A ROYAL SPORTSMAN.
,3Dhe cable decently- informed us of an imr por£ant- addition that was about to -Be made to the list of owners in England, and the latest mail to hand -gives further particulars of what is a red-letter day in the history of the turf. A I/ondon paper states that it has -been rumoured for some time past that the Heir to the ' Throne would shortly show his "love for ,the thoroughbred by bej coming anlowner of racehorses, and that the Prince of Wales has now definitely decided to take up Jiorse-racing. -His Royal Highness" will not -buy -yearlings and put them into training; neither will he acquire older, -horses for^this- .purpose." - He intends to :-breed-*very "horse he, runs, .and -will breed.for racing purposes only, and not for sale. - A sfcari. -has already vbeen made with three brood " niaies,- which are -now quartered at Lord Marcus Beresford's stud Jarm at Newmarket. ~ These' mares are Gold Paste, Lily ' ..Palmer, and 'Luscious. Gold- Paste has a *:fttly foal at foot "by Persimmon, and has been to the same sire again., lib is hoped \that Lily Palmer and Luscious are in. foal to -Persimmon. Other mares are soon to be purchased, and will go to swell the num- ' her of candidates for a training stable. King Edward has given the Prince a couple of .yeanling's, and there is -every chance of their ■ making .-an next season. One ■ is ,~a ;col4 :by 'Persimmon; the other a filly by Morizel H. - With /these two exceptions, ; - however, -iiris improbable that the -Prince's • colours will be .seen before 1906. The -question, of -colours is not yet definitely decided, .but -dhe "Prince's colours will be ■ modelled -on "-the royal livery, as. are his -Majesty's, with, the 'exception' that 'there will be more scarlet — or royal red— in the - jacket.^and caj>. Although _it is early yet , to speculate .as to whom the Prince will choose 'as "trainer, it may be taken as prac- '. *tically certain that the horses will go to iEgerton Jlonse,, Newmarket, and be under the care of Richard Marsh, the "King's : trainer.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2634, 7 September 1904, Page 51
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348A ROYAL SPORTSMAN. Otago Witness, Issue 2634, 7 September 1904, Page 51
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