Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-06-14

London. June Lord RUSebery 5
bay colt, Ladas, won the derby at Ep-
som yesterday. Matchbox was second
and Reminder third
| Ladas won in a canter by a length
| and a half, in 2:45 As. Six lengths
| separated the second horse Matchbox.
| from the third, Reminder Hornbeam
| was fourth. A scene Of indescribable
enthusiasm followed Ladas' victory
Thousands of wildly cheering people,
men and women invaded the course
after the race was decided and Ladas
was soon surrounded by a multitude
half mad with enthusiasm. For today,
at least, the most popular man in Eng
land is the proud owner of Ladas.
The destiny which Lord Roseberry
mapped out for himself when at col
age has been fulfilled. He married
4e richest girl in England, Miss Han
nah de Rothschild; he is prime minis
ter Of England, and he won the derby
yesterday with his bay colt. Ladas. the
winner Of 1000 guineas Of May 8 and
the winner Of the Newmarket stakes
on May %.
The derby, the greatest of all horse
races, is of 5000 sOvereigns, the win
ner to receive 5000 $50, 1000 the NOM
inatOr of the winner 500 sOvereigns;
the owner of the second 800 SOver-
eigns, and the owner of the third 200
sovereigns. The event is for 3-year-
OldS; colts to carry nine stone and fl
lies to carry eight stone nine pounds;
entrance fee ) soyereigns; distance
about one mile and 4 half.
The following were tr4 starters
with the betting late last night: Lord
ROsebery's colt Ladas, II to on;
Lord Arlington's Matchbox, 100 to IA
against; the Duke of Westminster's
Burlington, s to 1; Mr.. T. Cannon's
Reminder, % to L; Lord Bradford's
Hornbeam, 80 to 1; Douglas Baird's
Galloping Dick 80 to /; Lord Scarbor-
ough's ClWyd, 100 to l.
Ladas is a direct descendant Of
WhalebOne, who won the derby for
the Duke of Grafton When the latter
was prime minister in 1910. Ladas
is by Hampton, son of Lord Clifden,
by New Minister, whose sire was
Touchstone by Camel, son of Whale
bone.
1t is doubtful if SO much interest has
ever before been taken in the derby.
Ladas, owned by the prime minister,
was looked upon as being the horse
of the year, his previous victories hav-
ing won him hosts Of friends who
longed to see once more the primrose
and rose hoops with rose-cOlored cap
Uord Rosebery's cOlors) flying to the
front of everything else in the field. !
Thus it was that the special trains at
London bridge and Victoria stations,
run every five minutes, were packed to
the utmost with the usual crowd Of
race gOers, augmented by many who
had never before yentured to Epson. !
Over 100000 people, according to es-
innate, journeyed to EPSON today by ,
road or by rail in some manner or
other, the attendance being above the .
average in point of numbers and re-
spectability.
The race is described as follows
from the grand stand: At the starting
signal the horses seemed to get off
well together and appeared to be COM
ing hard and fast. The issue, from
the grand stand, appeared to be doubt
full until the distance was reached.
Ladas seemed then to draw out with
ease and then, as though he had been
playing with the others, won in COM
mon canter by a length and a half y
in 2:45 As. Hornbeam was fourth
and Clwyd was fifth. /