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t Pay Final Acceptances For 39 in Epsom Derby LONDON, England, May 25 Reuters. — This years Epsom Derby may set a record number of starters as the final forfeit details as announced today show that 39 of the original 417 nominees have paid the 00 acceptance fee, which is five more than the previous record field of 34 in 1862. This years race is worth 8,500. William Woodwards American-bred colt, Brown Rover, will be his sole representative as his other entry, Lone Eagle, was missing from the list of acceptors. Those named* were Jai Hind, The Thruster, Grani, Marco Pola, Highlander, Scottish Meridian, Targui, Irish Abbot, Blue Sepal, Roc du Diable, Xerxes, Normanton, Swallow Tail, Button Boy, XJgondo, Courier, Nimbus, Neapolitan Star, Willoughton, Big Wig, Happymick, Prionium, Hindostan, Iran, Enver Pasha, Barnes Park, Le Trouba-dor, Royal Forest, Galley Proof, Conservative, Peter Flower, Gades, Boisson, Lord Drake, Amour Drake, Royal Empire, Vel Drake, Mbn Chatelain, Brown Rover.
