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THE DERBY RACE,
EPSOM, MAY 26.
By two o'clock the weighing was completed, and in
about another hour the largest field of horses ever
seen since Memnon's race for the St. Leger appeared
at the post. Of course it was not to be expected that
the race could be got over without false starts ; six
or seven occurred, and it was nearly four o'clock before
a successful one was accomplished. After the
first two hundred yards, Ralph took the lead at a good,
but not by any means great pace, followed by Came-
from, Coronation, Potenlia, Arundel, and Joachim, a
truck of horses lying at their heels so closely packed
that we cannot undertake to specify their order. Ca-
Nelson held the second place to the mile post, where
he headed Ralph, and went on with the running till
near the turn, where he gave up, and shortly after
dropt into the crowd. Ralph resumed his lead and
maintained it into the straight running, where he was
in difficulty, and before he reached the road was fairly
beaten ; Potenlia was also beaten here, and being in
the Oaks, was pulled up. Coronation, who had all
along been going " within himself," now took a commanding
lead, at an improved pace, Arundel second,
and Van Amburgh, who had crept up from the centre
in rounding the corner, third ; very little more remains
to be told. Fan Jmbmgh defeated Arundel at
the distance, but never reached Coronation, who retained
his lead and won with the most perfect case by
three lengths, being the first favorite that has won
since Bay Middleton's year. It is not too much to
add that the performance will bear comparison with
any Derby on record, and that if he keeps well the day,
the St. Leger is almost a certainty," Value of the
stakes £4,27. We understand that Mr. Rawlinson
wins about £8,000 in addition to the stake, but that
the largest winner is Mr. Isaac Day, who of late has
had the management of the horse. Most of the betting
men are losers, and the settling is likely to be a
heavy one Morning Chronicle, May 27.
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