, 1860-06-07

little sum. But every person entering a horse
generally backs him to Il large amount. For in
stance, Ten Brock backed Umpire 81, 900
against el00, 900, or one hundred tn one. -Thi:
was when he was first entered. Nearly every
horse is backed fu the aame way. If in the "a.
ces which he is entered for the snme rear be
proves to possess fine points, the betting rap.
idly changes; sometimes in the fall Of the yea,
coming IT low as ten to one. Now is the rine
that the owner Of horse may hedge his bells
al Ten Brock didt
The horses who run for The Derby will be
three years old at the time Of the race, or one
| year from the time Of their being entered. The
| owner of the second horse receives one hundred
| sovereigns out Of the staEes. The winner pays
one hundred soverefgns towards The police and
| regulations Of the course, and fifty sovereigns
| to the judge. The course is one mile and half.
During the course Of year great many horses
! are Withdrawn, their owners perceiviux tllev DO
| not possess qualities which will enable them to
! win the race. The present year the number
| decreased to thirty.
| convey ms from EPSON to Southampton immedi-
ete]y after The Derby, in order 10 sail in The
Vanderbilt, l returned to the city. Nothing
was here talked Of bit the Derby. All tue
| clubs we're we'll attended, and heavy bets were
made by the lords and fquires just iu from the
country. The Oxford and Cambridge studen,a
gathered in large bodies Ut the hotels, and ere
discussing The various chances. Longs Hotel
was the principal meeting place Of The oxford
boys; the cofee-Tootn was crowded with ah+ m,
| their betting books were ou', and Is and e10
were booked, pro and con, with zest. asked
the proprietor how he managed 10 satisfy the
demands Of bis customers, and what he charged? |?
"The fact is" be replied, the Oxford :oys are
good uatured, md We cram them in anywhere,
and get 81 night for the bed ; as for convey.
aucee, we get E10 for coach and tour, without
riders; e5 for drag, G5 Tor chsisc with two
horses, E3 to IS for d cab, and from 81 to 81
for a laansom then we make capital lot out
fsha lunches; that's the thing that makes the
money"
Une half Of the people do not seem to go to
bed 1t ell. The night previous they carouse in
true American style, only that their positions
consist of hot brandy and wafer CT whisky
toddy-both Of which are excellent assistants
| ia co!oriug John Bulls proboscis. The morn
ing Of tue i'erby has dawned-a true May day
it IS. 4 pu1er or clearer sky an Italian could
not dream of nor Claude depict on canvRs
Every one has breakfasted early. In front OF
Mo,iey's Hotel = long line Of vehicles Of every
description is d1a*n up. We are ready fer
our frienes, true Eoglisa sportsmen, who hare
invited us to the Derby, aud who are to act IS
opr guides. Up dashed four splendid bays with
outriders, drawing with them coach, ihe top
of which is covered with genial CROWD. The
interior is full hut not of human flesh; lamp-
e:s Of every size are slowed away in its iuteii
or. But your correspondent mounted; there
Was Just room for one more passenger 10
squeeze in on the second top ssat. We nre of;
mer1iIy aud gloriously We dash over the paw
ments towards the Waterloo bridge; every
vehicle We meet is loaded. The hansom driver
has even decorated his sorry nag With blue
rosettes. There goes tandem Of splendid
dsppled grays driven By my lord some one in
gentleman driving pnir Of ponies aud chaise in
which arc seated two lovely Eoglsh girls in
white muslin aud blue 1ioands, {thai's The
Derby sfyle); next fo1Inw dozen equestrians,
dashing along as if they bore dispatches OF
State importance; then there are carts Of every
imaginable description; some are eyeu driving
donEcys. But eveEy one is in good humor md
crush is frightful. Together, stage coaches,
poblemen's carriages, hacks. dog csrts, chaises,
broughnms, coupes End hansoms. all push for
ward. All through the country and along the
road everything looks bright; at every coltage
the occupants are dressed in holiday attire and
expect some tribute from the passers By. The
fields look as only Euglish fields can look-a
stretch Of endlcss green, decorated and glitter
ing witt. the golden cowslip and butiercup,
while the hawthorne hedges a7e perfect
aud frame the landscape. But we are
at EPSON at last; aud here what scene is
people and vehicles; the grand sand, with the
Gag Of England floating aboyeit is covered with
a galaxy Of beauty. And so for two hours we
waited. By every road the crowd Of vehicles
aud carriages poured in titled dukes aud lords
dashed in with all their magnificent re,inues.
but everybody WAS good.humorcd was
equality to.day. The rai1road increased the
o'clock there must hare been nearly a50, ,0OU
people, and at least 10000 vehicles Of various
descriptions OF The ground. Nearly all the no.
bi1ity Of England were thrrR, and so were all
tile pickpockels. Gambling in all its varied u.s.
poets WAS pursued. to the delight of the know
ing ones and the sorrow of the ereenhorna,
who arc always fedged on such day. But
stop; there is hurry and movement; The hor-
ses are saddiiug. There IRE the riders, bearing
the distinctive colo1s Of their masters. There
is Wells, one Of the best riders in England; he
mounts l.argesse, u fine tilly, belonging to Sir
joseph HaTicy, and wears lhe cherry co1ored
jacket aud black velret cap, which designate
him in the race. Then cotues an ugly colt called
Horror, sired by Wild Dnyrell. Snowden rides
Iii r, and may he distinguished By his black
jacket, white bsls. and black uod white cap.
But here comes colt, equally US ugly; bony
| and strong, with fine broad shoulders, and his
coat as polished as silk he is ridden By Ford
ham, the finest jockey in Engisnd; that boy
has won many d race; he is dressed in orange
silk, with black belt md ornnge co1ored cap.
These are the cn'ars Of Zen Brock, and the
horse he rides is Umpire, on when the Ameri-
cans ie0k WILD 80 IQuCu AuAlEL5.
Nov for Thormanby, sired By Melbource; be
| is as lively IS deer. Cuttance rides him, and
.ears yellow md black cap, the livery Of Nt.
| Merry.
n.t. comes Tue favorite, as pretty piece of
| hoiseaesh as ever the eye lsghted on. Whcnh he
| strips. his friends raise shout Of delight. He
| looks like Derby winner, though he looks
| of The EPSON Course but we shall see. Viz
ard was sired by West Australian, one Of the
noblest horses England ever raised. French
rides him, and is dressed in blne, with scarlet
sleeves and blue cap. Then there are various
| others; Earl Derby's co1ors are black, with
anze cap; Baron Rothschids, dark blue and
| yellow cap. Lord Derby entered Cape Ftya~
way, Lord palmerston Maidstone, and Baron
Rnthschild Restes. Oilers bad jackets of
! green, white, pink. cherry, chocolate aud brown.
| Your readers cac form Il notion Of the pic
turesque effect produced By thirty horses, with
their mounted riders, all waiting aRerly for the
start. Everything seems rcady-crery heart
throbs with anxiety. There are thousands who,
/ in few minutes will be left almost beggared,
while others will add thousands and thousands
| to their fortunes. On Umpire is staked the
most. Mr. Tattersall informed me that he be-
| 1ieved tue amount Of money that would change
hands on Umpire would reach nearly million
pounds.
the pe1l rings-they are eff! Whit rush :
What mob Of horses! What hustle! Ooly
a mile and half. "Where is the green?"
shouts one. "WheEc is the blue?" shouts
another. But the Americans are all eagerly
looking for the colors of Umpire: "where is
the orange j4cket?-Wherc Is Fordham, With
his black belt and orange cap?" There is q
cloud OF dust in front-all is obscured-the
millions are hanging in the balance-the an xiety
still lasts. Bets are made wildly, curses are
uttered loudly, and then there is a shout, and
/ that shout carries dtsmay to the hearts Of The
Americans, for Umpire is nowhere. ut is i'm
possible !" aay all Of US; "therc is some trick.
cry" Bat the train is waiting to take us tt
Southampton, aud We have not a moment It
lose. Thormanby is the winner, Wiza1d is ths
second, and Horror, who was thou sht nothing
of, is third; while Umpire was, l think, clev
enth. The judgment Of every one was at taui
all the predictions and calculations made wer,
erroneous. and all stayed in England for re
suited in disappointment. In one hour and Gft,
minutes Twas in southampton, ready to emba1l
on the Vanderbilt
Mr. Ten Brock, during The race, wore fac
as CAIN as summer, and when tue anpouncemeu
was made his coolncss was tile same. He los
no money, but gained nearlr $50 900. OF cours
there will be many inquiries made as to III
defeat Of Umpire. aud that SO badly. The los
to Americans is very severe So much conf
dence was placed in his abilities bv Englishme
that they were sure Of winning. We shall per
| hans. soon know the cause.
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