Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
WON BY A SHORT HORSE.
Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds Lost
on the Derby.

OI AhouShHuS u IOunuS AOSb
on the Derby.
LONDON, June "A stshort'' horse won
the Derby, and half million pounds
sterling were lost and won on the result
lost largely by tho aristocracy and won by
the poorer classes. Sure Foot was the
favorite on odds of IS to 40, while the
winner-Sain Foin-was listed to 1. The
result of the race caused tremendous
sensation. and scene of great turmoil
followed.
The road to Epson downs was black with
vehicles of all descriptions for hours to-day.
The costermongers were up and out at
daybreak, aud from thence on it was one
continual procession; the magnificent
equipages of the nobility mixing indis-
crimlnately with the traps of the
tradesman and the carts of the huckster.
The weather was cloudy and wet, and it
was not an ideal Derby Day. The Prince
and Princess Of Wales, and, in fact, every
member of the royal family in the country
ditions of the race were as fol
lows: The Derby stakes of 5000
sovereigns for the winner, 500
Sovereigns for the nomination Of the win
ner; 800 soverelgnS for the owner of the
second, and 200 sOvereigns for the owner OF
each, half forfeit it declared by the first
Tuesday in January, 1890, and 10 sover-
eignS only If declared by the first Tuesday
in January, 1889; any surplus to be paid
the winner; about a mile and half,
starting from the high level start
whom paid rs sovereigns each, and So 10
sovereigns each. The race was won by j.
Porter's chestnut colt Sanfoin, by Spring
field out of Sanda. Mr.. Lefevre's chest
nut colt LIE Nord, by Tristan GU. Of La
minister's bay colt Orwell by Ben d. Or,
out OF Lizzie Agnes, third.
The horses got away at the first attempt.
Orwell took the lead at the start, and
made the running slowly. He was fol-
lowed by Sainfoln, while LIE Nord and
Sure Foot were the last to let off. When
the mile post was reached Orwell showed
well in 'front.' In making the hill Tor
Tattenham corner Sanfoin took the lead
Sure Foot was beaten 500 yards from home,
and came in a head behind Orwell. Sain-
fOin won by thrcc-QuarterS of q length
There was neck between lie Nerd and
Orwell. Sure Foot, the favorite, came in
fourth.
The result of the race created the most
tremendous excitement. Sure Foot had
been backed to win to the extent of hun
dreds of thousands of pounds Among his
hackers were large numbers of the aEiSto-
cratic classes, and they suffered severely.
The last betting was to against Sain-
foin; Ia to l against LIE Nord; 100 to l
against Orwell; % to 40 against Sure Foot;
80 to / against Golden Gate and Kjrkham,
and 100 TO l against Martagon. The place
betting was to l on Sainfoin; to on lie
Nord: to against Orwell; 8 to on Sure
Foot; to against Rathheal; to against
Golden GAZE; 8 TO 2 against Kirkham, and
to / against Martagon.
A. w. Merry's bay colt Sure Foot, by
Wisdom dam by Galopin out of Miss
Foote; M. J. Corbally's brown colt Rath-
beal by Boulevard, out of Hollythorn
by Hollywood; E. w. Baird's bay colt
Golden Gate, by Ben d Or, out of Palisade;
James Whites chestnut colt Kirkham, by
Chester, out of LA Princesse, and James
Snarry's bay colt Martagon, by Ben dor,
out OF Tiger Lily, also ran