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. OUTSIDER WINS ENGLANDS GREATEST RACE — /Ql FELSTEAD THE WINNER ♦ Captures 148th Running of Famous Epsom Derby. * Flamingo and Black Watch Finish! Second and Third, Respectively, — Favorite Badly Beaten. 4 SPECIAL CABLEGRAM. EPSOM, England, June 6. — A rank outsider in Felstead, at 33 to 1, won the 148th running of the worlds famous Epsom Derby here today before a half million or more people, many of whom had waited twenty-four hours for favorable positions to see the race. Nineteen horses started and Flamingo, quoted at 9 to 2, was second a length "and a half behind the winner, while Black Watch, quoted at 33 to 1, was third six lengths behind Flamingo. The tapes were broken three times before the field go away for a good start, except for Royal Crusader, which was left behind. Flamingo, which was the second choice for the Derby, led all the way to Tattenham Corner. Sunny Trace, which also was among the favorites, pressed hard, but at the last quarter Felstead drew ahead and led the rest of the way, winning fairly easily by a length and a half. The official time was 2 :34%, equaling the record made last year by Call Boy. Fairway, owned by Lord Derby and the favorite, was never up in front during the entire race and did not threaten the leaders. Felstead, a son of Spion Kop, which won the Derby in 1920, is owned by Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen. So great was the crush of spectators that King George and Queen Mary had difficulty in getting to the royal box r.nr". had to leave their automobile and make their way through the crowds on foot to the doorway leading to their stand. The Prince of Wales had to fight his way through the throng with two big bobbies to reach the royal party, while the Duchess of York needed the assistance of the duke to squeeze through the great jam of people. It had drizzled during the morning, but cleared up in time for the race. Miss Helm, clerk for a brewers firm in Barrow in Furness won the £125.000 approximately 25,000 prize as the holder of Fel-steads ticket in the stock exchange sweepstakes on todays Derby. Somebody somewhere is holding a slip of paper worth £262,000 approximately ,310,-000 by reason of Felsteads victory. This is the first prize in the Calcutta sweepstakes. The holder of the ticket has not yet been discovered.
