, 1881-05-29
THE TURF.
The EPSON Derby, and the Amer
ican Horses Engaged in It.
L Chance that One Of <'the Yankees -
May Win England's Classic
Event.
How Brooklyn Men Trot Horses-Notes Of
the Track and Stable.
THE TURF,

THE EPSON DERBY.
The principal event OF the present week is the
.-amous EPSON Derby, which is to be run next
Wednesday. Never has the race, founded by
Lord Derby century ago, excited anything ike
the interest in this country that Is now felt.
Several yeurs ago, when Mr.. Sanford sent Nate,
Preakness, Bay Final, and Brown Prince across
the water, the event was hailed us noteworthy
one, and after Brown Prince made creditable
exhibition in the Two Thousand Guineas his
chance OF winning tho blue ribbon Of the turf
was not thought to be such a remote one. On
the day OF the race however, ho was not in as
good form on the Two Thousand Guineas
day, aud cut figure in the struggle home
from Tottcnham Corner. .Aa 4 whole, Mr.. San
fords stable did but little towards impress.0g
Englishmen with tho high quality OF tho Amer
ican thoroughbred. Prcakness did well enough
IN some Of the handicaps, and his form and run
ming SO impressed the Duke OF Hamilton as to
lead to hiS purchase for tI1at Rentlemau's stud,
and his progeny are nov making their appear
ance on the English turf, two Of his dauHh.ers
Sweets and Sweetuess-havi19 already per-
formed successfully.
When Mr. Pierre Loril1asd sent detachment
from his stable to Newmarket in the fall Of
lS;s not much attention WAS puiI to the matter
By English horsemcn writers Tor the sporting
papers, but when IArole came out the following
spring and won series Of hand1caps hands
down, the fact begun gradually to dawn upon
the English mind that perhaps after all it might
be well to pay some attention to the Yankees"
rs the American horses we're universally termed,
and Cncas. who was in the Derby, WIS look I'd
after very closely bY the touts. In the race ho
was beaten before half the distance had been
zone. and af1er one or TWO other unsuccessful
essays was shipped to this country. and ran
several very good races iast season. and were 1t
not for his vile temper the brother to "anderer
would have been hard one to beat nj any o1s-
frflYyt i lila IN fft f1j1
Last season the American horses IN England
did not do as well us was hoped for, although
Of 5her of f6s
taSe Ssnsaa and snf 81 9o Danee. waen:
at Nashville Lexington, and Louisville, winning
every stake In which he vas enEagea at those
places. and was purchased at 1ouisvills n M oy Mr:
Chicago, % n he IVA was reserved % ID for The Criterion
Stakes, in which Capt. Cottrilfs colt kimbalf vas
supposed 10 be his most Formidable competitor:
for $i00 to So over the lot, and all who
we're present remember the CONSERVATION among
tue n, betting men when the little fre, chest, ihs
held, hard pressed by the nlinois-bred
so5 Xie5o end woo ,b',6 by and nSsa Wal,cn, in
stein beaten o1 Mr. Lorillard purchased both
the dying tily sly Dance, all but Victory being
best Of the lot, bur after crossing the wafer ho
lost form, and was never Of much account dur
Ing lSs0, while Wallensten maintained MS
American reputation Of being = a Sunday horse
doing brilliant work one day, and the next oe-
Ing beaten by out and out second -ratcts; As
for Parole, the weights we're ciapped On him ID
such fashion that after being first past the post
Tor the Lincoln Cup. and having the race TAKEN
Away from him for an alleged foul, Mr. Lor7llara
Sent the Old hruwn geldtug home again, Where
he ran and won two races. Mr. j. Il; heene,
iesa aa!pby, sSn5 oSed The qeeoessse eoi! thst
1an well in the South IN 1873, and
spendthrift. who WIS supposed to be n.
F1nchle, was unfortunate in having his staute
Visited By a malignant epidemic which speediy
reduced all the horses to Il condition IL "hicn
The most OF them were unable TO STAND trnlntu9.
Toward the end Of tho season Fo1hafi aud Oon
Fulano did some creditable work. the running or
toe first named, however, being OF Inc 1n-ano-
out sort
This season "the Yankees" hare shown so
We'll In their races that the other contestants loI
me Derby are thoroughly alarmed; and peeolIe pe
On this side of the ocean have allo"ea 1neu
selEes TO become unduy excited over tna @ P'ps 10
pect that an American representative m9y un
ne first to catch the judges eye IN the Epsoto
classic event That ut least two Ct ne Atner'
can colts are among the front RANK OF anetunlk
21 their age in England is shown By the 1act Iai
41oquo5 and DON Futauo we're second anu k1ltu
too % Peregr3ne for the Two Thousana GnlneaSS ~
sSs former 's;1s belonging e Mr.: Losita9a
Victory in this event, which is generally conslo-
efed to be line to Derby form. made MIN 1or
ts1e hrst favorft in the Derby betting. ~ 70
HTeh known that while the Iorillard party kneM
.lo9uo!s to be good colt they pinned tner 1aIat
On Barrett and Passaic, being especially sweet
ssnanntng. and performed the job so e1ectualH
4&he camb near Winning. Barrett and Fa8s2lo