Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-27
M|NORU, KINGEDWARD' SHoRSE,
CAPTURES ENGL|SH. DERBY.
Sir Martin, on Whom Americans Pinned
Their Faith and Bet Their Cash, Falls
Down--King Receives Ovation.

lowed the hlHS as he lelL lie IOydl UoA
and led his third Derby champion to
the unsaddling enclosure. His Majes-
tvs two previous successes were
achieved when he was the Prince of
Wales.
Sir Martin started q favorite in the
betting at three to one. The American
crack was going strong in the running
ana was well up among the leaders
when he came to grief Brooklands
was leading at the approach to Totem
ham Corner, with Louviers close up.
Sir Martin, Minoru, Bayard and Va
lens formed the second fight. Round
ing this dangerous corner Sir Martin
was crowded by the other horses,
crossed his legs and fell. Jockey Mar
tin escaped unhurt.
The scene when His Majestys horse
came in winner was the most enthu-
siastic ever witnessed at Epson in
the memory of the oldest racegOerS. A
tremendous outburst of cheering swept
over the whole field and the air was
full of hats being waved in the direc
ton of the royal box where stood the
King. His Majesty was smiling broad
ly and with his silk hat in his hand
he bowed repeatedly. The>cnthusiasm
was re-kindled when His Majesty was
seen descending the stairs toward the
! track to lead his victorious horse into
the weighing room. The members of the
Jockey Club, majority of whom be-
| long to the nobility, made lane
| through which His Majesty passed and
as the King went by they raised their
hats.
| In the meantime the crowd had
| swarmed over the track. The King was
| conducted by a detachment of police
and q number of the track officials to
the finishing post. Here he grasped the
| bride of MinOru on one side, while
| Trainer Marsh held the other. He also
shook hands with and congratulated
| Jockey Johns.
| His Majesty had considerable diff
| Guilty in making his way back to the
paddock. He was jostled by the excit-
| ed and yelling crowd and it seemed at
one time as though he was in danger
| of being seriously disconnected. Be-
| fore he reached the enclosure he was
| pulling for breath. Once inside the pad
dock he received the congratulations
Of number of friends, after which he
mounted to the top of the stairs leading
to the gallery of the Jockey Club.
where he stood bowling fer several
| minutes to the crowd that. yelling con-
| tinuously, had forced it's way in from
| the field.
Queen Alexandra, the Prince and
| Princess of Wales and the other MEM
| bers of the royal family. seated aloft
in the royal box, also came in for
share of the ovation. They were visibly
nd h,y ho wiz
The race was run in a driZzle of rain,
| Epson, May ga heavy dOwnpour
| of rain which began early this morning
and continued until noon with threats
| of showers during the afternoon kept
| thousands of the casual racegoerS from
| journeying down to Epson Downs to-
day to witness the historic Derby. In
terest in the race, however, remained
| undimnished and His Majesty's Mino-
ru was still the favorite.
| The rain chiefly affected the crowd
which usually comes down by road.
| The customary costers' turnouts.
| tradesmens wagons, wagonettes and
| hanson cabs still We're to be seen on
| the road, but the procession was d.
| minished noticeably. A feature of the
parade this year was the taxicab. This
vehicle enabled the busy man to leave
his office after his mornings work and
get down here in time to see the big
race.
There were few coaches out but
| prominent among them was A. G. Van
| derbilt.s Venture. which was charter
ed for the day by Clarence MacKay,
who had with him a party of American
nv
Vanderbilt himself. Many other Amer
leans came in motor cars. The great
crowd which filled the grandstands and
| roamed over the heath took advantage
| of the special trains. The sun had come
| out before it was necessary to leave
| London by train and the doubtful ones
who had been scared off by the rain
| earlier in the day later joined the pro-
cession to the railroad station.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra.
Princess Victoria, the Prince and
Princess of Wales and other members
of the royal family came down by
| train. Upon arriving at EPSON they
were driven to the royal enclosure in
semi-state carriages, accompanied by
outriders.
The Caterham plate of 200 sovereigns
.,
was won by Suncloud. Aounha was
second and Haywood third. Among
the il starters was H. P. Whitney's
Bellyhoo filly
The Stewards handicap Of 100 SOW
ereigns for 3-years- last mile and
"A yards of the Derby course, was won
by H. P. Whitney's Perseus III. Tan
Sen was second and Mustapha was
third Ten horses started
The Juvenile Selling plate Of 200 SOW
ereigns, for 2-year-olds, distance five
furlongs, was won by William Penn
Grove was second and the Doris filly
third. Among the starters was H. P.
Whitney's Belle Of Troy filly.
The victory of Perseus III, who was
ridden by "Skeets" Martin, the Amer
lean jockey, in the Stewards handicap,
the race next in Importance to the Der
by, was a most popular one. Persus
III led during the entire last half of the
distance and won easily.
H. P. Whitney scored his second VIC
tory for the day when his Bobbin II de-
tod . Enyl 20 O g. 4. ~