The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-07
TIE GREAT ENGLISH DERBY.

Baron Rothschild's Favonius-Tremeudou GUS
Enthusiasm Of the PubIic-Great Crowds
The Prince Of Wales Prcsent-Large Gath
ering Of the Artist cracy-NIr. Tom Hughes
and Parliament.
LONDON May 25, 1871.
Everybody and his wife-or, at all events the lady
who for the time being was so considered-were
present to witness the running for the Derby at
EPSON yesterday afternoon. For some years past 1t
has been the custom to write OF the most famous
race In the world as IT, 30 far its being popular
spectacle is concerned, IL were rather in state of
decadence. In particular. it has boen pointed out
that 'the road"-as distinguished from the rail-
which used to be It's great feature was rapidly fall
Ing into state OF decay, and many were rash
enough to predict that ere long 1t would
become thing OF the past. Last year there was
some ground for this unveiltng OF the curtain for
the day rendered memorable BY the victory OF King
craft was cold wet and cheeress; the vehicles that
swept along the dark Surrey lanes were compare
lively few and far between; there were no .sbocksn
as there usually are at Sutton, Cheam and Banstead,
and the folks who travelled down from London to
EPSON In this way were SO melancholy and de-
pressed that they could not keep each other SUM-
GENTLY IN countenance to indulge IN the ancient
Joe Merisms and cocKney horsepay that form to
Yesterday, however, all was changed, and we had
return to The former order OF things. The weather
was simply magnihcent-not suspicion Of an east
wind tending TO make ones nesh creep and not a
drop Of rain falling to conjure up visions OF ruined
summer toilets. AS 1t had been so for some days
previously there was run upon
ALL THE VEHICLES OF LONDON
and almost everything on wheels, from the peers
carriage to the cos'ermonger's go-cart; from the
four-ln. hands afected by the boods and bucks OF
the West End to the omnibus patronized by the city
men; from the private broughams of the profess
sional people to the hanson cabs for two, hired by
those OF humber MEANS were turned out for the
OCCASION The values OF all OF horsenesh and of
the accompanying things on wheels went up four or
five hundred per cent. but the prospect was so en-.
ticlng that they were snapped up wherever they
could be procured Unfortunately the lanes leading to
the famous downs are Of Soft frable chaIky nature,
and there had been rain for days to water them.
and the consequence was that when few vehicles
had passed over them they became covered with
thick coating OF dust which the wheels threw up in
clouds, that settled down on everything and not only
played havoc with the most elegant costumes, but,
mixing with the perspiration brought out by the
excessive heat, speedily covered every coun-
tenance with q rich coating OF mud. In
Obtain from was ra1 to
OF the sun, the whole road being lined with thick
hedges and overhung by well 1oiaged trees; but on
the great rolling downs. where there is not even
bush to cast shadow, and where the nard turf was
trodden by tens OF thousands OF feet, there was all
the discomfort without any OF the set or, the dust
rising IN volumes Tor great part OF the afternoon,
and the sun beating down on our heads with pitless
fury. Inc great majority OF the visitors mad as
usual chosen 10 come down by rail. and on the
whole they had the best OF It, for the journey by any
line Is cheap expeditions, sale and comfortable.
The services bOtn on the London and Brighton, and
South Coast, which runs to the Downs, within hall
mile OF the Grand Stand, from Eastern and Western
London and on the Southwestern, which runs to
tue town OF EPSON, are very numerous. and man
can leave his business IN the city at one O'Clock
the great race AT three and be back to shut up
shop at nve without the least inconvenience.
THE CROWD
was one Of the largest have seen on EPSON Downs
said about the Derby failing or in Its attractions to
the general public the result OF yesterday quite
70 pIove 70 e c0na Inc @
course to the right ana left or the grand ana minor
stands but there were dense bodies In the neighDor
hood OF the hollow, where the start takes place. and
every spot where favorable view Of the race could
be obtained was crowded with onlOokers- the
great ring devoted to the betting men, the largest
space OF the kind III this country, was filed to
cess and the remark applies also the lesser rings
where the smaller boOkmakers do business. OPpo-
site the stand on the far side of the course were
long lines OF handsomely appointed vehicles,
hee sna Of oaers OF equal 'eee
For all these an entrance fee Of two gulAfas, or
about eleven dollars Is paid, and as each person
guinea, and those who patronlze The paddock where
the horses move about before being sent to post
bled to the tune or half guinea, IL VIII be seen
that the essees must make lair profit by their en-
terprise. The general crowd on the Downs COM
81 the o onv Of
the "world, - but the "han wOrd"-were mobbed by
the Rypses, the fortune telers the three card men,
the acrObat5 and all the other varieties OF vaga-
bondage that appear to make living at SUCH places
as EPSON. In the Grand stand
H. X. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES
present. selection
tocracy Of the Kingdom. The Prince had Jour-
neyed down from London IN the old posting style,
in open carriage drawn by four fine bays, which
the Six Bells, at Newton for four grays His Royal
and Prince John OF Glucksburg, and attended By
Colonel Teesdale, appeared TO have suffered like
arrived on the course he was covered with dust and
was tanned brown by the sun. The attendance OF
the aristocracy was extremely large and comprised
nearly all who were IN town, with the exception OF
those VINO consider that racing has its origin
directly from the devil. Of course,
PARLIAMENT HAD ADJOURNED
for the OCCASION as 1t always does; and, notwih
standing an indignant protest from Mr. Tom
Hughes, VINO ridiculed Lord Palmerston's CON-
and threatened that next year. IL is then proposed
that the House OF Commons shall stop Its business
contrary effect. On this occasion, however, Paria-
ment took its own way, and perhaps three-fourths
Represented by Lord Granville, Lord Huntington. MI.
Lowe, Mr. Stansfed and Lord Halifax, Mr.. Gladstone
having last year paid his hrst and probably his last,
visit to EPSON. To show the interest taken in the
contest Lord Chief Justice Bovlll adjourned the trial
OF the Tichborne case, one OF the greatest lawsuits
ever brought before court OF justice; and though
the Stock Exchange for once was not closed, only
handful OF members were absent from the Downs,
and the business transacted was merely nominal.
THE COMPETITORS
were seventeen In NUMBER many OF those that not
long ago were expected TO take part in the race
having succumbed to the casualties TO which horse.
flesh Is heir. Taking them In the order in which
they appear In the betting Boutwell,, the property
OF Mr.. Jardine, who won the Derby two years back,
with Pretender, has been first avorite ever since he
carried OF the two thousand guineas month ago.
He was far from being a good two-year.od per-
former but he was then manlfestly far from being
IT. aud when, in the great race referred TO, he beat
King Of the Forest IN third place the Derby APP
peared TO be at his mercy. Albert Victor had been
pretty the head OF the quotations ever after his
victory In the Middle Park Plate last October, and
he was not engaged In the Two Thousand the sue
cess of Bothwell did not greatly AFFECT him In the
market. Chaplin's lilly. The Pearl, made Q
splendid appearance IN the Woodcots Stakes
twelve months ago, and afterwards ran very
well; but she NOT until very recently supposed
q han ,,oraf han chap for