Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-03
WON THE DERBY
Rank Outsider Who Was Sup. posed 10 Have no Chance
 Won Greatest Prize
PRIMER WAS SECOND

Signorinetta, owned by E. Ginistrelli, and quoted in the betting at 100 to 1 against, to-day defeated all the Amer ican, British and French cracks and captured the Derby stakes, valued at $500 sovereigns and the greatest prize of the turf world. The Italian horse simply cantered home from the hot favorites by two lengths. neck only divided the second horse, the Duke of Portland's Primer and the third, Barclay Walkers Llangwm.
 London, June 3-Lured by the fact that at least half the horses that are to run at Epson Downs in the historic Derby are considered possible winners the largest crowd that has been seen in many years has found its way to Epson Downs. Special trains from distant points in the provinces landed scores of thou sands of persons at the Downs ear ly in the day while over 100 special trains left the various terminals in London crammed to suffocation for the famous race course.
 The procession by road made it's start during the night and by sun rise the motley throng was stretch ed out for miles along the thorough fares leading to Epson. The early starters were joined a few hours later by fashionable racegoers in coaches and. motor cars. A feature of the day was the unusual pre- ponderance of women whose light summer costumes gave a brightness to the road procession which has been noticeably lacking of recent years. King Edward and Queen Alexandria. the prince and princess of Wales, the duke and duchess Of Connaught, and other members or the royal family went down by train.
 The large American contingent in- cluded Mir and Mrs William K. Van derbilt, August Belmont and MT and Mrs Perry Belmont; Commander John H. Gibbons, the naval attache at London, and Mrs Gibbons; Cap tain Sidney A. Cloman, the military attache, and Mrs Cloman; MISS Phillips. General Leonard Wood and Mrs Wood. Colonel George An drews and Richard Croker.
 The Derby is made interesting from the American point of view by the fact hat for the first time in the history of the race Norman III, an American colt, owned by August Belmont of New York, by Octagon- Nineyeh. is the favorite while Will liam K. vanderbilt's French bred colt. Seasick II, by Elk-Saf Saf, also occupies a very good position in the betting. The Derby was won last year by Richard Croker's Orby, but this year Mir Croker has no horse entered.
 The Derby has been won in all times by Americans. NIT Croker ID iaO7. Pierre Lorlllard in 1881 with Irouuois and by the late William C. Whitney in 1901, with the English horse Volodyovski leased for the year from Lady Meux. American owners have ceaselessIy nominated horses For the Derby the chief nominators being Pierre Lorillard. William C. Whitney, August Belmont. John Y. Madden and James R Keene. Mir Belmonts Nor man III is fresh from victory at Newmarket when he won the 2.oo0 Guineas stakes from King Edwards Terrier and Mir Vanderbilt's Seasick II has just come over to England from France where he captured the French derby. In addition to the American horses entered two Amerl- can jockeys. Msher and Lynne will have mounts in the race. Maher who already has three Derby wins to his credit is riding l.lanGwm, owned by Barclay Walker and Lynne is upon Mountain Apple owned by ]. Bich- ahan. A large number of the Amer jeans here favor Seasick IT over Nor man TIT. as it is believed that with Stern riding he will make even bet- ter showing than he made in France.