Show Arl RIAN HORSE WINS D R CE Richard CroKers CroKer's Orby Ridden Rid den by American Johnny Reiff TaKes the English StaKes StaRes LONDON June 5 Much Much of the customary customary customary cus cus- tomary gaiety and were lacking in the familiar Derby day scenes upon the road oad to Epsom today Torrents of rain poured down up to 10 o'clock and the muddy dismal procession procession sion in b bound und to the Downs looked uncommonly uncommonly mealy like the return of the procession after atter the downfall of the favorite The usual Derby day types were present present present pres pres- pres- pres ent but they were sadly reduced in in numbers and the intermittent attempts of the holiday makers to inject some of the time old hilarity tinto into the scene failed to remove the the t general gloom floom of the umbrella marked crowds All AU those whose plans were alterable abandoned the road in favor of trains and scores of specials took enormous crowds to Epsom King Edward elected to tr travel vel by b train The royal party included the Prince and Princess of wales Wales- the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Grand Duke Michael of Russia The rain cleared off before noon and by the time the racing lacing commenced the Downs presented a cheerful and pic picturesque pie pie- t appearance Trains fro from all directions took enormous crowds to the course but the throng was hardly up to the average Many Jany coaches were sent down over night and took up positions positions positions po po- at all th the vantage points heavily ily fly laden with fashionable people among whom were many Americans Richard Crokers Croker's Orby ridden by Johnny Reiff the American jockey won the Derby stakes of sovereigns The distance was about one mile and a half Wool Winder ridden by Madden the English jockey was second and Gallion an Irish Irish IrIS horse horse- ridden by Higgs an English jockey was third Orby was bred in tn Ireland out of an American dam dam- damand and thus the Derby was b been en won by an American owner whose whose horse horse was ridden by an American jockey and whose mount was out out out-of out of an American mare N Nn Nine nc horses horses' started |