Ersox RACES.
The great national equestrian fete on Epsom Downs has been favoured with tolerably fine weather, and the attendance upon the Derby Day was quite equal to the attendance of previous years. The fact that the Prime Minister's horse was the favourite added a novel interest to the struggle for that "blue riband of the turf" which Lord Derby has never won.
The races began on Tuesday. The Craven Stakes were won by Mr. Crawford's Zuyder Zee (Wells) from eleven competitors. Sir L. New- man's Peter Flat (Bates) carried off the Manor Plate from nine rivals. The Woodeote Stakes were the prize of Mr. T. Parr's Merryman (Bates), who contended against seventeen.
The Derby Stakes were run for of course on the time-honoured Wed- nesday, Parliament adjourning that Members might enjoy the racing holiday of the session.
The Derby Stakes of 50 soya, each, h.ft.' for 3-yr.-old colts, 8st. 71b., fillies 8st. 21b. The second to receive 100 soya, out of the stakes. One mile and a half. 200 subs. Twenty-three horses came to the post. Betting at Starting.-10 to 3 agst. Toxophilite; 7 to 1 agst. Eclipse ; 9 to 1 agst. Ethiopian ; 10 to 1 agst. Beadsman; 10 to 1 agst. Fitz-Roland ; 11 to 1 agst. Ancient Briton ; 15 to 1 apt. Ditto ; 16 to 1 agst. The Hadji; 20 to 1 agst. Happy Land ; 20 to 1 ant. East Langton ; 20 to 1 agst. Phy- sician; 22 to 1 apt. Sedbury 2,5 to 1 agst. Longrange ; 40 to 1 apt. Jor- dan 50 to 1 agst. Kelpie ; 50 to 1 apt. Brother to Bird-on-the-Wing ; 1006 to 10 agst. Cymba colt ; 1000 to 5 agst. Pelissier ; 1000 to 5 apt. Harry Stanley.. The .Race.—" Ditto and Physician were the first to make their appearance on the course, and they walked up it as the other competitors approached the grand stand from the paddock. The preliminary canters were quickly over, and the horses proceeded to the post in a body, and had no sooner quitted the paddock than the spectators were startled with a shout of They're off!' so sudden and unexpected was the start. The lot got away in a cluster, and a hum of satisfaction was occasioned by the tact with which Mr. Hibburd had dropped his flag, and relieved the spectators from all sus- pense. Eclipse was the first to show in advance; but immediately the horses had got on their legs,' Physician rushed to the front, Eclipse keep- ing close company with him for a short distance, when he dropped back, and Fitz-Roland went on second, with Ditto, Eclipse, Beadsman, Jordan, Harry Stanley, and the Cymba colt in a cluster next, and as nearly as we could make out in the order named; East Langton and Pelissier showing in the middle of the ruck, Carmel toiling on several lengths in the rear. At the top of the hill Eclipse ran into the second place, Jordan, Ancient Briton, and Toxophilite lying well up behind him, and King of Sardinia joining Carmel at the extreme end of the tail.' At the mile-post Fitz-Roland re- passed Eclipse, who went on third ; Ditto and Beadsman showing well up in their wake, with Toxopholite just behind them. On descending the hill at Tattenham Corner, Fitz-Roland headed Physician, who soon afterwards gave way, Toxophilite taking second place, with Eclipse, Ditto, Happy Land, Beadsman, The Hadji, Kelpie, East Langton Longrange, and Ethiopian next in pursuit. Just before reaching the road Ditto disap- peared from the front, and Beadsman took his place. They ran thus to the distance, where Fitz-Roland was beaten, Eclipse being left with a slight lead, Toxophilite lying second, Beadsman third, and The Hadji next. About halfway up kclipse declined, and Beadsman took close order with Toxophilite, quitted him opposite the Grand Stand and won easily by a length, Lord Derby's colt beating The Hadji by two lengths for second place. Four lengths off, Eclipse was fourth, East Langton was a bad fifth, and Fitz-Roland sixth. The next lot comprised Ethiopian, Dumfries, Ditto, and Longrange. The last four beaten off were Jordan, Mappy Land, Deceiver, and Brother to Bird-on-the-Wing, Lord Glasgow's colt was ab- solutely last. On returning to scale a little sensation was created by the inability of Wells [Beadsman's jockey] to draw his weight, and it was not till after Beadsman's bridle was brought in that he was declared 'all right.' Time.-2 minutes 54 seconds. Value of the stakes, 5400/."
Thursday is not an attractive racing day. The Two Year Old Stakes were won by Baron Rothschild's North Lincoln (D. Hughes) against ten competitors. The Queen's Plate was won by Mr. Merry's Bizella (Chillman.) Five started. The Grand Stand Plate was won by Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer (Fordham) ; beating nine other horses.
Fifteen fillies started yesterday for the Oaks Stakes of 50 sovereigns each, 152 subscribers. The betting, at starting, was 3 to 1 against Gil- dermire, 7 to 2 against Sunbeam, and 4 to 1 against Governess. Gil- dermire took the lead and kept it to the distance, when Governess came up to her, and the two fillies ran head and head to the winning-post. The race was declared a dead heat. At five o'clock the deciding heat took place, when Governess won easily by three quarters of a engt h.
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