The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-27
KING CAPTURES
ENGLISH DERBY
American Crack, Sir Martin,
Falls and Is Out of the
Running.

ENGLAND MAY 26-The EPSON
,.-L- the classic event OF the English
.-.-s and the blue ribbon feature OF the
- resson. was run here today and
5r King Edward Minoru. In this
+.a famous bsv colt has made
-.o today being the first occasion
t-srf.r the greatest OF all races on the
81 rs been won by an animal belong
lD-- o.. a r.fgnIng monarch ". Raphaei s
,--,sar- was second ana l0rd Mlchel-
.s William ~ was third
-e-s .,-sriran crack. Sir Martin owned
$3.50 4 mans. an American resident
D, icrfor end bred IN Kentucky bY
f,sr 3 Madden, Of whom so much was
eA2e.rl-f..1r Ninnru scored his victory
AasFasd only. while half length sep
.sts4 the second and third horses. The
a.,0ry of Tire king horse was greeted
outburst Of enthusiasm. the equal
o} which never has been WI messed AT
~ crowd at the course was wild with
.+--,arf and broke through the ponce
lion and almost mOobed King Edward,
foroUfng the time-honored custom his
- iss+, as owner of MinOru, LED the
champion into the paddock
Field Gets Away Well.
-t, field of fifteen was sent away 10
an syssptiouaIly good stcrt Brooklands
made he running for the first mile with
t5s kings colt well placed IN fittn posi-
-c- Aopr0achiug Tattenham corner.
,gi,orr improved his position and stalling
~ close to the home stretch, a stronS
ersfpuge by LOuVlerS, ne won Dl the
shortest Of short heads.
AS soon as the horses entered the
.--afrh and the crowd recognized that the
tf7g.s coIors were I'm front the cheering
began Gradually the enthusiasm spread
over The downs and the cheers grew in
volume as MinOru ueared the Judge noN.
The victory was so narrow that there
was a moments hesitation pending the
irdpes verdict. but wh6h the royal NUM-
ber was holsted 10 the TOP Of the board
. gra1t roar burst out afresh ana fol-
lowed fhe king as he left the royal box
and led his third derby champion TO the
unsaddling enclosure His majesty two
PREVIOUS successes were achieved when he
was the Prince Of Wales.
Sir Martin Was Favorite.
Sir Martin actually started a favorite
iu the betting at TO j Ihe American
crack was going strong in the running
and well up among leaders when he came
10 grief Br0oklands was leading at the
approach to Tattenham corner with Lou
viers close up. Sir Martin, MinOru, Bay
sr5o and Valens formed the second flight.
Rounding this dangerous corner. Sir Mar
tin was crowded by the other horses.
crossing his legs and fell Jockey Martin
was thrown heavily and was shaken and
somewhat bruised He was picked up
and brought in by two of the track Of
ficIsls. Tt was at first reported that Sir
Martin had been injured. but this was
mistake He is all right.
The juvenile selling plate of 200 sOyer-
eigns for 2-year-olds, distance five fur
longs. was won by William Penn. Grove
was second and The Doris filly third.
Among the twelve starters was H. p.
Whtneys Belle OF Troy fiiiy.
Martin Wins a Race.
The victory Of Perseus Ill who was
ridden by "Skeets Martin. the American
jockey, in the stewards handicap. the
race next i'm Importance to the derby, was
a most popular one. Perseus III led
during the entire last half Of the distance
and won easily.
The scene when Minoru came I'm a win
Ter was the most enthusiastic witnessed
i0 EPSON in the memory of the oldest
raeegOers.
& tremendous outburst Of cheering went
over the whole field and the air was full
Of hats waved I'm the direction OF the
royal box. whore stood the king. His ma
jssty was smiling broadly and with his
SILK hat In his hand he bowed repeatedly
The enthusiasm was rekindled when his