Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-14
L0NDON's -n0EfDAY-
DERBY DAY, AND THE SIGHTS TO &c
SEEN.
Beauties OF an English 1AnAseape-A
Picturesque Crowd-BFiaf Account
Of the Run-The 3lag,iaesnt
rinish-GOod Luck.
lLeland's London letter.

lLeland's London Letter.
The great holiday of the year-ths Lon.
doner's Fnurth Of July-ths carnival Of
SPORT style. rowdyism. flirting, swindling,
and gayety-the day which, like that OF tha
greatest festival in ancien. India, h de
voted to the W.T. hip Of tho horse in one
word, the Derby. IN. R-Pronouncs
Darby.l 1t is walk Of . mile from the
,tafion, up gently rising ddwn-down
means up in England, for the downs
are gently risin, hills A broad OK.
tent Of these were golden with
close growing. thick-blooming gorss-or
pure gold is the word. so intensely
bright is the hue. The gorse has a delicate
smell like that Of ripe apricots or peaches,
an it's said that whenever it blooms kissing
is in sea>on- but truly this is always, since
there is no day in the year when one cannot
find few flowers on it, for which reason
opine that many Of my readers would gladly
see it growing in America,. Thickly dotted
in the gor were many gypy vans and
tent. The number Of thee was remarka bic,
since every gypy in England who can pos
sibly manage it contrives to be at EPSON
during the racing week
lido not think that many Of those who are
in the multitude pay much attention to
what is by far the greatest attraction Of the
whole-the exqui itely beautiful Surrey
Landscape, which OF fine day spreads like .
perfect panorama in The distance. and the
wonderfully picturesque scenes of tho grand
stani, crowded with thousands, the innum-
cradle vehicles. from the superb four in
hand, full Of the gayest swells, to the coster-
monger's cart With these are endless
tents, marques, ravilions. banners, bands
Of music. mummers, Ministries. and At
every step and every turn the gypsy tan
and gayly painted van. So that it would
all be a magnificent sight were it only for
the immense attendance, which was COM
puted at from 800. 900 to $4,000 Put this
number OF holiday makers together on q
broad hill among fowery meadows, over
looking charming country, give them
champagne, flowers, lobster salad. brandy,
roses, cold chickens, lilies, claret cup. lilacs.
sandwiches, porter, ale. gin, ginger beer.
drinkables and eatables ad infinitum, with
all games legal and legal with much betting,
and you have a scene to remsmbsr
Ting-a-ling-ling-ling The tell rings-ths
course is cleare and that easily ami speed.
lily, for an English policeman, and indeed
the English people stand no nousen-e when
sport IS at stake. The paddock is empty,
the stands are full. 1t is great Joy for the
multitude 70 see, with or without opera
gas O.. from near or far, in the royal box
the prince and princess OF Wales, their chill
dren. the princes ses and princes, and all the
other glorious ones Of the sacrosanct circle,
and pleased. indeed, arc the ladies who
make out taat the princess wears a dress
according to The Telegraph @of myrtle
green pnplin, having a plastron Of Irish
rose-point lace. and a bonnet to match the
gown" At what time Of day the lady had
on this glowing floral combination heaven
and The Telegraph reporter only knows,
since To my eyes and those Of The Daily
News man she was nttired in what Ger.
tainly took for light brown-it not being in
good form at all for the better kind n ap.
pear at the Derby in anything startling.
But borrow from him his brief account OF
the run, since that coinciles indeed with
what saw.
patience as they can command, and, at the
cry They are off. begin to observe tie race
with keen interest They watch the clump
Of horSes, as it were, creeping up the hill,
their ,peed with every stride
the varying fortunes Of tn, exciting con
test. the whrlwini weep round Tatteuham
finish, as Archer seems TO push Melton's
head in front Of Para iox, within foot OF
the winning post That final moment of
The Derby finish has in it the conden. 81
passion OF lifetime, as from the distant
hill the hum rises lou Ter and yet more
oud-as the iron-shod hoo.s Of the
'acers beat upon the hard turf rush
ng past The staDi-till it be-
comes a sustained, tbunderous roar-the
deepvoiced diapason OF the Derby mobi
When the race is over and Melton, with
Archer still up, is led, quivering with excite
nent. into the little paddock in front Of the
the prince Of Wales Is
lmong the first to congratulate Lori Hast. |
ngs upon his good fortune"
Well, it was a race well worth seeing. Il |
S already being said that some OF the most |
tirring chapters in racing history have been |
written upon EPSON Downs, but that none |
If them can surpass this newest page, aud |
hat to have seen the great struggle yester- |
lay between Melton and Paradox is some
hing to speak Of for lifetime. Derby has |
leclined, but yesterday witnessed in it q |
glorious revival This for the racing part. |
But the racin, TO me, though / saw il all |
md enjoyed it, was less curious less note
worthy than the observations which ma lie |
Imong the people.
1t Is, as all the world knows, considered
ucky TO find a horseshoe. hut picked one
Up just as | set foot on the track am as
ured by the most experienced sorcere-ses
md witches among the people that of all |
'thers n shoe found on race-track. but /
specially on the derby, is a talisman OF |
most potent power Perhaps one Of the
orses running lost the race by losing that
hoe. and so you'll get the luck which he
ost." At any rate. it lies before me, and
will make good paperweight The last
hoe OF the kind which found was just be.
nra fha door of Vort IN .balraJ