American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-06-11
The Winner Of the Derby.

AN American horse has come to tho 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
Deat an English animal, but in this case it In
unusual cause for congratuiation that 1t is an
American horse, nobest of all animals, that
has shown his heels TO the whole English pack,
and that lroquois, while he is not the first
horse that has won a 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 IL cred
liable exhibition, but did not alarm the En-
glishmen as to the superiority of their horses.
In 1873 Mr.. Lorillard sent over a detachment
OF his horses, with Parole at their head, which
changed the views of Englishmen. They be-
gan to suspect, after Parole had won a series
OF handfoaps. that something good might come
out Of America in the way of horse. Last
season the Americans were unfortunate. Pa
role was handicapped SO heavily that nothing
could be done with him. and he was sent home.
Mr.. Lorillards Mistake and Sly Dance made a
good exhibition, and wallcnstein proved unre-
liable for steady work. Mr.. Keene's stable
was afflicted with malignant epidemic, but
ana Don Fulano did some very credtabIc work.
This season, however the yankees" as
Englishmen term all our horses. have been
do n1 so well that the other contestants for
the Derby have been alarmed at the outlook,
and Two OF them, Iroquois and Don Fulano, the
former the property of Mr.. LOrilard and the
latter Of MIR. Kcene, 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
at the start by a bad send-off, rather than to
t.oquois, the ultimate victor In the Derby
Tho race came Off on Wednesday, and Iroouois
won the race by half length, with the Duke
OF Westminsters Peregrine second, and two
lengths ahead of Lord Roseberys Town
Moor, third At the distance-pole, Pcregrine
looked like winning at a canter, but Iroquois
made dash. and came in amid tremendous
enthusiasm his rider claiming that IL it had
been necessary he could have won the race by
three lengths. Thousands upon thousands of
Engiishmen 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. 1t Is needless to say that
Mr.. Lorilard is also in the best of spirits as
well he may be, having won, it is said, two
millions on the race. The American people
will Join in his jubiation, and help celebrate
the great victory of the first American winner
doubt as to the Iong-mootcd question Of SUI
pcriority between American and English
thoroughbreds.-Chica Tribune, June e.