SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6500, 1 June 1899, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE 'DEKHy. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraphs-Copyright. LCunDON, May 31. : At the Epsom Summer Meeting to-day the Derby resulted as follows: — i THE DERBY STAKES, of 6000 soys; the nominator of the winner 500 soys, the owner of the second horse 300 soys, and the owner of the third horse 200 soys from the stake. For trhee-year-olds ; weignt for sex. One mile and a half. ■ Duke of "Westminster's Flying Fox, by Orme — Vampire, 9st . ; 1 Mr W. R. Marshall's eh c Damocles, by ' Suspender — Revelry, 9st 2 Mr J. A. Miller's br c Innocence, by : Simon ian — La Vierge, 9st 3 The betting at the start was: 5 to 2 on Plying Pox, 15 to 1 agst Damocles, 50 to 1 agst Innocence. . (Flying Fox has been favourite for the Derby ever since the close of the last English .racing season. After he won tfie Two Thousand Guineas in April, he became a hotter favourite still. He ■ belongs •to the Duke :of Weatm'inster who, although he has won this Derby four times, has not won it since ISB6. It is a curious coincidence that the race lifts been appropriated for his Grace by Bend Or, his son Ormonde, and tlie latter' s grandson, Flying Fox. Had not his colt Orme, the sire of Flying Fox and a son of Ormonde, been prevented from starting for the Derby of 1892 it is . probable that the Duke of Westminster's sequence of victories would have descended without interruption - from Bend Or, to hiß great grandson, Flying Fox.) [Per Press/Association.] NORTH OTAGO JOCKEY CLUB. OAMARU, June 1. The weather is fine, "but dull. The attendance is good. Results : — OAMARU HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 60 soys; one mile and ai half— Glenorej list 101 b, 1; Jib, lOst 71b, 2; Victor 11., 9 st, 3. All started. Dividend— £2 7s. E.EDCASTLE WELTER HANDICAP, of 25 soys; six furlongs— Wedlock, lOst 21b, 1;. Vandyke, lOst 71b, i 2; Edelweiss, lOst, 3. Dundee was scratched. DiviHend— £3 -4s. ~~~~~~~~~ mm —————— ——s ,