The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-18
ts 80,
TIE Winner Of the Derby.

4 An AMERICAN horse has come to the froas
again in England, and has won their most
famous Of all races, the @Darby." Asst 1s IN
order to rejoice over human triumphs OF
Americans vs.. EnRlishmen, it Is none the less
in order to rejoice ever tho equine. We nave
little doubt that any American animal can
beat an English animal, but In this case 1t 10
unusual cause for congratuatlon that 1t 10 IN
American horse, noblest of all animals, that
has shown his heels to the whole English pack
aud that Iroquois, while he il not the first
horse that has won race in England, 1s tho
first horse that has won the Derby. and the
first to really settle the vexed question OF the
superiority of tho American over the English
thoroughbred. ....... -4.s.. ....s..aa.as
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-
gliehmen as to the superiority OF their horses
In 1873 Mr.. Lorfllard sent over detachment
OF his horses, with Parole at their head, which
changed the views Of Establishment. They be-
gan to suspect, after Parole had won series
Of handicaps, that something good might come
out OF America in the way of horse. Last
season the Americans were unfortunate. "a
role was handicapped SO heavily that nothing
could be done with him, and he was sent home.
Mr.. Lorillard's Mistake and Sly Dance made
good exhibition, and Wallenstein proved unre-
liable for steady work. Mr.. kcenes stable
was AFFLICTED with malignant epidemic, but
towards the close of tho season his Foxhall
and Don Fulano did some very credtable work.
This season, however, the yankees as
Englishmen term all our horses. have been
do ng 80 well that the other contestants for
the Derby have been alarmed at the outlook,
and two Of them, Iroiuois and Don Fulano. the
former the property of Mr.. Lorillard and tho
latter of Mr.. Keene, who came in second and
third to Peregrino for the Two Thousand
Guineas, came to the front at once among all
horses In England Of their age, though the en-
pectations of the Lorillard party attached
rather to Barrett and Passaic. who were beaten
at the start by bad send-of. rather than to
lroQuois, the ultimate victor in the Derby.
The race came off on Wednesday, and lroquois
won the race by half Il length, with the Duke
of Westminster's Peregrine second, and two
lengths ahead of Lord IRosebery's Town
Moor, third. At tho distancc-pole, Peregrjne
looked like winning ut a canter, but lroquos
made dash, and came in amid tremendous
enthusiasm, his rider claiming that if it 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 bis rider. 1t IS needless to say that
MIR. Lorillard 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 jublation, and help celebrate
the great victory of the first American winner
Of the Derby, which no longer leaves any
doubt as to the long-mootcd question CT SUI
periOrty between American and English
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tribune. June 9.