New-York tribune., 1872-05-30
THE EPSON DERBY.
CREMoRNE WINS THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE
ENGLISH TURF.

CREMoRNE WINS THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE
ENGLISH TURF.
LONDON, Wednesday May 20, 1874
The ninety-secOnd Derby stakes race was
run for to-day EPSON Downs, and was witnessed by
the largest crowd Of spectators ever before known The
day was delightful and the in splendid order
Among the distinguished persons present were the
Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Arthur The race was SO
closely contested that Cremorne only beat Mr. Paynes
dark colt Brother to Furry by neck, this being the iat
ters first race Had he won, his owner would have ac
compished the surprising coup ever known on the
turf, and won immense stake.
Cremorne, the winner is light bay colt by Parmesan
out Of Reheboche and is owned by Mr. sayie. lie ran
eleven times last year twoyear-od, and won nine
races His first appearance was at Newmarket, where
he won TwoYear-Od plate by two lengths, beating q
Others At EPSON he won the WOodcote stakes by
length and half, beating eight Others At Ascot lie
won the two Biennial stakes easily and the Hurstbourne
plate at Stockbridge At the Newmarket July meeting
he won the Chesterfield stakes beating seven opponents
He won the North OF England Biennial stakes at York,
beating Indian Princess by head, and five others Not
withstandng this severe race his owner persisted In
starting him again the afternoon for the Prince OF
Wales stakes for which he beaten half length by
Onslow. At Doncaster he won the Champagne stakes,
beating Behnal Green second and Stornoway ana also
won a sweepstakes at the same meeting beating
Xanthus (second) and four others. At Newmarket he
third TO Prince ClafDe III tuc NllttAi'h rNhh'ob
Nuneha being second. His first appearance this season
was I'm the 1900 guineas stakes when he was beaten by
Prince Charlie by neck, after splendid race.
Brother TO Furry who second, never appeared in
public before this being his maiden He belongs to
Mr. George Payne, OF the oldest and most astute
turfmen in England, and the secret of his Derby colts
powers has been well kept.
Queens Messenger, who ran third, is bay colt by
Trumpeer out Of Queen Bertha winner Of the Oaks by
Kingston is owned by Lord Falmouth, who won the
Derby with Kingcraft in 1870. Queens Messenger first
started for the Buckingham stakes at Newmarket,
which he won and followed up his successes by winning
the Cearwe stakes at the same place, beating Kan
thus and next day won the All Aged stakes, beating
Eoe H. Agility and Sornette, three proved good races
His first race this in the 1900 guineas, when
he run third to Prince Charlie and Cremorne. The fol
lowing is the summary of the race:
The Derby Stakes Of 80 soveregns e9ch half forfeit
for coils st. 10 5 and ies ST. 10, then three years
old about mile and half the owner OF the second
horse receive and the third $50 soys out of
the stakes. Q91 subsD ,
NJ m Ssyes h by Parnesan ont Of Richboche
MIR Payne (bruthr Furry by Young Melbourne out OF
yMakeshiit.
Lord eh. Queens Messenger
The betting just previous to the start was to against
CremOrne 80 to against the brother TO FURRY and to
against Queens Messenger. Maidment was the jockey
Of Cremorne Chaoner of the Brother to Furry, and
French Of Queens Messenger