AUSTRALIA’S DERBY

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 388, 23 June 1928, Page 6

AUSTRALIA’S DERBY

THE EPSOM CLASSIC BIG OUTSIDER’S WIN GIRL CLERK WINS £125,000 Australian papers to hand refer to Felstead’s success as “Australia s Derby,” but Otahuhu should not be left out of it. for it was there that the great Carbine was bred. Then, again, the dam of Black "\\ ateh. Punka, was brought up on the luxurious Canterbury pastures. About Felstead and Black Watch long prices were obtainable, exceeding thirties. while less than fives was procurable about T laniingo, who split them. The following comments about the great English race are culled from a Sydney journal: The Derby was won easily by tne long shot, Felstead, a son of Spion Kop, by Spearmint, a son of Carbine. Spearmint and Spion Kop both won the Derby. , w A . The third horse Black TV atcli a\ as the son of a mare bred at the Oakleigh Stud, New South Wales. The winner was trained by an Australian, Captain Bell. Stayed All Night Derbv morning broke clear and dry, giving heart to the supporters of the favourite, Fairway, who likes hard going. Early arrivals at Epsom found groups of men, women and children huddled together in indistinguishable heaps for warmth, lying along the rails keeping a good position to see the great race. Many had been there since the last race the day before. Girls were among those who slept in caravans and tents, and under the trees in front of the grandstand. Old-world coaches gave a picturesque touch to the never-ending, procession of traffic to Epsom. The first air party from Paris arrived at 10 o’clock, and motored direct to Epsom from the more remote Croydon. After the Derby they were to dine in Paris. Half a Million People The sun shone brightly at noon, when already half a million people were present, indicating the biggest attendance on record. The Royal party left Buckingham Palace by car at 12.30. The Queen wore a silvergrey dress with toque to match. The King was in morning dress with a white carnation in his coat. The Duchess of York’s dress was in gold 1 material, with a small hat and a long 3 rope of pearls. She motored with the i Duke from Piccadilly. The Prince of Wales and Princess Mary were also 3 present. ' Twenty foot police and six mounted x officers attended the stables of Fairway, Flamingo, Camelford and Bub- . bles 11. all night, guarding them until they actually went to the post. Fair- ■ way was restless in the paddock prior i to galloping, but the faith of experts ■ in him was unshaken. The Race | After three false starts, Flamingo 1 was best away. Felstead took the lead at Tattenham Corner, and was not afterwards challenged. Fairway was 2 never prominent. Sunny Trace was ; well placed at Tattenham, but failed . to stay. Felstead won comfortably by ] a length and a-half, with six lengths l between second and third. Time, , 2.34 2-5. r It was Australia’s Derby, besides • being the sunniest, noisiest and busiest • for years. Felstead, the winner, is a . son of Spion Kop, and goes back to . Carbine on both sire’s and dam’s sides; ) while Black Watch, the son of an Australian mare, belongs to a New Zea- ) lander, Mr. J. B. Reid, although he is . leased to Mr. L. Neumann. Moreover, Felstead’s trainer, Cap- ( tain Oswald Bell, is a son of Sir J. P. ; Bell, of Dalby, Australia, who forL nierly imported walers to India, where ; he raced and sold them. Later he ; trained in a small way in England, and J served at Salonika in war-time. After ; the war he built up a powerful stable » at Lambourn. This is his first classic victory; also the first Derby ridden ; by Wragg. Sir 11. CunlifEe-Owen won ’ the Derby at his first attempt, j Carbine Back to Favour i Critics point out that Felstead's vic- [ tor >' will have a most important effect on the British breeding industry, because it will restore to favour Carbine’s . great staying blood, the value of which > was proved by the way the race was run. ; The terrific pace at which the race ; _ l ru l n for the first six furlongs ; killecl the popular favourites, and ensured Felstead’s easy victory. He won almost in a canter. Felstead was eight lengths behind Sunny Trace and Fla- ! - rningo descending the hill before Tattenham Corner. He completelv con- : quered Flamingo a quarter of ‘a mile : from home. Black Watch’s good 1 showing was also due to his Austra- [ iian stamina. The Sweepstakes ■ „ M,ss Helm, a clerk at Barrow-in- ; Furness, drew Felstead in the Stock ! f'^- a r,nn e Sweepstake, and wins r S, 1 “°- 000 - Mrs. McEwan, widow of a 1 banker, drew Black Watch In V Calcutta Sweep, and will receive : t U has been revealed thl? Ladbroke and Company, bookmakers purchased a half in Captain Griffiths's A SMOKING ADVENTURE This morning I had a smoking adventure worth reporting,” writes ”S II ” ! -Next to me in the Railwav Smoker i tented T, aS pufflns his PiPe con- | tentedly, and the aroma of his tobacco intitigued m® exceedingly. For i" : n, e ,* r h 1 I,a . d smoked Edgeworth with- j Zt temPtCd by ai, y other brand, pinnr.f Vmf ranCe emanating from the j pipe of the man beside me was so I ZrnZ i t ', lat 1 could not resist the frSSlnt Say ‘ That is wonderfully ! tobacco you have there of teUinff mc the name ! * 3 Edgeworth,’ he answered | SS Saffßff’gSLr* -j j

ticket on Fairway in the Cil™, ; Sweep. n. ; Speculators aro making frantic »■- [ forts by means of wireless, cables j native runners, to communicate term-' ir.g offers to H. P. Griffiths, a voiiofficer of the West African frontTforce, stationed at Yola, Xigeria. w ! has drawn Fairway in the Caicub ; sweepstake. Griffiths may be uc | aware that lie holds the ticket un* : long after the race is over. q. London bookmaker offered £ lo.Oflo f - a half-share in Griffiths's ticket trI the cable only reaches Lagos. Happy Calcutta Syndicate Tlie Calcutta syndicate which has drawn Flamingo—Sir George Godfrr and Messrs. Eddis, Johnson, Roddick Haskell and Mauricr—are all leadin' business men. Mr. Griffiths, an officer of the W..African frontier force, has cabled t the 'Daily Mail”: "My wife aM myself were sitting in the moonlight outside our hush house when a natlv runner brought a cable offering u, £27,000, and a half share in my Calcutta sweepstake chance on Fairway I am sharing the ticket with my sister in London, to whom I cabled accepting* the offer.