Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-04
PERSIM MON WINS.
PRINCE OF wALES'S COLT THE
HERO OF THE DERBY.
De RothschiId's st. Frusquin fs Sc
cond, and Beddington's Earwig
Tbird--Evepts Of Interest on This
Side of the Water.

LONDON, June 3.-Derby-Day ope"eN
with a clouded sky, and sultry atmos-
phere. but otherwise the weather was
pleasant enough. Light showers had
occurred during the night. which mad
the effect of laying the dust on the high
ways, but the rainfall was not SUFFICIENT
ly heavy to soften the race-course.
The early morning arrivals by road and
rail were far in excess of the usual num-
Der. and the crowd in attendance 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 1889. The track was so
hard that several owners expressed doubt
about starting their horses.
The royal train left Victoria Station
at 1880 O'Clock, conveying in a saloon
carriage the Prince and Princess OF
Wales, and their daughters-the Prin-
cesses Victoria and Maud; Prince
Carl, of Denmark, Princess Mauds fiGnce;
the Duke and Duchess OF York; the
Duke and Duchess Of Fife, the Duke
of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess OF
Devonshire; Lord and Lady Cadogan;
and Sir Horace Farquhar.
The great race was captured by the
Prince OF Waless Persimmon, despite the
assertion made yesterday that the horse
was disabled, and that his chances OF
overcoming the mighty speed of Leopold
de Rothschild's St. Frusquin were prac-
tically destroyed. st. Frusquin, though
beaten for first place, gave a good ac-
count OF himself, and finished second;
IL. f. Beddngton's Earwig running third.
The horses got a good start. Tamarind
and Toussaint were the first to get 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,
Touss int, and Knight OF the Thistle.
with S.. Frusquin and Persimmon as the
''whppers-in." Shortly afterwards Gulis-
tan went TO the front and held the lead.
passing 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 Per
simmon, with Tamarind failing off.
Gulistan seemed to be In trouble upon
arriving at the top Of the hill. and fell
back. Bradwardine then went to the
front, with st. F'rusquin next Entering
the stretch Bradwardine yielded 10 Bay
Ronald aad ST. Frusquin. A quarter Of
mile from the finish Bay Ronald was done,
and St Frusqun took the lead. followed
by Persimmon. Opposite Tattersalis Per-
simmon got on even terms with 81. frus-
quin and there was most exciting nm
ish. resulting in PeTsimmon's winning by
a neck. st. Frusquin beat Earwig by four
lengths Teufel was fourth, and Bay
Ronald fifth. Gulistan, Bradwardine, and
Spook followed home, in the order named,
and Tamarind was last.
THE BETTING.
The betting at the start was to
against Persmmon. IL to on St. Frus-
quin, 80 to l against Earwig, TO
against Teufel, . to l each against Bay
Ronald and knight of the Thistle, 80 TO l
against Gulistan, 40 TO 1 against Brad
wardine. 100 TO / against SpOOk and Tous-
saint and 1000 to ! against Tamarind.
The Duke of Westminsters bay colt
Regret was scratched upon the advice OF
Jockey Cannon, but IT was not until
/ o'clock that ii was decided not TO start
him.
Tine afternoon was free from rain, and
there were occasional glimpses of sun
shine.
The Prince of Wales was heartily con-
graduated upon the victory Of his horse.
and seemed TO fully appreciate the pleas
ant things that were shouted TO him as
he personally led Persimmon TO the weigh
ing-room.
The Standard says that st. Frusquin
returned TO the weighing room with
broken stirrup-leather. his jockey. T.
Loates, however. says that the leather
was broken at the last stride, and its
breaking did not affect the result in the
least
Tamarind was tarted merely as a pace
maker for Bay Ronald, both Brasseys
horses.
The Prince Of Wales gave dinner to
the Jockey Club at Marlborough House
at $50 this evening.
EPSON PLATE.
The EPSON Town Plate Handicap) OF
1O3 sovereigns, for 3-year-olds and upward
five furlongs, was won by r. Nishards
ch. m. Helen Nichols, by Iroquois out OF
orphan Girl: Royal Flush second, and
Marble third. Eight horses ran. The bet
ting was u to each against Helen Mich
OILS and Royal Flush, and 10 l against
Marble.
MOUND-CITY COURSE.
ST LOUIS. June S.-In spite of slop-
piness Of track, three favorites won to-
day-Satyr i'm the second, Helena Belle in
the third, and Sunburst in the fourth.
The early morning rains blew away and
left a beautiful day, but bad track. "A
good crowd was in attendance.
First race-six furlongs-Mordotte Q1'
Vandusen. . to u won. with Hush second
and Dennis third. Time. 119 II.
Second race-fve furlongs-Satyr Dos,
Garner. 2 to u won. with Dunmore Sc
cond. and Prince Loormis third. Time,
! .06.
Third race--seven furlongs-Helena Belle
9s. Bayless. to 81 won. with Petrarch
second. and Albert s. third Time. 1888.
Fourth race-one mile-Sunburst Q0l.
Martin. even) won, with A3attledore Sc
cond and Mopsy third. Time, 1i6 IL.
Fifth race--six furlongs-Sligo Ooo.
Schorr. 10 p won. with Linda second.
and Leader Ban third. Time. LII 1-2.
Sixth race-six furlongs-The Kitten Q0i,
c. Slaughter, TO u won. with Bravo Sc
cond, and Joe o. Sot third. Time, 1I9.
AT LAKESIDE.
CHICAGO. June 3.-Slegfried. at 12 TO I.
won the Juvenile Handicap at Lakeside
to-day. Hazelhatch and Sunny were the
only winning faIorites.
First race-six furlongs-Hazelhatch
OlO Warren, 5 to p won. with Joe hancel
second and Rubber Neck third. Time.
LOO
Second race-six furlongs-Excuse (99,
Ward. TO ID won. with Inspector Hunt
qaoopd and Pert third Time On