The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-06
AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR
The English Derby Was Won by the
Russian Horse YOlOdyOvski
OWNED BY W. c.wHITNEY, AN AMERICAN,
And Ridden by L. Flieff, an American
Jockey OF German peseent-Rso-
ord Time Was Made.

London, June 5.-willlam c. whitney's
brown colt volodyoyskl won the Derby 10
dag by quarter OF length from william
The Third yeroncz finished third. l..
Rein, the American jockey, rode the win
ner
The result In detail was as follows: VIII
Ham c. Whltney's brown colt YolodyyosN
a.. Relf). by Ficr'zei II -Larene. hrst; the'
duke Of Portland's hay colt Wllinm The
Third, by ST. simon-Graylty, second; Doug
lass Balrds chestnut colt Yeroncz, by Don
ovan-Malze, third.
The widespread interest IN this years
Derby owing to the open character Of the
race was testified to by the vast numbers
that left London throughout the morning
for EPSON. From an early hour the roads
hnd railways sonthward were densely
thronged with a strange medley Of race
eocrs. The road, as usual, was favored by
every one able TO secure room IN any Kind
OF conveyance aud a continuous stream Of
every conceivable type Of gchlcie. from the
luXurlous four In hand to the coster's don
kcy cart rolled toward the famous Downs,
An exceptional number of motors evidenced
the craving popularity OF putomohliism.
Huge crowds gathered at the main points
along the route 10 watch the quaint scenes
only witnessed ON Ltlhy day.
Although ~ was clear that the war In
South Africa stll keeps mnuy hahituu5
away, tudaY's contest fnr the blue ribbon
Of the British turf was witnessed by much
greater crowds that for some years past,
The wenther was all that c0nld bc wished
for this, the peoples pipnlc. Vehicles Hrst
rolled IN by twos and threes aud then by
dozens aud scores until the white road lead.
ing 10 the Downs smoked with the dust
OF the vast heterogeneous catulcudc anu
the air was filled With a weird medley from
the trumpets, barrel organs and comets.
he trains brought thousands OF people
from all directions ana later came the
coaches md carriages dropping their aristo-
cratic occupants az the entrances NJ the
grandstnnds and Jockey club Enclosure I'M
III they were fairly hlel, such q display
of fashion aud bright cpi0rs had not bpcu
seen liz England since the outbreak Of the
war hnny old and well known pntrons of
the turf were seen, though such favorites
IS King Edward and Lord Ruscbery were
necessarily absent owing 20 The official
period Of mourning for Queen Victoria he
Ing still uneNpircd. Khaki was even more
conspicuous thuu last year when fhp pop
nlar victory Of the lhon prince Of Wnlcs,
Diamond Jubilee We're coincidcut with Lord
Roberts entry ihtn Johannesburg.
FnNlmll krone's oPmpmn gHenry) led
nnii the quarter mile from homo, when
Nolodyoysh drew 10 the front followed
by William The Third mad won 10y a quar-.
ter of Il length. -Four lengths scpu'uteG
second and third horses. Florlf0rm was
After couple of minor events. the sec
ond of Whrn Mnhrr won, the wny was
clCrvcd for the hUc-rlhbun rare, ana Tia
paddock was soon filed With gay group.
scanning theiF respective fhyortrs Nolo
dyoNSki was The rNuter OF attraction, aus
host Of admirers surrounded Mr. Whit
neY'H colt. Ia the draw for the plpc,
II WIS found that the faYorlte had tn
middle OF TIE field, There was lougth,
delay az the post, caused principally by th
fiactlousucss' of Orchid lyrntunlly 4 ft
start WIS effected, FoXhall keppe'a Olym
aud Lord Bops. Ou settling down, oiyni
pnn Retained tie lend. After the mile
Orchid closed up NolndyovHkl remnInin
tenth Down the hin Olymplan was close
~ pressed by Lord BOhs aud Revenue
Then Volodyovskl aud William Tho Tihr
rapidly improved their positions. ROM
Tnttenham corner seVerRl horses drnppe
out. A quarter OF mile from home NnlC
dyorsh took up the running mud WilllAD
The Third went 20 second place. 10
tnVorite saemal To be- winnng opally
whom William The Third came Oh With
vollto together and landed him a winner
The betting WAS 3 to against Nolo1Nvn
Ski, 100 To 7 against William The Inr'
and 40 90 / against Neronen.
The starters We're; Noludyyoski a.
RelfNi Fiorlforn, llandcapner tMnrtlnl
Ncrone2, sang Blem Wargraye, Pleter
maritsburg, H. X, H. Nees, lan Roya
George, Cottager, Olymplan Henry, or
enid, Tnntnns AlaheD Lord Bohs, 81. Ma
clou, Ruskln Dorcos, Claper, Prime
Charles II trurncr) and oshoch
Yclodyvoskl won In record time 2.4o 80
The Nadine colt. Mgher M, won th'
ODDS, distance Ave furlongs. Twelve horse
ran,