The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-28
DURYEA'S COLT DURBAR
WINS CLASSIC DERBY
king COnErntuintcs Its Owner. but
Fails to Invite Him 10 Derby
Dinner.
NUMBER THIRrEEN 40 nooDoo
American Colony Happy When Horse
Ridden by American Jockey, Mckee,
fonIps Home Under Wraps.

EPSON, May 27.-'The Dcrby, best
known of the English classic horse
races, to-day was won by an American
'"rsc, Herman Il. Duryea's Durbar. H..
King George, who had witnessed the
race from the royal box. with Queen
Mary aud Prince Arthur OF ConnauG llt.
sent for Mr.. Du"yea ami congratulated
him.
1T was not = good race" said the
King 'b.t your horse Won like the
good horse lie is
Despite the manarch's affability, Mr..
puryci wa" no invited to the Derby
dinner. which the K:u" gives every
year after the race, AN! 10 which ih.
days winner is usually invited. In
stead. MIR. Duryca had modest rcplat
with his wife ana Major lric Lodci in
:he .,crSelcy Hotel griiiroom
Tho winners recent farm. in France
had been considered SO poor that he
was regarded here aa a rank outsider.
and odds of 20 to were freely laid
against him i'll the clubs last night
! To-day he had no trouble IN disposint.
of field OF thirty horses. the lar.cst
that has turned out for the race since
1868. lie won by three lengths from
two other outsiders. Iapsburg and
Peter tho Hermit.
The betting just before tho start OF
me race was 20 TO against Durba-. H..
3a To against iiapsburg and 100 10
against Peter the Hermit.
fTBLTC FAVORITES NEVER
Fi.Al'F;R THEIR SUPPORTERS
The public favoritcs never nlttere,,
their supporters at amy stage OF the
race. kcnnyinore. who led in the bet
ting, behaved so badly at the post that
he delayed the start, and whom tho
licId finally was sent away he was left
in bad position. Polycrats made all
the running TO the half distance. with
Black Jestcr. HapshurE, Dan Russell
and Durbar. H., close up Rounding
Tattcnham Corner. Durbar. IT,. iulnn.d
IN on the rail and took up tho running
lie hold the command To the nnisn,
easily stalling off several chaiIcnCars
Dan Russell was fourth,
The time of the race was two minutes
thirtN-eiGht seconds Il fraction OF a
second faster than the average. NJ.
i'uryca had great faith in his horse,
which was backed for large amounts
by the American contingent The iubi
iaiion among the big crowd Of trans
atlantic visitors was distinctly notice
able Us the winner was led into the
paddock.
King George and Queen Mary wcrc
poth present, as we'll as most of the
stan OF the United States embassy
while distributed about the course
were large numbers OF Americans.
An army of police was encamped
about the ground to prevent any nj
- Dy mitltant Suffra
gettcs.
Needless to say. the American vic
tory was not popular with tho crowd.
which numbered fully $50 600. Thcv
had come anxious to see the fayorito
WIN. or, barring that. tho Kings horse
Brakespear.
The race itself needs little descrin-
tioh. II started twenty-ono minutes
Iatc. duc principally TO tho temper
SHOWN ny the favorite, Kcnnymore
rms morse caused no end of trouble
ana as II was when the horses finally
s"t away to bad start Kennymorc
was left lengths In the rear.
When the horses hove into s,oht
again ut Tattcnham Corner. AIagee
shot Dubar through tho rails. giving
him n comfortable lead from BlncIe
Jester with Dan Russell, Bral<cspcor
ana Peter the IIcrmit. following In tho
order named.
From this point the race was prac
tically over, as Black Jester ana Dan
Iiu.scll dropped back leaving Haps-
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