The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-28
THE ENGLISH DERBY.

LATEST NAIL ADvIcxs-THn BETTING IN LON
On Wednesday next 3lst inst, the Derby viii be
EPSON. The latest advices BY mail give the follow
ing the ruling quotations IN London
TO sgst Lord Dupplin's Petrarch-onered
eto l agst M A. DaIiazzi's Buccancer Mineral
colt-ouercd; taken 100 TO 10 to win
eto asss Lord RoseOsrys All Hsars-orsred
10 to agss Lord Fslmouths skylark-ssksn
10 10 agst Mr. X. Peck's Forsrunner-onersd
20 to ! agst Mr.. r pecks julius Cssar-onersd;
@,ol ssss LORD RoseSery's Bay wyndham--
offered and taken.
70 to l asst Count IAgranse's Braconnisr--of-
4oo ags. Lord Ealmoushs Great rom-oi-
40 10 l agst Duke Of Hamilton's Wild Tommy.
1000 10 10 agss Count Lsgrange's ~ de Flgny-
1000 to 10 agst Mr.. Houdsworsh's Coltness-of-
tered; taken 1000 TO s.
1000 to, TX asss N. Drummond's Bandiord-,aken.
1000 10 ssst Lord Faimcuth's Fetteriock-ef
1000 to Is asss coltnsss and rssssrlock coupled
,.ooo 70 90 agst julius Caesar and Forsrunner
coupled-taken
Specializing upon the ovens "Augur." tho shrswd
turf writer OF the Sporting Lye. 10th inst, says:-
The great question whether there Is any horse
likely 10 beat Petrarch for tho Derby. Aher an ex-
hb,lion OF form which cannot be characterized rs
other than the most brilliant, IL would be idle indeed
not to say that lew horses appear have had better
chances Of adding the EPSON laurcis TO their Now
market wreaths. Cast in mould winch for symme-
try and muscular development alone stamps him as
perfect race horse, the invaluable record OF his Two
Thousand Guineas victory stands out incompara
bio addition 70 bis other merits A. the same .lme
the Derby TO those no vunqushed over the Rowley
Mile notable among them being the Mineral colt, All
Heart Forerunner and Skylark so impressed, how
ever are both layers hackers with the abilities OF
Potrnrch and his prospects Of winning the Derby that
whereas the former body shy Of laying moro than
10 the latter content take any extension of
odds behind that old established ieldcr's war cry.
There be lot OF covering money IN the market
for Petrarch In addition 10 that which his admirers
will put "at any price, that unless something
unforeseen happens l question II ever his market
status will be deprecated up 10 the fail of the nag AT
the same tme as something unforeseen" befell him
prior 10 the Two Thousand, there may yet be
troubled waters In his course before no VIII sail into
the peaceful stream allotted 70 all Derby winners.
In tho lace OF Petrarch the Mineral colt il backed
with an amount Of freedom which plainly evidences
that confluence in the unnamed ones abilities TO de-
feat the great crack is by abatcd for, not
wthstanding tho tremendous rush OF Perarch to 70
no sS,S ,hs cor So,h odaY
and yesterday 100 70 Is was readily taken
about the son OF Buccanoer and At Tattersall's
on Monday SO great was the f1rore In his favor
just before tho close OF business he was backed TO
some thousands OF pounds al The odds have mon
toned Last year the Mineral colt and Petrarch the
old heroes OF back-end and although tho
Mineral colt finished behind the Two Thousand Guneas
hero in the Middle Park Plate, ! believe he lost SO
much start that his defeat was quito excusable. In
the Dewhurst Plate, however he quito aoned for hts
Middle Park defeat and boat good field over seven
furongs, which stamped him A. . race horse and q
slayer Many Of the judges still fond OF the
Mineral colt ever, and there will DO no lack OF al
en" bohnd the ready 10 VOW BY his prowess
have something far moro difficult to beat In the Min
eral colt than he had in the Two Thousand Is certain
All Heart may, OF course, upset all calculations
on the argument which has throughout induced
%s % The running Of Father
Cluret IN the Two Thousand Guineas may not be OF
much moment, as the colt was not greatly fancied
odds Of 20 to being laid against him at the start
With this exception, Lord Roseberys stable has shown
great form this season. and there Is abundance OF
trying tackle at lscy to gauge the Derby chance q the
halt brother of Doncaster. The match between Con-
trovcrsy and Kaleidoscope will be decided next week.
and II the old horse can polish OF tho young one Lord
RoseberY would additional guide to Judge of
the Derby prospects OF his much-impr0vtd chestnut
colt Meanwhile. submitting humoly, IS every one ex-
cept the prcudiccd must to the immensely Of the
claims Of Petrarch yet do not feel inclined to desert
my iongselected, and hope trusty champion, All
Heart WITH such recen. presidents inoeea a. ssosso
to change from an old love 10 q now without ample
and incontestibie reason.
Again. the 18th, the same writer thus briefly rc-
fers to the race and some OF the candidates.
The furore In favor OF Perarcn for tho Derby shows
no abatement The contrary, indeed seems to be the
case, the short odds Of to being taken In hum
dreds yesterday and there seems every probability
winner Of the blue ribbon of The turf for two succez
sive years. should be inclined, however, to wait
little longer before taking such short odds against
fresh tackle. Meanwhile, the Mineral colt Is Arm at
8 TO !, and the very forward advance made by Pc
rarch has not detrimcntay affected The position OF tho
unnamed OF BuccanceT, OF whom, a. have before
stated many OF the best judges at Newmarket
pcciay fond. With Julius Caesar and Forerunner Rob-
Peck bound to DO dangerous for probably julius
Caesar may DO better tho Derby Day whic II Fore
runner Is the superior Of the pair, thcre
may be chance OF lowering the colors Of
Petrarch. At the same time, there 10 no getting
away tho TACT that Petrarch certainly back
ward in condition as anything IN the Two Thousand
GuIness and yet defeated julius CRsar in cantcr.
There IS aioat TO tho ELECT that Petrarch may
again change hands before tho Derby but under any
circumstances question If he would leave the Warren
House stable Forcrunner is the better OF the
Russey pair more than TO 60 being procur able.
while 20 to nnds takers about julius Cesar. All
Heart iary firm at TO J. and It may be that
when seen the day he will even improve this
quotation. unless anything happens 10 impair his
chance in the meantime. The French horse, Bracon-
ncr, has come into notice At 40 70 l; but, as was
currently stated that he Inferior TO H. de Flgny
before The Two Thousand something satisfactory
must be asccrtaned his abilities before he can be
said to have formidable Derby prospects