The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-06
Owner. Gained the Ambition of
His Life by Winning
EPSON Derby.
JOHNNY REIFF RIDES THE
HORSE TO VICTORY
American Jockey and American
Horse Upset English
Calculations.

LONDON, June 5.-Richard Croker
today won the Derby at EPSON and
gained the ambition of his life, his colt
Orby. bred from an American dam and
ridden by an American jockey, Johnny
Reiff, having beaten all the British
cracks and captured the blue ribbon
of the world S turf by two lengths.
Outside Of Croker and his Immediate
encourage, Orby had but few friends
sporting prophets estimated his chances
as being light. Mr.. Croker and those
who watched the colt s trials, however,
were sanguine that they held n sur.
prise in store for the Derby crowds.
Those who saw the Irish American colt
do his stretching gallop early this morn
ing liked the youngster so well that
they thought it wise to hedge, and his
appearance on parade and at the post
before the race brought number of ad-
herents: Nothing, however could shake
the position of Sieve Gallon, the Irish
horse, which won the 1000 Guinea
Stakes at New Market May |, the ia
vorite with the crowds, and his defeat
was regarded as incouceivable.
Only nine horses went TO the post
and the starter had no difficulty in get
Reiff, riding Orby, landed his horse a
winner by NO lengths. Half a length
separated second and third horses.
Orby's time was 2:44, Orby met with
n mixed reception on returning to the
scale. The vast majority of the crowd
had lost money, in many cases large
sums. The hundreds of Americans pres
ent, however, gave the eXTammany
chief and his horse rousing recep
ton.
Croker Makes Fortune.
Aside from the enormous prestige Of
winning the blue ribbon of the turf.
Mr.. Croker made a fortune today. Be
sides tho stakes, $32 800. he had the
opportunity of making any number Of
bets at about 10 to I, and finally the
value Of Orby has increased to such
an extent that Mr. Croker may, if he
desires, sell him for an immense sum.
fruits are placed at about $250,000.
Lord Rose bury's Bensonian, ridden by
Danny Maher, was fourth.
Much of the customary gaiety and
pjcturesqueness were lacking In the ia
miliar Derby day scenes upon the road
TO Epson today, Torrents of rain
poured down up to 10 clock, and the
Downs looked uncommonly like the re-
turn Of the procession after the down
fall of the favorite. The usual Derby
day types were present but they were
sadly reduced in numbers and the in
termittent attempts of the holiday
makers TO inject some Of the old time
hilarity into the scene failed to re.
move the general gloom of the um-
hrela marked crowds All those whose
plans were slterabe abandoned the
road in favor of trains, and scores Of
specials took enormous crowds TO Ep-
som.
King Edward elected TO travel by
train The royal party included the
Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke
and Duchess of Connaught and the
Grand Duke Michael of Russia.
The rain cleared off before noon and
by the time the racing commenced the
Downs presented a cheerful and pic
turesque appearance. Trains from all
directions took enormous crowds to the
course, but the. throng was hardly up
10 the average. Many coaches We're
sent down over night and took up posi-
tions at all the vantage points, heavily
laden with fashionable people, among
whom were many Americans.