THE TURF. NOTES'AND COMMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 5, 6 July 1910, Page 2

THE TURF. NOTES' AND COMMENTS.

(By Sir Bedivere.) Although receipt of the cabled newf to the effect that his late Majesty King Edward VII. had bequeathed his racing and breeding stud to King George V. served to raise the hope that our present King would follow the example of his father and assume the role of first sportsman in the British Empire, hi* intentions were not definitely made known to we. The latest files of the London Sportsman, however, contain th^ following welcome announcement : — 1 "Marlborough House, Pall Mall, S.W. Kkie Edward having bequeathed his racing and breeding stud to the King, it is His Majesty's intention to carry on these establishments on the same iine« as in the past." Any feeßngs of doubt or uneasiness that may have been felt are thereby finally set at rest. The announcement is one in which spor.*men throughout tho Empire will take tb» utmost pride and pleasure, for not since the sport of horse-racing first came into vogue has the influence of the reigning .Monarch been of more paramount importance thereto than at present. That the step King George V. haa dacided upon will be a popular one there is no gainsaying, for, as a London paper haa remarked, "The country does not want' a saint at its head nor an ascetic. It wants a man, august, of course, by birth, breeding, and tradition alike, but sympathetic and kjndly, with a great heart, a large understanding and abundant charity. He must not be too good for human nature's daily needs. We want" him to share in our joys and our sorrowe, to make our aims and ideals, our likings and our pursuits, his own bo far as a King can and may do so without loss of dignity, of which he will not b» more jealous than wo." Until such tune as King George V. may determine to resume possession, the horses in train-, ing, which will continue under B. Marsh's guidance, are to be under lease to the Earl of Derby, in whose name and colours they will run. They art Perrier (5 years), PrinceaßO do Galles (who has visited Mareuil, 4 years), Marie Legrange (4 years), Royal Escort (4 years), Damia (3 years), and Perla (J years). There are also eleven well -bred two-year-olds in commission. Minorn has been returned to his breeder, Mr. W. Hall Walker, from whom he waa leased ; and as no mention is made o( her in the Calendar, it iB to be presumed that the two-year-old fiUy Witch of the Air, who was the last horse to carry, the Royal colours successfully, has also been sent back to her breeder. Thi3 filly, by the way, in a danghter of Robert le Diable and Flying Fox's sister Vane, and is therefore half'sisfcer to Lady Wayward 11., who was imported to New Zealand by the late G. O.i Stead. The only thing about the Qjsborm meeting, which commences to-morrow, that will attract general attention will be the form shown by Paisano, Continuance, and To Aral. Even so, 3nch guide as may be obtained with regard to wtoee horses' prospectß in more Important events Witt not be of any great value, for their opponents are of a v«ry moderate quality indeed. Te Aral won the Steeplechase last year under IL6, and if he is himself 11.3 should not unduly, hinder him to-morrow. Southern Crosß and Inohbonny were expected at Trentham this afternoon. V. Coleman will ride the former in the Steeplechase. Riccarton-tirained horses, however, including Eurus, Northern Star, Rose Noble, and White Cockade, are not unlikely to bo short of a gallop or two on arrival here, as so much rain fell in Canterbury throughout last week that trainers have only been able to jog then? horses on the roads.