The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-06-17
The Winner sf The Derby.

An American horse has come to tho front
again in England, and has won their most
famous Of ali races, the Darby" As IL Il In
order to rejoice over human triumphs Of
Americans VI. 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 It II
unusual cause for consratulation that it ID an
American horse, noblest of all animals. that
has shown his heels 70 the whole English pack,
and that Iroqnois. while he il not the first
horse that has won a race In England, IS the
first horse that has won tho Derby. and the
frst to really settle the vexed question Of the
superiority Of the American over the English
thoroughbred.
Tho stable which Mr.. Sanford sent over sew
eral years ago did little except to make cred
liable exhibition, but did not alarm the En-
glfshmen As to the superiority Of their horses
In 1873 Mr. Lorillard sent over q detachment
OF bis horses, with Parole at their head, which
changed the views of En9lishmen. They be-
gan 10 suspect, after Parole had won 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 80 heavily thar 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.. Keene's stable
was afflicted with u malignant epidemic, but
towards the close OF the season his EoXhall
and Don FulanO did some very creditable work.
This season, however. the yankees" as
Englishmen term all our horses, have been
doing 50 well that the other contestants for
the Derby have been alarmed at the outlook,
and two OF them, Iroquois and Don Fulano, the
p thav 7 o-l -,
latter OF Mr.. Keene, who came in second and
third to Peregrino for the Two Thousand
Cuineas, came to the front at once among all
horses in England of their age, though the ex-
pectations Of the Lorillsrd party attached
rather to Barrett and Passaic. wko were beaten
at the start by bad send-off, rather than to
lroquOis, the ultimate victor in the Derby.
The race came of on Wednesday, and Iroqueis
won the race by half a length, with the Duke
of Westminsters Peregrine second, and two
lengths ahead Of Lord Roseberys Town
Moor, third. At the distance-pOle, Peregrine
looked like winning at cantor, but IroquOis
made dash, and came in amid tremendous
enthusiasm, his rider claiming that if it had
been necessary lie could have won the race by
three lengths. Thousands upon thousands Of
Englishmen and the most of the Royal family
Joined in tho applause that greeted tho brave
brown colt, who was in the best of spirits,
likewise his 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 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
Observation-Disclosures Tribune, June 9.