The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-01
FLYING FOX WON 1T
TWO HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH
RENEWAL OF THE DERBY
STAKES AT EPSON
HoLocAUsTE BROKE A LEG

Tod Sloan Contends That But for
the Mishap the French Horse
Would Have zWon-Excitement
Intense During the Running of
'-at the Great Race and After the
Accident-American Present.
LONDON, May 31,-Flying Fox won the
Derby, Damocles second, Innocence third.
Twelve horses ran. The betting was
to on Flying Fox, ridden by Cannon; Is
to against Damocles and 50 to 1 against
Innocence. Flying Fox won by two
lengths. The time was 2:42 4-5. My Boy
was fourth. Holocauste, with Slean up,
who entered the straight in second place
there broke his legs. Ted Sloan was unfn-
Jured and walked back to the Weighing
room, escorted by policemen.
There was greater attendance at the
race In years. Mr.. Choate occupied a box
on the Jockey Club stand. Consul Gen
efaf Osborne was accompanied by Colonel,
Mrs. and Miss Thompson of Ohio; Colonel
and Mrs. Hunsicker and Miss Elton of
Paris. Among the other Americans pres
ent were Mrs. Alexander Barrett of New
York, Lady Frances Hope MAY Yohel.
Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper, Al Hayman.
Of New York. Charles Frohman, T. D.
Marks, VIM. Gillette, Edna May, Frank
Lawton. J. A. Sullivan, Richard Croker,
Colonel Webb of Seattle and Lo;e Fuller.
USUAL DERBY SCENES.
The usual scenes were witnessed along
the roads leading to EPSON this morn
ing, and the familiar crowds assembled
on the downs. The Prince of Wales and a
party. Including the Duke and Duchess of
Connaguht, the Duke and Duchess of
York, the Duke of Cambria sc, Prince
Francis of Teck, Prince Christian, the
luke and Duchess of Portland, the Duke
and Duchess Of Devonshire the Grand
Duke of Hesse. the Right Honorable Hem
ry Caplln, president of the local govern
ment board: the Earl of Coventry. the
Duke of Westminster, the Marquis Of
Londonderry, Lord I.ungan and the Earl
CT Derby, left Victoria station ON a spe-
cial train for EPSON.
Sloan's riding Of the French horse Ho1o-
causte greatly increased interest in the
derby, which hal previously been regard
ca as an absolute certainty for Flying
Fox
Flying Fox, with q stable boy on his
back. and led by his trainer, Moulton.
was walked about the paddock before the
race, followed by a large crowd of admir-
ers. He was quiet and his quarters were
a mass Of muscle. His coat cleaned tn
the sunshine like bronze. An enthusiast
cried: THAT horse must fall to be beat
en- This opinion was re-echoed by the
crowd of spectators
Holocauste made but few friends being
light of muscle and having a dull, list
less look, which bore testimony to the
amount of work and travelling the colt
Eas gone through during the last few
weeks All the Jockeys were very nerv-
Gus as they were waiting for orders to
enter the course. Cannon, on the favor
lite, Flying Fox was pa1er than usual,
and his lips twitched Sloan, on Hobo
eauste, sat blinking his eyes and S.
Lcates, on Damoeles, was persistentIy
stroking his chin.
There was a good deal of unpleasant
hess from the entrance of the course to
the club enclosure, owing to a sudden al
teratIon in the police arrangement, which
resulted in fifty TO one hundred men.
whose names are famous throughout the
land. being hustled by policemen as
though they were pickpockets.