118 THE ENGLISH TURF 



Derby and Oaks days return trains begin to run very soon 

 after the decision of those races, and it is quite possible 

 to see the Derby and be in town again before half-past 

 four. A new line to the course, with a station adjoining 

 Tattenham Corner, has been constructed. It is on the 

 South-Eastern system, and though the journey is much 

 longer than the other routes, a lower fare will cause it to 

 be used, and this seems to be the only means by which 

 the extortion that has so long been practised can be 

 checked. The ordinary first-class return fare by the two 

 lines now serving Epsom is three shillings, and whilst the 

 service of special trains is running the two companies will 

 not issue an ordinary ticket to anyone, be it a case of life 

 or death. The poorest person, wishing to get to a dying 

 relative, would have to pay either seven shillings and six- 

 pence or eight shillings. 



Driving to Epsom is nothing like so fashionable as it used 

 to be, amongst the upper classes at least. The holiday- 

 makers, who want a long day out of doors, avail themselves 

 of the brakes and omnibuses, but the Downs route has 

 knocked out all the posting. Of those who still go down 

 by road, many now drive by way of Surbiton and Ewell 

 Marsh, or by Wimbledon and Worcester Park, and they are 

 wise who do this, as the buses have quite spoiled the old 

 routes from a driver's point of view, and the roads indicated 

 are free from the blocks which are so common all the way 

 from Clapham to Sutton. 



