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CONDEMN EPSOM DERBY RACE COURSE LONDON England June 13 Now that the Derby lias been decided and the excitement has died away the latest discussion both in racing circles and outside is the condemnation of the Ep tiom course by Lord Lousdale a most influential member of Die Jockey Club In the Daily Mail Lord Ixjnsdiile said It is the most disgraceful course I have ever seen and unless something i i done to improve it the Jockey Club will not hesitate operationLord to withdraw the license for its operation Lord dAberuom another member of the Jockey Club states that Lord Lousdales criticism was iKith timely and called for I walked over the course previous to the running of the Derby and was appalled by the condition of the surface which was studded with holes and was especially bad above all places around dangerous Tattenham cor ¬ ner nerThe The owners of horses are all of the same opinion Sir Walter Gilbey whose Paper Money ran third in the Derby said Disgraceful is a mild word The course was full of holes Paper Money nearly came down in the Derby In my long experience of racing I have never seen a race course in such condition conditionThe The owners are emphatic that unless drastic changes take place they will not again risk valuable horses on such bad ground groundThe The local officials at Epsom in their explanation state that the military was in possession of the track until a few weeks before the meeting took place and owing to its wear and tear by the sol ¬ diers encamped on the course and witli the shortage of labor it was impossible to put the track into any tetter condition in so short a time
