, 1879-05-27
r.. Centenary Of the Great En-
~ glish Derby.
,,,natl Comments on Satur-
days Bail Gaitlo.
=, Trial, and Tribufations Of tho Fe-
: 'D' male Dal.-Tossers.
,..,. poul noyton's Exhfblttons--The
'' Pedestrian Match.
o,r,orshensive and Business-1ike Prop
W. otition from Blliard-o Champion
Bohaefor.
THE TUI.T.
THE nEnuY'a CENTENARY.

TIE TUBE.
THE nEnuY'a CENTENARY.
M. hundred years aGo, on clustering day !
' W,rb, Il party uf quests were enjoying tho
ssI..ality Of tt,e Ear ri derby, then celebrated
ss in,cr md patron Of turf sports, ut ILLS resi-
49,. ,,upstend, 8u1sox. During thc hour nf
g3l,tnp aud talk tlal followed dinner, the sub
~. n racIng naturally came up, aud 1t wsa pro-
Fs,,, mi, agreed IL found race for 8-year-
p n. h bo run each year OIL tic nefRhborlHg
lawn, Of Epturr1.
ss,1 III. ros tic origin Of the Derby, which has
,re been The must prominent und important
mn ''.nt Of the English turf. md tts conditions
s,rs becn followcl und adopted In ali1ands
sh,,a = lovs Of turf sports exists. 10
.unt,y being without It's Derby. THE
m r' rot. j wei, n,u, knn'Tiis; 'iis;; te s,ause IT,
}.ne about mlle aud d t,alf, AMI In it, cncli
yss, .re entered tho best bred nHtl rn.,st pronl-
i.Ms i youngsters IN il,e way Of iorselieah TINT
H,se ;hs expria can produce: ltkg II ti.e great
H1djtS III Sconpo.itors mid, fl snitc Of Enga,d's
Ss.tel supcsInrity in the matter Ut f,orscilesl,
Nv soyeted lluo ribhon has n,nre thau once
iccn barno aWG3 by animals Of f0rciGn birth
I'D treeilaE ttis ryiE yhe,E the casg no no 'atsr
lnan l1.os VIZ" 1or"n t,"ld ~ Enri,si,
m' .% FTta French crack.. Nr. sanforl's
Ime,iesu bred colt, brown Prince, .was III the
f"rby ii 1877, hut fatled To tlo hts country
,r,iit, although but short time before i,e hal
u{ophthe.i eytrvbotiy BY running accunA to tE,e
frnea aorsc, Claimant, for the Two Thousand
'9s IF Inc Derby rnco itself there IS little to bo
nd with wtich um public Ia not already fami!-
H. Ot tle vast crowds tlat annually Wilt
lin n
Detby Invariably occnrs on Wednesday, nnd TO-
morrow will wItness its centonAry. To show
b., .hl event Is not detcroratn4 with aRe, the
III may be mentioned TINT tho list Of entries
nd al!iea being nominated. OF tl.esc,
lgtptY,seYcn sser0 Frcncll, seven Hungarian,
thres German, md tilrco American bred, the
litter betng Glen Jossn, Callur,-a-Glen. nnll
Ureia. Tia frat two Wcro t,'e property or tlae
1aka Of Hamilton, but Cailum-a-ilen dlc4 last
s!nter and Glen Jorsa wns not trained. At the
rtctpl saia OF tho Dukes hUFscs he was sold to
Nt. H. Ten Droeck, thu vetoran American surf-
mn, now rcadont Of EnElpnd. apl thu first
r. e. ssssrs "a srs and nd do batto wb ritsh tren
upou their own soil. Uncas, therefore, will 1e
tie only American starter, atlA It Ia not tn By
hopA that he will attain the honor Of
raontRg to- placo, much less tlat Of oof!ig
id last year, he was not considered
.b1 e1neriencal turfmon to be tic equal ot
ti.hes Spcndthrlst, Harold, or others anil honcc
Il b not to bo EXPECTED thNt ho can compete
successfully witl, tie foreign crasks whom he
Eillmeet at Eptom tomorrow. Ills only essay
this rear WAS ia the Two Thousand GIineus,
AlyD, when he anistled eleventh, Lord Fal-
mouths colt, Chnrlbcrt, holng tho winner.
1t last 1ccornts thu huokmakcra were laying b0
tol agalnst the son Of Lexington and Corat.
ight, aud, a1thouell Chari1ert Is the fav0rltt,
taersis quito a dctnanll for Falmouth and Cado-
, Ptp. Cuttancc having Gcetl cn1agcu to ride ihe
hitter, while Cannon viii ride tbs fafncr. The
Standing, however. Of TIL expected starters,
may b Judged by the following list:
Ito sg. Joseph Dawaon's Falmouth.
nta2agt- Lord u. uortlan's cadp94n.
ri: teaa. syon @1 oh''f
2ato agt. MIR. Actona Hlr 1ttyya.
3siS1 is 1sgt' cHpt; Msche1ls. ds.! !'lae Hood.
~ M 81! H. Aat''
to @to ae: ". y. Gartwrirl.'s t;sorge Albert.
IT, IT, r.; .at H. ]; y, lloa!dsyG,ha RpporEa.
TOTO II sEL Lord Rosobutys Viscuntt.
20 to ogt. AIR. P. 1.or.Hrl'a Uncas.
.so Msol ayt. Lord galmouth'a stuIey Edsls.
sOio agt Mr. Aeton's 44nnerahusy.
sM 10 ast. Lord tfnfttngtOn'A Indigo,
uthe above, CadoEau was beaten y lu,eth al.d
haf for tho Two Thousand uufucas,
llssoEth, behind caaogan. OF ' liz Others tiers
.at ~, ron for .ls GaIncas quoted abovc
9asa;, Viscontt, aud Gu0uersburg, Or those
taat dd not run tu that raes, Falmouth wnr
mo out q thu tlree races tse started for ns Il
*}sar-oll, Including tho ItardwIck at Stockton
sheh Mr. rterro Lprrllard purchased Gcnlyon
nt tlFs y Falmouth, and imported him to tlle
United States. Victor Chief 10 credited witt
sso s.7rts.-the hliddIo.rark Pluto, ior wliel
hswas s beaten by den. Peel, ali tho Bapdow,
tsIted t!a, fasor!ta for tie Two Thoasant
oaea cut Of four Starts, Marshal sco.
,.aa, nah once out Of three. Ruperrl
h,fS o, Gat G. OF four, viscontt oneo out q four
:aa!eg Etis twlcu out u eight, uslA Ilf kin
!s!ee out Of five. Gcorgu Albert started tfy.
nmes and Gunuersbury four times Without win
.nMs. !lle Abbot Of st. SInry's started tErel
stullsa as aycar-old without success but won
tnaIly good taco this sprluE at the Newn,arko
.ua u "a Hyeih-old either In England Or France
son :. shS PElx do Lougchamps frnna good fall
~ ~ tpt y, fath sprlnE ulcetiE zut, who won onct
". q ase starts Us a2year-old I'll Englas,d, NH
M,set nys1 ta % Gsayen meeting % April IL wa4 son
III UT % tarts, wIere, On April ~, lc Won I'll,
.1s .nt au Nabob, success ho followed up Oh TIL
fha. H. oJ winning the roulo d Essat (Frcnch Tw
IT, ,~"t!' oc4tlHk Bootl ntlna Un pQtn 0ec9
Sloua. and last Sunday tse drfra,esl a EuQl Aul.
ns W. tie Ftsnch Derby Ut CLaNttlly, 80 lhat h
sm.}, Ms{ w. those dangerous than tho bookmaker
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., hiaY N.-The races wer,
F0prtp93aeu un account Of rain.
ris roois sold US follows to.ufsht.
hs!' hh.so' W W; ksouu Richards, Jr., u; Ada Lam
ssas s "; Mtp''ock, II; sallle rok, 10; Pom
Hsgt' s.!t' VI; Moncptum and McGuloy, IL
r,ssstond sssond rssc, Clark stakes. dash Of 2 miles
c,th cltih.s9, Z. e. e. 5swIgest. Isl Dqckues, 16; Ill
III. Tt..'v y: uel: rlke, 10; IaFax, =. =
hi i1111 tn, fase. renneffcs stakas, w dssh-Co
4: IT, ~ Aowcn ~: Wnrtztiul1er, Il; Mc{irAs|
inshts.asesrna Il; ng s'eaIcinc, I: hawloy,
-rn.F rvnaFth race, Merchants staisc. dasl OF milf
Cb,,ii, hIGxete, %: Patrol, sM; jim He'll, i.
'''q oosh' ~; Wheeler, 5; Tolsma, I,
DEs MONIES.
n. =, SItetat ;f2{stofea u 1A< Trtsuat.
HI hess .',' a'lo!aKs, H.. Aay 2o.-John Bplau, vii
81. ua q iast ltorsea,-Isarus, hwcotxer, Co
AZ; -, h''ts I'VE otllefs--wIll bu hErs june 4 tu
linn NV lor bursc 0t yU,000, t1,0N to lsaril
ums 10 a"eetkcr, botb aUain&t their tsste
Aeaucca faro will bs gtyen on railroad
tASE~DALL.