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REGISTRAR ROWES VIEW OF THE DERBY. " New York. May 17. — Mr. W. II. Rowe, registrar of the Jockey club who witnessed the recent victory of George Smith in tin Kentucky D"rby. in commenting ou the race, says the report published and opinions expressed privately, hardly agree with one vital point in the running of the race. .Mr. Bowe thinks that George Smith might have won by a greater margin had Loftus not eased his moiirt up tcw.rrd the close of the rice. "Mind you." said Mr. Kowe. "I do not infer that Georg Smith was decidedly the best horse in fact. I think that Star Hawk with better racing luck and more intelligent tiding would have beaten Smith, but in my opinion Ltftns was highly confident of winning, too much so. perhaps considering the honor and prize at stake. Of course opinions dif- in such things and sentiment aften carries one way. but I truly believe that had Loftus had Ifer to hustle George Smith along to got the verdict he could tare gotten uio;v out of the hone,**
