Show beginning of derby when the derby was organized years ago the most visionary had no idea of the extent to which the race meet would grow A few hundred sporting men attended the first derby in 1780 and it was won by sir charles charlea Bun burys horse doomed its present glittering life was painfully absent and at that time london had no telephone gas or railway it was frequently 33 hours before even the larger towns knew huew the winner the guard of the mall mail coach spread the news and in some remote villages the winner write wi not known until a fortnight after tie raco race london mall mah |