwet•
ridden by Lye, instead of 3.larson, the cluorrenie
been malt in consequence of anonymous lctteßeore
I by Lord Westminster, as stated by some ; 131.1,_ b .40!
satisfaction at Satirises race, as insisted upo," ,
,g'ttle'
I The race was advertised to come off tteltelt'o4.?k!'doo
and at that time most of the horses apit,:6:oo
post, but it is easier to get a large field to: Pl`t,
.•.: '. 0
front it, and so it proved to-day ; for two_ ur-e' - 4' off
caused , :
starts, and several dodging attempts, cause- skel e,'
i delay, and it was fully halt' past three ,!! bby lmafre!
i clock" before the final alert took place*
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