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FILLY WINS EPSOM DERBY TAGALIE IS VICTORIOUS IN THE GREATEST OF ALL ENGLISH RACES Jaeger Is Second and August Bclmonts Tracery Is IsThird Third While H B Duryeas Sweeper II the theFavorite Favorite Makes Disappointing Showing London Eng June 5 In the presence of a vast concourse of people which included King George Jueen Mary JUKI other nieml ers of the royal family the nobility of England France Germany ami turf ¬ men from nil lands twenty horses started in the Derby at Epsom Unlay and at the end of the race XV Raphaels tray tllly Tagalle by Cyllene Ta gnle was first with I Neumanns bay cult Jaeger liy Eager Mesange second and August Beluionts brown colt Tracery by Ilock Sand Topiary third The American jockey J Ueiff rode the winner The favorite the Americanbred colt Sweeper II with H Ma her up failed to slay the route and was unplacedSweeper unplaced Sweeper II from an opening price of to 1 was backed down to o to 2 at i ost time Tagalics t ost price was 100 to S Jaegers S to 1 and Tracerys iO to 1 Tagalic took the lead directly after the start ami held It throughout When the horses had gone i half mile Orchestrion was second and Jaeger third At Tattenhaui Corner Jaeger had lieoome second and Mordred third Here Sweeper II was fifth but was not responding to Mahers vigor oils urging and was plainly a lieaten horse Coming into the straight Tagalle led by live lengths fol ¬ lowed in order by Jaeger Lorenzo Jingling Oeordle Swecjier II and Piutadcau Here Tracery passed all but the two leaders and finally Tagalie won in a canter from Jaeger by four lengths with Tracery two lengths behind Jaeger The time of the race ivas 23Sli 23SliAmerican American disappointment over the failure of Sweeper II will in a measure be mitigated by the 1ncf that another Americanbred colt was one of the three placed horses in the great race of all race The winner is the fifth filly to gain the prtlud distinction of winning the Epsom Derby the other four were Sir C Bunburys Eleanor in 1801 tV tX iliKBllnk Bonny in lITrDutre of West ¬ minsters ghptovcr in 18S2 and Chevalier Giuis irellis Signorlnotta in H 08 Tagalle hnd previously won the One Thousand Guineas and now seems a wire winner of the Oaks tomorrow Besides the Oaks she holds engagements In the Coronation Stakes and Fiftyninth Triennial Stakes at Ascot Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Iark Nassau Stakes at Goodwood the St Leger and the Doncaster Stakes at Doneaster and the Newmarket St Leger and New ¬ market Oaks at Newmarket From which it can be wen that if all goes well with her Tagalie Iins tin opportunity of becoming the greatest money winner of the year in England and may do so The fact that she is a gray in color is another cireum htanie that give Tagalies Derby an unusual point or interest that will IK much discussed iu English turf papers
