 By the time that Charles Dickens visited Epsom Downs to view the race in the 1850s, entertainers such as musicians, clowns, and conjurers plied their trades and entertained the crowds; other forms of entertainment included coconut stalls.The crowded meeting was the subject of a painting by William Powell Frith painted in the 1858 and titled "The Derby Day"; critics have noted that the foreground of the painting features the entertainment attractions, while the racing is relegated to the margins.In the 1870s, the steam-driven rides were introduced.