SPORTING
THE DERBY RACE. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright
London, June 6. Twenty-five starters faced the barrier for the Derby. Olympian led into the straight, but when a quarter of a mile from home Voladyvoski was leading. William 111. threw out a challenge at the distance and got within a neck of Voladyvoski, but the favorite answered gamely, and won by three-quarters of a length, with four lengths between second and third. Time, 2.40 4-5. The American jockey, C. Reiff, rode Voladyvoski. The attendance at Epson was a record.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 127, 8 June 1901, Page 3
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