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THE DERBY,

HISTORY OF THE RACEL

The Derby was instituted by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780,” A Sarear earlier the same racing peer- để l started the Onks, named after Shir place at Banstead Downe skithë “Valley of Lambert'a - Oaks. “Lard Derby won his own face în 1787 with Sir Peter Teazle, named thus in honour of his wife, who was Miss Farren, and had been acting as Lady Teazle" in_The School for Scandal, when Lord Darby saw her for the first time.

Little could Lord Derby, have imagined that by the time of his grandson--the Prime Minister of the early part of Queen Victoria's reign the Derby would be the occasion of a national festival Sam Arnull, when he finished, first on Sir Charles Bunbury's Sir Diomed, could have had no idea that for at least once a year for ever his name. would be mentioned as the top name, on a list which includes almost all the greatest horses lof history, names famous in politics, society, and finance, and the names of such wonderful horse- men as Fred Archer, the Chifneys, Robinsons, Days, Cannons, Loates's and D. Maber. and F. Woofton, as great an artist as any of them, never won the Derby.

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How soon Derby Day became a national fete day cannot be said, but it was a great holiday in the early part of the last century. Oc May 18, 1847, Lord George Bentinck-a real power in the political and racing world of those Hays--moved the adjournment of the House of Commons ovar Derby Day. This motion was moved each year by A private member until in 1860 Loid Palmerston moved it as a "Gazernment measure as a parti of the unwritten law of Parlia meat" Sir Stafford Northoata abandoned the motion as Government motion in 1879, and on the proposal of Lord Wolmer it was rejected in 1892. Tho House, therefore, did not adjourn kin that year but it was empty that it could not transson any important business. "I knew at least could yield him ENGLISH AS SHE IS WROTE.

pity that such 현 sympathy. He gave a sort of custom should have been allowed superb groan. to drop. The adjournment was proposed this year by Mr. Bot-for this, and for what have I tomley, but not carried! It is safe to predict that the House will be almost empty on Derby Day. From 1847-1892 the House adjourn ed over Derby Day. In 1894 the Prime Minister won the race with Ladas sinid scenes of in- describable enthusiasm. and the House of Commons was sitting at the time. Never before or since has a Prime Minister won this race.

All my life I have been trying

sacrificed it?"he murmured.

It was in vain to offer solace. "You do not know what the Derby is?" he moaned out.

"Yes, I do. it is the Blue Riband of the Turt.”

"It is the Blue Riband of the Turf," be slowly repeated to him self, and sitting down at a table he buried himself in a folio of statistics.

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There have been foreign attacks A ROGUE'S PARADISE. on the Derby, and strong forces The Derby was run without a

have been landed on Epsom break from 1780 until 1914, and Downs on many occasions. In in 1915 the Epsom stands and 1865 Gladiateur came from course were put to other even France and won, from which more important uses. A subs-country Durbar II, the property titute Derby which cannot count of an American, also was run at Newmarket in 1915. Kisber, who won in 1876, was a 1916, 1917, and 1918 on a straight Hungarian, and Iroquois, who galloping course. The Derby won in 1881, came from America. Course on Epsom Downs is left-There is no foreign invasion this handed, and consists of two year! straights and a turn-the historic AN HISTORICAL MYSTERY. Tattenham, Corner. It is often In an event of such importance called an unfair course and which has existed for so many rogue's paradise. It may be the years there have, of course, latter, but it refers to man rather happened some extraordinary than to horses. A horse to win things. There have been mystry the Derby must be possessed of Derbys. There was the mystery the ability to start off quickly. of the Derby of 1913, when

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A few days before it was the the race as he was a year too two different veterinary surgeons, a case which will come before have been chemically prepared day after the Derby, May 25. old. Such, at any rate, was the and each pronounced him to be the second Court-martial on June for invisible ink. The parcel was 1848 the writer met Lord George allegation of General Peel, and year too old.

23 when a pilot named Teulat then allowed to be sent on. It Bentinck in the Library of the the matter was taken to the

Germaine, and THE STORY OF HERMIT. will be tried for espionage. His reached Mile. House of Commons. He was Courts, whereupon Mr. Wood was The story of Hermit, the pro-accomplice Raviez, a primary that same evening she was arrest standing before the bookshelves, ordered to produce his horse. He perty of Lord Chaplin, who won schoolmaster serving with aned as she was houding it ever to e with a volume in his hand, and agreed to do so, but had to report in 1867, would be beyond belief if infantry regiment, succeeded in corporal of the Flying Corps. his osantenance was much dis next day that his horse and it were not true. In 1864 Mr. escaping.

The corporal confessed, ez da pame turbed His reaqlutions in favour trainer had vanished! Mr. Wood Henry Chaplin, as he then wan

was Tenlat Last September the Saias May 1918, on a dyi

of the colonial interests, after all was found to be innocent of all had been engaged to be married police, on the information of their edition he had been forced to his labours, had been negatived knowledge of the affair, The to Lady Florence Pagét, She, by the Committee on the 22nd horse was disqualified. There are however, suddenly married that French colleagues, seized a letter land within the Geru and 24th his horse Surplice, many stories in existence about mad plunger, Lor Hastings, written by Haviez, who was Cheti

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whom he had parted with among the later life of Running Rem Hermit, was a Derby favourite all interned in Switzerland addressed en prison the rest of his dud, ely that he According to one version he was through the winter, of 66-67, but to Mlle Ricke of Fribour

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