The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-19

bsou year, which was NE sressess ever chroniclsd
up 70 the pres.ns time. The rsoe aud stakes are
TIE DrasY srAKn Of 90 sovs. each, h A., for three
year ODDS cots sst. lob, 6llies ST. blb.; the
owner Of the second horse 10 receive TO sovs out
Of ne Sskea and the winner TO pay 100 sovs, To-
Wsfds he police and regulations OF the course,
suits
Thry-seven horses were entered for this race,
aud thirty-fo started. Tie favorte Was Marquis.
owned ~ M. b. Hawkes., on WON heavy tets
were made. The most remarkable feature Of the
tace ua year wss the success Of an extreme out
sider--Carsctacus, the betting aga INST which, be-
rore starting, was . thousand giiness 10 hfe,n
INN result will realise an enormous sum for those
WHO were In the secret, and must prove heavy
drain on the resources OF tie betung men who
hot; The time wss the shortest d any on record.
WIN onty Two exceptions, and only occupied two
minutes and forty-fve and half seconds, the dis
lance being mile and hsf One OF the very last
bets laid In the Ring was 90 10 20 against Char
"sneskins affection" earlier In the day. when ten
points Iess were taken In many quarters
The result OF the rscc--the defeat Of the hrst "a
vorits by an outsider-was productive Of great ex-
cist ment and " the enthusiasm In The Stand was
nos % universal a. usual, due allowance must DO
made for the disappointment experienced BY The
gentlemen, most Of whom lose heavily. "a well
RON The Circumstance Of TIE winner being bad
horse Tor the Ring owing " very few OF the book.
makers having escaped laying against Caraotscus
After hN running iu the Metropolitan at the Spring
meet bg mere, when ~ little a. from 70 and 70 "
was tiken about him FOR tie Derby, though his
subsequent indifferent performance sent him out 81
Tue market, consequently. msny who were unable
70 eos OUT Of their money bad the sra, hca,lon Of
hndiDg themselves unesp cctsd winners. They Ind
near squeak for H. however, ster the race, owing
10 the boy being unable 70 draw Lila weight without
tho bridle which, on being brought In, son turned
ne scale-to the no little modification 81 The
Marquis's hackers whose feelings during the
temporary suspense eau be better imagined
than described. Mr., Showing. was warmly
congratulated upon bis unlookcd-for triumph,
which has fully stoned for lis previous disarpoint.
ni.nts with Csractacus, and for the III luck that at
tended the career o! Poesar and other horses nee
bis connection with the turf Ills winnings exceed
10000, exclusive Of the st,kes which snount 70
G6,o25 tho richest Derby ever run for and tho
largest winners siter him are reported u he noble
lord, who throws in for cl2, 900. Coun, D.uhysn
lhotwo,n three and four thousandJ, Mr. Bgnold
fc3,O0o,, Lord Winclils,a Mr.. Muudy, Mr.. III.
MOnds, Mr.. wnitcs, Mr. Coward, &c Cgractacsis
wasb bred hy Mr. Blcnkiron at Middle Park, EltLam,
and w.r purchased AT bis annual slle Ia lSC0by Mr..
Snewny, for 26O -. kingston his sire, died Oh The
sosh Of February 1881, and tho loss u Nj H. who
ouce refused c4bo for him. and e. 200 at nno,i4r
time, IL irrernraile, though he las len behind q
worthy s"n IN Caractaeusto perpe,us,e lis fame,
lruIn Which any Stigma that niglt hithor.o havo at.
tieh'd l.s been triumrhout'y removed thus verb
fying Mr.. B.enk .ron'z uit-cxpresssd opinion TINT
kingHtOha intrinsic value "a alton woud even.
tu"lly be proved " the discontinue Of his detrsc-
tors.
Mr. snewing refused many offers for his horse a.
ter the Mdrop1litan, including one Of 1900 from
NJ. Iinr,reavea, AMI on boiiv pressed /, name n
sim tho answer given wna "cl0, 900 down, aud an
snnuity Of Clo0 year T. his trainer 20
james Parsons, the lucky rider Of tho winner,
N M the well known Rh weight Of tina, name,
hut "A by sO'u' 10 ~ IL years 81 age who was
brought ur IN tie WORKPLACES stable, and the frti,s
81 LIS exec rnt t1tou were manifested In the cool
AMI stcniy manner Ia viii, h lie rode lis horse and
las collected d,mcanpr In the scale, willis, awaiting
Tho bringing IA Of tho bride. II was an unlucky
decision Of J. Goat,r's when, on Mr.. enowiny o!
| erng lin his choice at bath, before the d ,nor.
se'hir', he selected % ride Spite In preference. T.
Csrattacus, innHmuch that Mr.. g. had always
| pr mis- 81 T. settle cln0 year on lin for lis
| provided lie ever won tho Derby ior him.
DESCRIPTION.
| Caraotacus is \ hay horse, standing rs hands Y
| Inches hgh, lie has n beautiful bloodlke head
| and neck, very expressive eye and tsporiny nose,
good clean shoulders, good middle, strong quarters
aud powerful thighs; carries HIS tail very blo0dkc,
aud ms also fair sized arms aud knees, with par.
| ueularly f"Iud looking legs He has blaze Of
white reaching from hs forehead to bis nose, with
| white heel behind aud before. The grey toks /,
remarkable In his sire preserved, aud more par.
ucularly IN one u his hnd legA lie gives ~ i'm.
preston Of very neat horse, with great deal u
| power IN % small compass