The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-26
KING EDWARD CHEERS
AS WINNER OF DERBY
His Majesty Mnom Canters Homen Front of Louvers,
While Sir Martin, Heavily Backed by Amer
cans Is Left Far in the Ruck.

age, and all reaped the golden harvest.
On the hills beyond the starting line
the crowds were gathered as thick as a
flock of black birds long before morning
dawned gray and forbidding. Here were
the real horsemen, the gypsy men
whose women were gathered all about
the Downs fortune telling, the hangers
on of scores of stables, city workers
who wore livid clothing and talked big
of this and that celebrity, and the
thousand and one who came to see and
be seen. -
Kings Horse Backed.
Great crowds were gathered about the
stables where the runners in the big
race We're housed, but police were
everywhere ia evidence. and there was
no disorder The big crowd was back
ing the Kings horse, both in the in
closure and with the bookies. who
sprung up everywhere amidst the
throng. THE rain won't hinder him"
was the cry, and the report was be-
lieved as the thousands pressed their
money on the bookmakers with great
patriotic loyalty. While this was going
on, however, the Americans were busy
backing Sir Martin, and there was
world Of money sent into the big in-
closure on Lord Carnarvon's Valens,
whose odds crumbled rapidly before the
At noon Secretary Darling posted the
list of the official starters. At showed
that II. J. King had withdrawn Car
roUssel, while " Raphael had added
BrOokland as stablemate to Louviers.
He has Jockey Blackburn up and will
set the pace for the flrst mile.
The Official List.
The official list Of starters and jock
eys was:
King Edwards Ninoru, H. Jones.
Lord CaTnarvOn's Valens, +. Wooten.
a. Fairies Bayardo, Danny Maher,
J. B. JoeTs Story, wal Griggs.
Duke of Portland's Phalaron, Earl.
". RaphaeFs E1ouviers. Stern.
W. Raphaeps Brookland Blackburn.
J. Buehanan's Diamond Stud, Halsey.
Louis Winan's Sir Martin, Skeets
Martin.
Lord Michelham's William the Fourth.
Higgs.
J. Barrons Strickland. William
Griggs.
A. III. Ledlie's Electric Boy, w. Bray.
G. s. NeWton's Sandbath, Feeble.
r. Mills Prester JOCK, Rockford.
Captain Northey-Hopkins' Sir Min
At noon Ninoru was the favorite at
to 2 with the price holding firm ard
much money being placed on HIS
chances. Sir Martin had gone back
TO TO ?. on the strength OF heavy
backing Of Valens, and a report that
Sir Martin win not extend himself fully
on a heavy track. Valens was third
choice. at to 1.
No Room Anywhere
The big five-decked grandstand was
filed 20 suffocation at II o'clock, and
a. that time the carriages and auto
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EPSON to London
The first party Of Americans to pu-
in an appearance was Clarence H.
STackey and his party on the Wander
bilt coach. Venture On the coach were
~ p Morgan, Frank J. Gould. Charles
/ Carroll; Mrs. May, of washington, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Farwell, of Chi
/ caeo. Alfred g. Vanderbilt fooled the
/ co1ch. Behind IL came the other Van
de-bilt coach, Viking. on which were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,
Mr.. Douglas, Louis La ROGUE, Walter
s. Hoyt, James NJ. and Larry Water
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. L. z. Sto5darts and
Thomas Phelen. Hundreds of other
Americans were in the throng- Richard
/ Croker and Andrew Freedman occupied
I a box.
DESPITE the fact that the Derby has
/ been run 80 times. this not taking into
consideration the racing as originally
/ conducted by the Earls OF Derby at
( CastletoWn, on the Use or Man, If0ls
I 1921 TO IL7g, when the twelfth Earl OF
1 Derby brought the running TO Epson,
/ only three Americans have won the big
/ blue ribbon. and only one American
/ bred has been first past the post. That
/ vas the peerless Iroquois, pride OF
/ Pierre LoriIlard. the elder.
American Winners.
! William c. Whitney leased Volodysoid
| in 1901. and won the race. and imme-
| dIately set a new record by opening
wine in tubfuls in the Enclosure. And
nothing IN the life OF Richard Croker,
/ boss of Tammany Hall, ever gave him
i the satisfaction that the leading his
Irish-bTed Orby into the magic circle
! in ront Of King Edward, in 1907, and
having that monarch recognize him -
/ a successful fellow-horseman.
The King as Prince of wales. won the
Derby with PersiInmou, IN 1896, and