The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-04

EPSON, June 3.-Persimmons won
the Derby; ST. F'rusquin was second;
Earwig third
The weather was hot and oppressive,
although there were showers during
the morning. The rain had not affected
the course to any appreciable extent,
and it was pronounced the hardest on
record. There was the customary pro-
cession by the road and the familiar
gathering of vehicles, but the majority
came by train, specials leaving
Victoria and Waterloo railroad every
few minutes. On the downs, from
daybreak. the often pictured crowds
assembled and he always 5oyfUtl
scenes were enacted.
The report circulated yesterday by
the Pail Mall Gazette that Persimmon,
the Prince of Wales entry for the
Derby, had been injured, was entirely
unfounded. The princes colt did we'll
at the exercise this morning and
looked fit to give st. Frusquin, the
favorite hard push. The Prince OF
Wales arrived by train from Victoria
station just before the first race and
was greeted with much enthusiasm.
In the opinion of the oldest race goers
there was never so little betting on the
Derby as this year. The Duke Of
Westmtnster's Regret was scratched
at noon. The betting at noon was 1S
to on St F'rusquin and 9 TO against
Persimmons; to 1 against Tequil.
Among the Americans present was
Henry Rose. of San Francisco. The
Americans became enthusiastic when
Mr. Wfshard's Helen Nicoll. ridden by
Ref, won the EPSON town plate. q
distance of five furlongs. for three
year-olds and upwards. Helen Nfco1
was first. Royal Flush second, Marble
third Eight horses ran The betting
was 10 to s against Helen Nicoll.
Helen Nicoll made the whole of the
running and won by half length
A head separated the second and third
horses. Eleven horses came to the
post for the Derby stakes of 5000
sovereigns for three-year-old colts. to
carry 126 pounds. and FLIES 121: the
nominator of the winner to receive
500 and the owner of the second horse
to receive 200 sovereigns out of the
stakes; about one and half miles
The Prince of Wales bay colt Per
simmons, by st. Simon out of Perdita
won; Leopold de Robhschild's st.
Frusouin. brown colt by st. Simon
out of Isabella second H. Bed
dington's colt, Earwig. by Hampton
out of Wriggle, third. Persimmons was
ridden by J. Watts. Betting at the
post was to 1 against Persimmons,
Is to on st. Frusquin, and SO to 1 on
.Earwig Eleven horses ran.
The victory of Persimmons caused
a scene of unparalleled enthusiasm
about the race course. The Prince
of Wales was greatly pleased. 1t was
with difficulty the police and others
were able to make way for him to
meet the returning horse. The prince
personally led Persimmons to the weigh
ing room amidst the greatest excite
ment and loud cheering. He started
racing in 1877. but was never very
successful until 1895. A hundred and
eighty years have elapsed since a
Prince of Wales has won the Derby.
Persimmons won by a neck. Two
/ lengths separated st. Frusquin.. the
second horse, and Earwig, the third
horse Teufel was the fourth The
time was 2:42. very fast considering
that the course was the hardest on
record. Lord Roseberry's St. Vista
won last year over a much better
course in 2:43 2-5.
Since 1867 .Persimmon's time has
only been beaten in 1898. when W. H.
/ McCalmont's Isinglass carried off the
/ blue ribbon in 2:33 Gullisten led to
the top of the hill, where the bay Rey-
! nolds showed in front. On entering
/ the stretch st. Frusquin headed the
/ string, but was challenged by Persim-
/ mons The finish was so close that
/ only the judge was in a position to
4 tell accurately which horse was the
4 winner Many persons thought ST.
F'rusquin crossed the line first