The record-union., 1899-06-01
DamocIes and Innocence, at Long Odds,
Run Second and Third.
Holocauste, Ridden by Sloan,
ing the Race, and Was Suisse
quently Shot-Racing Events al
Gravesend, st. Louis, Harlem
and Latonia.

LONDON, May 31.-The Derby, 9TH
erw7se the two hundredth and nine
seenth renewal of the Derby stakes. was
Won to-day by the Duke of Westmin-
ster's bay colt, Flying Fox, at the sec
ond day of the EPSON meeting.
The conditions of the race are as fol-,
lows: The Derby stakes of 5000 sover-
eigns, by subscription Of so sovereigns
each, half forfeit or 5 sovereigns only
IT declared by the first Tuesday in Jan
uary, 1898, for 3-year-olds; the nomi-
naltor of the winner to receive 500 SOW
ereigns, the owner of the second 300
sovereigns, and the owner of the third
2Oo sovereigns out Of the stakes; about
one mile and half; 215 subscribers
Flylng Fox, with a stable boy on his
back, and led by his trainer, Mouton
was walked about the paddock before
the racecourse, followed by a large
crowd of admirers. He was quiet and
ms quarters We're a. mass of muscle. His
coat cleaned in the sunshine like
bronze. An enthusiast cried:
That horse must fall to be beaten -
This opinion was re-echoed by the
crowd of spectators.
Holocauste had few friends being
light of muscle and having a dull and
the amount of work and travel the colt
mas gone through during the last few
weeks
All the jockeys We're very nervous as
they We're waiting to enter the course.
Cannon, on the favorite Flying Fox.
was paler than usual. and his lips
twitehed. Sloan, on Holocaust. sat
blinking his eyes, and S. Loates. on
Damocles, was persistently stroking his
chin.
Ihere was a good deal of unpleasant
ness from the entrance to the course
10 the club enclosure, owing to a sud-
Gen alteration in the police arrange
-ments, which resulted in men whose
names are famous throughout the land
Delng hustled by the policemen as
lhougf they were pickpockets The race
was started three-Quarters of an hour
late, and when the horses settled down
10 work Holocauste was driven to the
'front.', followed by Flying Fox A mile
from home the two favorites were clear
OF the field. Holocauste led into the
straight, ut directly after Cannon sent
his crack out Holocauste's fate was
sealed, and it was claimed that the fact
that furlong further the French horse
broke his fetlock joint did not affect the
result
: I heard it snap said Sloan. who at
once dismounted. Cannon, who was
holding strong lead, finished in a can
ter
A hurricane of cheers greeted the re-
suit which, naturally, was intensely
popular, and the return of Flying Fox
10 the enclosure was a triumphant pro-
cession- The Duke of Westminster went
out to meet his horse, bareheaded. hold
ing his hat in his hand, and led Cannon
back to the weighing room The Duke
has Won several Derbies, but this is the
nrst tlme cannon has won the great
race
Flying Fox is undoubtedly a great
horse, and it will be disappointment
to many if he does not complete the
treble event. by winning the ST.
Leger.
The American jockey reached the
wefghing-room just as the victorious
Cannon on Flying Fox, led by the Duke
of Westminster, approached from the
opposite direction. While it is not GEN
orally admitted that Sloan could have
won, to many persons it did not look
so improbable. He was leading round
Tattenham Corner In response to an
inquiry, Sloan said:
Il am all right, and I am going to
ride in the next race"
There were three cheers when his
number went up.
Summary-Duke of Westminster's b.
c. Flying Fox, by Orme- Vampire, won:
w. r. Marshalps CHI. C. Damoeles, by
Suspender-Revelry, second; J. A.
Miller's br. c. Innocence, by Simonian-
Lavierge, third.
Flying Fox won by two lengths. The
time was Pas 4-5; My Boy was fourth.
HoIocauste, who entered the straight
in second place, then broke his fetlock
joint and was subsequently shot. Tod
Sloan was uninjured and walked back
to the weighing room escorted by police
men.