New-York tribune., 1877-05-31
THE DERBY RACE.

suyfO THE wINNER-sPIEI1ED CONTEST BETWEEN
sTvrNTEEN CoLrs-CHAMANT AND BROWN PRINCE
plsrANCrD-IHE wrArHrR FINE TnRCUGHoUr.
LONDON Nav 30.-Ihc great event of the
r,cuc season. the contest for tie Derby Stakes, took
place to-day ON the EPSON Downs, and was witnessed by
the usual immense crowd. Tie race resulted II we
tory for Si!vo, Glen Arthur being second 'd Ro Roy,
one OF tie fayortes thirl. seventeen ran hAc"phS
sli.ht shower Just before noon, the weather continued
fine throughout TIE day The railway trains from the
mrtropoi. ana all outlying DISTRICTS were crowded from
an early nour md many special trains were ran The
Prince Of Walc9 Princes Leopold and CHRISTIAN and TIC
members Of the Chinese Embassy went down IN
sucril train from Victoria station. at O'Clock The
roads wcr, m prime condition, and alive with vehicles or
all kinds as Wen with equstrans aud pedestrians.
The crowd of spectators along the ronto seemed even
greater than that going to Eps"m There WAC tine usual
crowd and scenes the Downs.
CHAMANT ~ iIsFAv0p.
During the last three daVs the b"ti'ng undcrven'
comulele revolui,o OBJ and un the vcry NOM ut OF a.
cj.ion the result was far more doubtful than II had
seemed at any time the past three months Claimant,
WHO had been the fist fayore eN' aincc betting ocgah'
and who won the Two Tnous nd Gu.ea' month ago,
met with some accident which from tho frat was be-
neyed vould move iatai ris e. ince3. There were
various versions 81 what lad happened According u"
some he prcked IA shoeirE OlheiS dss'fteh ih"l
b il al cut himself IN ms b. y. Id >"It was that ne
gd Il
tain at all events that he had NOT lad gaIlop Tor three
daval nobody would have been surprised to hear that
ne had been scratched when IL was known, therefore,
that Claimant had arrived at EPSON the anAi'tA
to see him very great, ana many nun
dre,:s visited the Downs at an early h"ur I"
witness mornings exercise. He "aS OH shorty "Il'r
G. and after walking an sent two short cancIs
and then taken the top OF The all ANA sloped % to
parts speed the remainder of Tie Derby course None o
the .rec tore could DISCERN the slightest aincrc'r hof
any Indication of cough nevertheless ~" opposition 10
bira brcke out afr sh before the racing ana he quickly
reccdtd long odds Rob Roy again coming 10 llo IIon
with a proportionaie shortening If hsu'cs on IN" othf
fayortes. The final betting VAS g. against h'n BOY
ITO against Altync. to l against Brown Prince 10
l AGAINST Punger to / against silvIo' ana % TO
AGAINST Glen Arthur A. one time during the iorcnoon
Claimant WAS quoted as low II to l. bat recovered 70
4 to l after he had been seen in The paddock
TIE CONTEST BEGUN.
Long before the numbers were h"iSl'd every Spot ."
the stands was flied After preliminary Gamer lea %
Thunderstorm the L starters wer" maiS"ieo L" '"o
,ost and al the tirst attempt the flag felt To capital
start Glen Arthur and Tanjaus were hrSt a""'' 'H"
mad. ioint rupliug fof 200 yards when thry were
ioued by Don Carlos Brown Prince, and Jagi"n lheNe
bciue lust IN advance of P.mser, IoiG"ct ofo'7 OH
yo ana Rob Roy. Theu came Grey fnar ana Oh"ii'"''
win Covruantcr aud Rhidorock IN tie rear b'I"4'
reachng the mile post Brown Price took M the run
uu 4 4
oo,ip A. they came round Totteuhln Corner Glen Az
,i,,r rou.i,4t Grey Friar and S.iyIo GA the lower
,r,rud were followed D, CLAIMANT, Rob Roy Brown
Prince. and Altre. Hcrc Chaman; was beaten nndSl-
vio took tho second place. Rhd'rrock' foD Roy a"'
Altyre being iu.t IN advance of I"u'hrl an" h'o"n
Prince As thoy commenced to rise tho hih a "' Over
1oo cards from home sii,o tooh the command, While
Rob Roy bcgan to overhaul the l. lding rar h'NrN'I'
b meyer got uu and >IyO wen by half lchShi 'hi'e
,t-. ,,f q, I,u.ti between second and thrd RhidDr-
,cl be,trn by u head for place, was fourth. The re-
,oiuJer followed IN following oder: Ai5re Brown
Prince Touchri, Thunderstorm Glry fIiI' 'h'ih"h''
J,celon. riuEecr, Don Carlos Coycnrnt.r' iui'iu''
o,I,,rs and Lazy Miller. Time. 100 Arches f"@r 'h'
winner Tnc foIowin. is the summary
renewal OF the Derby stakes OF 20 soyerfs7 easa h m
iha.i a uI, AMI half starting p" iHr N," I'l- i
r i tie ihid $50 s ou' o. tho t~'s 2'G
i''i a ralnouti. D. c. syo by Blair Aho out Of silver
MI .i II BE- Glen Arthur, b, Advent lrer ou' Of
NJ, NIa 81 HaesaSls. iS c Rob Roy by blair Nho ont
A., 3i % H. a. Iiiolrock by Jo-ki. out prlcaen
Mr. H. E Roberts en- &. Alyfr hy Ban A''i' ""' VI
NJ " m sauI1: D.. e. brown Prince by lexington
''t, ~, t i,f,f,nr by lie Fl,lnr Du,inii4.
LoI l;ps,u.il Dr e Tourhe, oj Lii - on' o " Lay
Nj. q. 2taaicr, c6 C. T.anocrsiy,, D., rhuad'rOo
,,1 Io r. niowa. br g 1ley frar by Baem"' oat Of
Count de iasranscs CLAIMANT, by Mormr r. out Of
~ r,y. G. jacrll5n by Ad,cntrcr, o. harnska
Mr. j. Ipinsi0uc'r b. e. Iluu-,' u. A,' NV , "
Nj r. boorass Dr. G.. Don carlos by farI Jon'-' 0u' OF
Mr. i.' T. Is b, coycnancr by hlar ArnoI ootof Al
Mr :. H. Hculdswcrths Taniains' by Lord Lyon
oai o, y - o. orleans ID, Ba.r bt,o out of Conbra
MI Kog,iss cn Lady Mhio'' To- Jo'e o"' o' l'''--'-.
+ ON IN. morning oi the race Inc Da.y telegram GHd
Post favored Sir sauiorG's Brown Prince nc ''""'ar"
favored CLAIMANT or Brown Prince The Ners selected
4 Iyur.a F.afl fl.a .Ft.