The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-09
The Grand Race Contests In
England and France.
Running for the English Derby and
Oaks at EPSON and the French
Derby at Chantilly.
SCENES ON THE ROAD AND GROUNDS.
The Horses, Their Owners, the
jockeys and BETTING.
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The Favorites Beaten in the Three
Great Events.
SCENES ON THE ROAD AND GROUNDS.
THE ENGLISH DERBY.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.

Eps0m-The Grand Kace-Tae Winner and
His Jockey-Mr. Chaplin's Double Tri-
unph-Scenes the Gronnd-The Road
Home, &c.
EPSON, May %, 1867
This has been in every respect extraordinary day.
long to be remembered sporting and meteorological
annals. For the first time since the famous 1889, when
Bloomsbury the blue riband, the Derby has been
storm. On that occasion the course to
be cleared Of the before the started to-day
rain, hail and squalls aternated but when the
horses went 10 the starting post the clouds parted and
the sun shone out brilliantly, if old Sol himself
anxious to witness the great To this phenomenal
weather add the fact that the Derby by an out
slider against whom the betting stood 100 to l. and you
will see why this is called an extraordinary day.
The race course al EPSON is upon the Downs about
nineteen miles from London. wide, level common
carpeted with indifferent turf and decked here and there
with clumps OF furze and bushes, is the EPSON
No charge whatever is made for admttanco this
any other English racing ground, except for carriages
and 10 the grand and private stands The arrangements
are Of the most elaborate description The itself
is fenced IN by chain, and forms dve-sded figure
different from any track America
Tho grand stand a substantial building containing
restaurants, Offices private room for the Queen
The front is divided into boxes and STALLS taken by
same parties year after year, like boxes the opera.
The roof slantng, and affords excellent view OF the
entire course.
Thanking the grand stand are long rows of platform
stands In front enclosures divided by ratings
and devoted to the general betting ring, to
the Tattersals and Newmarket clubs, and to
the jockeys and trainers. To the right Is the
weighing stand Beyond this is the box for the Judges
and opposite this is the winning post, with private
stands In the Directly opposite the grand stand
Is tho place where the carriages cluster and back OF
this the refreshment fair tents and
the curtains for the noble game Of Aunt Sally which
consists In throwing sticks at POLE upon which is
placed toy, pncushon a cocoanut-the prize OF
the person Who is lucky unlucky enough to knock
1t or
The centre OF the course is filled with carts cabs
donkeys hire archery butts, rife galleries and all
sorts OF holiday paraphcrnaa, and the common for
miles around is dotted during the week with gypsy
vans and picnic parties.
Derby day is the national holiday in England; but
is unlike any other holiday in any part Of tho world.
An old fashioned ''raining day. in New England is
something like it; but in almost every respect 1t is
unique. II is, 10 fact. combination or . race,
carnival and . fair. 10 almost all classes OF
society 1t 10 the event or the year. Parlia-
msnt adjourns for the Derby; the papers full
Of the Derby; all the vehicles In London hired for
the Derby; everybody bots upon the Derby; nearly
everybody goes TO the Derby aud prepares for picnic
and frolc. For weeks tho betting upon the Derby
and tine condition Of the Derby the promi-
uent topics of conversation Tho horses more
eagerly watched, their movements accurately re-
ported than II they were great statesmen famous
generals As the important day approaches the excite
msnt fever heat Parties made up; all
OF conveyances engaged; hampers packed at homo or
ordered from and provision shops; peo-
pie begin arrive from all parts Of the country and
indeed Of the world: the sporting editors indulge in
long descriptions OF the horses and solemn prophecies
Is 70 the result; spies and "touts" are employed to
watch the avortes at their exercises and telegraph
papers tack everything upon the Derby tue joordRfP
pubiish lucid letters and ntermnabIe editorials about
the prospects Of the race and kn owing ones
advertise their willingness to furnish the name OF thu
winning horse-the tap, "a It 10 termed-for . small pc.
cuniary consideration.
Hundreds Of thousands OF pounds are s,aked bv the
betting and every EngIishman feels it his duts 10
invest in sweepstakes bet which some hat resembles
the French 'posI, since each person puts an equal
sum Oh money into the fund and draws horses name
by chance from hat taking all the money and treating
supper II he pc lucky enough draw the winner
no prosdenai election In the United States excigos
more general interest and tho OF money saked
must DO reckoned by millions OF dollars As You know
the Derby mania extends to New York as well as 20
France, and no doub, money viii change
hands In Gotham when your special cable telegram ap-
pears Ia the HERALD.
To-Day presented all the usual Derby features cxcep,
that there were not so many spectators present and the
tho bad and by others TO the rough rcpata
ton which the Derby Day has attained Yet there were
III least two hundred and nifty thousand persons in and
around the course, and vehicles could only be num-
bered BY thousands. As for the ladies' none Of them
could be seen outside OF the grand stand but were
plenty OF women In carriages.
The inevitable babies which figure upon all public oe.
casious IN England were full force
There was much less drunkenness than usual and
fewer arrests but regret to say that almost every
woman on the course was moro less under the in
nsence q beer aod champagne and some offered 10 the
phosophc observer that disgusting spectacle Of thor
oughly intoxicated females which Is seen nowhere so
often |" 10 Great Britain, where every woman drinks
mir and EharA ota..
houses and order their drinks the bar with perfect
nonchalance
began 70 arrive although the first did on
unul two 7. H. The gypsies the restaurant keepers,
tho jockeys and the trainers had arrived the night BEFORE
and booths
All the Derby horses we're also on the ground their ar
M being teegrap cd TO the papers In the style
Tue moSemens OF distinguished personagex Tho horses
came N vans carefully driven, by special cars and
.ne atenuon bestowed upon them was remarkable. No
PRIMES were ever more sssduously watched and guarded
sna nunareds OF sporting men assembled 10 the
beautiful Creatures lake Their exercise gaops Bouc
cants play, Fyng scud Is not In the least Exaggerated
REPRESENTATION Of the horse life and jockey life at
Last evening the riders and tho trainers were tho
heroes OF the hour; but none OF them predicted
Amburgh, others the Palmer and few MarS sman ana
julius ana al NE sporting papers aud Derby prophets
This morning dawned clear cold and snn.h,,x vim |
hard frost After while a snow storm and thsn |
fall Of hail The philosophers declare tha, the |
mctcoric showers, which the HERALU reported ana pro-
lessor LOOMS doubted, responsible for tbis nm
seasonabe weather. the meteors inierposug scream
between the and the earth BE that az II NAV tha
weather seemed G first not 10 affect the attendance 4,
the race.
In EPSON village the resembled nigh, before
battle was impossible TO sleep everybody was astir
at sunrise Then hundreds Of people began 10 pour in
from the adjacent country; some foot some ON
horseback in all sorts OF queer vehicles BY and
by the cheap trains from London commenced 70 run
aud soon Afterwards the first OF long procession OF
conveyances arrived. II rained, IL hailed, showed:
but hour By hour the throng grew greater Train after
train landed It's load OF passengers carriages omnbues
carts aud cabs pushed along the road stopping at every
INN and taking the journey easiy BY the
seemed crowded. and ret the arrivals were moro numer
Gus than ever.
Outside the course there was barIcade Of vehicles
Eeareshment booths spranr up Ike mushroomA vend-