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WORLDS FAMOUS EPSOM DERBY TO BE RUN TODAY t Field of Seventeen Probable for Englands Greatest Horse Race Aga Khan Holds Strongest Hand With Three Choices His Undefeated Bahram Rules Favorite and Is Hope of All Great Britain to Capture Event r-... .. ............. .. ...... LONDON, England, June 4. The prospective starters in the Epsom Derby are j as follows, together with owners, riders and probable odds: i Horse. Owner. Jockey. Odds. ! Bahram . . . Aga Khan Freddy Fox 10 to 11 j Hairan Aga Khan Gordon Richards.. 100 to 12 j Theft .Aga Khan .Harry Wragg .100 to 9. ! Field Trial -.Lord Astor Richard Dick 100 to 8 ! Sea Bequest C.W.Gordon ..Ernest Smith 13 to 1 j First Son Mrs. C. W; Evans Richard Jones 25 to 1 j Fair Haven Lord Derby Richard Ferryman. 28 to 1 ! Fair Bairn Lt. Col. Giles Loder Charles Smirke............ 28 to 1 j Assignation,. . Mrs. Corlette Glorney. . .Steve Donoghue. 50 to 1 j Robin Goodfellow.... Sir Abe Bailey Thomas Weston. ........... 50 to 1 J Screamer....... .Lord Glanely. Arthur Wragg. 50 to, 1 I Pry in. ......... H. W. W. Simms. Michael Beary 80 to 1 J Plymouth Sound Lord Astor. .... .. J. Brennan.. ......... . 100 to 1 j i Peaceful Walter. .... A. E. Berry D.Smith. 250 to 1 ! Barberry... E. T. Thornton-Smith ; . . S. Smith .- 300 to 1 Japetus...... Sir Abe Bailey. F. Lane.. ...500 to 1 j St. Botolph F. W. Dennis. H. Beasley .-. .-. .500 to 1 j 4 Special Cablegram. LONDON, England, June 4. Theyll be sailing around Tattenham corner again tomorrow in the Epsom Derby, most famous horse race in Christendom and one of the greatest sporting spectacles in the world; Tonight a field of seventeen loomed for tomorrows renewal of the historic classic, first run in 1780, in which Bahram, belonging to the fabulously wealthy Indian potentate, Aga Khan, rules an, odds-on choice, at odds of 10 i o 11. It was being freely predicted that he might be at even a shorter figure before the field parades to the" post. This year, for the first time in history, it appears that one stable will send the first three favorites to the post. Besides Bahram, the Aga Khan has named Hairan and Theft. Hairan is second, choice, at 100 to 12, and Theft third choice, at 100 to 9. Bahram is the hottest choice for the race in years and if he wins he will be the first odds-on favorite in thirty years to win the Derby crown. In 1905 Lord Roseberrys Cicero won the race at odds of 4 to 11. The Derby, with its tricky turns, its rolling turf course and its packed fields has proved a Waterloo for many choices. Lord Astor, whose Bobsleigh, one of the early Derby choices, was withdrawn recently, will depend upon Field Trial for the race. Field Trial rules at odds of 100 to 8 in the betting. Lord Astor was non-committal when queried about the chances of his entry. "I hope he wins," he said. Others Continued on thirty-fourth page. WORLDS FAMOUS EPSOM DERBY TO BE RUN TODAY Continued from first page. were more confident in regard to Bahrams hopes. This afternoon Freddy Fox, the great English jockey who will ride the horse that half of England is betting on, said: "Bahrain is certainly the best horse I have ever ridden, and you can kick me if he loses." Steve Donoghue, who will be astride the only American entry in the race, Mrs. Cor-lette Glorneys Assignation, also thinks Bahram will be the victor and that Hairan and Theft may finish second and third. Assignation is conceded very little chance in the race, being held at odds of 50 to 1. They say that there will be 500,000 people at Epsom tomorrow but nobody can judge a Derby crowd with anything close to accuracy. They throng all of the hills, the fields, the house tops around the Downs to get a glimpse of the race. It is the crowd which makes the race the colorful spectacle that it is. The King and Queen will ride into the royal enclosure with proper pomp and ceremony. Gypsy caravans have been encamped there for days, their tents and wagons adding picturesqueness to the scene. Today the little town was swamped with the vanguard of tomorrows throng and many persons will sleep all night at the track to have an advantageous position when the field comes out. Lord Derby, for whose family the race is named, will have Fair Haven, a 28 to 1 shot, as his representative in the classic. The field this year is believed to hold little merit aside from Bahram, but C. W. Gordons Sea Bequest, at 13 to 1, and Mrs. C. W. Evans First Son, at 25 to 1, were receiving some support from the long shot players. The greatest jockeys of Britain will be upon the horses in the Derby as is usually the case. Besides Fox and Donoghue, Hairan will be ridden by Gordon Richards, who has led the English jockey list several times. .Theft will be piloted by the veteran Harry yVray and Michael Beary will have the tnount on Pry ni.x 80 to 1 shot
