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ECHOES OF THIS YEARS EPSOM DERBY SIHOH Koi Establishes Now Record for the Race Tetratema Fails to Stay the Route AVhen Spion Kop Avon the Kpsoin Derby last Wednes ¬ day lie gave a demonstration of splendid speed as w ll as staying power Daily Racing Forms English correspondent cabling that the record fur the race was broken by the son of Spearmint Tim full Derby route is one and a half miles and twentynine yards and the time 233f marks a splendid performance performanceLike Like most races for the Derby with its large field of starters there was some trouble in the running The cables announce that Abbots Trace by Tracery ridden by the crack jockey Stephen Donohue fell when he appeared to be leading the field at Tattenham Corner It was at this point that the American colt Sir Martin representing Louis Vinans of Liverpool was thrown in the Derby of 1909 won by King Edwards MInorii DonolniG is reported to have suffered injuries which may keep him out of the saddle for some time timeSpion Spion Kops victory was cleancut and decisive as he had a lead of two and a half lengths at the judges box and there would seem to In solid ground for the display of confidence on the part of his people that he will come pretty near win ¬ ning the Grand 1rix de Paris on Saturday June I On that occasion however he will hardly have the services of the American rider Frank ONeill as W K Vanderbilt to whom lie is under con ¬ tract will have one or more starters in the French classic classicAllenby Allenby which had shown so well in the New ¬ market Stakes which he won like a good cult had a recurrence of his old trouble which incapaci ¬ tated hint most of lust year when he hurt him ¬ self in his IKJX In the Derby lie pulled up lame and bleeding lie was a strong second choice and was expected to give a good account of himself His collapse and the utter failure of Tetratema the outstanding favorite to stay the Derby route was a great facer to those who had speculated heavily on heir chances of victory Our special correspondent says that the gray ghost showed all his dazzling speed for half the journey and then retired incontinently and straggled home in the rear division Allenby on the other hand comes from a stont family on both side Payardo having demonstrated his quality on many occasions while his dam Tagalie was good enough to win the Derby in 1912 with some of the best colts hi England behind her Tagalie died on May 13 the day after her son had won the Newmarket Stakes so that Mr Raphael has had more than his share of bad luck with his blood stock this spring STRONG CANDIDATES FOR GRAND PRIX Archaic which beat Orpheus a length and half for second place in the Derby is no doubt it good colt It was announced a month ago that Lord Derby had his eye on tne Grand Prix de Paris and that the son of Polymelus was a cer ¬ tain starter for that event Lord Derby is most popular in France and Le Jockey the leading rcing publication in that country in a recent editorial said that the victory of Archaic in the French classic would be greeted with the greatest acclaim at the same time proclaiming the colts owner as a sincere friend and well wisher of the French people peopleIf If Spion Kop and Archaic both remain well Odol rendennis Juveigneur and the other Frenchtrained cracks will have to look to their laurels Archaic is bred to run all day his dam Keystone II by Persimmon having foaled Keysoe winner of the Doncaster St Leger of 1919 John Sanford owns Hemlock one of her daughters which was sired by Spearmint and that turfman was happy over the good showing of Archaic in consequence consequenceThere There is an additional crumb of comfort for Americans beyond the fact that ONeill scored his first Derby winning on Spion Kop in the perform ¬ ance of Orpheus by Orby son of Orme and the Hnover mare Ithoda B Orpheus was only beaten i length and a half by Archaic and he too must lie beyond the ordinary ordinaryThe The English have always been disposed to ridi ¬ cule American horsemen for their dependence on time trials instead of having a test against an Dther horse or horses of proven merit They re sard the watch as misleading They were mis ¬ led themselves in the case of Spion Kop as Sar thedou which is also a member of the stable trained by Gilpin had beaten the Spearmint colt landily in a trial On Tuesday Spion Kop beat lis erstwhile conqueror which ran fourth by sev Iral lengths lengthsThe The attendance of King George and Queen Mary nd numerous titled persons will cause Wednes ¬ days race to be known as the Silk Hat Derby It was declared to have been the most splendid scene on the historic race course in the memory of those present Field Marshal Haig former Premier Asquith and Lords Derby Chaplin Durham and Lonsdale were union the many notables present Lord Lonsdale walked for three miles with the crowds on their way to the course when his auto ¬ mobile broke down downThousands Thousands of persons camped all night on the course and at daybreak still thousands of others trooped along the various roads or came to tin Downs in automobiles taxicabs dog carts and iiiunting cars Notwithstanding the great popu ¬ larity of the automobile as a means of conveyance numerous coaches and fours were to be seen along he roadways carrying their gayly dressed racing enthusiasts to the track trackIt It was a remarkable scene not paralleled any wherc else in the world
