364 THE BL UE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



subscribers. Value of tlie stakes, £4,550. Betting : 

 11 to 8 on Donovan, 25 to 1 against Miguel, 100 to 8 

 ao;ainst El Dorado. 



The Oaks of this year was secured by Lord Randolph 

 Churchill by the aid of L'Abbesse dc Jourarre, ridden by 

 J. Woodburn, Minthe being second, and Seclusion third. 

 'Won by a neck.' There were 112 subscribers, and 

 twelve came to the post. 



The Derby stakes, 1890, took place at Epsom, June 

 4th. The weather was showery, dull and unsettled. 



Eiglit horses faced the starter and the race was won 

 by Sir James Miller's chestnut colt Sainfoin by three- 

 quarters of a length. Mr. Lcfevre's chestnut colt Le 

 Nord finished second, a neck before the Duke of West- 

 minster's brown colt Orwell, tliird. Surefoot, the all 

 winter and post favorite, was fourth. 



The result of the race created the most tremendous 

 excitement. Surefoot, the winner of the two thousand 

 guineas, had been backed to win to the extent of hundreds 

 of thousands of pounds. Among his backers were large 

 nimil^ers of the aristocratic classes and they suffered 

 severely. 



A full summary of the race is as follows : — 



The Derby stakes of 5,000 sovs. for the winner, 500 



sovs. for the nominator of the winner, 300 sovs. for the 



1890. owner of the second and 200 sovs. for the 



Sainfoin, owner of the third ; for colts 9 st. and fillies 

 8 st. 9 lbs. ; for three-year-olds ; by subscription of 50 

 sovs. each ; half forfeit if declared by the first Tuesday 

 in January, 1890, and 10 sovs. only if declared by the 



