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ENGLISH DERBY AFTERMATH. Writing on. erning the outi-ome of the Derby recently run. the English correspondent of the Canadian SjBapthamBa says: "The feeling in this country is naturally one of intense doMght at the suci-ess of the king. It is l elieved that it will do a gnat teal of good for the British turf, not oul.v by discouraging those interfering spoil sports who are forever striving to t*m-Iht tiilh the independence of racing people, but by exercising a stimulating influence on those people who mav be described as lukewarm supporters of the turf. "There is ■ feeling, too, that the king was lucky to win. Supposing that Minoru. Ix.uviors. William the Fonrth and Yalens were all to meet at level weights next week over a mile and a half, how do .von imagine that people would Id-tV Personally. I shonlrl he very tnm-ii surprised if Minora, despite Iris success in the Derby were to be the favorite of the four. The impression generally held is that Herbert Jones Iwilliant lockoyship on rounding Tat-tenham Corner, where he slipped his horse on to the rails at the first n t« rt unity, was the deciding factor of the race. If I/ouvicrs had been on the rail* instead of the kings liorse I feel convinced tbe resnlt would b«ve been reversed. "Many believe that William the Fourth would have beaten l«oth Minoru and Louvicrs if lie had not been interfered with when Sir .Martin so unluckily came to grief half a mile from the start. Higgs bail * pull William the Fourth wide of the fallen jockev. J. II. Xlartin. and the movement probably cost him several lengths. You can imagine what a difference this made in the horses cliances of su cess, and many good judges have the idea that William tbe Fourth will win the St. I.ogcr and show the Derby running to have been altogether wrong. Then there is Valcns. an exceedingly close fourth in the Derby. It is believi il that lie would have got even closer to the winner if Frank Wootton had not rather foolishly tried to come thrOBgb Where there was no room for him. It is an interesting ■BBBttSB as lo which is really the best of these four •■oils, and their future careers will be followed with fne closest attention." "Wr lio| e the royal family of England will long continue to Identify themselves as King F.dward so long has done, with the national sports and recrea tion* of the English people. Among tliom racing takes the premier pl.-n e. - Il hie ii-~ hostile critics. but tbe turf is still, to use the lime honored phrase. the s|K rt of kings, and the Knglish turf is a splendid historic*! institution which well deserves the patronage ami supiK.rt of the highest in the land." remarks the I/nulon Daily Telegraph.
