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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF ENGLISH DERBY Bachelors Lodge Retires Sea Sick II Safely at Epsom Norman III Strong London June 2 The Irish dark horse Bachelors Lodge which had been backed from KM to 1 to 1C to 1 to win the Derby got his trial last Wednes ¬ day and has l een struck out of the big race The colt never seemed to have a ghost of a chance on 107 form yet the fancy of his crowd for him has cost them and their followers some fG5000 fG5000Sea Sea Sick II the French candidate for the Epsom Derby had a good trip across the channel and landed at Kpsoin Monday evening in fine condition lie is fourth choice for the race at 100 to SI The Ameri ¬ can colt Norman III is favorite at i to 1 Moun ¬ tain Apple is second choice at 7 to 1 Perrier is at 7i to 1 Henry will ride Sea Sick II as Bellhouse the Vanderbilt jockey is temporarily disabled by abscesses abscessesPerrierfl Perrierfl work and condition are said to fully satisfy March who trains him and he is likely to run a far better race than In the Two Thousand Guineas Xorman III is getting the support of all conservative speculators His price has been as low as 5 to 1 in the future betting His work has been steady and excellent and had he been bred in this country and owned by an Englishman the odds against him would be o to 1 or less lessSir Sir Archibald the colt as yet uncovered this season but which has been steadily backed is the unknown factor in the race and may win winWhite White Eagles race in the Payne Stakes last week though lie won is not counted in his favor Some good judges declare that the colt roars If an Knglish colt wins it most likely will be Sir Archi ¬ bald baldProbable Probable starters for the big race with their jock ¬ eys if engaged may be named in Perrier II Jones Sir Archibald Mr G Thursby Xorman III Madden Mercutio Mountain Apple Lyne Husheuttw Bonspiel II Sea Sick II Henry Bod nev or Xelson Dillon Orphah Kdnaiii Sea King Your Majesty Walter Griggs St Magnus Primer Eaton Lad Dalirety Landerdale or Sir Tobv Moet Llangwm D Maher Hoyal Heiilm Hewitt White Eagle Randall and Vamose llalsey llalseyIt It is considered that had Hhodora been eligible she would have had an easy victory Oddly enough the only filly to run for the Derby in ten yearn was Sceptre in 1002 1002There There has been a lot of conditional betting over the race A series of four bets of 40000 m 500 each have been registered by Joe Thompson the bookmaker with Charles Hannnni an American who backs each of four horses Norman III Sir Archi ¬ bald White Eagle and Vamose at S to 1 1The The betting on the double event Derby and Oaks to be won by Xorman III and Hhodora chiefly be ¬ tween bookmakers and Americans is 100 to 7 against This shows what a certainty Hhodora is regarded for the Oaks as the betting against Xor ¬ man III winning the Derby at the time of the double event quotations was OJ to 1
