The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-28
The Derby.

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steeds of foreign birth. The French
Gladiateurs the Hungarian Kisber
the American IToquois, have
beaten the best English horses on
the most famous L glish course.
The Greek designation of the EPSON
meeting is due to the classic tastes
Of Lord Pdlmerston, the heraldic
title Of the race to the Oriental
fancy of Lord BeaconsGeld. Ole
Pam used To chrlsten his horses out
of Kneid, TO the dire confusion OF
Honest Oook-makers, who never
could agree as to the prOnuncia
ton OF the name of Puam'S splen-
did daughter Ili0ue. the winner OF
the CesaTeWitCh. 1t was therefore
quite IL keeping with he character
OF the English Premier to move
that the House do adjourn over
Wednesday,, to allow honor.
able members to be present
at eur Isthmian games.
When Lord George Bentinck
quilted the turf for the House
.of Commons he sold his stud. On
the 22d Of May, 1S48. his protection
ist- resolutions were negatived in the
House; on the oath, Surplice, one of
the horses he mad parted with, Won
the Derby. "AIi my life" be
grOaned cut, 81 have been trying for
this, and for what have I sacrificed
it?" The sympathLzing Disraeli in
vain str0ve to console his friend.
"YOu do not know what the Derby
is replied Lord George. Yes, lido.
Ii is the Blue Ribbon Of the Turf, :"
vas the answer. Perhaps we NAV
say tha5 there would have been
neither Isthmian games nor blue
ribbons Of fhe turf if General Gates
had MOI been victorious at Saratoga.
Without that defeat General Bur-
gOyne would not have sold his
hunting box at Epson to Lord
Derby, and without the possession Of
that hunting Box by that nobleman
there would have been no Derby
race. Epson first became famous
for It's Epson salts, and the fashion
and beauty Of London used 10 flock
20 the little Surrey village to drink
the waters. Oar g0ssiping friend
PeEys Was Jhere. and did drink
four pi1ts." lie found there Nell
Sir Charles Sedley, and
other TepT0ba .e5 of both sexes. who
did not drink the nauseOus hD-i,
but amused themselves with cards
and dances in the evening, horse
racing and hunting In the morning.
and severe flirting at al hours
the race formed an i'm
D6ct2nt feature OF the 8 easGu, lust
as Lacy do ct Saratoga, ana when
finally Epson salts lost. rot Uheir
5aV0r, 0g5 their popularity, The
course en- The downs was tie onlvi
LEFT. From the foundation
Of the Derby in 1850, when Sri
CHARLES B"noury'5 Diomed came In.
lrst Of nine starters, tic EPSON
meeting hes cons emily incraas eG i1t
interest In jha Io1g 1855 OF win
1l-E c#re-s al classes are repre- !
5ep.et, ICm royal dukes 10
.gC.I1g pua,-eaus, while for
lie names OF tie winning horses
line and space seem to have been
Between the IIomeric /
0i0mCd and the American IJoqu0is .
We have aTistocratic ST Harry,
Prince Leopold ami Lord Lyo8. (
with piebiah Sam, Moses
lad Danjel 0'BouIbe. 1t is q COM |
ION English practice to name colts
FjtA su0e reference 20 ehsiE parents. T
.0u5 AIacarcui was by SWeeJmeat, I
by IOHchs one, and Her. .
Ili By Ee"min8ter Ou5 Of Seclu- =
ion. mother eases the mO. her has /
,jven the hint fer the name. Fav- /
MUS was The son OF Zephyr. Glad |.
ateur Of Mss Gladiator, while;
and BlUegoWn owe their
appellatiOus to Sir Joseph
mare Mendicant. TIM
$50 no FOREIGNER bad triumphed Oh
ne turf q, EPSON. The spell was
rokea in hat year by C0mte de
4agfaDge's magni icant Glad
l.eur, which won Ia d com
non canter. and Is the only horse
which can boast OF toe fourf0d
aims Of the Two Thousand I
the Derby, the Grand Pcix
Paris, and the st. Ledger. He
,a5 sixteen hands high, 4 bay wish !
l2ck legs; he had Il large. plain
cad, Wei-arcAG3 neck, powerful !
Looping Shoulders, muscular arms
nd th;gt 6, and was deep in the
nth. - developed was his form I
hat UDgIGcious doubts as to his age
yeTe expressed, GjIl q veterinary ey-
proved that they were
Gladiatelr's best lace !
yas as a 4 year-0ld for the Ascot CuD /
rhen he defeated Regalia and Bread, +
lbsne. Eleven years elapsed beferet
mother foreigner scored a triumph.
IN this occasion the victor, Kisber |
anne from Hungary. He was bv l.
,uccaneer OUT OF Mineral. and was Il
red at The great imperial-roval !,
Cud farm ~ k.7ber, which was
hen managed By Count Zoest. This
rand establishment comprises
5,64S acres, and all tie work ON II
J done by soldiers. Kisber was
fteen hands three inches high: in
DIOR he was hard bay. with q
uddy tinge. black points, plain
cad, very muscular neck, and
plendid shoulders and loins. as y
-year-old he had only run four
ines, and only won one race.
The first of Americans to cbaI-
enge the British sportsmen Cd their
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