Derby-Day

is the Wednesday after Easter Sunday. Since 1872 the race has been run on Epsom Downs, the entry-money is 50 guineas, the stake is generally about.£6000, and the competitors are three-year olds. It is much more popular with the ma than Ascot or Good wood. It was first run in 1780, when the distance was only 1 mile; but in 1784 the distance was increased to miles, and the weights were raised to 115 lbs. for colts, and 112 lbs. for fillies. In 1884 they were made 126 lbs. for colts, and 121 lbs. for fillies. The nominal £3 fee to a jockey for a ‘ win ’ is £5, and for a ‘ lose ’ but custom and gratitude bring the amount up to, in, some cases, £1000. The late Fred Archer for years had an income of over £10,000 a year. Other famous Derby-winners before his time were Maidment, Custance, Wells, F. Butter, J. Marson, Temple man, Scott, S. Day, Conolly, years—1824- Chappie, 1828—the Robinson, who won four times in five times the Derby horse has also won the ' St. Leger ’ and the ‘ Two You sand. ’ Mr. Bowes’s W. Australian (1853), Count de Lagrange’s Glad i at eur (1865), Mr. Sutton's Lord Lyon (1866),