Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-05
THE DERBY RAGE.

THE DERBY RACE.
| Victory for SaInfoin-Record OF she
| winner Time Two min1ses-The
Race for the Stanley Stakes Won By
BumptIous.
LONDON, June 4.-The principal event OF
the year in the English sporting world, the
race for the Derby stakes, took place at Ep-
| som to-day Sainfoin won. The conditions
of the race were:
Derby stakes of 5000 soversigns for the
winner, 5000 sovsreigns for the neminator
of the winner; 300 soversigns fol the owner
Of the second, and 200 sovsreigns for the
owner Of the third; for colts nine stone and
6lliss eight stone, nine pounds, for three
year-olds; by subscription of 80 sovereigns
each, half forfeit If declared by the first
Tuesday in January, 1890, and 10 sovereigns
only If declared by the first Tuesday in jan
uary, 1889, any surplus to be paid to the
winner; about mile and half.
Starting from the high level starting post
(2S3 subscribers, LOG Of whom paid rs sover-
eigns each and sixty three paid 10 sovereigns
each.)
1t was won by Mr.. J. Porter's chestnut
OOAb 0hAulOlu, ny 0pIlH8uoACs Out VI Oau0ds
Mr.. Lefevre's colt LIE Nord, by Tristan, out
of La Noee, was second and the duke Of
Westminster's bay colt Orwell, by Ben Dor,
out of Lizzie Agnes, Third. There were eight
starters.
Sainfoin is both trained and owned by John
Porter. He is good-looking son of Spring.
field out of Sandal, by Wenlook; her dam.
Sandal. by stookwell out Of Lady Evelyn
(winner Of the Oaks, 1S49), by Don Johns.
This is the way to breed winners, land Colonel
Sir George Maude is to be highly compliment
ed as director of her majesty's stud for breed
ing Sainfoin, who won the only two previous
races in which he had engagements, viz, the
Ashley stakes at Lewes, worth 92S sovereigns,
when two years old, beating Carter, Spring
Cup, Blondna and six others; and the Doe
stakes for three-year-olds at Chester, in which
his only opponent was the Duke of Beauforts
| chestnut 6lly Bull's-Eye, by Petronel, to
whom he gave sixteen pounds and beat in a
canter.
The horses got away at the first attempt.
Orwell took the lead at the start and made
the run slowly. He was followed by
Sainfoin while LIE Nord and Surefoot were
the last to get off. When the mile post was
reached Orwell showed well in front. In
making the hill for Tottenham, Conner Sain-
| foin took the lead. Surefoot was beaten
| 500 yards from home and came in a head
behind Orwell. The result of the race
| created the most tremendous excitement.
Sursfoot had been backed to win to the
| extent of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Among his hackers were large numbers of
| the aristecratic classes and they suffered
severely. The time of the race was two min
utes.
| The race for the Stanley stakes Of ten
sovereigns, each five forfeit with 300 added
for two-year- olds, Eve turlongs, was won by
Bumptious, by Brag, out of Headlong;
l Tpu 1,x,G ho1 ont Of Pa11o IF Scot.
land, was second, four lengths in front OF
March Past, by Sweetbread, out of Can't
| Mere.
| THE SILVER QUESTION.
Caucus Of Republican Representatives
Forth why a Bill should be Passed
TO Relieve the Country From the
Present Contraction of the Currency.
WASHINGTON, D. O., June 4.-The repub-
licau representatives went into caucus im-
mediately upon adjournment of the house
this afternoon to consider the silver question.
Chairman Conger of the coinage COMMITTEES
set forth the urgent reasons for passing bill
that should relieve the country from the
present contraction of the currency.
He desired above all things that any
silver bill that should become law SHOULD
|
he trusted that the party alignment would
be preserved. He understood that consid,
able number of democrats stood ready to
vote for free coinage bill and In the event
that sufficient number of republicans were
led off to carry such proposition 1t would
be claimed as democratic measure, "a thing
to be deprecated.
Representative Payson followed with
savage attack upon the CAUCUS bill which, h
said was delusion and snare. It failed t.
meet the wishes of the western people ant
he could not support Il under any circum
stances unless it remenstized silver.
Representative Buchanan of New Jerss,
submitted motion that the CAUCUS bill as
stood to re-sndorsed. Representative
Walker of Massachusetts, submitted
q proposition, which In etfsc
proposed reference of the bill back to tn
former CAUCUS committee with instruction
to report bill which will place gold ant
silver on parity by allowing the issue o
certificates to an unlimited extent on depos
| its of either metal at the market value. Tn
silver men Immediately made the objection
that there could be no parity as long as tn,
privilege of free coinage accorded to golt
was denied to silver.
Representative Dorsey OF Nebraska sub
mitted as substitute for the caucus bill
draft of bill which he proposes to intro
> 6ucs in the house. It provides that An,
holder OF American s1ivSE may uSpObi
in the treasury and receive full legal tende
. certificates on the basis of the marke
, price OF silver: that sufficient bullion shal
be coined to meet the needs of redemption
and that the national bank redemption fun
shall be covered into the treasury.
' Representative Perkins of Kansas attacke
the mono. metalliets in q vigorous speech an
noted his objections to the bullion redeAnI
,, ton feature of the caucus bill.
Finally Mr. MoKinley came to the trOT
| with compromise proposition.
!. Resolved. That it is the sense of this caucu
that the Conger bill as modified by the sp'
| cial committee should pass the house wit
the following amendments:
= ~ That the amount of silver bullion to
purchased monthly shall bs four and on
half million dollars worth.
! ~ That the bullion redemption feature {
i of the bill shall be stricken out.
= ~ That the treasury notes shall be a leg
= tender for private as we'll as public debts.
coin.
. 20 That the funds held for the redemptio
of national bank notes shall be covered in
: the treasury.
= (6) Free coinage when the ratio of silver
16 to /. p
The second proposition was voted dow
y The other five were adopted.
: An effort was made to secure the passai
. of resolution bringing the republics
members to support in the house this la
caucus measure. Representative Payse
submitted proposition contemplate
- recognition of the right of repu
l. lioan members to offer amendments to Il
70 bill when it comes before the house. Th
was negatived and when the CAUCUS adjour
A. ed there was a good deal of confusion in t
ID minds of members as to whether or not tn
a. were bound to support the CAUCUS propo
tion.
"a The committee on rules will decide VIII
AZ the bill shall be brought up in the house.
10 TELKGRAPHIC JOTTENGS.
a The democrats of the Thirteenth Illin.
Il congressional district yesterday renominat
B. Hon. William NJ. Springer for congress
V. reclamation.
es The Illinois darnerat;e e.afa conventi