The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
KING EDWARD KICKED WHEN .
HE LOST A BET ON AMBUSH II,
Englands Monarch Bet $1,000 on the steeplechaser in the Grand Ma
tional and Gave His Trainer a "Wiggin' for Allowing
Hin to Bet on a Lobster.

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD y THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
London. April liking Edward VII Of
England. lost N.oo on his horse Ambush
who failed to win the Grand National
steeplechase at Aintree last week He lost
$50 on the same brute in the Sand1on Park
Stceplechase a week before
They say the King got real angry when he
blew his two thousand two 'undred squid on
Ambush In the National and gave. after
following" ike an American p.ker. his
trainers a stin call down for giving him bad
information and making him bet on a lob
ster."
Not that the amount was ruinousL 1t
was only E20. but even IL a man Is a
reiEning monarch Of a prosperous country
he does not care about being fooled as to
the condition Of his own horse. and II Is
easy to believe that some very harsh
things were said after Ambush II. had made
his slovenly and n-tempered display. The
stable connections were not deceived as TO
De chances really possessed by Ambush IL
Captain Ward. Reggie Ward. brother OF
Lord Dudley. had the mount. ana when he
left the paddock on the royal horse. he was
as white and nervous IS n man could be
going to the scafold. He had a right TO
be. for he fully realized that he was going
out before an enormous concourse Of people.
including most OF the ultrE-fasnionables OF
England. to be beaten on a hot favorite in
full view OF the regal owner
HORSE ALONE TO BLAME
OF course. Captain Ward was really not
to be blamed in the slightest. but his ap-
prehension did not make him rid any better
race than he should.
1t is not to be said that anyone was espe-
cIaliy to be blamed in the matter in actual
fact-neither Tommy Lushington. who is
responsible for the training and placing
Of the horse. though the training is put
down officially to one McNally. who is no
more than head lad nor Captain Ward.
ror anyone else.
In private Ambush II had been doing all
that was expected OF him..
1t has been. from the English standpoint.
an unfovtunate affair all round. but the
fault lies primarily with the horse. who has
turned completely sour and roguish. and
will probably never run true again
Ambush II IL described as a geldinE. but
ne acted like an old stallion whose temper
had completely gone. When Captain Ward
hit him the morse threw his head around as
IL nothing would please him so much as to
tear the throat out OF his rider.
ENGLISH KEEP SILENT.
The English papers know enough to main
tain a discreet silence on such points. the
impression produced at a time when all the
support possible is needed for the sport-in
the face OF the ever ebulEent faddists ana
refoTmerx-Es not OF the best.
Captain Ward. who was at one time. be-
fore the South African War. a much more
notable figure in racing circles than he Is a,
present A son OF a noted beauty, CAPTAIN
Ward was considered enc OF the hand
men that had ever adorned London
society. He served In South Africa. and
the rayases that the climate OF that coun-
try worked on his constitution are palpable. |