The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-01
The Stakes Won by Duke Of West.
minister's Bay Colt.
TOD SLoAK'S Big AlISHAp.
Holocaustc, the Horse he was Riding,
While In tho Lead Breaks his Fet-
lock Joint-It was Generally Adj
m,ttcd, However, That Sloan Could
no, Haye Won tho Race = Many
Celebrities In Attendance.

LONDON, May Sl.-Ihe DERBY other-
wise the ol9th renewal Of the Derby
,oros was won TODAY by the Duke Of
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the second Jay u lue cpsoii euiiiaer
meeting
Glorious weather Il pfe' 'i'"'e' of'snt
sunshine ana u cioudiess SKY e'''i'e''iie
the spirits OF those VINO 'ourheyeu 10
the Downs IN oraeF 10 oe present Ut tue
race Tor the ciass'c DeFpy s'ahes'
The usual scenes were Witnessed
along the roaos ieadihs 10 EPSON TINS
morning ana 'he iaitiiiiaF cto"os iSseii-
b!ed on the Downs.
The Prince oil wales ana a party IN
Guiding the DUKE ana pucness Oh Con-
nsught. the DUKE ana Duchess OIL 1orK,
the Duke oil cambridge Prince 'Faac's
Of Teek Prince CHRISTIAN the luke ana
Duchess OF fortiahd' the LUKE ana
Duchess OF Devonshlre, the Grahd DUKE
Of Hesse, the RlSht hon. henry Chap
lin. president OF the local government
board: the Earl OF coventry tne DUKE
Of Westminster" Tue MARQUIS OIL LONDON
derry, Lord Lursaa ana the Earl or
Derby left the victoria STATION on
special train LOT EPSON.
Joseph II. Choate. the United states
ambassador, drove 10 the DOWNS as the
guest or the loru chief Justice Baron
Russell, OF hiiio"en. from Iadworth
court. Joseph II. Choate. 1r.' was one
Of j. Pierpont Morgan's coaching party;
Major General Samuel 5. summers, the
new military attache OF the United
States embassy, was also present.
Sloan'5 riding OF the French horse
Holocauste greatly Increased interest in
the Derby which had previously been
regarded as an absolute certainty for
Flying Fox. The latter was exercised
on the downs at walking pace this
morning. Holocauste was out early.
There was no sign Of his suggested
lamtness. The colt went Six furlongs
steadily.
Before the racing started Holocauste
receded In the betting from to until
TO against was valnly shouted. In
the meantime 3 to was laid on Flying
FOX, whose owner. was noticeable fig
ure In the paddock. with his racing
coloss at his rbuttonhole.
The conditions Of the race are as fol-
lows: The Derby stakes Of 5000 sover-
e!sns, by subscription of so, sovereigns
each. half forfeit. or 5 sovereisns only
II declared by the first Tuesday in jan
uaTy. 1895. for three year old. the nomi-
natoE OF the winner TO receive 500 sover-
egHs. the owner of the second 900 sover-
dgns. and the owner OF the third 200
sovere!sns out of the stakes; about one
nile and half: 2I5 subscriptions.
There was the greatest attendance at
the race In years. Mr.. Choate occupied
box on the Jockey clubs stand. Con-
sui General Osborne was accompanied
by Colonel. Mrs. and Miss Thompson,
Of Ohio; Colonel und Mrs. Hunsicker
and Miss Etteon. of Paris
Among the other Americans present
We're Mrs. Alexander Barrett. OF New
York: Lady Francis Hope tMay Yohe).
airs, Edna Wallace Hopper. Al. Hay
man, Of New York; Charles Frohman,
I. D. Marks. William Gillette. Edna
May. Frank Lawton, J. a. Sullivan,
Richard Croker. Colonel Webb. OF Seat
tie and Loie Fuller. -.
The race was started three quarters
OF an hour late. and when the horses
settled down to work Holocauste was
driven TO the front, followed by Flying
Fox. = mile from home the two favor
lies were clear OF the field. Holocauste
led Into the straight. but directly after
Cannon sen, his crack out, Holocaustc's
tate was sealed and 1t was claimed
that the fact that q furlough further on
the horse broke his fe,lock IoIn, did not
affect the result. II heard It snap"
saia Sloan, who at once dlsmounted.
Cannon. who was holding strong
lead. finished in a canter, /. hurricane OF
cheers greeted the result which. natural-
u, was intensely popuIar,and the return
0! Flying Fox to the enclosure was n
triumphant PROCESSION. The Duke Of
Westminster went out to meet his horse
barehcaded, holding his hat in his hand,
and led Cannon buck 10 the Weighing
room. The duke has won several Der
Gys. but this Is the first time Cannon
has won the great race.
Flying Fox Is undoubtedly a great