Show ENGLISH DERBY PA PART T OF BRITAIN'S CHOICEST WHOLE HISTORY PEOPLE TAKE TAK PART IN GREATEST Fo Forin jer Tu Editor of ofa a Lond London n Newspaper Newspaper- Gives History of Great R Race e That Is s. s Old as Proudest Brit Britain n Fan Families t ti i By EJ D. D S kJ v Vp vv v i i-f i Editor F T Turf of London Ne Newspapers s L real LIFE T IPE real IFE-real real life will life will be be portrayed l on the historic Epsom dow downs s i England tomorrow tomorrows It will be seen in all of its phases It will be the on one one day in the year ear when England will be truly democratic Princes prince dukes carls lords and arid baronets will rub shoulders with the workingman working working- man the tradesman trade and the ubiquitous coster Priests and pastors for one oneda oneda da day the year year will Will think more of ot spending spending- time in pleasure than in saving souls For Tor For literally speaking all England watches the Delby 7 Imagine if tt you sou ou can at this distance a crowd of ot persons all gathered at a short hott distance from London to witness s a a. race in which the greatest thoroughbreds tho il in the equine world will compete I Add to that imagination the thought that practically everybody will be in hoUd holiday y mood that the noise nobe of the half halt million people wIL resound across the downs and echo ech far away av that bedlam will appear to be turned loose and that merriment t will be unbounded and you ou will have esome some idea Of t what th the Derby really is is an an Institution Lo Long Lon before nightfall tonight the caravans cara will be moving not far from Charin Cross t tp the scene cf QI honor or and glory The inns along tie the picturesque e roads willbe will willbe willbe be thronged by taking their time in reaching the famous race course Tales of ot the thelon long ago go will be recited of h how w Running Rein won In iii 1844 of ot how one one of ot the few fillies won Shotover Shotover won the race In 1880 and how Jeddah the to 1 shot proved victorious in reaching the winning post through a sea of mud In 1898 Coming down to more recent recE times one cannot forget the scene which accompanied accompanied accompanied the victory tory of King ICing Edwards Edward s Diamond Jubilee in 1900 Th The kings king's horse went to the post a a. raging favorite and won amid a a. pandemonium that beggars begg description de As the horses flashed flashed- past the judges' judges stand the whole atmosphere appeared to be clouded with hats Thousands of ot men en must have reached home without without without with with- out headgear or with some other fellows fellow's s hat at on the night ot that eventful 1 day The race is one which both the rich nan man and the poor man may enjoy To the rich man and owner of ot a ra race e horse it means everything it if his horse wins To Jo the poor man he lie happens to back the right horse It n means unlimited unlimited merriment for tor additional resources will do much to make the day a a. real holiday Excursion trains by the hundreds automobiles by the tens of ot thousands and conveyances ranging from milk carts to moving vans will figure In the parade moviN moving ing ipg out of ot London Tor the course The coster with his pearl buttons and bell trousers will be there in hi profusion and so will his wife or sweetheart dressed dressel fit to kill The nobility will be bethere bethere bethere there in their silk hats and Immaculate attire The donkey carts will be doing a a. good business busIness' on a a. road which for tor one day In the year will probably carry more traffic fic than any other thoroughfare And Arid when Epsom downs Is reached there will be argument aplenty The coster costar wilt will vie with the charabanc driver for a a. point of ot vantage while many thousands Will scramble for tor seats for seats in the three huge grandstands The Derby w was s founded In 1780 by Lord Stanley of ot the House of ot Derby Dery from W it derives its name It It-is considered the greatest prize for tor an o owner ner to win Contrary to general belief bow however yer the Derby is not the richest race It means to the owner r of the compared to much higher stakes such as the Coronation stakes and the Princess of ot Wales stakes not forgetting the rae Eclipse stakes stakes- each worth north The race is run ov over r a a. distance of ot a mile and a a. half halt It is a a. gruelling contest for tor the first quarter of ot a a. nile mile is uphill The stamina of ot a a. horse often onel is tested in the Initial portion ot of the race race Lemberg Len winner of the race in 1910 holds th the record for covering the distance In the fastest time having eclipsed the mark marle set by Spearmint In 1906 Spearmint was probably one of ot the most p popular colts to face the barrier From Prom an outsider a afew afew afew few months before the race figuring fl at 33 to 1 against he gradually obtained support support sup sUP- port and went to th the post as second favorite at 6 to 1 against Having witnessed the Derby on on nine occasions ni one e- e naturally at this time every year turns back bacle his thoughts to the days of ot long ago to reflect on old associations and to memorize some facts Those halcyon days davs have gone but with the mellowing mellowing mellowing mel mel- lowing of age the memory refuses to ignore the claims upon the mind The Derby Is impregnated with gaiety hilarity romance and tragedy It seems to weave a sp spell around one who can assimilate the atmosphere On One of ot the most romantic tales of ot the Derby deals with the race of ot 1867 which was won ii in a n snowstorm by Hermit The Marquis of ot had a a. horse Inthe in inthe inthe the race and ad so 50 did C C. E l. Chapin former cabinet minister of ot England Report has it that they were rivals for the hand O Of ot the same maiden The marquis lost ost the race and was ruined d. d He had the consolation however of ot winning the the girl The marquis and the girl met in a London store evidently by prearrangement The girl had been driven to town by Mr Chapin Sh She alighted met the marquis in the store and the the- couple left by a rear door They were married a few minutes later History does not recite the chagrin Mr Mc Chapin felt or how long he waited for foi the maid to return 1 The Derby has been won on one occasion through fraud That was in 1844 when Running Rein was declared the victor It was afterwards discovered that Running Rein was a a. year old which had been doctored and painted The stewards a few months later ordered the horse shot and the owner warned off oft the t turf rt the heaviest t punishment to be inflicted by stewards and which carries the most severe humiliation Only year olds can cap compete in the Derby Colts carry pounds and fillies five pounds Jess ies Novelists who refer to a horse having won von the Derby three or four tour times prove that their stories are pure cloth fiction Another rule o of the race provides tha that in case of ot the death of ot the nominator of bt an art entrant su such h entrant cannot compete This rule recalls the fact that in 1 82 while Prince Batthany was witnessing the Two Thousand Guineas race at Newmarket New New- mark market t he dropped dead As a a. result probably the greatest race horse of ot all time the peerless St. St Simon Simon never never c competed St. St Simon was brought to this cou country try and his get has figured in the winning column of ot the futurities Great as he was as a a. racer St St. Simon proved a a. stallion without a a. rival In il racing history He died a a few years ago in this country at the age of ot 27 years This year will witness another great battle The horses mentioned as as likely to figure in the winning column ate are Allenby Prince Galahad Zerbino and Popular opinion in England seems to favor chances according to word received here Whatever horse wins the Derby will be the Derby of ot yore The champagne corks will fly at Gattl's Gattis and the Trocadero as In the old days and before the sun sunsets sunsets sets again the one hundred and forty-first forty running of the Derby will have passed into history amid all the time old-time riot and revelry |