THE KING'S HORSES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 8, 8 December 1936, Page 10

THE KING'S HORSES.

PROMISING YOUNG TEAM. Great interest is being taken in King Edward's plans to race his horses during the current National Hunt season and the flat-racing season, beginning next March. Since the death of King George, the Royal horses liavo been raced, on lease b.v Lord Derby, and about a dozen wins have come their way. It is a departure for the King to engage in National Hunt racing, but, in view of King Edward's keenness when Prince of Wales for the chase, the decision was to be expected. His hurdler, Marconi, was the first to win in Lord Derby's colours, but this season Marconi is carrying the Royal purple. Marconi will continue in the care of F. \V. Barrett, who trained him lo win two steeplechases last season. This horse is slill eligible tor maiden hurdle races, in which he will run in the early part of the winter season, lie was entered in the King's name in a flat race for amateur riders at Liverpool on November 12. The other horse which is lo carry the King's colours over the jump is Slam, a live-year-old gelding, who is lo be trained by 11. A. brown, a former noted amateur rider, who, to quoto the Morning Post, was "of great assistance to King Edward when, as Prince of Wales, he was an enthusiastic rider over fences." Brown frequently rode in gallops with the Prince of Wales. PAIRLEAD'S SUCCESS.

One of the outstanding of the King's horses during the recent flat-racing season was Fairlcad, a wiry four-year-old mare, who at Sandown Park on October 21, won the Jlwfa Williams .Memorial Handicap, of two miles, healing a highclass field, including Greyiiam, who had run third in the Cesarcwilch Stakes a week earlier. She is by Fairway (the loading sire of the season), from King George's Due Thousand Guineas Winner, Scuttle. She will now go to the stud. Two oilier winners under lease to Lord Derby were the ihree-year-old coltFairey and the filly Feola, of the same age; Firestone, Purity, Canvas, and Felslono aro oilier winners.

According to llic Field much is expected next season of the King's present yearlings, who are believed to be (he most promising for several seasons. The host is thought to be Air Flow (a brother to Fairey), by Fairway from Polish Air; and next to him is !>!arc, by Limelight, who won sonic good races for King George. Other interesting cc-.ls aro Fox brush and llatlon Garden, sons 'cspocively of .facopo (now at the sltlJ in Hie United Stales) and Hot weed, a FnmiJi horse, famous on the turf a few )'« sirs ago. All the King's brood mares have gone from Salidringham to their new quarters at Hampton Court. In the coming season the stud will consist of 17 mares, which, in addition lo Fairlcad, will include newcomers to the stud in 'Feola an<l Canvas. The famous Scuttle died in 1934, but her daughter, Fail-lead, should carry on the blood.