Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-03

Marsh soon equaled the records of the
other great training stabes-Manton and
Beckhampton and SO on. Very shortly he had
passed them and was in the front flight
The horses Of the king, then the Prince
of Wales, had not been doing very well
and Lord Marcus Beresford was appointed
master of the royal racing stud. He
promptly turned all the royal horses, from
two-year-olds to aged. over to the care of
Marsh and up went the royal arms over
Egerton House.
This, Of course, was a most valuable
asset But even knowing it's value Marsh
showed himself fearlessly independent
The king had large string in training
and he was somewhat bothered financially.
At one time the king owed his trainer
$4,000. Marsh in those days charged
owners all expenses and fees, with a per-
centage of winnings. He plainly told the
king that he wanted his money for he
could not afford to train on credit when
he had scores of cash-paying owners
wanting stable room. The king admired
Marsh for his independence and there
after became his stanch friend. The late
Baron de Hirsch. it is understood, paid
Marsh's bill in full and the king himself
afterward paid regularly.
That Marsh has a peculiar aptitude for
pleasing his patrons is shown by a little
trick he turned last summer. The king
had bred slashing filly al Sandringham-
she was the favOrite of the royal prin-
cesses and was christened by Princess
Victoria after herself. Victoria was en-
tered in an important stake at Sandown
hot
WAS also to be the wedding day of the
Queen of Spain he devoted the most par
tcular pains to getting the FLY Victoria
in shape. She won the race in a canter,
the first race Of the season for the king
and at the very hour that his niece be-
came Queen Victoria of Spain. The vic
tory, being such a happy augury, pleased
| the royal family immensely and also the
public.
Horses trained by Marsh have time and
time again captured practically all the
important races in different seasons, but
it was not until 1896 that he won the blue
riband of the turf. the Derby. This was
also the first Derby that the king won,
and so 1t was doubly triumph. Marsh
had first scored that year for the king
with his FLY That's in the One Thousand
Guineas. Persimmon, his candidate for
the Derby. had been previously beaten
by Leopold de Rothschild's St Frusouin
and there was the greatest rivalry be-
tween the two horses. St Frusquin was
favorite and Persimmon second in favor
The kings horse was the bigger, and
Marsh declared his longer stride in the
long race would mean his victory He
was right, for though st. Frusquin led
all the way to the stretch, Persimmon's
longer stride wore him down, and In
tremendous finish the kings horse won
by short neck. The scene that ensued
was one of unparalleled excitement The
| king himself led the winner through the
cheering crowd to the paddock. Persim-
mon later won the ST. Leger and the Gold
Cup at Ascot among the big events for his
royal owner
| Marsh won his next Derby in 1898 for
Mr.. Larnach with Jeddah at the odds of
| 100 TO I. In 1900 came the triple crown
OF classic events. when the kings Dia-
mond Jubilee won the Two Thousand
| Guineas, the Derby and the st. Leger
Diamond Jubilee also won other big races
and these victories stamped Marsh as the
| premier trainer of England, for never was
| there a more difficult horse to train. Dia-
mopd Jubilee's temper was renowned as
the worst of any horse In years. Watts,
| the kings jockey, could not go near, much
| less ride. him. The horse showed an af-
lection for his stableboy, Herbert Jones,
and SO Marsh gave the boy personal
tuition and turned him out a frst-class
| jockey. Jones is now the recognized royal
jockey and in the first flight and in great
demand by other owners at Egerton
House.
| Marsh's successes caused many wealthy
racing men to seek his services but only
two. Lord Gerard and Arthur James.
senior steward of the jockey club, were
added to his list of patrons. Egerton
House Is now a very exclusive place, and
before Marsh gives room to racing strings
he lays the applications before the king
for his approval.
Nursery of famous winners" is what
turf writer's commonly call Egerton House
nowadays. Lord Ellesmere built it for
Marsh on the valuable Stetchworth estate
under srecial and long leases. 1t took
two years TO build. The architecture is OF