Evening star., 1911-05-31
Sun Star, Favorite, Captures
Seasons Event.
VICTOR GETS $32, 500 PURSE
Colt, Sired by Sundridge, Out of
Doris, Owned by Englishman.
AMERICAN HORSES ALSO RUN
Whitney's All Gold and Winans'
Adam Bede Unplaced-King
and Queen Attend.

EPSON DOWNS. England, May 81
Ensland's blue ribbon turf fixture. the
Epson Derby of $32, 500 for three-year-
olds. distance about a mile and a half,
was won today by ]. B. .Joers Sun Star,
the favorite.
Lord Derby's Stedfast was second and
Royal Tender third. Twenty-six horses
started
by Sundridge. out OF Doris He won
the 1000 guineas stake at Newmarket
April 26 last. and has been a steady IA
vorite at Z to in the betting.
Phryxus finished fourth. Harry Payne
Whitney's All Gold and Louis Winans'
Adam Bede. the only two American
horses to start, were unplaced
Two lengths separated the Joel colt
from Lord Derby's Stedfast at the win
ming post.
King and Queen Present.
The presence OF King George and Queen
Mary tended to make the coronation
Derby record one. On the famous
Downs were tens of thousands of per-
sons, including many Americans. most Of
whom came in coaches or automobiles.
Much American money was placed on
Adam Bede. John Madden's colt, which
ran under the colors of Lous Winans, and
Leopold de Rothschilds Pietri, ridden by
Danny Maher, the American jockey
King George and Queen Mary, accom-
panied by other members of the royal
family, arrived on an early train from
London. With them were number Of
royal visitors from other courts and many
Of the lords and ladies Of the courts
household.
Four American Horses Entered.
The Derby entries this year numbered
twenty although several of these
were Withdrawn before the start. Four
American horses figured in the first list
of entries. namely All Gold. owned by H.
Payne Whitney; Adam Bede, bearing the
cracks from James r. keenes stables.
Iron Mask IL and Runnymeade. Two
French horses also were entered.
The Joel colt Sun Star ruled as a
strong favorite throughout the early bet
ting at about to 4, with King William
at ID to 2 and Pietri, Collene, Stedfast
and others at varying odds, the Canadian
entry. Kal dor, bringing up the rear at
loo to 1. The Whitney and Winans en-
tries figured in the betting at about 40
to L.,
The arrival of the royal party was the
signal for great ovation which swept
over the paddock and course. The club
and public stands at this time We're filled
with dense mass OF people, including
many members of the house of lords and
cornTnone who had mot attended the
EPSON races for years. The betting on
the Derby and other races of the day
was on an unprecedented scale. Among
the Americans who came to the course by
road was Alfred @. G.Avanderbilt, who
brought a party of friends on the coach
Venture.
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Wins by Two Lengths.
The twenty-six starters were sent
OF In bunch. Bannock Burn soon
jumped to the front with the Canadian n
horse Kel dor. and Eton Boy close
up. Rounding Tattenham corner,
Stern. the French jockey. brought the
favortte. Sun Star. through on the rail
and. drawing away, won In the easiest
fashion by two lengths. Four
lengths separated the second and third
horses.
Sun Star carried the public's money,
so the victory was much cheered.
The final betting was: Sun Star. 3
to 8; Stedfast. 100 to s; Royal Tender,
25 to 1; Adam Bede, 40 to 1, and All
Gold, SO to 1.