The New York herald., 1870-06-02
Con tho Road'' to the Downs.


con the ROad'' to the Downs.
SECOND DE5PATCH.
LONDON, June1-Nignt.
The Derby OF this year has not ben excelted by
any Of its predecessors.
The day was ine the crowds immense, the race
exciting ana closely contested, ana the result unex-
pected. At sunset yesterday people commenced
moving to the scene ana up to noon to-day
the roads to the Downs were flied with
anendtng streams on foot, on horseback
and In carriages All the morning the London
highway was packed almost solid for four niles
from the race course with vehicles OF every descrip
ton. The scene from the grand stand just before
the start was one Of unusual splendor A fringe Of
carriages from five to deep lined the entire Cir
cult and hundreds of thousands Of spectators were
crowded between them and the track.
SCENE ON THE GRAND STAND AND FIELD
Present on the grand stand were the Prince and
Princess Of Wales and Prince Leopold and the King
OF Belgium attended by large and brilliant throng
Of the nobility and arstocracy OF the kingdom; also
many members Of Parliament, Cabinet Ministers,
represen atves Of the bench and persons eminent In
all departments Of public life The track cleared
by mounted policemen with much difficulty, but not
Far from the appointed time the horses were brought
| out. ..f. ert~.,
The excitement OF The spectators was wrought up
to its highest pitch Ivy the appearance OF the teen
horses entered for the race Macgregor, the favor
| iee, was tremendously cheared.
THE BETTING.
The betting differed little from that of last night
Yhen it stood 700 70 100 on Maegregor to against
! Camel and 20 to l against Klngcrart.
THE START AND RACE
All being ready good start was obtained, and
the horses dashed away. AS Macgregor began to fall
. ehind the greatest astonishment manifested
When Kingcraft took the lead the excitement was
intense and reached its height when he came in the
! winner, with Palmerston second and MUSTER close
| behind, third.
| Kingcraft won the race IN 2:45.
SUMMARY
EPSON DOWNS England. June 1.-Renewal OF the
| Derby Stakes OF SO soys. each, half forfeit for
colts sst 10bs and FLIES, Sst. Obs, then three
years old; the lost mile aud q half to be run on the
| new course; the owner or the second horse to re-
Ceve 300 sOys. aud the the third $50 sovs out OF the
| stakes CLOSED with 253 subscribers)
Lord Falmouth's b. c. KIngctaft, by King Tom, out
Mr.. W. S. Crawlori's br. c. Paimerstcn. by
Lord Wntons c. Muster, by Tim whittier, out OF
Unamade ............................
| Time OF winner, 2:i5
] Kingcraft the Winner Of tho Derby i'm 1870.
Kingcraft the winner Of the Derby yesterday, Is
| owned by Lord Falmouth. He was sired by King
| Tom, out of the dam Woodcraft. Kingcraft was
| ridden yesterday by T. French. During the pre-.
| lminary canters on the Downs and In the race he
| had to contend with some 'goOd ones,n such as
Macgregor, by Macaron out of Necklace, ridden by
| J. Snowden; Sunlight, by stockwell, out of Sun
| flower, ridden by Butler; King o. Scots, by King
Tom. out Of Katherine Logic, ridden by Custance;
Stanley, by Knowslcy out Of Allegra, ridden by J..
Osborne; Astolfo, by Orlando, OF Prudence, rid.
Inrs Tyax ,acVHor OtifIov
out Of Blink Bonny, ridden by J. Adams; Caudius,
by Caractacus, out Of Lady Peel ridden by Chaoner;
Chancellor, by MOnarque, out Of Chevrette, ridden
| by Butler; Nobeman, by Marquis, out of Aud Ac.
| quaintance. ridden by Morris; Champion, by Skir-
misher, out Of Fstiana, ridden by Maidment; Nor
| manly, by Thormabby out OF Emily, ridden by
| Grimshaw; and Countryman by Stockweil, out OF
Village Lass, ridden By Jefiery, with others Of
The triumphant Kingcraft although favorite
! from the first among the turfmen and KNOWING
ones" was not, generally speaking, very reliable
entitled him to take high rank, while his worst left
him on a par with those reckoned quite q "stone'
below Derby form. II Is certain, however, that his
defeat by Mahonla at Ascot was great 'huke," evi-
dence Of this being furnished i'll the easy manner in
! which Kingcraft beat Mahonia IN the Chesterfield
| Stakes at the Newmarket July meeting Un1uestion.
ably the best race which Kingcrait ran before that
Plate, in Which he finished behind Frivoiity ad sun.
shine, against the latter OF whom he cannoned fairy,
pushing the mare out Of her stride but for which
Kngcraft much further had he not come into COLI.
sion with her there IS not the slightest
doubt. KIngcraft IS not the only animal who
has failed to get penalty home up the
Cambridgeshlre hill. and eXtenuating circumstances
can be urged tor his defeat on that day. AS two
year Old Kingcraft was a somewhat weak constitu-
tional horse, and invariably declined to feed after
severe race or strong galop AS the Criterion fol-
lowed SO closely upon his terrific in the Middle
Park Plate, it Is not at all unlikely that he not
himself when he sustained his defeat He tired per-
ceptibly under his weight In the last hundred and
nifty yards ana must not be forgotten that he was
running at the side OF that game mare, Hester.
Sunlght-that erratc genteman-alsO finished
before Ktngcraft, who however could have beaten
the others placed above him had French perseverel
with him TO the finish. purDg the winter Kingcralt
continued to do well under the charge Of Matthew
Dawson, at Newmarket and no animal could
"strip'' filter than Lord Famouth's representative
did yesterday before the 'mOunt" at EPSON.
Winners Of the Derby since the First Race
In 1850.
The following enumeration sets forth the names Of
the winners Of the Derby in each year since the first
race III the year $780, with those OF the owners The
time made IS also given In each instance where Il
has been satisfactorily recorded, the annexation