New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-29
THE TURF AND TIE Bat
A DEAD HEAT FOR THE DERBY STAKES
AN EXCITING F1NIsH BETWEEN ST. uAllLN ".'D
HARVESTER.

A DEAD HEAT FOR THE DERBY STAKES.
An EXCITING FINIsH BETWEEN ST. GAIlEN A'D
HARVESTER.
LONDON May 2S.--The race for the Deroy
stakes for car-ods took place to-day al El'oi
Downs and resulted I'm dead heat between Major r. J.
Braces bay colt 81. Gaten and Sir John NiHoug"oS
brown colt Harvester Str John Wiloughhys chestnut
nv Queen Adelaide came IN third. St. Gaen was ilu-
den by Wood Harvester by s. Loacs and queen Adei''o
by Webb The other starters and their Jockeys "o'c'
Mr. Gerards chestnut colt st. Ncdard (Afche tue uAe
Of Hamilton's bay colt Loeb RAMA Wah"ngnV
r. Osbone's chestnut colt Waterford Osborne
p Prices bay colt Bcdoun Giles; MI Wal
toms chestnut colt Richmond g.. Loate0; A.
McIntvle's bay colt Beauchamp niowmanG x. Jar
dimes chestnut colt BoIneo Patcr W. A. Longs pay
colt Condor CIorganl; W. NJ Ho'daways Day cot Inc
Hopeful Dutchm9n GawlinsonG Leopold dc ho'h'oliiu
hay colt Ta,man Cannon; c. j. Lcicyrcs brown colt
rest Watts; and Leopold de ItOtlsclds nay o. brown
colt Wood stock Goator)
The betting at the start was: Five to against
Queen Adelaide; TO l against st. Medard; 7 TO l
against Tal-man to against Bodoun o to against
Richmond; to / against Wacrf0ri - TO l against
st. Gaen; II to against Beauchamp II TO l against
Harvester; Il TO against BOrnco - 90 against Loeb
RAMA; 30 to against Condor 30 10 against Brcst
HOW THE LEADERS CROSSED THE LI>E.
An excellent start made. After tlrca strides had
been taken Richmond assumed slight lcal. Ater a
quarter Of mile had been covered Woodstock took up
The running, Richmond following, Gad the par went
through the drges front Of Bcdouin To tho mile post
whore Richmond again took command Tnoy ran thus
to the top Of the hl. Going down the hill Bowep -
sumed tie lead followed by ia. Ga'icu aud Richmond.
Entering the straight Loeb RAMA joined Bou'o Queen
Of mile from home Eorneo wa. still leading followed
~ ST. Gaen The leaders continued IN these positions
TO tie distance pole. where l}orncQ was beaten.
ST. Cation was here joined 10y Harvester ana
running Locked together The finish was exciting one
Queen Adelaide finished two lengths behind; me uhe
mis- is the irf fnc in the history of the Derby race that
dead heat first place has been recorded There were
the stake IN 1871 and 1873. Waterford finished fourth,
with Brcst, Tali.man. Boneo and 81 NcdaiG olloMmg
in the order named. Richmond wG4 the ninth 10 cross
theluc. Woodstock aud The Hopeful Duichman came III
The race was not run Of but the stakes we're divided
between the owners OF 81. Gaen and Harvester
SUMMARY OF THE RACE.
The following is a summary: Renewal Of the Derby
stakes Of 80 SOW each IT, for colts, ST. and he1
ST. his for three year-olds; about mile and half,
starting at the New High Level Starting POST the owner
of tie second receive 800 SOW and the third $50
SOW ont OF the stakes; 80 subscribers.
Major T. +. Braces u. C. St. Gatlcn by Rohcrhil or the
Rover out Of 81 Ediiha Woodl.....: .......:. ....
Sir john Nioughbys b. G. Harvester ny sterling, out
Sir John WiIloushb,s ch f. Queen Adelaide, by Her
Mr.. Grards en- e. St. Mcdard. by Hermit, dam by
Musket, out of Alcoholics dam (Archer)
The Duke of Hamlit.us hay colt Loeb RAMA by Wild
Tommy. out Of Loeb Tarna (NauwrighU.....-...
r. Osboruo's eli. O. Waterford, by Wild Oats, oa Of
p Frees b. e. Bcdouin by Chlldorc, out OF GipsyGin
NJ walto, CHI e iii:laand BY Bold Dayrail out Of
Miss Harriet &C..
a. NCIntyrts D. c. Eeauchanp, by BeduCicrc, ont
q Equaninitv Oiowu.n) .....................-...
r. Jardhcs On. Bornoo, by Adyeniurer ont Of Lady
" a. Lans. b. e. Condor BY Kisjir out Of Henio6o
by kia9 Tom Morliuj Observation-Disclosures.
". VI. D0liaEayt b. G. ihe Hopeful Dutchman, by
Elm oIt % Hopeful Duch s-s QlWlmson). .-...
Leopold dc EotA-cEilJ. %. G. Ialisman, by Sterling,
ont o. iipn!' Cannon ;......:..-.......;.-..-...
c. j. Ltyos Dr. G.. Brc,i, by IthC5 oul OF Baroness
Leopold a. i;Orh,chi's d. or hr. Woodstock, 10y SIR
Bryy.. 81 - a GOdtrl). o
Derby Day did not excite great interest usual
oVing 81 tie fact that many OF The best horses took
part n the race su, EI7yDoiv -cJi-frer, Fl. simon
and tr.hi1gc. PUoer Walton, Richmond Wen
hSed aud thOp m possess ind .niI1lc chance Of
victory The weather cool arH cloudy. The course
lyos Ike ad''n9ut and rain capsid,red desirable
bir walton expects 30 return America june H. 10
t. ~ ported that Ac VIII l.,c h5 horses with Au.