DERBY DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 128, 2 June 1938, Page 7

DERBY DAY.

ENORMOUS CROWDS.

English Classic Won by French

Bred Horse.

HON. P. BEATTY OWNER.

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(Received 10 a.m.)

LONDON, June 1

Enormous crowds cheered the Royal party on their arrival at Epsom to see the Derby. The going was good despite recent heavy rains. Result:—

DERBY STAKES, a sweepstake of £100 each, with £3000 added. For three-year-old colts and fillies. Colts 9.0, fillies 8.9. One mile and a half.

BOIS ROUSSEL, br c. by Vatout— Plucky Liege (Hon. P. Beatty), 9.O—E. C. Elliott .. 1 SCOTTISH UNION, b c, by Cameronian—Trustful (Mr. J. V. Rank), 9.o—Carslake 2 PASCH. l> c, by Blandford—Pasca (Mr. H. E. Morriss), 9.o—Gordon Richards 3 Also started: — License, ch c, by Foxlaw—Wireless (His Majesty), 9.0 —Crouch. Pound Foolish, b c, by Blandford— Pennycomequick (Lord Astor), 9.0— Jones.

Cave Man, b c, by Mannamead —Miss Cavendish (Lord Astor), 9.0 —Beary. Golden Sovereign, b c, by Monarch— Fleehe d"Or 11. (Sir Abe Bailey), 9.o—Weston. Caeiioptic. b c, by Caerleon —Soloptie (Sir Abe Bailey), 9.o—Lane. Faroe, ch c, by Sansovino—Fara (Lord Derby), 9.o—Ferryman. Troon, b c, by Farway—Una Cameron (Mr. J. A. Dewar), 9.O—S. Wragg. Malabar, l> c, by Singapore—Siren (Colonel H. Follett), 9.o—Marshall. Chatsworth, ch c, by Dastur —Bess of Hardwick (Mr. *P. Haldin), 9.0 — Lowrey. Manorite, b c, by Manna—Wedding I Flavour (Mr. D. S. Kennedy), 9.0— Muher. I Tsihir, I) or gr c. by Tetratema —QuarI rat-al-Ain (H H. Aga Khan), 9.0 — I Smirke, Mirza 11., b c, bv Blenheim—Mumtaz Mahal (H.H. *Aga Khan), 9.O—H. Wragg. Halcyon Gift, b q, by Manna—Kingfisher "(Mrs. G. A. Monkhouse), 9.0 —Cliff Richards. Slip On, b c, by Hurry On—Philippa Roet (Captain L. Montagu), 9.0— W. Kickaby. Flyon, ch c, by Flamingo—Acquit (Sir Laurence Philippe), 9.0 —E. Smith. Blandstar, br c, by Blandford —Musical Star (H.H. Maharajah of Rajpipla), 9.0 —Sprague. Portmarnock, b c, by Fairway—Derk's Double (Sir Humphrey de Trafford), 9.0 —Pat Beasley. Unbreakable, br c, by Sickle —Blue Glass (Mr. J. E. Widner), 9.0— Stephenson (U.S.A.). Valerian 111., b c. by Gallant Fox— Valkyr (Mr. William Woodward), I 9.o—Taylor (U.S.A.). His Majesty's colt License was early away and led to the foot of the hill, where Halcyon Gift clashed into the lead, Pasch then lying a comfortable fourth. At the top bend Halcyon Gift was out two lengths from Chatsworth, Pasch and Scottish Union.

The four lengths lead which Halcyon Gift held with six furlongs to go was reduced to two lengths at Tattenham corner, where Cave Man and Mirza 11. were moving up rapidly. Scottish Union led into the straight with Pasch challenging.

Scottish Union looked a certainty till Bois Roussel came with an overwhelming run from the pack, and won going away by four lengths from Scottish Union, who b'eat Pasch by two lengths.

The winning of the Derby was novice's luck as the Hon. Peter Beatty, brother of Earl Beatty, has only been racing a short w'hile and had recently bought Bois Roussel.

The winner Bois Rouseel only started once previously, and that was at Longchampe on April 10, when he won the Prix Juigny, an event for three-year-olds run over ten furlongs and a half. He was then raced by his breeder, M. Leo'n Volterra, and after that event, it is stated, the Hon. Peter Beatty paid £8000 for him. Pasc-ha won the Two Thousand Guineas, while Scottish Union was second to him. The latter won the Goodwood Rous Memorial Stakes and the Middle Park Plate last seaeon.