Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-06-11
The Winner Of the Derby.

AN American horse has come to the front
again in England, and has won their most
famous of ali races the DARBY" AS 1t is in
order to re oice over human trlumphs of
Americans VS.. Englshmen, 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 is
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 lroQuois while he is not the first
horse that has won race in England, is the
first horse that has won the Derby and the
hrst 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-
gllshmen as to the superiority Of their horses.
In 1873 Mr.. Lorillard sent over detachment
OF his horses, with Parole at thcir head, which
changed the views of Englishnen. They be-
gan to suspect, after Parole hal won series
OF handicaps, that something good mig n I, G ONO
out of America in the way of horse. Last
season the Americans were unfortunate. Pa
role was handicapped so heavily that nothing
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Mr.. Lorillard's Mistake and Sly Dance made a
good exhibition, and WalleDstein proved unre-
liable for steady work. Mr. Keenes stable
was afflicted with Il malignant epidemic, but
towards the close of the season his Foxhall
and Don Fulano did some very credtable work
This season, however, the yankees" as
Englishmen term all our horses have been
40 ng so well that the other contestants for
the Derby have been alarmed at the outlook,
and TWO of them Iroquois and Don Fulapo, the
former the property of Mr.. Lorillard and the
natter 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-
peotations Of the Lorillard party attached
rather to Barrett and Passaic, who were beaten
at the start by bad send-off 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 Westmnster's Peregrine second, aud two
lengths ahead of Lord Roseberys Town
Moor, third. AT the distance-pole Peregrine
looked like winning at a canter, but lroluois
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
Englshmen 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. Lorillard is also in the best of splits, al
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 su
periority between American and Englisf
thoroughbreds. Chicago Tribune, June ..