SPORTING.
RESULT OF THE DERBY. THE FAVORITE WINS IN A CANTER. (United Press Association.) London, Majjs7. The 111 th English Derby was run to-day at the Epsom Summer Meeting and resulted as follow: The Derby Stakes, of 5000 sovs tor the winner, 500 for the nominator . of the winner, 800 bovb for the * owner of the second, and 200 sovs for the owner of the third; colts, 9st; Allies, Bst 91b; by subscription of 50 sovs each h.ft. About one and a half, (206 subs, 41 puid 10 soysf.t. Closed July 16,1889.) Lord Aliogton's br o Common, by Isonomy—Thistle ... ... I M. E. Blanc's cb c Geuverneur,*far Energy—Gladia, bred in France. 2 Sir Jus. Duke's bo Martenhurst by Wenleok—Hirondelle ... 3 The Derby was run in pouring rain. After going a mile Gouverneur was' in command, and kept the lead till a quarter of a mile from home, when Common went up and won in a canter, by two lengths, Martenhurst was a bad third. Time 2 min 56 4-sths sec -
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3822, 29 May 1891, Page 2
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169SPORTING. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3822, 29 May 1891, Page 2
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