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BRISK BETTING OVER THE EPSOM DERBY The defeat of Craganour in the Union Jack Stakes at Liverpool and the easily achieved success of Shoguu in the Greenliam Stakes at Ncwbury seem to have awakened interest in the Epsom Derby and led to more antepost betting over the event than has been customary in recent years at sitch an early date It is true that of those which opposed Slio gnn only Sir John Willoughbys colt Jameson had any especial claims to good class performances as a twoyearold and ran a good race but could make no impression whatever on Shogun which won hard held by four lengths Sporting Life saying of the race raceIf If there was a surprise during the day it was not that of an outsider so much as the price Shogun started at for the Greenliam Stakes Opposed as he was by seven horses of which Jameson had the best credentials on their twoyearold form it was thought something like o to 1 would be laid on him True he was just a trilie burly and It was this that must have caused the opiwsition to him in the ring for at flagfall layers were willing to accept as little as 5 to 4 There was not the least 1tutl fication for this fielding as the Epsomtrained horse quickly showed in the race He carried Woottoi in delightfully smooth fashion just cantering to the front when rather more than half the journey had been covered and Haver being olf his riders hands or out of a canter If there was just a suspicion of carelessness in the way he breasted the final rise to the winning post it was only because he was an exceptionally lazy colt Jameson which attended him past the post could never get in anything ap ¬ proaching a challenge vigorously as Manor plied him with hand and heel heelThis This race made him the favorite for the great event qf June 4 jihd up to April 12 prices quoted for backed horses were as follows E IluUqns ch c Shogun by Santoi Kcndal KcndalBelle Belle 4 to 1 1W W Raphaels b c Louvois by Isinglass St Louvainc 5 to 1 C B Ismays b c Craganour by Desmond Veneration IIT 7 to 1 1A A byWilliam F Bassets b or l r e Roseworthy by William the Third Electric Rose 10 to 1 II E Beddingtons ch c Rock Flint by Rock byRock Sand Trigger 100 to G W Astors br c Pilliwinkie vy William the theThird Third Conjure 100 to 0 Lord byJohn Derbys b c Harry of Hereford by John o Gaunt Canterbury Pilgrim 20 to 1 L do Rothschilds ch c Hippeastrum bv bvMartagon Martagon Venus i 20 to 1 L de Rothschilds ch c Day Comet by St 1 Frusquin Catgut 25 to 1
