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MINORU FIRST IN THE DERBY KING EDWARDS GRAND COLT PREVAILS IN A DESPERATE FINISH WITH LOUVIERS. Sir Martin Unluckily Falls When Going Well in the i Leading Division — Great Joy Over Kings Success. London. Eng.. Ma* 20. — In :i desperately contested finish. King Edwards tine colt. Minorii. today followed U|i his Two Thousand Guineas success by win ning the Epsom Derbv. with W. Raphaels Loankll but a bead behind ami Lord Micliolhams William the li.nitli a lapiicd on third. In all respects it was ■ sensational contest worthy of the best traditions of tin- wo tlds nuist fatimus nee. Not the least tea tare was the falling of Sir Martin at Tattenliaiu Corner when going well in the front division, the aceident coming from Iking erowde.l ami slipping. The traek was soft from a heavy rainfall that lasted through the forenoon and this ina liave played a part In the aii iiletit that put the American eandidnte out of the running. He was I lie actual post favorite at 3 to 1. with Minorii at 7 to 2. The Held of fifteen was sent away to an excop-tionally nod start. Itrooklamls made the running for tlie first mile, with the kings eott well placed in fifth place. Approaching Tattenham Oar an Min-•ra improved his anallloa and. stalling off a strong challenge by I.onviers. won by the shortest of short heads. As soon as the horses entered the straight and tin crowd saw the kings rahwn in front, cheers siiread over the Downs and grew in vidutne as Minoru Beared the judges box. Tin- victory was so narrow that there was a moments hesitation pending the judges verdict, lint when the royal number was hoisted to the top of the board a great roar burst out afresh au.l followed the king us he left the royal box and led bis third Derby champion to the unsaddling enclosure. The kings two previous successes were achieved when he wa Prince of Wales. Jockey Martin was thrown heavily and was shake.1 and somewhat bruised. Me was picked up and brought in by wo of the track officials. It was at tiist reported that Sir Martin hail been in hired, but this was a mistake. Die coll escaped without hurt. Iist year over a fast course. Sigmu inetta won in 2:3ft. hut the slow going taduT precluded last time ami the race was run In 2:42$. Although unlucky in the Derby there was sonic •stuMtaUiM t or tktr Americans. The Steward- Him-dlcap of l.OtlO sovereigns, for three via r olds. a-l mile and forty-four yards of the Derby course, was won hy H. P. Whitneys chestnut colt. Persons. I. 1ersllllinon -Urania, with .T: mes Tail- brown colt 1 Anson, by Ian — Fair Nell second and Lard Oar-narvons chestnut gelding. Mustaphi. hv ober.ni M Carta Mac -Chatty, third. Mr. Whitney also won the Epsom Town Plate of 2ihi sovereigns with BoV t.iii from seventeen other starters. New York. May 20. — Kacing men and the general public were greatly depressed when the news came that Sir Martin was unplaced in the Epsom Derby. The acute disappointment over the apparently over whelming defeat of the American clianipion wa-somewhat allayed when later report told of his elimination from the race by falling a ipiarter of a mile from the finisli. Additional balm came with the knowledge that the son of Ogden I.ady Sterling had Wen a formidable factor in the gnat race from the start and was running strong and lapped on the inside of Minoru. the ultimate winner, wh-n the distressing accident at Tattenliaiu Corner occurred. Complete report* reveal that the downfall of Si: Martin, which was the actual favorite at post time, was due to crowding and the slippe! v gra»s. John E. Madden was in receipt of a reassuring cablegram during the afternoon conveying the information iliat the colt escaped unlnii t. as did the locker. Mr. Madden, who received the news of Sir .Martins defeat philosophically, made this state-mien t : ••Well, thats what I call hard luck. Tatteabaai Corner was always a dttngerous s| ot on the Dernv course. Skeets Martin came to grief trying to save ground bv hugging the rail. Its too had. Sir Martin was always a Sear in the run from the held of the stretch home. He was famous for his closing sprint, and I dont believe there is a horse In the world that could have beaten him up that incline had he stood up. 1 wish le could have stood up. so that we could have seen just what he could have •lone. Anvbow. as long as Sir Martin could not win we are glad that the greatest sportsman the world lias ever known won it. Rabat* begrudges King Edwards hard earned victory. The race proves that Minoru and J.onvlers are both great racers and we can hope that Sir Martin will reverse todays running when they all meet again." It. Jones, the successful Jockey, was sixteenth on the list of English riders las! season, with thirty-two winners out of 220 mounts. •Skeets* Marti.i was just liehiml him. with thirty-one firsts out of 249 mounts. A conservative estimate places the amount of money wagered bv Americans on Sir Martins chances at $:io0.000. and much of that was sent over from America by turfmen. Among those who forwarded money was John W. Gates, who ser.r $.1,000 to lie placed on Sir .Martin, and accompanied it with the declaration that he was the best horse over shipped from America. The promised descrip tion of the running of the Derby at the Waldorf-Astoria did not materialise.
