Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-21
King Edwards
Derby " in
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KING EDWARD MORSE, ~MiHOIut WIN
be read with interest by many per-
sons in these islands. The matter
is clipped from the Daily Mail:
In many countries have been
present at many exciting scenes, but
never, think, have | witnessed and
listened to such an outburst OF en-
thusiasm as that which marked the
Kings victory yesterday, and which
will make the Derby of 1903 forever
memorable In the annals OF the IA
nous race.
After we had partly recovered
was talking In the paddock with an
old nobleman who had seen every
Derby since 1881 las well as u good
many before that and young girl
who had just seen 1t for the hrst
time "Ah. my dear" he said kind
ny, your lucky in your first Derby.
You'll never see another like it
That was the thought in eyerybody's
mind.
The most astonishing thing about
the scene was the suddenness of 1t.
One moment there was silence, tense,
dramatic silence. the next moment
the air was rent by the shouting OF
innumerable throats and the course
was black with people, every single
one of them was waving his hat and
jumping up and down, yelling at the
top of his voice.
The police were taken completely
by surprise. The crowd surged
round the unsaddling enclosure rails
before any attempv could be made
to control them. There was very
little roughness and no rowdyism;
but vast. concourse of people is al
ways dificnit to manage. The police
had hard task set them by the sud-
denness of the onrush.. They did
their work forbearingly and we'll.
that In the grand stand enclosure,
where was at the moment, there
was just a flicker of doubt after the
horses got past the post as to wheth-
er Minoru had kept its lead. Lou
vieres had come along with such a
gallant rush as they flashed up the
straight that there was very little
between them. They were almost
neck and neck. Instantly. however.
No. was hoisted, and we knew that
for the first time in its history a
Sovereign of England was the win
ner OF the classic race"
Leading in Minoru.
There was an immediate rush to
get out. slipped out among the
first and ran along to the unsaddling
enclosure. The King was still in
his box, bowling. hat in hand. Then
he bent towards the Queen. spoke a
word to her, turned and went out.
The Queen was In ecstacies, receiv-
ing congratulations with delight.
pointing to the crowd, explaining
how cleverly the race had been rid
den.
A few moments passed and then
the King appeared, smiling and bow
Ing. on the steps leading down from
his box to the enclosure. The
cheers, which had not for an instant
ceased, were now redoubled.
Down among the crowd his Males
ty came to lead the winner in. The
few policemen at hand began to use
vigorous means o keep the throng
back But the King lifted a depre-
eating hand. Gently. gently" his
gesture seemed to say. These are
all my loyal subjects. They win
make way for me to pass"
IT, was wonderful how they did
make way. Those in front consti-
tuted themselves the emergency
bodyguard. They linked arms and
formed solid block. Through the
narrow avenue thus made to the
dense mass OF cheering humanity the
King walked without the least sign
of apprehension. Still smiling, still
acknowledging salutes, as calm and
debonair as II he were walking be-
tween lines of soldiers, he made his
way to where Lord Marcus Beresford
stood holding the winners head.
The beautiful creature was as
calm as its royal owner. Its glossy
brown tanks heayed, his aristocratic
nostrIls dilated. But its eyes had in
them only quiet wonder as Jones.
the jockey, smoothed its neck and
murmured broken words OF affec-
ton and praise.
The King took the bride, aud
amid still more frantic, shouts from
every part of the course he led Mi
noru in. 1t was proud moment for
Jones, but not the first time he had
experienced such u thrill. 1t was
he who rode Diamond Jubilee, with
whom the King, then Prince OF
Wales, won the Derby IN 1900. But
neither then, nor In the hour OF the
Princes triumph with Persimmon in
1895, was there anything like the
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