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...English derby at Epsom Downs was founded by the racing Earls of Derby 153 years ago to amuse a boisterous party of dinner guests. Only twice in all those years did their house win it. The twelfth earl won in 1787. Roseate, rotund Edward George Villiers Stanley, the present Lord Derby, won it in 1924 with Sanso-vino, thereby gratifying one of his two life wishes.* Last week he surprised himself by winning it again, this time with Hyperion...
Unlike U. S. racetracks, the Epsom course is not flat. For a half-mile it runs uphill 100 feet till it reaches Tattenham Corner, slopes downhill to a level stretch, then rises at the finish. Tattenham Cor- ner, named after a manor house which mysteriously disappeared, is a dangerous hairpin turn with a sharp downdrop. At the start of the race, Hyperion's jockey, Tommy Weston, let his stablemate Thrapston take the lead. On Thrapston was Steve Donoghue, winner of six derbies, the oldtimer who rode Papyrus in his match race against Zev in the U. S. ten years...
...bacteria. Infection may result from contamination during preparation as well as from age and exposure. Symptoms appear in from two to 72 hours. There are severe gastric pains, headache, nausea. Vomiting will bring relief in mild cases, hence an emetic is the first treatment, followed by castor oil, epsom salts or an enema. In severe cases prolonged illness with typhoid-like symptoms may result...
There was a loud cheer as Owner Walls, who trains his own horses and motors to-Epsom every night so that he can live near his stables, led April the Fifth into the winner's circle. Said Owner Walls, a one-time jockey, then a policeman, locomotive engineer, actor, playwright and master of hounds: "I am glad to have lived for this . . . for once I'm the hero of a drama instead of a farce. . . ." He went to the Royal box, was congratulated by King George...
Jostled by the immense crowd on their arrival, the royal party was affronted on leaving Epsom Downs last week by an unruly religious procession with a hymn playing band & banners inscribed "Christ Forgives You for Your Unholy Pleasures...