Today. being a holiday, the Coun* try Club Lawn Bowls. Section are arranging a competition the nature of which will depend upon the number of players who turn out. Play will commence gt 3 p.m. prompt and it is requested that those who intend to take part arrive in good time, lyon Gift was beaten three furlongs from home. Scottish Union, on the rails, then came on, with Pasch and Golden Sovereign challenging from the outside. Pasch joined with Scottish Union a little further on, but did not stay, and when he Gropped out Bois Roussel came with a strong run in the middle of the course.
Bois Roussel soon caught Scottish Union and, racing away strongly, won easily.
The next nine to finish were Pound Foolish, Cave Man, Golden Sovereign, Portmarnock, Unbreakable, Manorite, Halcyon Gift, Slip On and Troon, with Malabar last.
Many people who queued up last night in order to make certain of obtaining tickets had a ghastly time on the' raindrenched course, A "Gypsies Warning" was given to the police that if they were moved from their camp, situated two miles the Epsom Downs, they would "trek 1 through the crowd, and jam the whole of the heavy Derby Day traffic."
"If Pasch does not win, my toe won't be to blame," said Gordon Richards, his famous rider, interviewed by Reuter before the race.
My toe hurts a little when I walk," Gordon Richards added, "but no weight is put on the toes when one's feet are in the stirrups, and so it does not affect my riding.—Reuter.
After the Derby, Mr, H. E. Morriss. owner of Pasch, made the following statement to the "North-China Daily News."
"Winning or losing must be called
dried it would make no appeal, It is mest. If racing were cut and the element of uncertainty with which it abounds so much that constitutes the main attraction. Shai hai knows how to lose as we have had more experience ili that line. We offer our hearty congratulations to the owner of Bóis Roussel on being one of the youngest Derby winners that we can think of,"
Bois Roussel is by Vatout out of Plucky Liege. Vatout was by Prince Chimay out of Vasthi while Plucky Liege was by Sparmint out of Con-cortina,
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