The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13
TWO LOSSES
BY DEATH H
Soltykof and Maple TO be Miss
ed on English
81 Turf.
LOVED FINE RACE HORSES
King Edward Gives Consent to
Marriage Only After Privy
Council is Held.

LONDON, Dec. l2.-The English Turf
has sustained severe loss by tie deaths.
within two days, OF Prince Soltykon and
Sir John Blundell Maple, who were two
of It's most powerful and enthusiastic
supporters. Both were so eminent In the
,acing world that the ultra-eHclusiVe
Jockey Club broke two OF Its strict rules
IN their favor-the regulations excluding
foreigners and traoesmen from member
ship. Prince soltykon even attained the
important office Of steward OF the club.
4 = hich he held for some years. but Sir
B.undell Naples membership only dated
from the teglnning Of this year.
The Prince WIS q distinguished looking
man OF seventX,tiye.+ with long. & ay
nustache The story OF how his connec-
ton with the English turf began is re-
mtrka BILE After serving with distinct
ion through the Cvimcan War against
the English. Of course). he came to En-
4 gland for a holiday intending to stay
u.ree months. But the fascination of
English sporting life proved TOO strong,
ard the Prince never returned to Russia
at all.
He established himself at the head
quarters OF English racing, Newmarket.
i1i magnificent house. which he named
tie Kremlln Ele got together famous
stud, with which he was most success
lrlt and founded the SoltykoH Stakes,
run for every year at Newmarket.
What money he did not spend on the
"rporsing Of kings he found use for
In financing theatrical ventures, In which
+ he was not so successful. Prince Solty-
kof came OF one OF the most famous
and anclent noble families III Rus ia,
enc Of his ancestresses having been the
wife OF tine Car Ivan the Terrible. while
others Of the family have also married
into the Russian royal house.
Sir Johns Name,
The name OF Sir John Blundell Maple
stands first, for 'furnlture,' and, second,
fo1 race horses" lie owned the great
est furniture business In the world and
one Of the greatest racing stables In the
world. Born In 1876, he was trained from
IN early age by his father to follow the
ealing OF a furniture dealer, and proved
himself to have strongly developed
business instinct,
8 It was so strong that even after he had
become baronet he was often seen do
4 Ing business like salesman n, The huge
Fl emporium in Tottenham Court road.
n TIE Firm OF Maple g. Co trades on 9
grand scale exports its goods TO all pait
cf the world, and often undertakes th'
entire furnishing Of palaces and srea
,.otels. The premises In Tottenha II
Court road are one OF the sights Of Lon
uon.
Sir John WAS bright eyed, portly ant
xenial-a type OF the successful bushes
man and sportsman His racing estab
lishment was at ChildWickbury his sea
In Hertfordshlre, and al first he racet
under the name OF mr.. Chlldwck.
His philanthropy was one OF his heB
traits. Learning that the University Col
Iege Hospital, which adjonts his bust
iness premises, needed rebuilding AM
mere space, he pulled down some Of hi
warehouses and presented The site t
the hospital with check for The cos
OF rebuilding Sir John had represented
Uulwich South London constituency. Il
Parliament eInce 1857. lie Was knIghte'
In 1881 and became baronet six year
later He leaves a widow and an onl
child who Is married to Baron Won Eek
pardstein, OF the German Embassy.
Approved by Priyy Council.
King Edwards approval Of the mate
eStweea Prince Francis OF Teck an