Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-28
THE HORSE
BY JOSEPH BATTELL
From Advance Sheets.
Copyright Secured.
Continued H-om last 70eek.
ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES

was not brilliant fourteenth Earl of Derby
both ran that ordinary would have Won
this important difference between hem-racng was
Earl Derby amuscments was the Earl OF Oasg0WS
daily occupation.
Twce has the Derby been by horse born abroad in
1865 Gdateu and in 1876 by Ksbe But for an accident
is almost CLAIMANT the winner OF the Two lhous
1877 would have second Derby Tor Count
Lagrange
"Tbe Derby is memorable of great fraud, the
subject of very interesting lawsuit In the good old times when
hghwaymen stopped and robbed gentlemen returning from
Newmarket Heath named Dawson hung for poisoning
favourite racehorse Much humane methods OF making
dangerous safe adopted by those who bet against
the-they them But in 1914 there scheme or ring
inc the chances bv exchanging hree-yearod entered for the
Derby Running English ouryearod and also for run
ming Germanbred fouryear-od The off The Ger
man horse broke his leg, and buried the same
night The changeng Running REM wOn Colonel afterwards
Genera) Pees Orlando being second The secret OF the sWnde
payment the stakes refused and an action was
brought to tried before Judge Aderson The
evidence the usual contradictory character in horse cases.
Judge with his characteristic adjourned the trial
the production Of the important Understanding KEN
himself day trial came he not to be found
SO verdict the stakes awarded to
Orlando sire of good ace-hOrses hunters
curious people dug the body OF Leande to
look at mouth his jaw had been removed
given in evidence before committee OF the House OF
Lords besides Running Rein and Leander horse called
MaccabGus-reay Goneway and called julia all entered as
theeyearods ouyear-od and horse called Bloodstone
woyear-od hreeyearOd Since that date the
groom
Every foreigner England and every Engishman
racing should the Derby and
sights and sounds of hundred and fifty thousand
people wrapped minute in intense excitement That quarter
Million including all the manism that London and every race
the kingdom produce should assemble and dispense in
with little police restraint mot the least
curious part of the day. and strong tribute lawabiing
character population In any other European country
army infantry cavalry and artillery would be called out to keep
the peace.
pctucsqueness the road has departed with the adj
the railroad to the and ady-a rate
young only the Derby removed from the disgusting
language the HILL and with comfort to her friends in
private which the grand stand has been divided
all that socabc and pleasant about the
Derby in IS4S, when Surpice
Ascot Heath still preserves share of its ancient goes still
royal pageant procession of the the Master of the Buck
hounds ycoman pckcrs in full uniform the
ourhoursc coaching clubs and display OF
and beauty gorgeous array the grand stand lawn which
enthusiastic American, familiar with Paris eXcam that
alone worth the voyage the Atlantic.
But to racing all its and disgusting
degraded mob basphcmous greedy obscene
that Epson Downsa visit must be paid to
Goodwood Park where the privileged enclosure and the police
asdous would desire exclude
and affords golden afternoon of August with its smooth turf
ancestral and picturesque strawberries peoped with manly
and lovely women that Vatican equaed pic
turesqueness Nothing has been like
Europe in their mag
daysnot Fonanebeau under the last Emperor
the French Goodwood the give pleasing excitement
the they picnic You need
unless you choose listen the hoase of the betting
ring beneath the grand stand.
The Doncaser St Leger affords opportunity of seeing
Yorkshire crowd the very opposite of Derbyday mob for in
Yorkshire every down to the humbest is familiar with the
pedigree performances OF all the avoues and
his head history racing and particularly of St Lege that
would puzzle Civil Service Examining Commissioner In word
the DOncase St Leger the presence of crowd of critical
experts amongst whom the racehose the object of serious
worship the cat the the crocodile to the ancient
Egyptians.