The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-16
An American Horse Wins the Derby.

An American horse has come to the front
again in England, and has won their most
famous Of all races, the DARBY" As it Is in
order to rejoice over human triumphs OF
Americans vs.. Englishmen, it is none the less
in order to rejoice over the equine. We have
little doubt that any American animal can
beat an English animal, but in this case 1t 10
unusual cause for congratulation that it is an
American horse, noblest Of all animals, that
has shown his heels to the whole English pack,
and that IroQuois, while he ID not the first
horse that has won q race in England, is the
first horse that has won the Derby, and the
first to really settle the vexed question of the
superiority Of the American over the English
thoroughbred.
The stable which Mr.. Sanford sent over sew
eral years ago did little except to make . cred
liable exhibition, but did not alarm the En-
glishmen as to the superiority of their horses
In 1873 Mr.. Lorillard sent over detachment
OF his horses, with Parole at their head, which
changed the views of Englishmen. Thew be.
-- - ~..sr~~., ..A. . a.Ni wUn q series
OF handicaps. that something good might come
out OF America in the way of horse. Last
season the Americans were unfortunate. Pa
role was handicapped 60 heavily that nothing
could be done with him, and he was sent home.
Mr.. Lorillard's Mistake and Sly Dance made q
good exhibition, and wallenstein proved unre-
liable for steady work. Mr.. Keenes stable
was afflicted with n malignant epidemic, but
towards the close of the season his Foxhan
and Don Fulano did some very creditable work.
Ihis season, however, the yankees" as
Englishmen term all our horses have been
DC. ng 80 well that the other contestants for
the Derby have been alarmed at the outlook,
ana TWO OF them, IrOquois and Don FulanO, the
former the property of Mr.. Lorillard and the
latter OF Mr.. Keene, who came in second and
third to Peregrine for the Two Thousand
Guineas, came to the front at once among all
horses in England Of their age, though the ex-
pectations of the Lorillard party attached
rather to Barrett and Passaic. who were beaten
ct tho start by bad send-on. rather than to
1roquois, the ultimate victor in the Derby.
The race came of on Wednesday, and Iroquois
won the race by half length, with the Duke
OF Westminster's Peregrine second, and two
lengths ahead Of Lord Rosebery's Town
Moor, third. At the distance-pole, Peregrine
looked like winning at canter, but 1roquois
made dash, and came in amid tremendous
enthusiasm, his rider claiming that if 1t had
been necessary he could have won the race by
three lengths. Thousands upon thousands of
Englishmen and the most of the Royal family
Joined in the applause that greeted the brave
brown colt, who was in the best of spirits,
likewise his rider. It is needless to say that
Mr.. Lorillard is also in the best of spirits, ~
well he may be, having won, it 10 said, two
millions on the race The American people
will Join in his jubilation, and help celebrate
the great victory Of the first American winner
OF the Derby, which no longer leaves any
doubt as to the long-mooted question Of SUI
periOrity between American and English
thoroughbreds.- Tribune, June g