RACING IN ENGLAND

Otago Witness, Issue 2732, 18 July 1906, Page 55

RACING IN ENGLAND

THE ENGLIbH DERBY. Tlie latest mail to hand from Ent;'and bring 1 - particulars of the race for the English Derby, whii.li was won in handsome style by .Spearmint, a son of the New ZeaUndbred Carbine. Spearmint subsequently won the Grand Prix de Parifc Particuiaifc of kis Epsom victory aie a& follows — THE DERBY STAKES. Oi G3oosov=. For three-year-olds Coits. 90, Mhe=. £ 9 Ilxe nominator of the winner received 500 c oys. owner of the second •100=ovs, and the owner of the third 200sovs About one mile and a-half. Major E Lodcr's b c Spearmint by Carbine— Ma d of the Mint. 9.0 (D M.iher) 1 Mr J. L Dugdale's cb c Piotcrn by Orvieto— Hecuba, 9.0 (Mr G ThuTEbyi .. 2 Duke of Westminster's b <■ Troutbeck, by Lada?— Ryclal Mount. 9n ( J H Martin) 3 Mr L do Rothschild's Rachum, b\ Ben<l Or— Taia. 9 0 (X Cannon) ' -4 Mr Heinemann's Maluv b\ i - Haioi' 9.0 (H. Aylnw 5 Mr J A. de Roth^hilrtS Beppo Ij> Marco — Pitti, i)U (A. I\aii>.eaiajj)_ 0

L * Mr A. James's G-orgos. by Ladas — The I Gorgon, 9.0 (F Rickaby) " 0 Lord Howard de "Walden's His Eminence, 5 by ltoyal Hampton — Altesse. 9.0 {M.. Cannon) 0 c Mr Fame's Plum Tree, by Persimmon — ' Cauliflower, 9.0 (W. IVame) 0 Mr Hall "Walker's Black Arrow, by Count Schoniberg — Black Cherry, 0.0 > . <B Lynhaon) 0 > 11. B. de Monbel's Storm, by Ermak — ; Stormy Petrel, 9.0 (M Henry) . . .. 0 I ilr W. Bass's Sancy, by Diamond Jubilee— I Daino Agneta, 9.0 (O. Madden) . . 9 s Colonel T Y. L. Kirkwood'o The White s Knight, by Desmond — Pella. 9.0 ftV" rlaisey) 0 i Mr E A. "Wigan's Sarct-ile. by Galhuule — i Croceurn, 9.0 (W. Higgs) 0 > Itr A. H. Purcfoy's Lallv. by Amphion — Miss Hoyden, 9.0 (B. Dillon I .. .. 0 Mr R. Daigleish's Buckinmster, by Ising- ) '.ass — Miyanoahit-a. 9.0 (Win. Grigge) . 0 i Sir George Fan^i's Frustrator, by St. Fnisqum — Orpah, 9.0 (E. Wheatley) . 0 Mr Reid Walker's Dmgwall, by Duma Forget— -Gracie,' 9.0 (J. Rogers) . . . . 0 H.M. the King's Nulh S*cundus. by St. Simon — KuKSiich, 9.0 (H Jones) .. . 0 Mr J B. Joel's Prince William, by Bill of Portland — La Vierge, 9.0 (H. Raneiail) O , Mr L. de Rothschikl's Minos. by SI ' Frusquia — Cretan Belle. 9.0 (C. Cannon) 0 Mr G. Bird's c, by Teufel- Slipaway 9 0 <J. Markley) 0 A capital start v.-as effectsd. except that Prince William got left many lengths. Troutbeck, on the outside, was the quickest away, aad he showed the way to .Speamiint, also on the right, Frustrator, Picton, Slipaway ooit, His Eminence. Black Arrow, and Beppo, but on settling down Slipaway colt | took second place followed by Spearmint, Picto.i. Bla^K Arrow. Nulli Secundus Beppo, Lally. and Malui, the-e being clear of Rarcelle Gargos. Frustrator, The Whit* Knight, and His Eminence, whilst Plum Tree brought up the rear behiiid Si;orm. At the mile post Picton hepijed Troivtbeck, and the pair -were attended do-wn the lull by Mmos, Spearmint. Malua. Beppo, and Sancy. these being well clear -of His Eminerce, Gorgos. and Black Arrow, whilst daylight interr-ened between these and Radmai, Lally, Dingwall, and Sarcelle, Slipaway oolt dropping into the resx. Approaching Tattenhain Corner Trjutbeck resumed the lead, and went on a couple of lengths in front of Picton, whilst His Eminence took third place, turning into the straight an advance of Spearmint. Malua. Beppo, Plum Tree. Gorgos. Black Arrow, and Sancy So they hu till a quarter of a infle fiom home, when Speaviniui, on tW outride, shot out in front of Troutbaek, Picton. Radium, and Malua. and. makiag the remainder of the .runumg, won amidst uproaiious applause by 9 length and a-half from Picton, who ciepriverl Troutbeck of second place by two length = Radium, a neck behind, -was placed fourth by the judge. Malua was fifth, Beppo sixth, Gorgos seventh. His Eminence eighth, Plum Tree ninth. Black Arrow tenth. Storm eleventh. Sancy twelfth. The White Knight thirt-oenih, Sarcelle fonrteenth, Lally fifteenth, Bucknunster sixteenth, Frustratoiseventeenth, Dingwall next, and Nulli Secundus Inst behind Slipa/way colt. Time by Benson's cleronogTaph, 2min 36 4-ss*c, a record for the race Prince William, who was left, was rulled up after going a «hort way. Value of the stakes to the winner, GioDsovs.