The sun., 1910-05-22
DERBY JOKES and RINGERS
CURIOUS HORSES THAT RAN
IN TIE ENGLISH CLASSIC.

Dutchman, a 3sB 20 Z ahot mat Never
Finished Raining Rein Ringer CNse.
As q high class turf event the English
Derby is admittedly without a peer, and
yet this aristocratio environment has
failed 10 save Il entirely from the ranks
Of the practical ioksrs and other takers
v ths equine WGgld. Az various times
sotne grOtesque spccimens Of the racing
animal have been seen carrying silk at
Epson often in the way of Joke. or az
other times because the owner wanted
~ win a bet. or perhaps boast that he
once had a Derby candidate.
Others who have entered horses are
those with Some theory % demOnstrata
or because they wanted 20 bring some
fad 10 public notice. one Of the mOst
reoent stecds with the theory object In
view was AzOte one Of the starters two
years ago. This horse was FED entirely
on milk, the theory among thoae who
entered him being that he would do a. well
- tho high mettled three-yaar r-Old fed
according TO the newest trimming method.
Wheehsr AEOte would have done better
had he had enough oats is not known
but he was two hundred yards behind
when The winner was shooting by the
tudges' box
One Of the most famoes Joke horls
that ever went TO tho post for the race
vas COckney Boy who tried his speed
In 1870. Not alone was the horse lacking
In anything az all like speed. but his APP
poarance was still worse. He was a most
ordinary looking craature, and when
ho appeared in the paddock people nearly
fell over each other with laughter az the
s,shf o. the queer looking aspirant Tor
blue ribbon hOnOrs. The cOmmOtion
caused BY the looks Of Cockney Bov
IN tho enclosure was nothing 20 what
hAppened whom he paradcd with the horses |
hefore the grand stand. Then tho rail-
birds and other fharps got a look at him. |
and the ieering and shouts Of derialon
about him could he plainly heard az the /.
other aide Of the oOurse
When they Cahtored to the starting /
post theory Ot eats meat. vss's meat. cai's 1
meaR- was raised. but this did not pre- /
vent COckney Boy from breaking away /
with tho others when the flag fell. He I
stayed with the crowd for a stride or two. /
when he gradually fell to the rear. and /
when kinRCraft, the winner, was at the .
unlsh Cockney Boy was fully half a mile .
away and running at HE best KinKcraft /
was 10 10 1 shot, while PA.merstOn,
tho second. was 10 to l.
IL was notable that in the same race
s@AANANNs uRNetA Nv Aslfl WHOM. MuM Ntlln ]
a rank outsider that 50 to / could he OBJ
tanned about him for a place, vet Palmer
saon only beat him q neck Macgregor
was the favorite and he was no better than
fourth. After the horses returned TO the
paddock Cockney Boys owner came
m Tor LOT Of chat. and a friend OF his
who was painfully shocked at the eN-
hfhition made by the horse SAID: what
0n earth made you start such a wretch
Tksga . a. !
Ttha horse has got four legs. a head
and . tail. hasn't he. and how the hlazes
wan ] 10 know he wasn't a. good a. the
others till ran himq'
Fourteen years later, IN Issa, there
wae another famous Joke horse known
a. the Hopeful DutChmAn. That occasion
was made memorable by the historic I
duel between Harvester and ST. Gatien.
whom the eagle eye Of the Judge failed
10 hnd advantage for either horse and
q was returned a dead heat. the stake
being divided. Harvester was a trife a
shorter figure In the betting. while the I
Ravorite was Queen ADELAIDE her starting /
price being 5 70 ,. She was two lengths
behind the dead heaters at the finish
AZ 10 the Hopeful DutchmAn, Il 10 better
- Give the story az told by man who
BET on him and who saw the race:
The summer Of lssa was beautiful. and
] had taken advantage 81 the fneness Of
the weather % undertake a walking tour
through the counties of surrey and ,
SUSSEX. On tho Thursday before Epson
accordingly found myself at the aiaint .
hitle village Of banstead. which. a. every I
1Ooy knows. "a within an easy walk of the Z
fanOus downs. As had covered about '
twenty miles that day decided N put up
a she old inn, the best the place could 4
boast OF When | entered the tar parlor :
OF this inn a small group 0a men we're d
huddled together talking. and they lowered I
their voices when they saw a stranger
enter: but ] speedily discovered that the }
subject of their whispered conversation '
was horse and that they were heatedly '
discussing the various chances Of Queen G
Adeiaide. ~ Gatien. Harvester ~
Medard. Talisman and other Derby cracks !
Occasionally / caught the name The
Dutchman, an animal Of whom had not a
previously heard, spoken Of IN tones 81 D
re8peCtful AZ almost 70 amount 20 awe q
Presently. their glasses bsinR empty and a
no one proposing % replenish them. thew <
went their several ways and the landlord j
q genial, red faced. big che-ted man of i
20 Or thereabout. turned 20 me And a
what may he your opinion, SIR. of tho big a
eventf be asked me Most men "a \ q
fancy for the Derby What do you think .
will VIM q
answered confidently enough tba, Il
thought Queen Adelaide would inst NJ
about do the trick and that I intended o
- invest a sovereign on her changes h
Don't you do nothing of tho kind said 3
the big man, ! Oan tell you the winner ~ al
this Derby a. sure a. I'm a-speakinR to NJ
You now He dropped his voice ana o.
leaning acrns- the counter whispered, IN
Ave you ever card tell ~ tho 'OpetiI IN
DFItchmanF Much impressed bv his N
mysterious and confidential manner I n
fiaclaimed all knowledge of any native "a
" Holland. hopeiul or 0therwise ana VI
begged 20 know n what he alluded 'Tbs hs
'Dpeful Dutchman. said the Landlord Io
deliberately. Is a 'orae. and that orne 4 %
ne SURF and certain winner nS neyt sl'
wednesdays rare was staggered L,, IL.
the confidence with which he spoke ana
something 90 tho efert thai bl
had not heard tho animals name men. fe
toned In connection with thu great raca th
No more IA anybody elaa he reDlied th
snvin' few ~ IN down ere. You can by
{et 800 10 ave 80 % l. desaay aRainst III
lhe 'Opeful DutchmAn. and ~ sure AZ 20
] m living man IL amt 20 ? against ~
I'm. rs 'orse and all. that's What II
2 " hu
Has h. ever won anvtbing,' v.,- TO
iured n inquire Not vet was the "
answer. COS = never was properiv Cl
trained last year and never showed in a.
public Es by Ethus 'Opelul Duohess vi
4 beauty tO lOOk az and a demon 10 90 IL
We know all about i'm down ere 'oos b.
es trained a. Mickelham. a little pIace
n the neighborhood One of these co,,e. 10
~ was In ere just now Is the hloke wot's al
going n ride I'm next "Wednesday Now %
you just take a FOOLS advioa FOR once and ~,
ave a bit on the 'Opeful Dutchman out a