The Worcester spy., 1899-06-01
Tod Sloan's Mount
Drops On Road To
Victory.
FLYING FOX, THE DERBY king.
Many Americans Present at
Classic English Rae
ing Event.

London, May S1.-The Derby, other
wise the 219th renewal of the Derby
stakes, was won by the Duke of West
minister's bay colt Flying Fox. Damo-
cles was second and A. ]. Miller's In
nocence third. Twelve horses ran. The
betting was to 2 on Flying Fox, rid
den by Cannon; Is to 1 against Damo-
cles, and 10 1 against Innocence. Fly
ing Fox won by two lengths. The time
was PAP Ass. My Boy was fourth.
Holocauste, who entered the straight
in second place, there broke his fetlock
joint. Tod Sloan was uninjured and
walked back to the weighing room, es-
corted by policemen. The horse was
subsequently shot.
Sloan's escort of police could scarce
ly force its way through the dense
crowd. While it was not generally ad-
mitted that Sloan could have won, to
many persons it did not look so i'm
probable.
In response to inquiry, Sloan said:
81 am all right. and 1 am going to ride
in the next race There were three
cheers when his number went UP.
The conditions of the race are as fol-
lows: The Derby stakes of 5000 sove-
reigns by subscription, 50 sovereigns
each. half forfeit or so sovereigns only
Il declared by the first Tuesday in jan
uary, 1898, for S-year-olds, the nomina-
tor of the winner to receive 900 soYe-
reiens. the owner of the second 300
sovereigns and the owner of the third
200 sovereigns out of the stakes, about
mile and half 27 subscribers.
Before the racing started Holocaust
readed in the betting from to until
to / against was vainly shouted' N
the meantime 8 to 1 was laid on tlylhg
Fox. whose owner was noticeable ng-
ure in the paddock. with ms raclis
colors at his buttonhole.
There was the greatest attendance at
the race in years. Ambassador Choate
occupied box on the Jockey Clup
stand Consul General Osborne Was ae-
conpanied by Col, Mrs. and Miss
Thompson of Ohio, Col. and Mrs. Hun
sicker and Miss Etteon of Parls.
Among the other Americans pIesene Sral.
were Mrs. Alexander Barrett OF New
yorlt. LADY Francis Hope (May Yohe);
Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper, Al ny man d
If New York, Charles Frohman, 1: y.
SfariSs William Gillette, Edna May,
Frank Lawton, ]. A Sullivan R1charo
Croker. Col Webb of Seattle, Lole Fui-
Ter and former Fire Chlet McGlll Vi
New York. c, - bis
Disappointed as is Tod Sloan at ms
failure to win the DERBY, MiIen , Jis
x,inced that he had the race Won his
grief at the tragic death of Holecauste
olItweiehs all else. Il never saw Such
q horse in my life as Holocauste, ne
said this evening, land l never eApect
to see such another. He was tne
gamiest thoroughbred that ever stoo9
on irons. I managed TO get $50 So,l
start and led the race around tne paSA :
tnrn. keeping close to the ran. AZ
rrat+anban corner Flying Fox was
NEXT to me. and I called to Cannon al
the turn. saying Come in closer, as !
did not want him to let any one pc
tween US.
.sFlying Fox had taken the lead, anqq
[ then pulled out and again TOOK tne
lead, Holocauste going spiendloF,
without urging. I am convinced ne
had all the steam necessary 10 win ile
race easily, but suddenly l felt nm
going down. He did not throw me i
got both legs on one side of the SAD
die when | found one foot caught In
the stirrup. knew, if he fell, | Fould
20 under him and I held on his neck
with both arms until pulsd up
enough to dismount. as
"The leg had been broken cean on on,
SO that the horse was jamnlng the
stump on the ground at each jump. l
never saw such a sight; anf yet, the
horse was so game that think ne
would have kept on in the race II II
had been physically possible
'lTt is impossible to tell Bow the ac-
cident occurred, though tie turf was
very hard and he may hare turned the
leg on some obstacle. Ofeourse, there
was nothing to do but Y Kill the poor
fellow, who had lost lis life in the
gamest race I ever rode