Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09
Special Correspondents.

Special espondenco.
ONDON, oct. S0--Kiug Edward
can boast ~ quite "a goodly num-
L. Der Of successes on the turf this
wear. the most recent OF these having
been gained with his horse Coxcomb.
which won the much priced Weter
Handicap at Doncaster from a strong
field. The result Of this race. which
! the king witnessed. Is known TO have
pleased his majesty greatly. and a day
or two aftfrward he sent for his trainer,
Richard Marsh. and congratulated him
warmly on the satisfactory showing
made by the royal stables.
1t is no use giving you any more
pins, said the king, and placing a small
package I'm the trainers hand. he added,
therefore. ] ask you TO accept this as
little souvenir for your wife"
The little souvenir was a handsome
enameled brooch studded with dia-
monds and representing race horse at
fun gallop with "A Jockey wearing the
royal colors. The incident illustrates
both the good nature OF the king and
his high appreciation OF Marsh's SER
vices.
Not only Is Marsh the trainer Of the
kings horses. but since the silken jack
81 Of purple ans gold flashed first past
the post In all the most important races
Of the first year OF this century he has
beon known in England as the King
of Horse Trainers For purple and
gold are the royal racing colors. and
Diamond Jubilee. the greatest winner
among race horses IN any one year,
was trained for King Edward VII by
Marsh
Dick" Marsh the great trainer is
Familiarity called. He owns the most
palatial training establishment m the
world. over t-Egertou House, New
market-blaze the royal arms. TheIe
are gathered a. hundred blue blooded
racohorscs owned by the king. and some
half dozen Of the wealthicst noblemen
aud gentlemen on the British turf.
TRAINER FOR TWENTY YEARS.
Marsh has been a trainer for twenty
years Before that he was a stoeplc-
chase jockey. and before that again "a
jockey on tho dat Without question
De- is o. genius boo his profession. Car
lyle says Genius is ON inhnlte capacity
FOR taking pains" IL has been Marsh's
capacity that has won for him his pros
ent euyiable position in the horse
world.
Since he has been hall marked by the
appointment as the royal trainer gold
has strcamed iu MuTsh's direction.
Horses he has trained have won races
valued at total ~ s. 100000 Tho
average winnings at EEcrton House
NaUI "a "
stakes have just about paid the owners
their expenses, Tor Marsh's Income
from his training establishment alone
iH 100000 "a year, and 70 d. safe to ray
that hls percentage of winning and
gifts from winning owners footH up
% grand total of between $4,000 and
$4,000 lie can properly claim the poe
sition cf being the highest paid train
or ln thu world Being "a ahreNd man,
he values nis own opinion ana backs
a. So that with his winnings ln "a good
year hls annual receipts VIII equal
about "a quarter az "a million dollars.
Expensive ESTABLISHMENT
But Egcrton House IL an expensive
estabnshnent There IL a small army
of employees from stable boys 90 type
writer's. ln tne Office. Tho training
quarters make up "a Hmall village, with
lts own shops and school and chapel
Whinn has "a aurpliced choir OF stable
lads. There ARE long lines OF model
stables aud Enclosures whore are quar-
tered tr0ops N thorough breds frOm
unracod 2-ysar-olda % ri rsd veterans.
And there IL also "a model farm with
many prize cattle and a STUD farm.
The Kings trainer looks the typical
British gentleman farmer or BREEDER. He
la a mg,robust man N Do, weighing close
on 200 pounds. clean ahaven and always
faultlcssly dressed Ne has a CHEEKY
manner "a hearty handgTasp. ana d one
Of the most popular men on the Bit