The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
EDWARDS MIN0RU LANDS THE DERBY Sir Martin, Crowded To Rail,
 Falls Down
AMERICANS GRUMBLE LOUD
But Owner Does Not Charge Foul Play-King Lead His Winner From Field-Americans
 Lose $3o0o0o.

Epson Downs May 26.-king Edward g brown colt, Mnoru, today justified his name. which is Japanese for success by winning the derby, which will be re- membered always in the annals of Ep- som as one of the finest ever run on that historic track.
 W. Raphaels Louvers, with France star jockey, Stern, on his back, came down the wire so close an attendant on Mlnoru that the spectators were andeeio- cd which led until the Kings number was displayed on the blackboard.
 Lord MichaeIham's William the Foufth was a good third, and half dozen of the 15 starters were well punched behind. But one horse was seen following the field rioerless. It was the American-bred soIt' Sir Martin. which everyone had reckoheo as Minoru foremost rival He had been crowded out of his stride just beyond the Tattenham corner. about the mlddie ol the course. Jockey J. H. Martin shot over his mounts head to the ground as SIT Martin stumbled, and with him fell the hopes of hundreds of confident Ameneah onlookers and many thousands of Amer ican dollars were lost.
 To Englishmen even those who had staked their money on some other horse' inc Kings success was inspiring as a vic t,rv i1 a great international contest ana eompersated for the rain which drove across the field. making a wallow of mud under foot.
 On every side it had been asked whether if he won. his majesty would consider it compatible with his exalted oasition to lead his horse from the track as the winning owners have done for more than century. There was no precedent for this because no king before had ever won tie derby. King Edward, however with the Prince of Wales following hln' lived m to the custom and in the minds of FIelishmen clinched his claim to the ti1ie of a thoroughbred sportsman
 Only the accident to Sir Martin and the rain marred the day. Electric Boy, ap- narentlv. was the horse which crowded the American colt, which at the time was well up to the fore and running strongly. Louis Wfnans, his owner, said tonight that it was regrettaple aecloeht' hut nothing more To many Americans at the race track and both sides of the At lantic it will seem a calamity, judging from the amount of money. which some estimate at S3OO,O0O. was put up on the Kentueky-bred colt. This large amount placed on Sir Martin sent his price to 3 to and made him a nominal fayorite for a time.
 At the time of the accident Brocklands was leading with Louviers close up and Sid Martin Minoru, Bayardo and Naiens forming the second flight Jockey Mar tin was badly dazed from the fall and his forehead was bleeding from a cut where the hoof of one of the other horses grazed him. but the physicians who ex- amined him said he would be all right in day or two.
 The French contingent which came over to see Stern win on Louviers showed almost as much disappointment as the Americans.
 H. P Whitney made his reappearance on an English course, and his two vic tories, the winning of the Stewards han dicap by Perseus III and the Epson Town Plate by Bobbn II, were well re- ceived. Richard Croker who wandered about the paddock alone, with his hands in his pockets and bowler cap drawn over his eyes, must have contrasted the tumult today with the silence that fell over the stand when he led in Orby II, the winner in 1907 The King entertained 60 members of the Jockey club at the annual dinner at Buckingham palace tonight. Reports from all sections tell of enthusi- astic scenes when the news of his majes- tvs good luck was received