The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-12
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
For the first time in its history, the IA
nous Epson Derby. to he run on Wednes-
DAY. June /, Will have as competitors for
the glorious blue ribbon of the turf" rs
Lord George Bentinck described it to Ben
jamin Disracli. at least four American
t~urfrnen Of rcnown.
II IS peculiarly appropriate. too, that this,
the Coronation Derby" should be the &C.
casiou Of a concerted effort by Americans
10 win 1t. just twenty-one years after the
late Mr.. Pierre LoriIlard's ~Troquois should
have added this coveted trophy to the
many which adorned the home Of his owner
at RarcoUaS.
For the first time since the death of the
Queen. the royal colors will be seen in pub
lie. Those colors are purple, gold braid.
scarlet sleeves, back velvet cap. with gold
fringe"
There are two colts in this years Derby
who were nominated by the King while he
was still Prince OF Wales, and it is only
reasonable to expect that, whether those
colts have a chance TO win or whether they
have not, one or both may be started in
order to lend eclat to the occasion.
Il would be no new thing to see those
colors in front in the Derby. Twice have
they been in the van, once on Persimmon,
I'm 1896. and again on Diamond Jubilee, mis-
full brother. in 1899. both winners bred by
their owner. this fact alone being quite as
much cause for cunSratulation as the
actual winning of the great race, for to
breed even az ordinary stake winner at
fords the keenest pleasure to the real
sportsman.
Against the King.
1t is against such turfmen as the King
of England. Duke of Devonshire. Lord
Abingdon. Duke of Portland. Lord Bradford.
Lord Durham. Lord Falmouth nephew 10
the more famous nobleman Of the same
name), Lord Rosebery. Baron Rothschild.
Mr.. Leopold de Rothschild, Duke of West
minister and some of the very highest class
French turfmen that Americans will this
year send their representative.
Most important to American lovers of me
best class of racing is the shipment by Mr..
Whitney of his colt Nasturtium to run for
the stake. He was accompanied by a
stable companion, but few really imagine
that this colt, Intruder. a Juvenile of no
known form, was sent over with any real
hope of being a dangerous contender;
James r. Keene's best known candidate
for the Derby is Kearsarge. by Kingston.
out Of FLYING Squadron. This colt WAS
and sent to England as a yearling.. no
doubt after having shown good trials.
which have to some extent since been CON
firmed by his double victory on two consec-
utive days. his more important victory
being a race called the PrenGergast Stake,
which requires a colt of class to win.
tnefrO. heehe y DIRK tfOEse.
There is a stable companion of keaTSage
called Cheiro, by Horoscope out of Neva.
who has never run, and about whom little
Is known. He is a Derby candidate also,
bred in this country by Mr.. keene. and sent
over In company with kearsarge. These
two. with all OF the horses now in Eng
land the property Of the Messrs. Keene.
have recently been placed in charge Of an
other trainer, Felix Leach, whose brother
Is a famous Newmarket. veterinarian.
Mr.. Richard Crokar's nomination for the
Derby Is called Stanhope. He is a big.
coarse colt. and Jacob Pincus. who trained
1roquois and who has spent some recent
years in England. compares him to Tom
Ochiltree. the great cup horse owned by
George Lorillard and raced a quarter of a
century ago.
Stanhope is the produce of the Kings
horse. F1oriZel. mated to an American mare
called Kings Daughter. sent to England
by J. E Mcdonald in 1896 and now owned
by Mr.. Croker. This mare is a daughter
of the late Mr.. August Belmont's grand
horse kingfisher. who as far back as 1871
was actually timed a mile in 1:40 in a race
at two and a quarter miles. he and Long
felow practically running each other 10 u
s;an6still.
sfanhope is a grandson OF Kingfsher. but
whether he is a colt OF the same class as
his ancestor is open to question. Mr.. Croker
thinks he ia a good one. but many cold
blooded observers of him at Newmarket
think otherwise. His late trainer. Enoch
Wishard, has stated that he has shown