The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-03
W ALHS Wins THE DERBY
Persimmon the Successful
Horse = St. Frusquin
Runs Second
Runs Second

LONl)ON,- June 8, 1896.-Derby day
opened with clouded sky and sultry at
mosphere, but otherwise the day was
pleasant enough. Light showers occurred
during the night, which had the effect to
lay the dust on the highways but they
were not sufficiently heavy to soften the
race course. The early morning arrivals
by road and rail were far in excess of the
usual number and the crowd in attend
ance at the start of the great race was
even larger than last year, which was
greater than any that had been seen on
Epson Downs since 1882 Most Of the
starters in the Derby were out bright and
early for their morning gallops on the
Downs, Persimnlon speeding for six fur
longs, ST. Frusquin and Gulistan each go
ing mile and knight of the Thistle five
furlongs
A Few days ago the course was in much
better condition for racing than it was
today, the recurrence of the spring
drought having so hardened the track
that several owners expressed doubt as
to the wisdom of starting their horses.
For this reason it could not be ascertained
until the last moment whether Regret
would start or not. M. Cannon, Regrets
jockey, declared early this morning that
the course was the hardest he had ever
known and pronounced it positively unfit
to speed a horse on.
at noon the betting was to Z against
st. Frusquin, 4 to / against Persimmon
IA to l against Gulistan 10 to each
against l Teufel and Regret, and SO to /
BradWardine.
There was s steady exodus of race
goers en fr3m 11d,, London throughout the fore
started from the various West End ho-
tels, carrying among their passengers a
large number of Americans, and the
ROADS were alive with race-goers in ev-
cry conceivable kind of vehicle, from the
gorgeous drags of the swells to the dom
ing their way to Epson Downs. An
unusually large number of prominent So
clety ladies were included in the almost
innumerable racing parties, and their
scene one of brightness, despite the low
ering, skies. At noon there was a slight
The royal train left the Victoria sta
ton at u so o'clock, conveying in the
saloon the Prince and Princess of Wales
and Maud, Prince Carl of Denmark.
Princess Maud's fancee; the Duke and
Duchess Of York the Duke and Duchess
and Duchess of Devonshire, Lord and
Lady Cadogan and Sir Horace Farquhar,
NJ. P.
At Epson Downs today the Epson
Town Plate (handicap) of 1GS sovereigns,
for three-years-olds and upwards: 1ye
fRRrGns fR % san Noh6z ey 4g E Ioano S
Flush was second and Marble third. ig Eight
against Marble.
The great race was captured by the
Prince of Wales Persimmon despite the
was disabled and his chances Of over
rooning the mighty speed of Mr.. Leopold
de- Rethchild's ST. Frussquin were practi-
beaten for the first place gave a good
account of himself and finished second
Mr.. H p; Beddingtons Earwig running
The Derby Stakes of 5000 sovereigns,
6y subscription of so soyereigns EACH. half
forfeit, or 5 sovereigns only if declared
three-year-olds, colts 9 stone and fillies
stone pounds; the nominator of the
winner to receive 500 sovereigns, the own
owner of the third 200 sovereigns out of
the stakes: about one mile and half
l2S0 subscribers, 81 of them declared for
feiD.
H: R. H. the Prince of Wales bay colt,
P.ersimmon, by1St. Simon, out of Per-
Mr. Leopold de Rothschiids brown colt.
st; Frusquin, by st. Simon, out Of Isa-
Mr.. II E. Beddingtons brown or bac.
colt EarWig, by Hampton, out of
The other starters were W. 6. Stevens Steven
co 9% fS M Ieopod Tsqs ds Ry Rapa5 gt Dsf Of
colt Gulistan, by Brag, out of Guinevra;
Mr.. J. H. Platt's bay or brown colt Brad
wardine, by Boraldine, out of Monte Rosa;
Mr.. M. A. Harrison's brown colt Knight
foE OF the IL Thistle his a By Rosebery out Of En-
bay colt Bay. Ronald, by Hampton, out
Of Black Duchess, by Gaillard: Mr. John
Wallace's bay. colt Spook, by Oberon, out
of Lady Lothian.
The Duke of Westminsters bay colt
Regret was scratched upon the advice of
Jockey Cannon, but it was not until one
him.
Among the Americans who went by
coach to Epson Downs to witness the
great race this morning We're Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard K. Fox, Mrs. M. H Camp
bell and daughter and Mr. Kaufman Of ]
New York: and Messrs Gladwin, Weeks.
Hubbard. Mckinley, Rose, Shaw, Haines
Hearn and Cowls.
Persimmon won by neck and st. Frus-
quin beat Earwig by two lengths. Tel,feI
was fourth Time, PAP