The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-12
THE ENGLISH DERBY.


GREAT RACE AT RPsoM-How IT WAS Run
AND wox.
In addition to the full cable details OF this great race
on EPSON Downs published in the HERALD OF the LIST
inst. the following may prove interesting, as they
are the frst reports by mail received Of the even:-
"iiotspur" in the London Daily Telegraph, June !.
says
The description Of tho Derby OF 1870 Will fall 10
Others mole competent deal with It. but at least
layman may comment upon the strange pcrtnacity
win which those who saw the refused until tho
very last moment to believe the evidence OF their own
eyes Color blindness is strange enough, but when
the favortc Petrarch was obviously out OF the
hunt u was not little strange that tho coiors
oil the winner and loser should have been alike
forgotten, and that the victorious Mineral colt alias
hsber should have been greeted Pctrarch absolutely
until the winning post reached ln spectacular
sense u seemed poor anu unnerestng race Inc
hcd was small and the race was not exciting. When
the ceremonies ~ the paddock completed and The
ne oil horses paraded Tor the canter all were d.
rected toward pcrarch When he walked every one
ADMIRED him. but when he cantcred lac lost ground III
the estimation OF everybody The race presented no
features OF interest Tor those who had more ami
mated contests. But the strange part OF u was that
when the French gray and colors we'll
In front tho popular Impression seemed to DO that Pc
trarch had won after all For live seconds at least
there indecsion, and directly the numbers went
up this same marked doubt was universally expressed
WIN the reuark, II told you II was not Petrnrchi
Mineral colt has Won" Laymcn could have decided
the point oihand but IL dangerous to interfere when
prejudice has determined Tor the avoric aud determines
out variety aud with little animation the ninety scvenih
Derby. As day II was a success; picnic IL was
ailure as an opportunity for enjoyment u was hedsed
round with difficulty
.Vigilant," in the London Sportsman, Same date,
thus comments on the winner and his pedigree:
Thrice only since Its institution has tho Derby been
won by the representative OF foreigner, yet III very
years the centenary OF the greatest race OF the
English turf will have TO be celebrated. The Ameri-
cans tried 10 secure the EPSON prize with Umpire AMI
tho Prusslans assaycd victory with Hocstapier, while
Kat NnSe
identihcd with the avorto pastine o! the English be-
tore he could claim TO have credited the hunsarians
with The DERBY. He eventually did 1t most elcctually
b. the aid OF Galopn, ana was only last summer
that the OF the vidc,te recorded tho
great mas Tor the second year fallen
TO foreign patron OF the sport Ii was Count La
grange who nrst showed that was within the range
Of probability for Continental sportsman 10 win the
Derby when tue mighty Frencman, Gladalcur can
tered home in mont OF Christmas Carol Ethan and
Longdown In 1865, and ten years later Prince athyany
won The Derby with Galopn. But the OF inc
latter all the honors could be claimed England as
the colt by Vedettc out Of Fying Duchess while
he was Ioalcd IN Lincolnshire, and his trainer and
jockey, John Dawson and Morris respectively we're
English. Gladiacur was, however. foreign bred
horse, and half tho sweetness OF Continental victory
achieved to-day was denied the foreigners by the
cuinstance of kisbtr Boosting the possession OF the
best English blood, claiming paternity from Buccanecr
and maternity from Mineral daughter OF Rataplan and
Manganese strain OF which the late PEARSON kin2n
proud He bred Mineral Of to-day;s hero
and though he was rather apt at giving suitable names
his animals the piece nomenclature he adopted in
connection with Mineral must at this time OF day, be
deemed far from dpropos tor the marc was originally
called Rubbish She was own sister 10 that useful
horse Miner and never ran under tho originally
given her, but sho performed In public i've times a
juvenile without winning Fordhan and cuslance
each rode her Tor engagements juvenile when she
the property OF Mr. Henry, who dropped the
suncd name the following season and ran his horses
his Mr.. Pudwck however, parted with Mineral
after she had taken part in the DO Warronne Handicap
Lcwes and 1t was Tor Mr. Ten Brock, the American,
thar she her first this being the Avon Stakes
al the September Warwick Meeting when she was sold
to Captain Machc Tor 81. 0i0. Tom Cannon won Two
selling races on her Tor Captain Macheli and II WAS
alter her defeat by Brmstonc when She great
favoritc tor the Woburn Stakes at the now
deiunct Bedford Meeting, that Captain MachcIl bought
her conqucror and Mr. William Smith claimed
Mineral Soon aiterwnrd she became the property OF
Mr.. Anbery. She subsequently pas cd into the Yard
ley stud. but in the first proved barren, and
alter loaling Wenlock and lura turn she was sold
20 TO the Imperial stud at ksber but her transfer
took place prior to the success OF Wcnock IN the ST.
Lcger Ovcrtnrcs were then made to insure her
to England, but the foreigners finding she had
produced Schwinder TO Advcnturcr, and was an APP
proved stud lnaron, declined 10 pdrt with The mare
and kisber-the Derby hero-was the result OF her al
llncc with Buccanecr. Her career a was
rather an cventu one, but like most OF the Ashby dc
la Iaundc breed she achieved such nj the
stud that her rather indifferent performances tho
wei be forgotten. Mandragora the dam OF Apol
ogy the first produce OF Manganese and then in
ccssvc years came The Miner, Sklrter, Mineral and
Thorsday the latter being the dam OF Holy Frar Man.
dr,gora tho full sister Mineral has thrown such use
ful horses as Mandrake, Agility and Apology SO that
the side OF his dam II VIII DO admitted that there
could not we'll have been better bred horse the
Derby than Ksber. His SIRE who a really smart
ANIMAL Duccaneer, by Wild Dayrcli-a Derby VIM
nor-out OF Cruisers dam. li.tIc Red Rover murc
Lord Portsmouth might have done great things with
Buccanccr had the horse not boon nobDledv for the
Derby, aud IN consequence OF the disgusting proceed
ings connection with Buccancer Lord Portsmouth
for time rcinqushed the turf. IL was The colors
OF his lordship that Buccancer won tho Royal Hunt
Cup, under ll9 lbs IN the hands oil James Goaer,
days after the horse had beaten Satellite, Wedding
and host of others for tho Trial Stakes. He
also won the Craven Stakes at Goodwood, and
in the autumn Of 1865 was scut abroad, taking
his NJ II He left
useful youngsters behind him, AMI tho doings OF
Brgantne, Formosa and Paul Joues caused deep
the loss the country had Sustained in
his expatriation. MI Bicnkiron induced TO 20
to Austria and was prepared to give large sum
OF money for Buccancer but no price tempting
enough. and the founder OF Middle Park back us
he went | have been induced 10 mention the fore
going facts in connection with tho sire and dam Of
ksbcr TO that fair portion or The honors OF TO-
due to England but had the colt been entirely
OF foreign extraction the victory would not have been
In the least grudscd for the bes OF all reasons, that
achieved by really good horse indeed IL Is pos
sible that the great race has never been with
greater ease and Il would be necessary to 60 back
great many years 10 find five lengths winner.
RACE
The Same journal thus shows how tho race was run
and won -
Well within tho time Mr.. Manning had all the Jockeys
duly weighed out and the numbers OF the fifteen
exhibited on the telegraph board July half
an hour before three ociock-lhc time appointed for
the The preliminary cancr delayed
few minutes. but nevertheless tho horses were nil
marshacd under the charge the starter by five NM
after three As the lot were walking UP previous
to being sent their journey, All Heart suddenly be-
came FESTIVE and broke tue line, aud had
taken his place again than Advance adopted sIni,ar
tactics, but he was soon rightcd again anu Mr..
McGcorge now having the Held drawn up with aultless
precision dropped his iag and thus gave the anxousy
watched for signal OF departure beginning badly julius
Caesar aud Ali Heart lci throc tour
IN rear OF everything, but They were quickly their
legs and on the whole the start was good Alter
gong few strides Father Ciaret, whose mission
TO mako running tor his stable companion All Heart
Coltness, Wisdom, forcrunner and Hardrada next
coming the iavorIie who In turn was followed by
Great tom and ksber, Skyark going on next on tho
inside. with Bay Wyndham his right Julius Caesar
and All Heart whipping IN. As they approached the
mile post Father Carct gradually Increased his advan
iagc, and by the time the landmark named pas ed
he had drawn himself clear Of Cvltness. who like
wise length Two in advance OF pctrsrch. Great
Tom, skylark and Vision all pretty well together,