Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-05 | Page 14 | Fortunes Won and Lost at Famous Epsom Derby

Fortunes Won and Lost At Famous Epsom Derby More lore Than Half Million Fans to Sec See Race Ruce Which L Originated at al Dinner Table Discussion By HENRY McLEMORE United Press Sports Writer EPSOM DOWNS England June 5 A 5 A few facts odd and otherwise on the derby to be run here Wednesday The derby was originated at nt a dinner table discussion and was first run in 1780 It might have been called the Bunbury stakes had not a aUp 1 flip Up of a coin decided the twelfth elUh Earl o a Derby should give his name I to it IL instead of or Sir Charles The first race had only nine st st. ers era and a crowd of fewer than saw the race Wednesday there will be DC better than half hat a million spec spec- ta tors Although known as the greatest of ot all flat races the Derby is not so flat after all Horses begin to climb from the start and in less than a mile they are as hl high h as Nelsons Nelson's monument at nt Trafalgar square Before the final brief rise to the post there is a drop of ot about feet Kin lD King Edward with Minors In 1009 1909 was the only British monarch monarch mon mono arch over ever to win in the race and then only by a nose There have Vc been two dead heats heats and The Tho Colonel in 1828 and Saint and Harvester in 1884 Whereas only one filly won the Kentucky Derby five fillies have copped the Derby here The richest Derby was in 1927 when Call Boy earned better than The smallest horse ever to win was Little Wonder who stood 14 hands The Therace Therace Therace race was once won by a ringer in 1884 1884 Running Race being first in but investigation proved he was really a year old named The king does not have the best seat at the Derby That honor goes to o Mrs Emma Clark who owns the hotel pub near the winning post By moving from room to room Emma Emmas is s able to watch the entire show from saddling to the finish She refuses to o lease rooms for Derby da day Only three Americans Pierre Americans Pierre Lorillard Lo Lo- rillard illard Boss Croker and William C. C Whitney ever ever won the Derby Two horses won in their first appearances on n a race track track track-Amato Amato in 1838 and Merry Hampton in 1842 King George is still trying to win wina a Derby His nearest approach came camen in n 1913 when his Amer led in the stretch only to have a woman jump over the rail under Amers Amer's feet Amer stumbled and the woman died Lord Roseberry was the only prime minister to win the race getting two in n succession in 1894 and 1895 The feat eat was WilS so rare the house of commons com corn mons cheered when it heard the news Clairvoyants have a big big- week before the Derby as lS thousands of ot people consult them before betting The highest price ever I paid on a Derby winner was to 1 on Signor in 1908 Jed Jeddah dab in 1898 and In 1913 Lightning Lightning- and thunder were given credit for Saint Amant's victor victory in 1904 lIe He was wasa a poor horse with little of a record record rec rec- ord but just as the barrier went up a terrific storm broke and he was so frightened he won by a length in record time Great fortunes have been won and lost on the race and there are old families living almost in poverty in England today because their ancestors ancestors ances ances- tors wagered too loo much on Derby day