THE DERBY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13225, 10 July 1906, Page 3

THE DERBY.

HOW SPE.ARMIXT WON*' Till'. BLUE ' RIBAND OF THE TURF.

A BRILLIANT FEAT. ' f '.'■ Fcli. details of tl>* Epsom Summer Meeting', at wjiick Spearmint, a' descendant <>{ the-Auckland-bred Carbine, won marked distinction by winning the Derby in record tiro«, are now to hand. From London paper- wg i extract the following: — ,;^ Derby Day (May SO)'.broke beautifully Sri, and the scene at Epsom was up to the highest traditions. His Majesty the King was present, and between* 500.000 and 600,000 of bis loyal subject* were on hand tc assist at the time-honoured fixture"." There did not appear to be fewer than the Usual .number of four-in-hands, with their loads of prettilydressed women and ' well-groomed men, but the motor omnibus was '.certainly the feature of the bill. Bright green Pioneers, Union Jacks, Vanguard?, all loaded with people, gave a note of newness and originality to the time-honoured scene. Indeed, their juxtaposition with gipsy,, carts and nigger minstrels "was a. curious combination of modern hustle with Something liko medieval survival. '" As is usual on Derby Day the crowd was admirably representative of every class and condition of Londoner. " . .j. The usual excitement prevailed as the candidates for the Derby were being prepared, and with the issue beta to be very ; open interest was brought up to fever heat. It was,, a most impressive .sight as the 22 horses filed out of the paddock. Bally, on whoso behalf there had been a sharp eleventh* hour rally, pleased when be came to rattle off his preliminary; but Spearmint was theone to make a big impression, the longsweeping stride of the, . C»r..biae..,cQ}i',.beJiig ; greatly admired, and after ovj»nt» jive'nt .to ; support in yoi-y thorough fashion that Major T-ouei; had..excellent feasor*;- jo .vjeyy felts}' : situation optimistically. l , •!•■'■..••>":'/'">'';■ .;.. Keying was' at High ;: tension as the 22 lined up at the post. At length the cry went, up, '•They're off and there was a sudden hush. This wonderful hush falling on the vast crowds was intensely dramatic. Whether one stood,to,, win or not by the result of the race the few seconds of almost dead silence were certainly worth living through. The horses turn the corner. At once the silence; is broken.. " Troutboek wins!''' "Pictd'n wins:!" "Malua wins!" and then, as the procession sweeps on, one great shout, "Spearmint! Spearmint! Spearmint!" as Major Loder's heavy bay springs to tlie front and gives Maker his third Derby victory, . THE HACK. THE DERBY STAKES of 6500sovs; nominator of the winner 500sovs from stake; second horse, tOOsovs, and third horse 200sovs. For three-year-old entire colts and fillies. Colts, 9st; fillies, Bst 91b. About one mile and a-half. Major Eustace Loder's b c Spearmint, by Carbine Maid of the Mint (D. Maher) 1 Mr. J. L. Dugdale's eh c Picton, by Or vie to— (Mr. G. Thursby) ... 2 Duke of Westminster's b c Troutbeck, by Ladas—Rydal Mount (J. H. Martin)... 3 His Majesty's br c Nulli Secundum, by • St. Simon— (H. Jones) ... 0 Mr. J. do Rothschild's br c Beppo, by i —-Pitti (Tenipleman) ... ... -0 Mr. Hall-Walker's br c Black Arrow, by Count Schomberg— Cherry (Lynham) .-••.*" 0 Mr. R. Dalgleisb's be Buckminster, by , Isinglass —Miyanoshita (Griggs) ... 0 Mr. Reid Walker's br c Dingwall, by Dinna Forget Grade (J; Rogers) ... 0 Sir G. Farrar's ch c Frustrator, by St. Frusquin—Orpah (Wheatley) ... ... 0 Mr. A. James's br c,Gorges, by Ladas—. The Gorgon (Rickaby) ... . ... ... 0' Lord Howard do Walden's b c His Eminence, by Royal Hampton—Altesse (M. Cannon) 0 Mr. W. B. Purefoy's ch c Lally, by Amphion—Miss Hoyden (B. Dillon) ... 0 Mr. E. L. Heinemann's ch c Malua, by Marco— (H. Aylin) ... .... 0 Mr. Fairie's ch c Plum Tree, by Persim- [ mon—Cauliflower (W. Warne) 0 Mr. J. B. Joel's br c Prince William, by "; Bill of Portland—La Vierge (Randall) .0 Mr. L. de Rothschild's b c Radium, by . :•■':: Bond Taia. (K. Cannon) ;J' 'v.. 0 Mr. W. Bass' bor br, c Sirncy., by Diamond. Jubilee—Dame Agneta (Madden) ... 0 Mr. E. A. Wigan's b c Sarcelle, by Gallinule—Croceum (Higgs) ... ... 0 M. R. de Monbel's b c . Storm'* by Erniak —Storm Petrel- (M. Henry) ... ~ ..'. 0 Colonel T. Y.' L. Kirkwood's "b'o'Th's ' -White Knight, by Desmond— ; rW.llalsey)... ..'..-.,...;.. ~. J .... 0 iMr, Gi Bird's br' c, by TeufelSlipaway ' (J. Markley)... * ... 0 Mr. L. de Rothschild's br c Minos, by St. .Frusquin—Cretan Belle (O. Cannon)... 0

Betting. the start: 4- to 1 ajjsfc Lally, 6 to 1 Spearmint. 8 to 1 Malua and Sancy, 10 to 1 Gorges, 100. to 7 Black Arr0w.,,,18 to 1 ' Picton™iwid"His -Eminence, 25" to 1 Beppo, Radium, Sar.celle;' and I The .White Knight, 33 to V Troutbeck", 50 to .1- Nulli Sockiudus, 66 to 1 Storm,: Buckminster, n and Frustrator, 100 to 1 any Other-. >'. - .'"'■: ..,-. ■•■■;■ Place* betting; 6 t0.4 against Gorgos and Lally, 2 to 1 Spearmint, 5 to 1 Black Arrow. When the contestants assembled at. the post it was found that the favourite, Lally. had inside position, while Spearmint was the twentieth one.out from the rails. Blaek Arrow gave ; a lot of trouble, but at length lie quietened down, and when the barrier shot up Troutbeck, on the top ground, dashed off in front of Spearmint, Frustrator, Picton, Slipaway colt, and. His Eminence, with Black Arrow next, in front of Beppo. On settling down Troutbeck was followed by Slipaway colt, Spearmint, Picton,' and Black Arrow, with Nulli Seeundus next, in front of, Beppo, Lally, with Malua,. these being well clear of Sarcelle, Gorgos, Frustrator, The White Knight, and His. Eminence, Plum Tree now being last, except Prince William, who got left. At the* mile post Picton. slightly headed Troutbeck, while Minos ran into third place, jtrstanJ advance of Spearmint, Malua,-' Beppo, : and Sancy, the latter Wing several lengths in advance of His 'Eminence, Gorges, and Black Arrow, then at a big gap .camo Radium, Lally, Dingwall, and Saroelje, with Slipaway colt now whipping in. Descending the hill Trout•resumed his lead, and round Tottenham Corner he came with a couple of lengths' lead of Picton, His Eminence, Spearmint, and Malua, this group being clear of Beppo,, Plum Tree, Gorges, Black Arrow, and Sancy. A quarter.. of a-mile from home Picton, -went to the..front, but Spearmint could be seen , going in great style.-. When the' crucial moment arrived Spearmint dashed up to the leader and 'cutting him down instantly the Carbine colt came on and won his race in brilliant style by a length and a-half. Picton was two lengths in front of Troutbeck, after whom came.Radium: The favourite, Lally, finished fifteenth, while the King's colt, Nulli Secundus, whipped iii the field. The time {2m. 36 4-55.) was a record for the Derby. '~ ;., There as' a big outburst of enthusiasm as soon as. Major Loder, the owner of Spear. mint, went out to meet Maher and the victor, and it was a long while ere the cheering subsided. It was Major Lodcr's first Derby, and it was J. P. Gilpin the trainer's first Derby; but even their smiles and satisfaction were not greater than that of " Danny " Maher, the American jockey, whose three wiiis have made victory a familiar joy. ,'