The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-09

The Race Tor the Epson Derby-Th0r.
manly the Winning Horse-Positioa OF
Umpire IN the Race-His Previous Per-
formances In England-fHistory of the
List OF Winners, Sc.
On Wednesday, the 23d May, decided ON the
downs Of Surrey, the most important race on the Eng
nsh ,urf-,he great EPSON Derby The winning Of this
race, which Dsrae 20 happily termed the "Bue Rband
Of the Turf the great object Of ambition alike Of the
Of the horses their trainers and their Jockeys
II the pccunary value OF the stake ITSELF although
that always very considerable, ranging from twenty.
i've thousand 10 thirty thousand dollars honor
which attached 70 the Of the WANING horse,
that makes 20 desirable object OF ambition The
race confined 10 three year olds both colts and lilies
being allowed 10 enter for H. They must, however be
entered for whilst yearinss, and the best thorough
breis almost Invariably engaged the BY their
owners, follows Q necessary consequence, that the
winner Of the Derby the best horse Of his year Eng.
land. His value stud horse, when he finally retres
from TIE turf immensely increased and his services
command enormous price among the breeders OF
racing stock, and are In great demand.
The rsce for the EPSON Derby this year WIS won by
ormanby, chesnut horse Of doubtful paren,sgc being
by Melbourne, windhourd out Of Alice Hawthorn aud
the property Mr. James Merry, Scottish gentleman Of
Immense fortune He has been ssuncb patron Of the
turf for upwards oftwenty years. but This the nrss time
he succeeded h great object Of winning the "Blue
Rbsnd Of the Turf He the great 81 Leger 10 1855
with sunbeam, and hes also carried of many o,hsr i'm
portant with ha large stable Of racers Last year
rbormandy started fourteen umes, and nine
beating good horses Exceedinsly popular the turf
In no wonder that Mr.. Merrys success hailed win
mmepse cheering By The sasembed thousands Who wit
messed the r,s &c he ,ss1y and pacs,y sappor,sd
Winnings must quently be He iioesaly
biz trainers and ockeys matter Of sosorissy, end
be has been Known 10 make present of thousand
eupess Of the latter when be won The Doneaser
- Iseer
Americans consequence Of Mr. Ten Brock naving
bred horse, Umpire, engaged IN H. whose sue
Gees IN the rsoe vas warmly desired in THIS country
Umpire chesput colt by Lecomte out OF Ahce Carneal
by imported sArpedon out OF Rowepa By sumpsss and
Vas bred The farm Of A. Keepe Richards Eq George
a. yearipg and sent England lass sprisg be
trained In stable Newmarket He drssappearance
the turf vas q ths sewnsss ussvsn meeting ior 20
mach for 100 sovereeps with Sr Joseph Ha~sy T~ang
IN which be beaten BY head. AZ the Good sood meet
ed OF i've nsy one horses BY lengths He continued
hn VICTORIOUS career BY winning the Cleveland Stakes
and Zstlapd biennial stakes, 81 Aocktou on Tees beet
nv God zelda Tese psrformsnc-s csned 70 ss rscinr
Ike FORM caued him 10 become The first favorte for the
Derby indeed, such was hs mature appearance, that
after Winning 81 Goodwooc, the owner % The second
horse objected 70 recevng The STAKES the ground
Of he being three year old. This objscfon refer.
red 10 the Jockey tub sne Upune NJ racing smputes,
and Mr. Ten Brock produced On N convincing evidence
Of is falsity, that the decision favss Of Umpire
being the age represented BY the trainers 81 Newman
YET h. 90 pronoupccd "Derby horne al overu and
come idea may be formed Of the high estimate entertain
cd Of racing abtss from the fact that b. backed
70 win Derby for upwards Of million a dollars the
Americans freely and heavily him, and good deal
OF money sent IRON New York 10 invest for
this Mr.. Ten Brock, u said, backed him before
Goodvood the odds 81 hundred one for the sum
$500 thus standing 10 win half million Of dollars
him. q HE But the eoiden rule OF racing
men h. always 40 win and los, and this object
detained by the process termed "bedgips" mus ~hep
Jushc Of Eve 70 Mr. Ten Brock could, ana doob,
Ices co bet 500 70 so coo against him ana Thus be
IN the agreeable poeniou Of winning 600 900 he vss
suoeessul and tls co he oet he poslsioa he oouls
only Obtain / the (the axth borss) shsss that
ether be not In ~ condition for such severe oont-s
~ the Derby, or that he was over estimated
The for The Derby slakss nrst instituted 70,
SOM the ysas 1Tso, aad Won BY mr. Charles Bunbu
rvs DcDed MS bovse subesqvsny imported lots THE
Timed easee, and from him have dcauss6ed OF me
beet boTpss That tyod the turf er Archy, ncleoe
Bosom Lexington and Leoomte, eli trace hsr blood back
70 Dtsmed, and nov, arsr . Iapss Of eshY year, re
see HE hpsA dssceadant, Umpire, consesdne sor the
~ sstablhhR eat But the value OF sne snks ~ I'm
meusely ncrsased aimee thsa TINE ios ~ lIso mere
but thirty subsc ers and nine Starters ov NE
race while IN lsao there s26 snoecrbers and soty
ssssssr The oosdcss Of the rsoe remain unchanged,
With the exosptos Of The weights carried tbese we're
scv,rc 10 The sake $3.50 each hAn forfeit for shres
year sld coils iie bs and n We liza he the owner
ibe secosd borse N ~ 100 sovereAens out II ~
ssstes tb~ vssey 10 pay tto soveregns towards
pol>e ana regulations ~ shs cccrss, asd 70 sovscTxs
70 he jsdes; dNsanos 90 mile and hail