Salt Lake Herald | 1908-06-03 | Page 8 | English Derby Run Today

ENGLISH DERBY RUN TODAY Ten Horses Picked as Having Equal Chance Chanc to Win This Event London June 2 The most open derby in thirty years ears there are at least ten horses with equal chances of ot winning was the reply made by b a prominent train trainer er to a request for his opinion as to the probable outcome of the race to be held tomorrow at Epsom for the famous Der Derby Derby Derby by stakes stal es with sovereigns in cash and the biggest event on the English turf The trainers opinion is 15 shared by a ma majority majority of the public and racing men and at the clubs and hotels in London to tonight tonight tonight night not less than a dozen probable starters have coteries of supporters This condition makes the race of tomorrow far more Interesting than any previous derby in recent years ears In addition to the openness of the race the presence of King Edwards colt cotto Perrier Pettier among the contestants is a drawing card There Then would be tremendous enthusiasm should Perrier Penner win as his victory victor would make the time derby of 1908 one of the most his historical historical in the time annals of the English turf for although King Edward when hi hl was Prince of f Wales saw his colos vic victorious victorious victorious In the chief race of the year ear a akings akings kings horse never has won glas clas glassic classic las lassic sic event With Ith the continuation of the present fine weather a record attendance at Ep EI Epsom EIsom Epsom som is looked for and a conservative estimate is that close to half halt a million people will be on the famous downs In Inthe Inthe Inthe the crowd will iii be thousands o Amen Ameri Americans cans Two American horses will wUl take prominent nent parts in inthe i the race so that the Unit United UnitEd United ed States will be represented on om the tho track