The record-union., 1896-06-04
IngIeSide.

LONDON. June 3.-The classical
English Derby was run to-day ait Ep-
som Downs. and captured by the Prince
of Wales Persimmon, despite the as
sertion made yesterday that the horse
was disabled and his chances of over
coming the mighty speed of Leopold de
Rothschild's st. F'rusquin We're practi-
cally destroyed ST. Frusquin, though
beaten for the first place, gave a good
account of himself and finished second
ollowing is the summary:
The Derby stakes of 5000 soverelgns,
by subscription of fifty sovereigns eachi
half forfeit or five sovereigns only II
declared by the first Tuesday in Janu-
ary, 1895; for three year-old colts, nine
stone, and fiIlies eight stone Eine
pounds; the nominator Of the winner
to receive 500 sovereigns, the owner OF
the second 800 sovereigns, and the own
er of the third 200 sovereigns out Of the
stakes; about one mile and a half tZSU
subscribers, siXty-eignG of whom de-
cIared forfeit.
H. r. H. the Prince of Wales bay colt
Persimmon, by st. Simon, out of Per-
dita IL, won; Leopold de Rothschild' S
brown colt st. Frusquin, by st. Simon.
out of Isabel second; II. E. Bedding
toms brown colt Earwig. by Hampton,
out of Wriggle, third Time-2.42.
The other starters were: w. G. Ste
vens' Teufel, Leopold de Rothschild' s
Culistan, ]. H. Plaltt's Bradwardine, P.
A. Harrison's knight of the Thistle, T.
Phillips Bay Ronald, Mrs. John Wal
lace's Spook, E. CasselPs Toussaint, L.
Bassey's Tamarind.
The horses got good start. Tama-
rind and Toussaint were first away,
but after the first hundred yards Bay
Ronald drew to the front, followed by
Bradwardine and Tamarind. After
these came Earwig, Spook, Gulistan,
Teufel, Toussaint and Knight of the
Thistle, with st. FrusGuin and Persim-
mon as the whippers in.
Shortly afterward Gulistan went to
the front, and held the lead past the
mile post, followed by Bay Ronald,
Spook and St. Frusquin. Then came
Bradwardine, Teufel and Knight of the
Thistle in front of Earwig and Persim-
mon, with Tamarind dailing off. Gull
istan seemed to be in trouble upon ar
irving at the top Of the hill, and fell
back Bradwardine then went to the
front, with st. FrusQuin next. Enter
ing the straight Bradwardine yielded
TO Bay Ronald and ST. Frusquin. A
quarter of mile from the finish Bay
Ronald was done, and st. F'rusquin took
the lead, followed by PerSimmon.
Opposite TattersalPs Persimmons got
on even terms with st. F'rusquin, and
there was a most exciting finish, result
ing in Persimmon winning by a neck.
st. Frusquin beat Earwig by four
lengths. Teufel was fourth and Bay
Ronald fifth. Gulistan, Bradwardine and
Spook followed in the order named, and
Tamarind was last.
The betting at the start was to /
against Persimmon, 13 to s on st. Frus-
quin, 33 to / against Earwig, IL to 1
against Teufel, p to l each against
Bay Ronald and Knight of the Thistle,
::}}3 to / against Gulistan, 40 to / against
Bradwardine, 100 to 1 against Spook
and Touissaint, and 900 to / against
TaInarind.
The EPSON Town Plate, handicap, of
JOB soyereigns for three -year-olds and
upwards, five furlongs, was won by E.
Wishard's Helen Nichols, Royal Flush
second and Marble third.
The day was pleasant. Light show
ers occurred during the night, which
had the effect of laying the dust on the
highways, but the rainfall was not suffi-