The Derby

The Horse. In 2 minutes, 37 seconds, Papyrus covered 1 mile 4 furlongs 27 yards and won the English Derby. The record is 2 minutes 34 1/5 seconds by Spion Kop in 1920.

The Owner. Barney Irish, an Irish tenant farmer, poor and almost unknown, is the lucky owner. By winning this race he is lifted to fame and made richer by some tens of thousands of dollars.

The Jockey. Steve Donoghue was the jockey. This is his fifth Derby victory -a feat only twice before equaled: a century ago by a jockey named Robinson, and between 1877 and 1886 by a jockey named Archer. But Donoghue goes one better. He won for the first time in the history of the race (which has been run regularly, even during the war, from 1780 to the present day) his golden spurs, a much coveted prize offered by the Jockey Club of England to the jockey who wins the Derby three times in succession. Donoghue won the 1921 race on J. B. Joel's Humorist and the 1922 race on Lord Woolavington's Captain Cuttle. His other wins were: 1915, S. Joel's Pommern; 1917, Mr. " Fairie's " Gay Crusader.

The Crowd. The race was attended by some hundreds of thousands of people. As usual, it was a thoroughly representative assembly, ranging from Prince and Duke to peddler and dustman. The King and Queen were not there owing to the illness of Princess Christian (since dead), but Edward of Wales, Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles were much in evidence.

Last. Safety First came in last, which is most fit and proper.

Fortunes. Mrs. Ford, Yorkshire woman, mill worker, made $150,000 in a sweepstake. A rich Londoner won $60,000; he gave one-third to charity. A stenographer won $46,000. A Plymouth hotel man drew Papyrus in three sweepstakes and is said to have made nearly a million dollars. There were others.