| Show I i I I I I 4 FORTUNES IOSI LOST IN I A SECOND I Dozens of novels 1 might bo ito written about any anyone one of ot the this Derby Derbys won wort the tho lie initial h event over u it hundred and auth twenty years ago The Tue winning of ot his bin rites race tal Is so coveted by all classes of tit nice MICe holso owners and such hugs huge fortunes have frequently depended upon ulon thu tIme success of ot certain animals tint hit It Is small emIl wonder extraordinary romances are oro bound up In iii tilt tho history of lIt the Blue Ulue of the tha Turf Yet et once the hue event of tho ho year IB is over orem the th lie imbue rarely troubles Itself ut tho Iha tie Irate f rate fete te of ot tho the champion A 4 remarkable end was that lint of lIme Dine Gown the 1 he l popular favor ite of This The public barked Its opinion ion In the time face ace of o the tho owner Sir John who supported Ills his two other r representatives lyre Green Sleeves Sleets Slob and for n a very err largo large sum auto BiU Gown Goon after lining being sold sohl for tor found a purchaser er In iii a wealthy wealth y sporting spurt lag American who was tuo tani parsimonious to hl ills hll ton of horse llesh against the Ilg of o the Ito voyage across the thc ho Atlantic He lie had hail cause to 10 regret this as nR heavy hea try Icy V othor was encountered l Blue Gown unfortunately to a pneumonia anal was tens burled with due duo honors hOllor at 0 t sea pen Silvia Silvio who fetched the 1110 then enormous normous price Itrice rice of ot broke brokl his leg leff tint hind hall to 10 be shot shotA A half hAlt of It was sold HOlt m nIal to the plunging Marquis of nt Hastings for tor guineas and 1101 during the he t to 10 the lie box caught lire and the valuable race howe harp was itan lilt with much rescued The horse Jorse teemed to lIP be born horn unlucky In the lime race roue won by Kettledrum his hll head was turned turnell the tile wrong way 11 when the thi start starters Ir ers rs ling flag fell and It Is an on extraordinary fuel fact that on tho tue return journey this un umu fortunate horses box again took tire lire and amid on title this occasion the ho poor animal burnt to a The friendly has bras been requisitioned boot to a terminate the of many maul famous Blue HI band winners It wilt will be within the lie memories of many huh readers that lint the famous French thoroughbred had to bo lie shot eliot on ill Downs owing to an no owL met with In the thu race In the no notorious race won itoh by Haiti af afterward disqualified owing to tt tile the tile dis discovery covery that he was a ii Lean tier fell fehl sad and was shot eliot To moRe this Derby It ivas ascer ascertained that Leander n a year over the ago limit London Dally Dali |
