The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-01
FLYING FOX THE WINNER
Duke of Westminster's Brown
Colt Lands the Derby.
LONDON SOCIETY THERE
Holocauste, Ridden by Tod Sloan, Breaks
His Leg-It Was a Perfect Day
and the Crowd Was Large
and Enthusiastic

London, May 31.--The Derby. otherwise
the 219th renewal of the Derby stakes,
was won to-day by the Duke of West,
minister's bay colt Flying Fox, at the sec
ond day of the EPSON meeting. The con-
diton of the race were as follows:
The Derby stakes of 5000 sovereigns, by
subscription of so sovereigns each, half
by the first Tuesday in JAM. 1898, for three
year-olds, the nominator of the winner
to receive 500 sovereigns, the owner of the
second 300 sovereigns and the owner of the
third 200 sovereigns. The distance about
one mile and a half; 275 subscribers.
Summary-Duke of Westminster b. c.
Flying Fox. by Orme-Vampire. won; W.
r. Marshalls CHI. C. Damocles, by Sus-
pender-R evelsy second; j. A. Millers br.
c. Innocence, by Simonion-Lavierge third;
time, Flying Fox won by two lengths.
The time was 2:42 As. My Boy was
fourth.
Holocauste, who entered the straight in
second place. there broke his leg. Tod
Sloan was uninjured and walked back to
the Weighing room escorted by policemen.
Twelve horses ran. The betting was 3 to
2 on Flying Fox, ridden by Cannon; 10 to
l against Damocles, and so to l against
Innocence.
Before the racing started Holocauste re-
cedea in the betting from to 1 until
to l against him was vainly shouted. Fly
ing Fox's owner was noticeable figure
in the paddock, with his racing colors al
his buttonhole.
Glorious weather prevailed at EPSON,
bright sunshine and cloudless sky enliven-
ing the spirits of those who journeyed to
the Downs in order to be present at the
track for the Derby classic stake. The
usual scenes were witnessed along the
roads leading to EPSON and the familiar
crowds assembled on the Downs,
The Prince of Wales and party, in
Guiding the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naCght, the Duke and Duchess of York,
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
Prince Francis of Teck. Prince Chris
tian, the Duke and Duchess of Port
land, the Duke and Duchess of Devon
shire, the Grand Duke of Hesse, the
Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, president of
the local government board. the Earl of
Coventry, the Duke of Westminster, the
Marquis of Londonderry. Lord Lurgan and
the Earl of Derby, left Victoria station
on a special train for EPSON. Joseph H.
Choate. the United States ambassador,
drove to the Downs as the guest of the
lord cnlef justice, Baron Russell or Kill
owen, from Tadworth court. Joseph H.
Choate, jr. was one of ]. Pierpont Nor
. gan's coaching party: Major General
Samuel S. Sumner, the new military at
tache of the United States embassy. was
also present.
Sloans riding OF the French horse Holo-
causte greatly increased interest in the
Derby which had previously been regard
ed as an absolute certainty for Flying
! Fox. The latter was exercised on the
Downs at a walking pace this morning.
| Holocaust was out early. There were no
| signs of his suggested lameness. The colt
went six furlongs steadily.
There was the greatest attendance at
| the race in years. Mr.. Choate occupied a
| box on the jockey club stand Consul
! General Osborne was accompanied by
| Colonel, Mrs. and Miss Thompson of
| Ohio and Mrs. Hunsicker and Miss Elton
| of Paris Among the other Americans
present were Mrs. Alexander Barrett of
| New York. Lady Francis Hope MAY
| Yohe). Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper, AL
Hayman Of New York, Charles Frohman,
T. D. Marks, William Gillette, Edna May,
| Frank Lawton. J. A. Sullivan, Richard
| Croker, Colonel Webb of Seattle and Loie
| Fuller,