Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
THE HORSE
BY JOSEPH BATTELL
From Advance Sheets.
Copyright Secured.
+ Continued f,-0m last 70eek.
ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES


and talked racing much he were on the turf
Who to see him and would take him for the greatest
orator of the day
All last week at EPSON thank God these races are
over have had trouble and excitement and worry and
have neither won nor nothing but the hope of gain would in
ducc go through this dcmoralng ddgery which am con
cous reduces the level of all that is most dsrepuabe and
despcable thoughts eenaly absorbed by It, Jockeys
trainers blaclegs my companions but IS like dram
drinking having upon cannot leave Off though am
disged with occupation Let who has no need who
not danger losing he has and obliged to grasp every
chance make the Derby While the fever it eXce
raging and the varying neither read write nor
occupy mpscl with anything else.
"At the gamng-tabc all men rarc equal superiority Of
BIRTH accomplishments ability avail hcegreat nobeman ncr-
chants orators Jockeys and der thrown together
in cvcng degrading confusion The only preemnence that of
success; the only superiority that of temper
PLAY is dccsabc occupation it absorbs all our thoughts
DESTROYS the better feelings ncapaciacs for study and aPp
cation of every kind makes irritable and all our cheerful
ness depends the OF nightly occupations
The published diary closes 1887 the daist died 1905
living the life to the last
LORD ruAERsroNs RACING.
Lord Pamcron followed racing nearly all his life but quite
different spirit Gevie. He commenced in his country
in 1915 at Winchester with hly called Mignonete He usually
bred his animals himself them after his farms visit
his paddocs his avour Sunday walk He
seldom betted.
in S4 he won the Cesarewich with ona rather John
Day his settle rather long trainingbi AT that
Lord Pameon had invested much capital IN improving his
Welsh very fine nvesment that he
short of ready money
In 1862 Mansone before mentioned, third in the betting
for the Derby, but tenth in the
Palmerston rode down Epson to his great dis
appointment Thormanby win instead Of Mainstone Mr. Ashley
bographer says He convinced that his horse had been
fairly dealt with any made good show front
Mansone disappointment he left his trainer Homes"
John Day again owned animal OF merit except
having transferred his horses the stables OF Henry Goacr
Itlcton.
an 1852 Lord Pamcrson wrote brother Naples I
have only training year. three years DID, and
have won four races him He week for the Good
Cup do expect he will he has to meet some
very good He is by Vcnon, OF an mus mare have
had time.
TIE DERBY AND OAKS.
Eistorical the Derby interesting the
quh than any other although of late the interest in
both have Declined perhaps since the has bcen to
word, Sc mobiliscd by the rival railways
The name vcr both the twelfth Earl Derby,
the sportsman distinguished from his the naturalist his grand
and his greaandson the statesman The earl had
pack aghound Surrey and huntngod called the Oaks,
EPSON General Burgone unfortunate as general in the
American named of his comedies The Oaks and the
given the ccycar-od hlc Epson,
49, The following year the Derby established
hrec-carod colts and lcs In SOL the distance being then
mile the being following days by
Sir Charles Bubu Eleanor descendant OF Eclipse The
repeated until 1857 when Blink Bonney the Derby
Wednesday and the Oaks Friday-he distance having
many years previously increased mile and half
The founder Earl the Derby with his famous strong
Sir Peter I787 called after Sir Peter Teaze in Sher
comedy Tie Scooi SaHda which had recently taken the
theatrical world by Some later the death OF his
daughter Duke amon he robbed the stage
charming actress Miss Faen, the original Lady Teaze,
by making her There tradition that to this lady his
p-grandmocr young Stanley owed his first lessons eocutOn
AS before Observed the Derby winner the senior wranger his
year, been the subject many strokes luck has
by horses that afterwards distinguished them
have made this victory the
pursuit their lives without success others, like Lord Clden in
848 with Supce and Mr. Chaplain with Hermit 1867, who
started the odds OF 90 to against him. have umPhed in the