THE EPSOM DERBY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18466, 3 August 1934, Page 3

THE EPSOM DERBY

! GYPSY WOMAN’S PROPHECY ! i The success of Windsor Lad in. the Epsom Derby of 1934 liacl plenty of superstition connected with it. Ihcfamous Gipsy Lee (Mrs. Boswell) who died last year, liacl forecast in 1868 that no horse \tith a name containing W would win the Derby until the year after her death. Blue Gown won the year 1 this prophecy was made, and no horse ! with a AY in it« name had won again, 'although several so named have been hot' • favorites. | Windsor Lad was thirteenth on the race cards and was thirteenth again | when the numbers for the draw were posted. Colombo was in box No. 13 while he was at Epsom, but 13 was not lurky in his ease.

The majority of bookmakers were hit, as the public' had mostly left Colombo alone and gone for the-more attractive otitis against Windsor' Lad. Easton, and Tiberius. Admiral Drake, the French entry, carried a lot of money from France, and telephone lines between Paris and London were jammed with betting calls at noon on the day of the race.

.Marcus Marsh, who trained' the winner, is a son of Richard Marsh, trainer for King Edward, and King George. He is 30, and this is the first season, he lias set up as a public trainer, being associated previously with Captain Gooch. C. Smirke, Windsor Lad’s jockey, was disqualified by the Jockey Club sonic years ago, and had only just resumed riding.

The Maharaja of Kajpipla was tlie first owner to make Smirke an offer when lie began riding again. Windsor Lad was sired by Bland ford, sire of the other Derby winners. Trigo