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i ■ ■ ■ • I 1 • LAST YEAR S EPSOM DERBY FAILURE. A.- for Whin- Star, what shall be said: A o.«l two-year-old and a bull -dog in all bis races, be was credited with abnormal improvement from that age to three, and n i-. 1 believe, a fact thai In his borne trial- be has never yel been beaten on his awn down- he accomplished so much that h.s eia--ii career was anticipated with greater eowl- ilete-o than had l« ,-u that, brilliant as it was, of bis brother Suns tar. Needle-.-, bore to record his disappointing defeats: saahce n that he failed utterly to produce i Ithet his juvenile public or three year-old private form, and with no other excuse available as regards health or condition the Inference i- thai his severe efforts in his tirst season bad ivi a him a ili-iike for racing. Nevar quite as tail as Sun-tar. ihar deneiency was comoenaated hi greater depth through bis middle and width of quarters: in short, a borse of re powerful build at the i-orresi ting age. In all these attributes. a- als.. in having grown Dp a Mule. While star has made marked progress, having developed into a four-rear-old of enormous power, with magnificent t land -:■!. inlid shoulders, a back like a billiard table, tremendous strength bebiud the -addle, and Ii--.:- and feet of the -* best. There i- indeed n . oatward and risivle fault to be detected In this whole brown there - sol a vvk of white about bim --ni of Sundridge and Hoiis. and be resembles rlosel in make, shape, quality and extraordinar aeiii.n Iii- illustrious brother. Suustar. That com-parison however, does not extend io then respective doings on the race course, bnl it during hi- long rest in has recovered his early coond re and pluck. White Star will yet prove thai the high ..pinion formed of his racing powers by bis astute trainer was based "ii the soundest of foundation. ami be will be a hard aul to crack, be the opposi lion whatever it amy, in any of hi- engagement* this year, while as regards the Lincolnshire Rand! cap bis path would be easy. Meanwhile, however. he can onl !"■ regarded as an impossible sort ol borse, indeed a curious proposition of the can but una: chat ictei la tin evenl of beiiig Mr. ! ■ representative for the Iarholiue race. It may. I fancr. he assmned that be will have the advantage of William Haxleys ftuida which ol i;-elf i- no mean consideration. "Vigilant," in London 1 Sportsman.
