The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-03
DEAD HEAT FOR THE FORMER.
Camellia and Enguerrande Divide
the Stakes.
DALHAM WINS THE EPSON CUP.
Mate. the American Representative.
Finishes Third.


LONDON, June . 1876.
The Oaks, the great race that is more particularly
under the patronage OF the fair sex, was decided at
EPSON to-day and resulted in dead heat between
Count La Oranges Camela and NJ. Lupins Enguer-
rande the latter bred in France and the former foaled
in that country. There was deciding heat, the
stakes were divided between these FLIES and En-
guerrande walked over the course.
THE OAKS AND DERBY DAYS coNTRAsTED.
greater contrast than Epson Downs presents
on the Derby and Oaks days cannot be imagined.
The Derby Is gigantic saturnala. 1t is seized upon
by King Mob, and the Lord OF Misrule prevails most
thoroughly. 1t is true that at the Derby all the
phases OF English life presented in vast pic
predominates. The lordly four-in-hand is swamped
by the Whtechapel costermongers van, and in the
uproarious drunken mirth Of the British workmen
there is occasionally erocity to be shuddered at.
On the Derby Day false noses are at premium, as
also are little dolls, and the propretors OF "knock
lem downsr reap fortune. There Is little of this
on the Oaks Day. The side OF the hill looks per-
haps, lonely to what it does the Derby Day; but
yet you are often puzzled to find the particular car
rage to which you have been invited to take lunch
con. The Oaks Is an elegant J9te. For weeks past
the poor milliners have been having trying time
Of 1t, and many consultation was there OF the glass
This morning. Beauty such occasions likes to dis
port itself in open carriage, and beauty considers
k1~o<
Ing at picnic with pate or lobster salad or, per-
haps, flirting with glass OF champagne. On the
Oaks Day the luncheon is first and the race second.
Do not expect on the Oaks Day to buy fine lobster
plovers egg that be found there is ready mar
ket at twenty-five cents. Pate de role 0ras is
weighed in scales Of gold and pineappes rise to I'M
heard OF values And aQ Because there is gigantic
picnic on EPSON Downs. on the Oaks Day itinerant
musicians earn more money by singing their love
ballads than they do during all the remainder OF the
year. The gypsy finds many fair hand held out to
her and marks the lines with piece Of gold.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
Within the last few years the EPSON grand stand
has been very considerably enlarged, and it is the
fashion now to take private box, box that costs
about five times us much as one on the grand tier
ut Covent Garden on Patti night 1t u fine
thing to be q shareholder In the EPSON grand
only last week a number were sold at $3.50, and
even at that they pay six per cent. Though the
EPSON races are famous, the management Is
most niggardly, and owners Of horses who, as
The company, instead OF quadrupling the
value OF their shares, might give little
lwayin the shape OF prizes. To the Grand Prize Of
Paris there is no less than $4,000 OF added money,
but to the Derby which is much greater race, not
one penny is given, and the same Is the case with
the Oaks. Nay, more than this, only year or two
ago they had the impudence to deduct from the
stakes 5000 for the judge, $3.50 for police expenses
and $500 for champagne. Lord Falmouth, when he
won the Derby, broke the neck OF this When
minded of the champagne money he spoke out most
Indignantly. mo, l will not,- he said; "in few
Minutes time some of these boys win be riding and
holding their lives In their hands, and II anything
were to happen to them should feel morally guilty
to the local charity OF the town."
EPSON COURSE. !.
EPSON course Is one Of the worst In England.
1t is Of the shape Of horseshoe. The first half mile
is up severe hill there is then all of quarter Of
mile Of nice gallopng on the top, which leads to
steep descent, round sharp curve known as Tat
tenham Corner. The remainder OF the distance is
straight but unduating and on the side OF hill.
Tattepham Corner is a terrible place, and it is said
Fordham is afraid OF it, which is the why he
has never won the Derby. He has won the Oaks
several times, but the field for that race is never
large and therefore, he can choose his ground. 1t
was at one time feared that this prince OF jockeys
would never be able to ride again but it Is antci-
pated that he viii be in the saddle once more at
Ascot.
CANDIDATES AND OWNERS
Bad MS were the runners in the Derby they were
o race of equine heroes compared with the iillics
Guineas which Is considered sort OF trial race, the
taree foremost places were occupied by the French
division, Count La Grange furnishing the first and
second with Camclia and Allumctte and NJ. de Mont
gomery the third with La Seine Both Count La
Oranges pair, however, were in reality bred in Eng
land, Mr.. Naylor having sold the mares in foal to
that great High Priest Of Honduras, NJ Lefevre,
who races in partnership with Count In Grange.
If the French were DANCE rous in the One Thousand
they promised to he stil more so here. The three
animals named above were assisted by Ensurrande,
lilly belonging to NJ Lupin, that won the French
Oaks and finished second In the French Derby.
or the English mares perhaps the said the bet
ter Last year Twine the Paiden, daughter Of
Blair Athol, believed TO be by far the best and
she won many races. In the Two Thousand, how