Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-03
CAMERON|AN WINS
DERBY IN ENGLAND
Americans Richer by $744,-
800 as Result of Classic At
! tended by 100000.
~ the Associated Press.


first time in recent years a favorite
showed the way home in the English
Derby as j. A. Dewars Cameronian.
7-to-2 choice, scored over IS other g.
>year-olds in the 148th renewal of the
classic here today.
Sir John Rutherford's Orpen, co-sec-
ond choice, finished second in front OF
Lord Rosenbery's Sandwich, with Mar
eel Boussac's Goyescas fourth. Jacopo,
the Aga Khan's Fomme D'Api, and Sir
Edward Hammers Gallain ran practi-
cal-ly in line for fifth place.
49, Time Is 2:36.6.
Caneronian was clicked in the good
time of 2:36 3-5 for the grueling mile
and-one-haf up-and-down hill journey.
With Freddy Fox in the pilot seat, the
Dewar colt kept close to the pace
throughout the journey and once he
started running in the stretch he was
not to be beaten.
Although Fox topped the list of win
ming Jockeys last year, 1t was the f1rst
time he had ever ridden a Derby
winner.
/, A crowd variously estimated from
100000 to 100000. including King
George and the royal family, saw the
race which was worth about $4,000
added (S60.000) to the winner. while
twenty millions of dollars were dis
tributed through the Irish Sweepstakes
and smaller sweeps This years re-
newal of the turf's eldest race was
generally said to be the biggest money
race of racing history.
Americans Big Winners.
Five Americans won big money in
the Irish Hospital Derby Sweepstakes
today as a consequence OF Cameronlan's
victory and the place and show OF
Orpen and Sandwich.
Joseph Kennedy OF Boston Mass,
was the only American who held
ticket on the winner. He receives
! of the 10 first prizes of $150,00o each.
Thomas O'Connor Of New York City
and George Hill of Norway, Me, hold
TICKS on Orpen which came in sec
or. They are worth SIS, 900 each
Two Americans held tickets an Sand
wich and will receive $4,000 each: Tney
are S. L. Horowitz of New YORK city
end william Coyle, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Fifty Get $4,000 Each.
American ticket holders won total
Of S744, 500 in the sweepstakes.
Fifty Americans automatically won
$4,000 each. by virtue OF figuring IN
the first days draw OF hcrscS Two
hundred and eighty-six won consola-
tim prizes of $500 eacn and an even
DOZEN won $125 each.
THE victory of Cameronian was a
popular one, as the Dewar ace has &C.
ctIpied the position of the favorlte since
winning the classic TWO thousand
giiineaS. AS near post time as THIS
morning he was being quoted at to /,
but the huge crowd. remembering the
lsng line of triumphs by outsiders, pc
gan to plunge on the long shots with
fl3e.res,1it' that the odds on Cameronian
leA6thened to to by the time ne
faced the barrier.
King George and the royal family
went by automobile from buckingham
Palace to EPSON Downs.
"A crowd Of several hundred cheered
as the royal party set out for the race
tra6k; The King wore silk hat. with
a.sNthtte carnation in the lapel OF ms
fnock coat queen Mary wore toque
of@powdered blue with coat Of light
IN another car behind them rode the
Prince of Wales and Prince George, with
the Duke and Duchess of York. and
Princess Mary and Lord Hardwood fol-
lowing them.
q King Receives Greetings.
- Before leaving the King spent some
busy hours receiving hundreds of mes
Sages of congratulation on his birthday
anniversary from many parts Of the
world. His relatives telephoned and
called personally to convey their greet
tngs. He received gifts from his chill
dren and grandchildren.
ALTHOUGH the official celebration Of
the anniversary has be5n postponed I'M
til Saturday. flags were flying over all
oyaH nf T11a
IN London and throughout the British
Isles.
&-The march toward EPSON Downs be-
gan at dawn as hundreds of mixers
Started out for the race course. Toward
midday roadways were damned with
traffic. The glamour of the road jour-
Hey of old-time Derbys has gone with
the increased use of motor vehiclaS but
several old stagers turned out in coach
and four and numerous smaller horse
drawn vehicles padded along the roads
BY the side of the most modern and
speedy of motor cars which we're forced
"a slow down in the tremendous conges-
tiun Of traffic
"A big air-liner brought French racing
fans from Paris to Croydon to see the
Derby. They return this evening after
the race. Other air liners brought visi-
tors from Amsterdam, Brussels, Ostend,
Antwerp, Cologne and Dusseldorf.
Many Spend Night in Open.
Until near midnight last night crowds
had thronged the Downs inspecting the
course, patronizing the side shows and
generally making merry in the tradi-
tional manner.
Then the numbers thinned out but
hundreds remained to spend the night
under the sky. Many lit fires and these,
with gypsy campf1rss. flashed brightly in
the darkness while the widespread muir
nlur Of voices and the various noises of
final preparationS filed the air.