Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-31
THE DERBY
Won by Prince ofWaIes for the
Second Time.
Diamond Jubilee, Own Brother to Per-
simmon, Does the Trick.
Tremendous Enthusiasm As the Coli EQUALS
His Brothers. Record lime.

London, May 3n.-At the second day :
racing Of the Epson sumner meeting.
today. the classic race Tor the Derby
stake uf 5000 soverciSns was won ny
The Prince of Wales Diamond Jubilee,
SimondJlc vas SECOND and Mr.. Jamcs
Il. N"rne's Disguise II was third. The
conditions If the race are as follows:
Thu Derby stakes of 5000 soverrigns
~ subscription of 50 snvereigus each.
half forfeit Of five sovereigus only ii
declared by the first tn. sday in Janu-
ary. 1890: for 3-yrar-olds; the nnmina-
Tor Of the winner To receive 500 sever
eigus: Tho owner nf the second 300 SOW
crcigns ana the owner Of the third 700
suV"rrigus out OF the stakes. Distance,
about one mile ana q half The entries
closed. July 49, 1899. There We're ~
subscribers.
The following was the result in a.
tail
The Prince of Wales brown colt. Dil-
mond Jubilee. by st. Simons. out of
pcrdia II. III. Junps). l.
The Duke Of Purtland's brown colt.
.tmondale by st. simon, out Of Ismay,
IN. Clnn0n). ..
j. Il Krcne's brown colt. Disguise II,
wv Domino ont Of Bennie Gal, CTod
sloan. 3.
Tho betting was q 4 against Dil-
mond jubilee. loo Ia against simon
dale. and 5 10 against Disguise II.
The scenes ana incidents along the
EPSON road On one Derby day differ
from another Derby day. The intro
lductiun MI Union Jacks ana banners in
-, a
ignition Of Lord Roberts entry into
the cola Reef city. was 4 feature ~
the sporting holiday. ON the Downs
portraits nj the Queen and the favoritr
generals We're marked ana distinctiv"
! features of today's jollfcation. Al
though The weather was not promising
the exodus from London was hardly
less remarkable than in previous years
! The EPSON road was congestcd by
every variety of vehicles. while the
trains had difficulty in carrying the
throngs blocking all the stations.
I'll Prince ana Princess of Wales the
Duke and Duchess Of York. the Duke
ana Duchess Of Connaught the Duke
of Cambridge and Prince Christian Of
| SchlesWig Holstein. went to Epson by
special train. The Australian fedora
| ton delegates travelled on the same
train King Oscar If Sweden and Nor
| way was expected to accompany the
Prince of Wales but was indisposed.
AT EPSON. while the usual crowds
were on the hill ana downs. the club
| and other stands and the enclosures
showed the effects Of the war in q
marked decrease in the number Of
fashionable people present. Many
| hundreds Of regular Derby visitors are
in South Africa The day. therefore.
was not only shorn of much Of it's mil
tary interest. but the friends and rel
atives of officers at the front refrained
| from attendance.
Richard Croker and his two sons
were among the early arrivals. VIM
| X. Vanderbilt occupied 4 box where he
chatted with Mr.. Croker. James II.
kecnc was also among the Americans
present. The royal party arrived short
ly after | o'clock. There was "A great
popular demonstration on their ar
rival.
After couple of preliminary races,
| the second Of which was won by Doris,
with sloan M. the way was cleared for
The Derby. There We're II starters. as
follows: Diamond Jubilee. II. Jones:
Frontingnan. L. Jones: Bona Rosa. l..
Reiff: Chevening, O. Madden: Disguise
II. Tod Sloan; Most Excellent. X. Can
| non: First Principal. f. Rickaby: For
farshire, s. Loates: Sailor Lad. c.
Wood; Sidus, T. Loates; Simon Dale,
NJ. Cannon: Governor II. Ere nch; Dem
ocrat r. Weldon: DeWisant. f. Jones.
Chevening made most of the running
TO the straight where Disguise II drew
| to the front but gave way to Diamond
| Jubilee. who. stalling off the challenge
| Of SimOndale. won by half n length
amidst deafening cheers. \ length sep