Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-30
|SPEARMINT WINNER
WON ZIG DERBY STAKES AT EP-
SON TODAY.

LONDON, May 30.-Spearmint won the
Derby stakes OF $500 sovere.gns for entire
colts and FLIES foaled In 1908. about one
mile and a half, at Epson today.
MIR. Dugdale's Picton was second. and
the Duke of Westminsterss Tr0utbeck was
third. The winner ID owned by Sir Tatfon
Sykes. twenty-five horses started. Danny
Maher was the jockey.
Derby day az national institution shows
no signs Of decaying. Old stagers who have
to Epson annually for decades today de-
ciared they never before had seen such
rush, while the railways, although they ran
scores of specials, were unable to accommo-
date all the Epsom-hound people. Ideal
weather helped to swell the holiday crowds,
and the contrasts and cosmoDolitanism OF
the throngs composing the road-borne
traffic were as marked as ever
The Park Lane millionaire and the cos
termonger exchanged badinage as the four
horse coaches and costly motor cars jos
tied the costers' barrows and tradesmens
carts, flowing In a continuous stream
toward the race course. The general din
was terrific. To the fnharmonious walls OF
the bugles, comets, harps, concertinas, vio-
Inns and mouth organs was added the rattle
and throb of motors and the blasts of their
horns necessarily sounding futile endeavors
TO get the costers to draw their donkeys on
one side SO as to allow the automobiles to
hurry on to their goal The motor buses.
seen the road for the first time carried
full compliments.
King Edward and a party of friends
came down by special train In time for
the first race. Ambassador Reid was an
other early arrival
The crowd at the course was believed to
be a record one and the various stands and
Enclosures were filled with prominent peo-
pie.
The great race OF the day presented
perplexing problem and the most cock
sure experts found themselves at loss
to select the probable winner, with twenty
two Runners, the largest field since Volod-
yovski five years ago won the great prize
(for the late William c. Whitney,, dozen
of which were equally fancied By their re-
spectfye stables. There had not been such
an open Derby for years. Until yesterday
Mr.. Purefoy's Lally held the first place in
the betting, but yesterday evening Lally
was dethroned In favor of Spearmint. This
morning 1.ally resumed first place In the
betting and started favorite at to l
against 1t took some time to get the
horses aligned. but finally they were sent
OF to good start Troutbeck jumped to
the front and led to the mile post. when
Pfcton assumed command. but gave way
again to Troutbeck on descending the hill.
quarter of a mile from home Picton
came on with rush and again assumed
the lead, but shortly afterward Maher, rid
Ing splendid race on Spearmint. chai-
lensed the leader. gradually drew up level,
forged ahead and won a great race by
length. Picton was second, Troutbeck was
third and Radium was fourth. Two lengths
separated second and third horses. Martin,
American. rode Troutbeck.
The betting was to l on Spearmint 100
to on Pfcton and 33 to / on Troutbeck.
This was Makers third Derby. His pre-
vious wins were on Rock Sand and Cicero
The jockey, who Is a great favcrite In Eng
land. received an ovation on returning
to the scale.
King Edwards entry, Null Scundus,
made a poor showing.