Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28

matter for these people TO picture the
crush made by a crowd four or hNe
times greater.
The Derby Is conducive TO happiness
t,a chosen few. The owner OF the WIN
nor. the Jockey. the trainer, the people
WHO have bet on him. form the happy
contingent All the rest belong to the
opposite army.
Americans had hoped that an Ameri-
Gam horse would win the Derby Of 1885,
irt this is not TO be. FoXhall keene,
p.-. Lorillard. Richard Croker and +.
W.tad. am American racing-men oil
note. have big stables OF horses In train
r- JOB England and not one Of them
.. ELIGIBLE 10 the Derby. Until recently
Nutauk the great 3-year-old, in the
Croker string. was supposed 10 nave
char.. for the Derby. lie was taken
abroad "a wear ago. and had become tho
roletly acclimatod. Moreover, he had
,.ygOued into a slashing Dig colt, rather
Msh n the legs. but. ON the whole, a
racer a. the first water. Ia the future
book. Dee was held al long prices, ana
DIS owners had put up enough money 10
have won "a fortune had he run IN the
Face and won. Many Americans IN Lon
don had backed the horse, 100, mercy
,.t of patriotism. and they stood TO win
d poo of money.
Th. hopes and fears of all were settled
fr GOOD. however. when a month ago Mr..
.l0ker sold M0ntauk 10 ". Sibary, an
.l-Ish racing-man. MOntauk's new own
.r no once cancelled his Derby engage
nsat probably because he considered the
ao-.e was not good enough to stand a
.aance of winning.
sT. FRUsQUIN THE CHOICE.
English racing sharps say that, barring
s..ltuts. the race is as good as won by
leopold dc Rothschild's colt St Frusquin.
I horse Tar outranks any 3-year-old
Do t.e season. and Is such d heavy favor
te n toe betting that he may 20 TO the
t..f uIth odds ON against him, even III
a-aa fe.I faces the starter. Mr.. De Roth
t.l has two other candidates entered
To-. ue blue ribbon-Galeazzo ana Guns
far.arI bis stable is ia such me winning
form bat the English critics declare thal
ie could land The prize with any one oil
ut hlec.
rl. blue and yellow. the colors OF the
f-at banker. have been invincible ON inc
Llel.h tracks this year in the nrst SIX
fe.r Faces that Mr.. de Rothschiid en-
t.re bis horses he captured thirteen
Tommy Loatcs. his jockey, has lanoe" as
many as three winners in day, some OF
ga. s credited with being fourteen
pounds i.tter than any 3-year-old IN Eng
a. and his recent win IN the NV
F-aeas. made with almost ridiculous
t-.. bears out this opinion.
WALES HAS 4 SECOND CHANCE.
p,l-immon the entry Of the Prince or
Wales is according TO the betung. sup
posed to have q fair chance OF running
N'o ttt place Tor the great race. me
i.H, tWo most dangerous horses are leu-
81. and Regret Tcufcl o. the only morse
tf over gave ST. Frusquin beating
a. That occurred last year. when the
.orses Acrl racing in their 2-year-oie
i.-m Since then the Saint has developed
h much finer shape than his rival. Even
When Icufcl beat BIN the former mao an
advantage of ten pounds In the weights,
All the weights had been even shrcwc
ss say that the saint would nave
Aasne1 hr the wire a winner
Nothsr Pcrsimmon. Regret. nor Teuie
done much this season. and th'
Public have had 20 rely on rumors from
M. different stables as 20 their condi
Won. Unlike any race In this country
ite people OF Great Britain have some
e.nd of "a bet on the Derby 10 "A man
pr herc was any way Of reckoning al
ie hete ON THIS race e would doubtless
shown that tens OF millions Of dol
PANS are 40 stake. when the favorit,
"'ns the general jubllation Is tremen
~ and the fayoritcs win oftener II
r Derby than In any OF the great races
lic hockmakefs endeayOr TO make a
round book that IS book whlcl
gives chem q moderate winning. no mat
'r what horse lands the prize. Sir Nisto
.ofl hose0ery's horse. that won the 1856
De,Dy was the favorite In the betting
@h4 Ladas. also owned by Lord Rose
DEFY won the 1891 Derby. although
Ae was one OF the heaviest fayorites tina
s,.f started IN the race.
Mr.. Pierre Lorlllard has a great mum