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HOW SUNSTAR WON THE DERBY. "Mr. Manning found the fifty-five minutes interval amide in which to conduct his weighing out duties and there was no single hitch in the saddling operations, despite the way the majority of tin fancied candidates were mobbed. The American. Adam Rede, was one of the first mounted, though Butters pair wen- on his heels* The twenty-six runners were marshalled in the order of the card, and so they paraded, the preliminary canter being carried out before a vast and critical crowd, when it was noticed that nothing moved with more elegance of motion than King William, Sunstar. Eton Roy ami Phryxna. Those to go down a trifle short were Royal Tender. Adam Rede and Kel dOr. the latter of which was outclassed .from every view. Then came a somewhat tedious delay at the post, the delinquents being Sydmonton, All Gold. Phryxna and Alan Melton. "Kadi appeared to bave his head straight and to be in line for the jump off when Mr. AVilloughby pulled the lever, but Stedfast seemed to throw up Eds head and dwelt, losing some half a dozen lengths, and Sohieaki, Atmali and Maaz did not move off with the same dispatch as the others. The first trio to show in the leading rank were Bachelors Hope. All Gold and Longboat, but scarcely a furlong had been traversed before Bannockburn settled down with a two-lengths lead of All Gold. Chelys colt. Ct-Uinl and Eton Boy: then at their heel-; came Phyrxus. Bachelors Hope, Loaarboat and Bridge of Allan, followed at an interval by Royal Tender, Pietri and Simitar. King William tying next, the actual Whlppersin as they reached the crest of the hill being Stedfast and Maaz. "Refore arriving at the mile post Ml odd and Chelys colt lost their places and Rannockbiirn was holding a slight lead of Phryxna, Eton Roy. Cellini Mid Sunetsr, Royal Tender pressing them hard well in advance of Bridge of Allan. Longboat, King William. Sydmonton and Bachelors Hope. "Kin- William dropped righl out of it going through the Furzes, and it was soon afterwards thai Stern woke Sunstar up. tine light Hick of the whip sent the favorite up into a more prominent position, and half way down the descent to T;itteuhain Corner Sunstar had become the nearest attendant upon Bannockburn, who piloted his field till well In the slraight. Phryiis lieing a handy third, in front of Cellini and Royal Tender, Stedfast now passing h* aten horses in quick succession, while the only Otbera now in the contest with the least hope of Mir-■ i -s were Sydmonton. Eton Boy and Bachelors Hope, and even their prospects were forlorn. "Shortly after entering the line for home Bannockburn held out signals of distress and Sunstar. draw-lag up on the rails, took up the running a trilh more than a furlong in the straight. A quarter of a mile from homo Royal Tender drew up to have a cut at the favorite. Phryxus. running a hopeless race, heading the improving Stedfast atid Cellini. ".lis. below the bell Sunstar appeared to falter just for a stride, and then Stedfast dashed up to his piarters; but Sunstar r. Hied and. getting into his stride again, put daylight between himself and his ival. and won in gallant fashion by two lengths; Royal Tender, four ieagtha away, was third. "Then, after an even bigger gap, came Phryxus, Which was officially placed fourth. Eton Boy fifth. ellini close up sixth, Rannockbiirn led for over i niih i Mvonth. Rachclors Hope eighth, Sydmonton ninth, Atmali slow off tenth. Helicon outpaced leventh. Duke or Lancaster twelfth, Adam Rede thirteenth. Sobicski fourteenth. Zorzal fifteenth. Chelys colt sixteenth. Maaz seventeenth. King William eighteenth. Longboat nineteenth, Pietri twenti- •ih. All Gold twenty-tirst. Normiut twenty-second. Alan Melton twenty third. Royal Eeagle twenty-fourth and Kel dOr. coining in "some time after the Others, last. Time. 2 minutes. 36j| seconds. "The public, who love a g vod horse, loudlv applauded the victory of the favorite, which was otherwise received with little enthusiasm. Mr. Joi 1 led the winner into the paddock, the crowd trving to pluck mementoes from his mane and tail, atid riLhr rlad must Stern have been when, amidst hearty con eratalstlons, he dismounted at the weighing-room door. Thus has the question of superiority been .ammed home. Sunstar having Won his three Hues in emphatic style and with Sunbright as another example there can Ik? no doubt as to the stock of Sun-dridge staying. Mr. J. B. Joe] has now won all the ■lassi.s except the One Thousand Guineas. — London Sporting Life.
