Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-21

fit. It was truly representative English concoursc. Tho mass, and tho class and tho caste, and tho grade supplied its quota, and all wCrr out for the having of n good time.
 On tho course and around 1t I'm sure thCrc must have been in the ncighborhOod of Loco, 900 people. It was the greatest gathering that had ever been known to at tend a Derby. The day, you sec, was grand one, though rather hot for 19 milo dust hrrathing prdcSt rian. still wouldn't havo missed it for tho world.
 How wonderful was tho crowd! You wcrc carried away by its immcnscness, its magnitude Your Individuality was lost as a grain of sand Is lost on the shore of q vast sca. thought of the mighty amphi- thcater built hy one of the great Roman olnprrorS, wherein the people gathered in their hundreds of thousands to witness blood spilling and killing How diffcrrnt was the impulse that moved this throng of modcrns, They wrrn hCre to witness n glorious, hCalthful, harmless sport. Per hnpS we We're improving upon tho nnCiCnts, after all thought.
 suddenly heard great cry and felt n thrill uf excitement. The flag had fallen. and tho raco for the Derby had commenced. AcrrSS tlc srluicirclr looked and saw in clear, sharp outline a bunch of horses set tling into a swift, steady gallop. Fifteen thcro wer' in all. The jockeys seemed cool and collected. Indeed thcre wero an ease and cvonncSs about the whole thing that madc it appear from tho distance as If they wcrc not going fast at all. Tho beauty and art of the thing robbed 1t of tho ap- pearancc of the roughncSs and hustle of q keen, great struggle. They seemed to sail and glide along till all at oncc there burst out immense shoutings. shouted out my self. And tho shoutingS swcllcd and swell cd, and now the horses were coming, com ing with hoOfboats of thunder, wcrc upon Us and past us as a lightning flash. Sir NiSto had won-Sir Vistu, who belongs to the premier of England.
 And there were applause and cnngratu lations and handshakings. I myself was SD pleased that I forgot all about the 19 miles had walked to scc 1t.
 Lord RoSchcry walked down the course to lead his horse from the paddock, and I had good chance to See what he looked like. He is stout, good looking man of middle height. He didn't impress mo as having either grCat forcr of character or of intellect, and he certainly isn't distinguish Cd looking. He k just a come day, gu day, gOod looking well gruOmcd man, lika- hlc fellow, with jolly, well fed air. should think that breeding horses Is much very much-morc in his limo than run ming kingdoms.
 As l have told you as we'll as I could about the actual running of the Derby, 1 can ease up now and tell you about the tip strrS. They ar' great fellows, theSc tip stcrs. They earn all tho sixpcnceS and shil- | linSs they get. They arc clever and | adr0it in tho handling Of an English crowd l that ono can forgive them the paradox oi | not hacking their own sure tips. Ono of | them. who r'joiced in the cugnOmcn Ot l One Eyed SCutty, had his chest covered | with medals. He informed the crowd that | thrsC medals wCro given tu him by lords | and duk,S who had won vast sums through | the hacking of his tips. SCUtty was the | Clrvvr,st of the sure thing men.
 The bOOklnakcrS too, were an interest
 ing lot, but I felt unsympathctic toward
 them. They didn't take my fancy did | tho tipstcrS. Tho women wCrc the hardest customers they had to deal with. Ono oi
 them tried to pOko boOkmaker with hel | became suddenly tircd when ho got neal
 tho winning post and allowed the other | horse to get ahead of him.
 | When all the races wcr0 over, party O
 Fronchmen and party of Englishmen be
 gan to sing at one and the same timc tht
 "MarSeillaiSc" and God Save the Queen. | At this thought it was about time for m'
 to move, and aS every ono olSe was moving
 l turned round and fared my l9 miles
 Just as I got to Waterloo station Big Der
 was striking the first half hour after mid
 night. BART KENNEDY.