New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-02
SIR HUGO WINS THE DERBY.
AN OUTSIDER WITH 40 TO l AGAINST HIM
LA FLECHE, THE FAvoMTE sLcoND AND BCcEN
TAURE THIRD.

TACRE THIRD.
London June 1.-The for the Derby Stakes
WAS nun at Epson this afternoon ana was
won by Lord Bradford's chestnut colt elr
Hugo. by Wisdom out OF Manoeuyre. Baron oe
Hrsch's brown FLY La Fleche by 81. simon out Vi
Culver was second, and NJ. Camille Bhnc's Day con-
Bucentaure by saxifIage, out OF Venisc third i"r
teen horses ran.
DERBY Day." the day which all Enghsmneh are
interested dawned with overcast skies ana co'u
eo,ber which caused apprehension that the great race
would be run In rain AS the race last year H
the day advanced however the skies cleared an" '"o
weather became delightful ana TINS 1hduceo e"oi'"O
crowds 10 start for the EPSON DOWNS - m'ec " .
her OF sp,cIsl trains run from Lohuoh INV ~
cities and All were packed and jammed' the most
Interesting scene however, was the PROCESSION vi NV
80 20 ,l,. Downs Early in the morning the process
zion beaan Year after year the same scene mas oo"
,,nesed vet each year it loses neither In atuacuNc
ness nor Interest m r,.o
Pr several DAYS Baron de Hirsch's FLY La Fleche
hos bean the favorte in the betting. she taxing hrst
nlaoe when II became known that the DUKE oi "oSF
,nster wouh not start Orme In the race. oriue'
,n+u he was pOisoned was looked upon "a sure VIII
ner and when his entry was struck ont an element vi
uncertainty was introduced. Finally, the hho"i"S
ones decided upon La fleche as the winner anu
their opinion with their money. Then II WAS a."
nounced that Baron dc liirsch wa dangerously III !"
PARIS md II was feared that he would die. liau his
seatb occurred the entry of La Fleche. under the rae
ing rules would have been cancelled ana the De'u"s
fraternity would have been at sea again. ,,,
At noon the scene on the Downs was most oii'i
family animated one The crowd was the artes' 'n.'
has gathered there in many years. \ speo'' i
carried the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Chrisuah'
Prince Henry of Battenberg the Earl and Countess Oh
Codocan the Earl and Countess of LONDONDERRY Ue
Duchess Of Montrosc, the Duke ana Duchess Vi ro,
land the Earl If Durham, Loru 'rlis'o'' i
snenccr the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin Mhis'0' Va
Agriculture Lady Dudley. the Duchess oil Mchc''c'.
ybo WAS with Prince >o;tykof, wellknowh owner oil
racing horses the Duke OF Westminster the pnhe ol
Devonsbre the Earl of Zetland, the Earl Oh DuuleN'
cir Frederick tombstone owner of racing stable ana
e,r Jobn Ashley The whole party watched the rave
frm the Jockey Club enclosure. Peter Ja'hso'' uc
oolored pugst, whose victory over SaV'n u u. $50
occurrence was among the spectators anu a""'''U
far more attention than any person on the Er'u, =,
The starters besides the placed horses were ~ ~
p,nc,s pueil. Mr. Roses Bonavsta; the same owners
:. Domien. A Uoole's Thcssalan Henry Mlme'
81 Angelo: James Snarry's Lanthony Colonel Noi,h
~ Dabo: the Duke of liamiltons PereiS1Vc' biu"
dell Naples Hatfield and Mr.. FAIRIES Gaeop'S' 40
The betting Immediately before the start was Az
% against Sir Hugo; IL to 10 against La fleehe'
"a 10 I against Bucentaure, IL 10 1 against huei l.
TO against Bonavista: ID TO against d. D''"'.
~ 20 each against Thessaian 81. Angelo ard Ian
thony 20 TO l against FL Diablo; 20 10 '7''",'
Persistive: sc to 1 against Hatfield ana loo 70
against Galeopsls. ~ ,,o. .
The place betting was 8 TO against SIT h"so'
IN l on La Fleche II to l against buctl'd"o'
IN l against Rueil; to against BolaNi''"' "
AGAINST 81 Damien: 3 TO / against ThesshIi'h' "
I against ST. Angelo; 10 i against Lhhtho'y u
I AGAINST Ell Diablo: to l against fer7isuNe, "
! against Hatfield. and II to against Gaic'P'is'
Permission had been obtained Tor liz fISche ~ W
absent fom the parade but the fact ta' tie Io'n '
flly was In could not be seen by every oou! uu ''
aster many from putting their good money on Tie
ravoata After her preliminary canter shH was
saddled at Sherwoods place and sent direct u ''e
most The time fixed for starting the race was P'S'
when the horses appeared OH the course Then tiere
weie frequent false starts which were oie"S '"'
IN the antics Of Thessalian and OaieOpsis
=, was inst tbrty-one minutes past the fixed start
ing time when the horses got OF. Sir Hugo was inc
quickest away followed by Lanthony, ferssu|e ai'u
Ga,eopAs Persistive soon worked his way I" 'ho
trot followed by SIR Hugo, La fleche' 81. -h's'io
and Bucentaure. Hatfield was running al ,''e r,'i
n, the bunch As the leaders were passing Inc "il'c
-, rh..saran rushed TO the front. followed by b.
n.m,en l., Fleche and Sir Hugo III the order n:lleu'
seven turlongs from home there was alo'her c"""eo
in the order Of the running, Bucenaue haVhs lotVu
10 tho front with Thessihan, sir Hugo, OIL Dd"ie"
end La Fleche running well and close up "oi"e
down the hill Bucentaure slightly Increased his icao
and held his advantage until into the line LOT ho'
U.re,s Sir Hugo Joined the leader and ran with MIN
on even terms, With La Fleche next Dehhu' IohoW'u
by Thessalian and st. Angelo. When quarter Oh
mile from home sir Hugo went ahead Oi Buceh'aure
as did also La Fleche.
The race from there was between Sir hugo ans
inc favorite who made desperate effort 20 catch "a
IN and pass The leader. 1t was OF no use, however
and the outsider" that running at ODDS o ~ W
against him held his own and came In winner D
threequartegs OF a length. There was length o
tween La Fleche and BucenIaure' 81 Angelo "'
fourth. =,
When n was seen that La Fecle was beaten, III
excitement became wild beyond description. Tho
who had backed Sir Hugo-and II must oe sau 'i'
were comparatively few-were almost as thucn Sd
prised as those WHO had their money on the laNo1'
Their surprise. however, did not tend 10 aiec' 'ne
greot satisfaction and they vented their feelings
exuberant yelling and bowling. 1t was great I'd
well run and well won. The time was = minutes
seconds. -, ,
Sir Hugo WAS ridden by Alsopp, La fleche Dy
Barrett, and Bucentaure by Chesterman
The conditions under which the race was run wei
AS follows: The Derby OF O,VoO sovercgns, the Wild
10 receive 5000 soyeregns, the nominator OF the ""
ner 500: the owner Of the second 800 and the o"n
f the third 300 out OF the race; for ahreeyei Obs
colts o stone and lilies stone pounds; entfah
fee five sovereigns, the only haOinlS II ocen'Iru
the first Tuesday IN January leyt eT % asr
addition If not so declared, ana II eit ~ n'"r II, u
hrst Tuesday in obituary, lo.,2 IuItner sun tc
sovereigns, with at least lGyo sUyeitshS sT rwo hv
dred and sixty subscribers, l3' OF ~hom pau
tovereigns each, and sixty-seven m'eeii so'er'ie
each. -. -, ,,a.. -, 70,
II was announced yesterday that the House OF CoI
mons had decided 70 sit as usual TO-DAY, no NV
Standing the fact that it had been customary 70 a
ionrn over Derby Day. When the House met to-u
only thirteen members were present. Oh course
hnsiness could be done. and the speaker, therefor
adiourned the sitting until O'Clock. When that no
arrived nineteen members made their appearaiC
The sneaker thereupon decided TO adjourn the stu
indefinitely When the speaker Nturned later the
were only thirty five members present. Inc Hou
Was then adjourned until tomorrow. The neWsl
pers make sarcastic comments on the absence OF =
fSs members who yesterday rejected the motion
adjourn over to-day.
FAST TINE AT FLEETWOOD PARK