The sun., 1908-12-13
YELLOW PEACE COMING
CoMsiasss from First PoOs.

No "a date reeultod IN eltts OF pToLnioos
nfacunting to E1sS 1000. Among the most
recsnt contributors is the King Of Siam.
Who has had three sons and q brother
educated at oxford. In sending his
donation eR goo he says:
Il believe 1t is humorously but truly
uaid that university is most successful
when Il is annually on the verge OF bank
xuptoy; In other words. whom Il IL making
chs fullest use OF its wealth and all its
poWeFs.'
a Yavorite story at Oxford when tho
young Prince Of Siam was there as an
undergraduate told how the Prince tele-
eraphsd 10 his father. Have passed
Emails.s when he had got through the first
and very easy examinations properly
called -Responsions.' The next day the
Prince receiveda telegram from Bangkok.
sEearty congratulations. Have sacri-
Aced 500 slaves
Lord Glenesk. proprietor OF the Morn
me Poa, who died tbe other day. was
the dean Of the newspaper peerage,
which consisted OF himself. Lord Burn
ham, th9Nowner OF the Daily Telegraph.
and Lord Northoliffe Of the Daily Nal.
Lord Glenesk was created a knight,
as Sir Algernon Borthwick, In 1880. This
was the fret time that an honor OF the
kind was given to journalist.
Soon after the knighthood had been
conferred upon him sir Mgcrnon was
ct o dinner party given by the late
Lord Beauchamp. and some OF the
guests drank rather chafingly to the
health Of the new knight. Disraeii. who
was one Of the party, was distinctly nettled
by what he took to be q sighting OF honors
that he had recommended and said In his
most pompous style:
aYes. let US drink to Sir Agernon
Bothwick and the honor that he shares
With Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Isaac
Newton"
" Lord Glenesk was made baronet at
the first Jubilee in 1887 and got his peerage
IN 1895.
Lord Burnham Of the Daily Telegraph.
Who started life as Edward Levy. became
Edward Levy Lawson In 1875. assuming
the name Of his unole by royal license.
Ha was made baronet in iso1 and ele-
waited to the peerage in 1908.
81 Lord Gleneslk was so when he was
lnighted and es when he wds made peer
Lord Burnham got his baronetoy at the
age OF 80 and his peerage at 10. Lord
Northolifre's career has been much more
rneteoric. Born in 1855. he became a
baFonet at 80 and in the following year
was made peer.
The fat racing season OF 1908 finished
with the Manchester meeting on Saturday
and win always be remembered as d year
OF surprises. With few exceptions all
the Important races were taken by hope
iess outsiders.
In the opening week the Lincolnshire
Handicap was won by Kafhr Chief starting
at 100 to against. The Grand National
fell to q 90 to 1 chance In
Rub.o. The cambhdgeshire. the most
important handicap OF the year, was won
by Marcovil, a 50 to 1 chance. while the
November Handicap on Satur-
day was taken by Old China at 20 to1.
OF the classic races the Two thousand
0uiheas was won by Norman III. Is to
1 against, the One thousand Guineas by
Rhodora, at 100 to 9. and the Derby. by
at TOO to 1. Signorinetta win
81 remembered as the mckiest animal OF
the last ten years. having accomplished
fha rare feat OF winning both the Derby |
and the Oaks
The biggest winner OF the season has
been j. B. Joel, who with ten winning |
horses has won nineteen races. the total
stakes Of which amounted to go. o.2l6. A, |
Belmont is fourteenth on the list, with |
lhree winners who took FIVE races. worth
n, ms. Richard Croker 10 fifteenth. one
horse having won two races. worth Es,S47.
Lady de 'Bathe, better known as Mrs. |
liAngtry, is twenty seventh on the list, |
her five winners having taken sixteen |
races. worth E4.005.
OF the twenty-seven most successful ]
owners the occupations are various.
One, OF, course. is King Edward. who is
on the HIST. i've horses hav-
Ing taken nine races. worth G5. .4eol5.
Eight are stockholders. four are brewers,
one 10 distiller. four are peers. one is
Banker, two are untitled land owners, two
are manufacturers and one. Mrs. Langtry. |
IN actress. Chevalief Ginistrelli Is an
Italian gentleman Of moderate means
Who has made his home in England. and
Afr. Croker needs no classification.
Danny Maher has woR the jockey cham
,ionship for the frat hme. Out of ts1
aounts he has ridden 1so flrsts. 9i seconds.
Is thirds and 7o5 times was unplaced. His
Fihring percentage is $3.50.
His nearest rival was the fourteen
Tear-old apprentice r. l.. Wootton, who
would most probably have finished at
he head OF the list but for his suspension
or Ave weeks. When he resumed riding
he was ~ points behind Maher and Is be-
lind Higgs But in the last four weeks
u the season he deprived Higgs OF sec
md place and finished 10 points behind
daher, having ridden COZ mounts. which
ook 12e firsts, io2 seconds and % thirds,
iis winning percentage being 2i.42 This
odrteen-year-old boy is making steady
Is 900 a year.
Word comes from Berlin that the Ger
nan Government intends to send an ex.
edition to investigate the remains Of
animals discovered last year
u the southern part OF German East
lfrica by Prof. Fraas Of Stuttgart.
Prof. Fraas. who was engaged in al
cienHfc expedition in the interior of
Lfrica. heard by chance Of the discovery
4 EiEsntio bones and Immediately startedl
nth only few bearers through dense
orsst to the place whence the news came.
here HE expectations were more than
tiliv realized for he not onlv foupd a,,, |