Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-04
Tho Derby.

There are some honors which neither
rank, money, nor skill can insure to those
who Ecovet them; and Of those is that
which is more highly priced by many
Enrlishmen than any position, rank or
order iu the gift Of the sovereign" the
blue ribbon of the turf" the Derby cup:
Earl Derby, the proud representative OF
the wealth and blood of the Stanleys,
bns sought 1t all his life, and though he
estimates it higher than the fame Of ora
tory, authorship, or diplomacy, the gar
ter or the premiership, he has never
won it. Rothschild has spent thou
sands; and though his horses have been
among the favorites, he has never won
40 much rs place until last year.
Tepbroeck has been q successful votary
of the turf, and had many successes,
but amongst his prizes he docs not
count Derby cup. Scores OF young
men Of fortune have squandered their
property in training and running horses
for tho Derby; and not a few noble es.
,ates have been mortgaged to their
value; and not A few high-born peers
have had to pass their lives in compare.
tive retirement, while their family for.
tunes recupcrated from racing losses
The last two years have borne very
hardly on three young sprigs OF fashion
with sounding titles, tho Duke Of Beau.
fort, the Earl of Jersey and tho Marquis
of Hastings. The last named young
gentleman lost terribly on the last Der.
by. It will be remembered that there
were family reasons why the owner oi
Hermit, Mr.. Chaplin, and the Marquis
should hate each other. The ill-luck
which befell the Marquis in 1866 and
1867 at EPSON, Chester, Shrewsbury
and other places, has continued to iol'
low him In 1868. When he sold oil his
racing stock he reserved a very promis'
ing filly, Elizabeth, full sister to Aehiere'
msnt, in the hope Of retrieving his for
tunes. Even his creditors and most
prudent advisers seemed willing that he
should retain this single chance OF clear
ing off his cmbarrassmcnts by change
of luck. As the Spring advanced the
prospect looked very favorable, for the
mare stood first favorite, the betting
being only four to one against her. The
double event accomplished, the Derby
and the Oaks,) and Hastings would
have been himself again. The telegraph
has not told US yet the name Of the mare
who won tho Oaks on Friday, but We
learn that Elizabeth was nowhere
amongst her masculine opponents on
Wednesday, md unless her owner has
been prudent enough to hedge, or hi'
last stake on the Oaks has come ou,
right for him, the head of the Hasting:
family will shine no moro at Victoria:
or any other Court in this generation
What neither rank, money nor skill vii
bring others has come oftener to tina
staunch old English baronet, Sir JOSEPH
Hawley, than to any other man, living
or dead, in Lightweight years, and hi!
sideboards now show, among fifty othe
prizes, four Derby cups, all won withir
his own lifetime. In 1851 7eddington
ridden by J. Marson, won cup No. l; il
1853 Bsdd,man, ridden BY Wells, wor
cup No. 2; the following year Wells woI
n third cup for Sir Joseph with Muyid
and ten years after the same rider ha'
| for the third time landed q winner OF
Hawley's fourth successful horse, Blu
Gown. Rothschild's King Alfred wa
placed second, and the Duke of Newcss
Ties Speeulum third. Time, minute
and A seconds-within one second o
the time in Blair Athol and Renledrum'
years, and they aro the quickest on re
cord. Sir Joseph Hawlsy, four time
the winner of the Derby, may be justl.
called tho king Of tho turf, and Wells
three times the successful rider, is nj
less eminent among jockeys than tn
baronet among breeders, and fortune
has shone on both in fame and purse.