The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-01
FLYING FOX WINS DERBY.
Blue RIBBON OF THE TURF GOES TO
THE DUKE OF IVES MINISTER.
Jockey sIoan's Mount Breaks n Leg in the
Race and Is acknowledgements
Gathering, Including Many Americans
Lady Schnmhnrr Tnkea TIM RtRnleH.

Race and Is acknowledgements
Gathering, Including Many Americans
Indy SchomberE Takes tho Stanley.
Special Cable Despaich to The Bun.
LONDON. May 81. The brilliant weather
increased the annual overnight pedestrian
excursions to Epson to witness the morning
gaops of the starters in the Derby on Epson
Downs. The usual endless procession Of
vehicles. from brilliant four hands to
costers' donkey carts. began at an early hour
in the morning, and the special trains were
crowded Several OF the theatres abandoned
their Wednesday matinees as the alternative
to playing to empty benches
The Prince Of Wales. the Duke OF Westmin-
ster. the Duke OF Devonshire and the Earl Of
Durham we're prominent among those in tho
Enclosures. Many green umbrellas we're raised
as protection against the broiling sunshine.
| and the brightest dresses were worn by the
Americans who swelled the procession to the
Downs. United States Am ba sador Choate was
the guest OF Lord Chief Justice Russell OF Kill
owen. Joseph H. Choate. Jr., son OF the Am
bassador, was with J. Pierpont Morgan Jr. g.
party Senator Walcott and G. A. Spreckels
OF New York took party In two Ian
daus from the Savoy Hotol. including
G.. DeerinR. A. Harrison and +. J.. De Forest
and wife OF New York. Among the other New
Workers present we're Sidney Cuthbertson.
Gardiner Jones. Willoughby Sharp and wife.
b. S. Harrison and family. NJ X. Eyre and
family. C. Richards. J. s. Judd. T. A. Nevins
and family. J.. j. Dieter and g. s. Hoyt and
wife. Among the other Americans we're ].
| r. Walker OF Salt Lake. Mr. Dean OF Philadel-
| phia, Philip Chaplin OF Boston, f. b. Wagner Of
| Cleveland and Tumble White OF Chicago
United States Consul General Osborne Mr..
! Thomas Barring and Secretary Van Duser OF
| the American Society in London also took par
ties Of Americans to the Derby
| Holocauste declined in the betting to 7 to l
without any takers. He never at any time
| look ed like winning Flying Fox the favorte
had the race we'll in hand throughout and won
| in q cantcr There was long wait at the post
| before the start, which was very exasperatng.
| Damocles was second and Innocence third.
Sloan rode NJ de Bremonds Holocauste. which
| was not placed. Following is the summary:
The Derby Stakes Of 5000 aovcreigns by subscrip.
Won ot ~ snr" RiS ,arh ~ forfeit, tor tlree
| 300 sovcreGns the owner OF tho second 500 sover,
eRns ana the owner OF the third 200 s"TsreEns ont
scrrt,ons. Of Which ~ declared forfeit:
The DukT OF Westmnsters b. c. Flying Fox by
| W r. Marshail's Oh, c. Damocles by Snspender-
Revelry, :.
y ne 'e' VI " i""'' ~ ''l a
| TweIva borsos ran Tho batting was r. to ,
against FLYING Fox Is TO | against Damocles
| Elving Fo, won nv two lenoths and n length
and bnlf senarated Dam ocles from Jnnocencs
| TIme o.4o45
| Tha sam in i,s renort ~ tho Darby eavs.
"Tbo uarket was dood against Sloan vbo
VINO fairly heaten hv bis horse hr.skino down
| hnt bis racention as be walked hack was nc
| great 40 that accorded to tbe vinner Ifitbad
| not hson for Sloane winning tho fret r,oe
| HoIocauste would have started Mt douhle IN,
nrice ba did sloan snvs he had nracticall,
| Won whom his horso broke down but Fno,ist
Judges agree that FLYING Fox had him wei
hoaten
1-non enteripo tho straigbt H,,ocsusta hrol.
bis right tore log He swervad 70 tbe right
| over tba course and came donperouslv mar IN
tsrtering with sevoral NJ the otberho For
tunately there was no iurther ACCIDENT Fly
A. ~. ~. ~. dista,oa .,tn- -,
the issue was never in doubt. My Bo,
Anisbed fourth. Oppressor 6ftb. and Desmon,
ihlsheu ioui'h' OPpiessN. hi.''' e"u 'hioii'
sixth. DIT heglhaiu' bh'ly Leek' ocihtii'an'
Beautiwick. and Matoppo followed in the orde
named. Inc time was considerably taste
than the PAT made last year.
holocaus.e was u .,,a ruaheo ana was k'e'
with poleaxe on the course.
~ onN .a,,orairns oddod tor tno'raor 49,.
$3.50, W." ~ ~, ~ sooond harsa - raoa,ra o.
Wv ~. - 49,, ,I a. ,,. -.
sovefe!k"s o wa y. ."e IaS. .uI', wa
won by j. MusRerS Lazy ScnomDerg Lore
William Beresford's Yumboe, ridden by Sloan
~ CT @ caa..,z a.., u..
was second anu Sir q Scotts Louie hampton
| colt third Four horses ran.
=. 49, 80, IT,. IL, ,,,h,;, o.. ,,.o,
us Sixty years since 'he puonc irss useu
the railway to go to EPSON Downs. In those
Gays 'he '."'ns lev "a. o.".'oi III my i,'ii
| lane, which was then the terminus of the Lon
don ond Southwestern Railway Tn 4Otb,
uoh anu 'o"'""nete'' ''''""'' 4" io'V Wv
| Queen and the Prince COnSOrt attended thu