The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-02

native country without success were
shipped 20 our shores, but both--perhaps
proyidentially-died on the passage;
tieorge Frederick. the winner in 1874, anu
Ms full brother, Albert " ictor, placed tno
previous year, were also shipped 10 Cah
ada, but not till too old to be OF any reai
service Gladiator who won Tor France
In 1865, passed his stud life in England, az
did Kisber. who took tho race Tor tbe
Hungarians i'm 1876, these being the oniy
successful foreign bred horses besides
1roquois. Tho only other winners OK
ported were 81. Galien. the dead heater VI
1854 who went TO Germany, while troncn-
men obtained Silvio, the winner In 1916
and Flying Dutchman, successful In lofo'
Ormondc, who must have COST MS pres
ent owner close to 800, 600. by the time DO
was safely landed on the california
ranch, was without doubt the best horse
that has won the race since Blair Athol.
He is also almost as highly brod as was
the bald-face chestnut, whose sire was
the great Stockwell, winner OF the st.
Ieger: his dam, Blink Bonny. one or the
only throe mares that ever won inc
Derby. Ormondc's sire, ben uOr, TOOK
the great race hilnef, as ala his sire,
Doncaster, also n son OF Stockwell, while
Ormonde's dam. Lily Agnes, daughter
Of Macaroni, Derby winner, was great
performer herself. would have gone close
for the great race had she started IN
1874 Unfortunately, however. Ormonde
became afflicted with that curse OF good
horses, roaring or his breeder, the
wealthiest peer in England would never
have sold him. Neither has St Blaise
a stainless escutcheop, for in the opinion
of a majority of those who saw his race
for the Derby Highland Chief beat him.
Indeed, as he pulled up alongside tho
trainer after the race, Fred Webb, who
rode the Chief, remarked: ~ won by half
a,,I m further
Imagine then their chagrin when st.
Blaises number went up, showing Judge
Clark thought otherwise.
Iroquois Above Reproach.
But In our home bred Iroquois we have
a Derby winner without a stain or re-
proach. Second TO Peregrine in the
tiuineas at a mile he decisively turned
the tables at EPSON, thus showing him
self the better slayer OF the two This he
followed up by taking the rich Prince oil
Wales stakes. over mile and nye fur-
longs up the Ascot hill carrying the OK
treme penalty, which made his weight 13l
Dounds-a feat never accomplished before
and but once since. Later he crowned
his career by winning the St. Leger, over
one mile seven furlon9s. but hfteen anil
mails in ll6 years having achieved this
double event.
There have been many sensational
Derbys. In 1874 the race was won by a
| ringer cafied Running Rein. Suspicion
was aroused Immediately after the race
| that the winner was over three years old,
but he had been spirited away. some
weeks later his grave was founu, Tor ne
| had been shot and buried Immediately
after the race. When the body was ex
| humed an examination Of the teeth
| showed the horse TO have been four years
| Old Later he was conclusively proved tt
bo Maccaboeus we'll know, race
| horse of that age. This led TO severa
! lawsuits, and the criminal prosecu
tion of one Wood. Eventually the race
| and bets were awarded TO Orlando, who
| finished second Hermit, who won In 1
| snoyysto also created sensation
| Though good animal, he was suppo a {
&, be amiss, and started at W % ]. HI
victory started tho Marquis OF Hasting
on his road TO rum. Mncgreeor was
sensational loser in 1870. Starting Tor th'
| first timc in the Two Thousand he woi
| literally i'm a trot At Bath In the Bien
ninI no lost his field, including Gamos, th'
| future winner of tho Oaks, but In TIT
| Derby he broke down and finished last
So great certainty did no appear thai
| Lord Dudley bet II, 600 TO win 5000 (s10
o00 to so. OOO) on him Just as the flag fell
| Hitherto no Irish horse has ever won th'
Derby. but this year it looks as II repre
| sentative OF the Emerald Isle would b
successful. Gattee More proved himself ;
! really good horse by winning the uuinea
and the Newmarket stakes, but II must D
remem bered, that both these races wer'
over straight and level courses; nrant
| borse ms he undoubtedly Is, tho lrisl
nn:mal is hardly shaped to come rouno
Tattcnham corner and descend tho hill a.
ouickly as some Of his smaller opponents
| but if he is within hail OF theIn at th'
foot of the descent, his long strides VII
break their hearts over the nat wniie nj
| II
| h.at rbem nm tho hill at the finish.