New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-28
COMMON WINS THE DERBY IN A cANTER.
THE RACE RUN IN DRENcHING RA1N-GoU-
YERNEUR SECOND. MARTENHURsT THIRD.

THE RACE RUN IN A DRENCHING RAIN-GoU-
vERNEUR SECOND. MARTENHURsT THIRD.
London, May 27.-The Derby, the great classical
race OF the English turf was run to-day at Epson
As usual the crowded with all classes and
conditions OF people, from members Of the highest
arisoracy 70 tpsters and hangeIson of the stables
The road from London 10 the was filled with
vehicles Of every description. Dashng along with
jangling harnesses splendid fourin-hands. the
coaches filed with handsomely dressed and their
escorts. There, too were many vehicles of by-gone
age, whose motive power had long ago outlive2 Its
period Of usefulness Much badinage was INDUCED IN
BIZ the occupants OF the vehicles, and oil were happy
for they were soon to see decided the race OF races
the great Derby in which every Englishman, no matter
in what part of the world he be, feels Interested
The conditions OF the were rs follows:
The Derby Stakes, Of 5000 sOvereigns for the
winner 500 soveregns for the nomnator OF the winner
800 soveregns for the owner of the second ana 200
sovereigns for the of the third for threeyear
Odds colts nine stone, FLIES eight stone nine pounds
by subscription OF fifty soveregns each half forfeit
ten sovereigns only declared by the first Tuesday In
January, 1880; any surplus to be paid TO the winner
starting post .Coo3 subscriptions; los Of whom pay
twenty-five sOvereigns each and forty-iour ten SOW
ereigns EACH. Closed July o, 1880.
Following Is list of the starters and the post bet
ting:
Sir F. Johnstone's Common, IL 10 10 on; NJ. f.
Blanc's Gouverseur. IL to against Sr James Dukes
arenhurst 80 to agns Daniel eo 0pan G 9
against j. p. Leigh's The Deemster, II to against:
AT HSOs r 3d s HSS 20 to aaaas %ar
slas slnonan. 20 to against LORI grad peto
Flower 80 70 l against
The place betting to l on Common; TO
against Gouverneur; to l against Msrtenhurst.
The weather was cool and showery. Just before the
race heavy shower set in, and the was run In
drenching rain. After the horses at the post the
first attempt to get them away resulted in false start
At the next attempt they got away splendldly. The
Deemser went TO the front and set the pace for guar
ter Of a mile. Then Dorcas took the lead, but was
overhauled and passed by GOuveeur, who led at
the mile post. DOrcas, who had now been Joined by
Common. was Close mp. however Coming down Tatten-
ham HILL Common improved his stride and forged ahead
rs they entered the straight When the distance post
WINS reached he drew clear Of all the Others and, com
ing on, won in the commonest kind Of canter, Gou-
verneur second, Martenhurst third. CuttestOne ran
fourth simonan. though ridden hard, was the last
horse throughout the
Common was trained at Kingsclerc by John Porter.
who has been in high feather this spring. 50 many
winners having come from his hands For a time
Common was looked upon rank outsider the
betting against him at the beginning of April being
so 10 l. The odds laid against him grew less and
less, however, and finally the betting fraternity came
TO the conclusion that he was a formidable candi-
date though at that time he had never been seen
on racecourse. When he afterward won his re-
nOwned victory in the Two Thousand Guineas he at
once jumped to first place for the Derby. On public
his chances undenlable the belief being that
nothing that ran in the Two Thousand Guineas could
beat him az Epson. Still. rumors were anoat that
his forelegs werc ill-adapted TO the Epson HILL The
ability of a horse % win the Derby Is shown by his
capacity to down the descent from Tattenham
Corner successfully. This Is the point where many
otherwise winners have come 10 grief, and the
saying Of experts is that the Derby is generally won
by the horse that strides furthest down the HILL
Common came down the hill in the Abingdon Mile
Bottom at Haymarket in the Two thousand Guineas
in good shape, and this is place which finds ont
horse that cannot act down hill. IL seemed 10 find
Oh OrvistO. Commons performance on this occasion
foreshadOwed his ability 10 the difficulty at
EPSON.
II is the intention 10 send Common over to France
TO compete for the Grand Prix. He will then be put
by for the ST Leger. II this idea is carried out he
will miss the Eclipse Stakes.