New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-09
THE DERBY RACE-THE AMERICAN HORSE
-HEENAN AND SAVERS

The following account of the Derby race Is made up
from the English sporting papers:
The day unusually beautiful, and everybody
upon the road, though the perfect Accommodations
furnished by the rail- has in late years changed the
appearance of the journey TO EPSON. The first thing
that strikes you when you arrive at Epsom that the
people of that thriving town have not the slightest
notion that great race is 10 come Off and quarter Of
million of people to congregate ia their immediate
vicinity. Ire tradesmen stand behind their solitary
counters, and weigh small parcels for imaginary GUS
TONER'S just if il were no Derby day at all and the
single ladies tap al the windows of the Post0 and
ask for the letters which contain not the slightest au
sOn to the state OF the Cdds the business of the day.
EPSON in face 10 be ignored, put on one side 10
be solidy Indifferent TO horse-racng and contemptu-
ousy TO look down on people who pass on TO the race
course, and-niore imporant-take all their spending
money along with them.
But TO the race and the betting: On Tuesday the
day before the race, the Wizard remarkably firm
throughout the day; but Umpire, an the contrary hav-
ing failed IN the morning TO remove the favorable inn
precision be created the day before was somewhat un-
steady in spite of the wonderful confidence exhibited
by his owner, who offered to back him for 10 900 or
any part oil against anything named in the This
had salutary effect, and Umpires chance was again
looking rosy. On Wednesday morning the Downs
from al early hour, became crowded on every avaia
bic spot the Ring mustered early, according 10 Derby
day custom, and BIZ noon Il was thigh change" For
some time however speculation was very laneuid and
few changes have TO be recorded. The fayorite who
had evidently passed good night" opened firm nc
yet two and two three bets OF 500 200 each were
booked about him. but when it TRANSFERRED thai Mr. Ten
Brock bad secured Luke snowden for Umpire the
Yankee (notwitl standing protest lodged against him
by Mr. Wyatt the owner II Nutbourne, on the ground
OF wrong age become hot that he trod clcsely on
the heels Of The Wizard and halt point more was r-
quently beted against the latter, while 400 70 400
was taken about Umpire which the shortest price
he attained. We now quote from an English paper:
In discussing UmpiIe's victory in the Goodwood
races last year We always said that when he
ceVng weight ne he did from everything OF any pre-
tensions, had no right 10 be bazoned as triumph
nor were bis Stockton of such high order -
10 Justify the Jurore they created in hs regards!
Whether Umpire wimend that performance is another
matter; but Tor the present his hollow defeat must
silence the boasnQs aud expoee some Of our American
sporting writers, whose buukum respecting Our ID
horses England thai has appeared week after week
In tie New ork prints, must have been most dslsie
ful 10 Mr. Ten Brock. The latter stock screaner
on Umpire, bu ost by every other horse In the race
except Horror Mr.. Merry who bao ks his horses very
heavily when III earnest ia reported 10 win between
seventy and eighty thousand pounds.
"As soon as the horses had entered tho paddock
hundreds al once proceeded 10 that welknown spot
Tie cIush at the entrance gates 10 the paddock dis
played the intense interest that excited 10 take
stock ofthc several candidates the Yankee IN particular
Where's Umpire was asked on all sides; but his
Position WIS coon indicated by the imrnense crowd
which escorted the borse in bis promenade the drec-
ton of which was regulatedby acknowledging indi-
ydual in an immense iur cap, who marched at me
horses head and welded kDobby ash plant with tho
skill o.: drum major. Concerning Umpircs appear
anee opinions We're not much di .ded, although ns
th, and thin admirers asserted he had no match "
AL creation thus proving that
our very syes
Are sometimes like our judgments--blnd'-
For there he stood almost wholly deficient in the mus
euar development necessary to carry him through 'asa