Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-06-23
THE DERBY.
The Yankee Horses Victory.

GRAPHIC. DESCRIPTION or TnE GREAT ENG.
tIsu RACE.
l.. J. Isaulng. to Ssw York World.
1t was tour minutes past when the
horses went TO the post. With good
deal Of good. humored crowdlng and
horse play the course had been cleared
and lay riband OF emerald between
two human walls. The inevitable
Derby dog" put in his appearance,
and having been chased and chcved IN
mad terror vanished as suddenly aud
mysteriously as he had appeared. The
babel of the book makers IN the ring
ceased with almost ludicrous sudden.
ness as the horse drew into line like
squadron OF cavalry making ready 10
charge. Hats OIL ~ ran around the
throng and "A quarter of "A million faces,
visibly flashed with excitement. were
turned towards the starting point and
there came upon the crowd hush in
which the Tapping OF flags in the light
wind could be heard.
over in the rainbow streak on the
hill there is = moments hesitation one
horse tries, apparently, to stand upon
his head, ANOTHER prauCes nrou-d on
his hind .hoo's and Spars with hi. fore
feet at vacancy, then the tiny blot OF
flag falls and the horses seem, us If smit.
ten by an electric shock, TO become
half a. high and twice as long as they
were sn instant before They're oil ''
bursts with a single impulse and sort
of relieved sigh from every iIp then,
"No False start as three or four
horses are seen still at the post. toward,
which the others whcciback, one, that
had gone iurtherasi fighting ms Jockey
and boring his head rebrl!yously from
side to side as IT protesting against
being checked 10 such AN au-piC.uu- de.
pariurc. Again they are marshaJlcd
again the same hush and craulug Of
necks; again the same exclamation.
The rainbow stgcak breaks up. shifts. .s
recombined like bits Of painted Ela-- IN
a Kaleidoscope. II is NJ II a handful Of
gay beads bad been thrown along q
table, They of IN earnest This
time. and every bound Of the horses
means Cluopl for backers or fielder.
\ blind man could almost have fol.
lowed the different phases Of the con
test by commenting mutmur of tho
thrnng. growing louder and louder us
the horses tore along, painted shadows
IN the distance. Az they scudded up
the hill Marshal Macdonald N making
strong running for his stable compan.
ion, Don Fulano-led, Geoloeist aud
ST. Louis close upon him, then Pere.
eine aud lrOquOis. "a it watching each
other. On tho level ground st. LOUIS
goes up To hlm. then takes slight lead
then the American scampcrs up a. they
descend the hIll 10 rottenham Corner.
| the critical point of the race. IL is
| hard to say what their exact positions
are as they scurry around the bend,
heading towards home. but the lead.
ers are dropping back TO the main
division and the tail il lcngthen.
ing out. For a moment Noluptuary
shows in front as St. Louis and Marshal
Macdonald die away, and the hummiue
commentary grows louder and more ex.
cited. They're round Noluptuary's
leading A.ah IA long sigh Of relief
as Geologisi, against whom Pererrine
has caunoued. after staggering almost
to his nose aud knees, recovcrs himself.
Peregrine has it Feregrine wins! pere.
grine Percgrine r.
Up the level stretch Numbered the
horses. coming nearer and nearer. curi.
| ously fore shortened, a phautasmaeoria
/ Of flashing colors, plated names bob
blnR, silk caps with bits of fsces--com.
pressed lips and sharp chins-seep be.
tween the horses ears. Town Moor.
Tristan and peregriue are in front:
Don Fulauo, Scobell and Iroquois Just
behind. like two Roman chariot teams.
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falls three or four times on his horses
flank the animal wriggles forward for
a second, then seems To- float backward.
and the cry is raised, "Tristan's beat r.
| Town Moor and Peregrine are span
now, and the greyhound ike favorite
draws out arsid delighted roar. ''Pere.
CRIME wins y at is all over I" and
| scores Of watchers shut their glasses
with contemptuous click. as the horses
| flash up to the grand stand. Then =
counter.roar breaks out devouring the
| shouting like prairie FIRE "Iroquois
| Iroquois7 The Yankees comingl lie
has him (every one knows who he is
and who him. Peregrine iroauois
! Archer ~ and the two leaders dash by,
leaving the others at every stride; their
eyes atlame and TANKS oil wet; every
muscle strained; their painting like The
breathing of steam engines. froquois's
nose il at the favorite's shoulder--at his
head--it shows in front; Webb raises
his whip and at the singing cut Pere.
erine springs forward, but his bolt il
shot, and with a smile Archer shoots
past the judges box with Peregrine's
red nostrils at his knee.
And amid such roar as EPSON
Downs have rarely heard. Jealousy,
pride. all hostile emotions are swallowed
mp on the instant. and the crowd cheers
and laughs end cheers again, and break.
Ing ell restraint overnows into the green
| ribbon Of tracks towards where the