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5 Harkaway Pocahontns Ion Little Fairy 2 Lord Clifden J Newminster a J Tlie Slave a LdyLangden Kettledrum K c Haricot B Y Melbourne 5 Melbourne 2 J 7 Clarissa Clarissag g LallIeHelcne St Albans Teterrima jj Speculum J Vedette o i Doraiice 2 dyiike j xcivmln xcivmlnster 1 Hulelca v 5 Ratcatchers Rataplan RataplanDancbfpr Dancbfpr Lady Alicia St Albans j Stockwcli Bribery BriberyVirldis Virldis JMarsyas JMarsyasI I MV of Palmyra Wenlock j Lord Clifden Mineral MineralSandal Sandal Stockwcli Lady Evelyn KING EDWARDS FINE DERBY CANDIDATE Perrier Wins His First Race of the Year and Is Favorite for the Derby King Edwards Persimmon Amphora colt Perrier is now a steady Ii to 1 favorite for tlie English Derby to be run at Epsom June Those next in demand are Mountain Apple S to 1 White Eagle 10 to 1 Primer 20 to 1 and Lauderdale 2r to Tlie reason for Perrier s position was liis victory in the fortyninth Newmarket Biennial Stakes at tiie Craven meeting April 22 The Kings colt was a to 4 on favorite beat nothing but ran im ¬ pressively and won easily by two lengths under 11 pounds Before the Biennial race Perrier was highly tried over the Rowley Mile MileOne One of the best of the English critics says of the colt In the Sporting Life LifeAs As to Perriers appearance I cannot honestly say that it greatly impressed me He is a big massive colt splendidly topped with powerful quarters and hips but with it all there is rather more than a suggestion of coarseness lie does not fill the eye as a Derby horse as we would like him to do However there Is a world of wisdom in the old saying handsome is as handsome docs and though Perrier went down to the post in rather a scrappy fashion lie came back in a way that won the admiration of all beholders beholdersBelow Below is given Perriers tabulated pedigree According to present Intentions Perrier runs for the Two Thousand and Newmarket Stakes before tlie Derby He Is a very big horse standing 1C bauds 2 Inches and hits the ground extremely hard when galloping whilst at the game time be requires a great deal of work
