The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-28
THE ENGLISH DERBY.

LATEST LONDON BETTING By MAIL-wHAr is
THOUGHT OF MIR. sANPoRD's BROWN PRINCE.
Ths great race OF the year tho English surf will
DO decided on Wednesday. 30th inst Advices 70 the
14th inst from LONDON show that the speculation on
the Derby ut that time OF the character and
importance keeping with tho attendance al the chief
betting resort Considerable bus was done, how
and mucn significant wagering took place, such
nip being gwen to the betting 10 lead to the in
ference that the apathy regarding the race had
died a natural death. AS was reasonable
to expect by virtue OF his brilliant performance
IN the Two Thousand Guineas. the caief inquiries
were directed 70 Id. French colt CLAIMANT and II was
that there great deal OF public money 10
the market tor him. This candidate tor the "niue
r0bon, At the latest advices, was ~ for the task
and IL claimed tnat his Ono speed is backed with 80
much stamina that II will prove very dicnt task 10
boat him. The horse such favor.e with the gen.
body OF hackers that he threatened to become an
eyen money chance.
Pellegrino. by the Palmer, out Of Lady Audley, by
Macaroni, was in general demand. and was regarded
as dangerous by many. "yigilant," Of the London
Sportsman, May lS, says:-"Ps,legrno has been
fayorite Of mine. and have repeatedly mentioned
that when the PAIR are seen stripped together at
EPSON he Will have more admirers than Cha
maat, Tor he is more SNOWY horse than
the Frenchman but u Is probable there
stance na IF coan. horse We have
that has done mighty uceds, while the threeycar-
OLD that Will bear the Duke OF wesmnsters interests
has YET TO win his spurs. Pellegrino never boastcd
the high training that could be- claimed tor Claimant
as two car-od, Tor no was BABY Of horse when
he ran NJ Goodwood, and II wouid havo boon abso-
lutsiy suicidal policy Robert Peck have slipped
the WORK mic hiI too strongly during the summer
AS " was he was allowed to sIridc along nicely, and
though pretty forward IN condition Middle Park
day not SO NJ as could have been desired Tor
colt 70 uauergo 50 great m ordeal and = was also to
his disadvantage that Webb should have been weak
from swearing think II Is certain that Pcllcgrino
VIII finish IN the hrs. three Al EPSON, and those who
accepted 100 10 l5 abont him ia The middle OF last
week need not Ls alarmed a. his decline to TO ! on
SATURDAY MAY l2l
Roo Roy. by blair Atnol, out Of COLUMBIA, comes in
for mucn support II is probable that no animal Ia
the mas teen backed more money than
this whose owner backed him TO win many thousands
before last Christmas To the eye Rob Roy IS most
taking Lorse but II 10 feared that speed rather than
stamina Will turn out 70 be his torte. Fonainebleau
by Dollar, out oil FinIande, another Freuchman, and
Slvo, by BLAIR Athol. out oi Silverhair, have many
admirers and hackers, US nave other Candidates.
he American representative, Brown Prince, was ~
late advices chiefly inquired alter place, for which
10 was taken and asked for The special conmis-
OF the Sportspan, Ut Newmarke May IL, writes
thus :-"Brown Prince may improve ~ condition. but
Claimant beat him 80 very easily that 1 snail never
believe In his reversing that Iorm with the Anglo
French colt Tor the Derby. The American horse has
good points in his favor not the least OF which
his excellent .ys and teet Du nc was
very backward, II not c0nstiutonay WRONG,
whea he Tor the Two Thousand Guiueas. In TACT,
he would, il my OPINION require course u very
careful treatment 10 got him thoroughly good form
to run Tor the ST. Leger. This morning he led by
Mate AMI followed by Ego.ist ana start 10 nice
steady galI0p acruss the fiat, and ne certainly looks
little better In his than he did At inc first spring
meeting.
LATEST BETTING.
The following prices upon the several Derby candi.
dates give The latest London betting:-
500 70 400 against CLAIMANT (takcn and 0lercdl
700 10 lou agains, Peckrino (iaken aud oncredA
9to against Rob Roy taken and oferedl
lG0 TO against F0ntainebleau taken aud offered,
after 10 10 taken irrelyl
cot against Brown Prince taken to f75L
200 TO ~ against Monk (taken)
1000 10 40 against Tonchet ton. take 900 TO 55l
1000 10 ~ against Sivio tonered)
500 TO Is against Morier (oferedl
500 to Is against Punger (olE, take 40 to y.
40 against StracninU (oneredl
1000 10 IL against Tantalus (takenl
5000 70 so against Jagell0n ttakcnl
1000 to against ActcUn iontredl
6to against F0ntainbloau, With q run (onered,
alter loo 10 Is laid 10 lose f3 O00).
Even on Fontainbieau starting t0deredl
to on Fontanbleau va Rob Roy both to run
(ont
PLACE BETTING.
6to against Pelegrin0 (takcnl.
TO against Rob Roy (takcn aud wanted).
5to against Brown Prince ion, TO wantedl
$50 100 against Eonssinblsau ol after 500 10 400
takenL
6to lsgainst Touchet ltakenl