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DERBY WEEK IN ENGLAND WorldWide Interest in Running of Famous Race Wednesday Probable Starters Reduced to Eighteen Lord Derby Without Representative DIolite Still Hot Favorite SPECIAL CABLEGRAM CABLEGRAMLONDON LONDON England June 2 This is Derby Week in England and interest in the worlds greatest turf event extends to every corner of the globe where the thoroughbred sport prevails or its devotees have been trans ¬ ferred Interest in the classic which will be run for the one hundred and fortyeighth time at Epsom Downs on Wednesday is un ¬ usually high this year because of the open character of the race If the weather which is now warm and unsettled is favor ¬ able one of the largest crowds in the history of the event will attend attendToday Today the field of probable starters was reduced to eighteen by the withdrawal of four colts Information obtained by Daily Racing Forms correspondent that Lord Derby probably would be without repre ¬ sentation was confirmed today when trainer Frank Butters announced that Caerleon would not be sent to the post London turf writers last week ridiculed the report that the famou3 racing jacket might not be seen in competition Caerleon was held at 20 to 1 His withdrawal is a severe disappointment to Lord Derby DerbyOthers Others struck out were Capt J Fieldens Carteilo Lord Woolavingtons Parenthesis and Lieut Col Giles Loders Strongbow Paranthesis and Strongbow had been quoted at 25 to 1 in the future betting while Car ¬ teilo was held at 66 to 1 Despite the with ¬ drawal of Paranthesis the aged Lord Wool avington and his trainer Fred Darling con ¬ tinue to have remarkably good Derby luck They still have a candidate in Parenthesiss stablemate Dick Swiveller This son of Captain Cuttle Orena was in considerable demand this morning and was backed down from 66 to 1 to 28 to 1 1Speculation Speculation about Diolites staying powers is keen He is now a warm favorite at 5 to 2 his price over the weeks end declining from 4 to 1 but there remains considerable doubt whether he can carry on for a mile and a half halfWinning Winning the Two Thousand Guineas a month ago Diolite came on and pulled away Continued on twentysecond page DERBY WEEK IN ENGLAND Continued from first page from Paradine and Silver Flare Trainer P Templeman is confident that Sir Hugo Hirsts colorbearer can stay the extra half mile The experts are divided in their opinions This writer never liked him quite so well before today The colt has been kept at top notch condition but has not been sub ¬ ject to particularly severe preparation for the mile and a half test He gallops strongly While his stable connections do not have the slightest fear of his defeat through lack of stamina it is a matter of record that his sire Diopsonhe is from Needle Rock won the Two Thousand Quineas for the Aga Khan in 1924 only to finish unplaced in the Derby DerbyTrainer Trainer J Lawson thinks well of the chances of Lord Astors Trews a bay colt by Buchan Long Suit and Bob Wood the noted plater says he is preparing to throw his hat in to the crowd before congratulating Lost Astor Wood plated five Derby seconds for Lord Astor Trews is now 100 to 9 9Accounts Accounts of the training of Aga Khans Rustom Pasha the 7 to 1 second choice are excellent The colt has not missed a day since he was placed in training for the race racePreparations Preparations for handling the huge crowd are being completed The course is in ex ¬ cellent condition Rain has fallen and the turf leaves nothing to be desired desiredIn In the betting today at the Victoria Club many changes were noted in the prices The odds on Trews shortened from 100 to 7 to 100 to 9 and Silver Flares price lengthened slightly from 100 to 9 to 100 to 8 The Scout II owned by William Woodward of New York is now 28 to 1 1Following Following is the probable field with riders and prices pricesHorse Horse HorseDiollte Odds Jockey Diollte CRay CRayM Kustom Pasha PashaTrews M Hoary Trews R Dick DickE Silver Flare FlareBlenheim E C Elliott Blenheim II Wragg Ballyferis IV Canty Noblestar S Ucasley Iliad R Jones Dick Swiveller P Ueasley The Scout II IIBargauy J Childs Bargauy 15 Carslake Seer II Jelliss The Sponger R Perryman Searover S Donoghue Grand Salute SaluteLansdowne C Richards Lansdowne G Richards Partenon T Leach Americanowned
