New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12

NEW TRICNVIRATE OF The BRITISH TURF
SIR Daniel Cooper has been elected one Of the
three stewards Of the Jockev cub that Is 10 say,
g member Of the aIl-poHerful triumvirste which
constitutes the supreme tribunal Of the British
turf and from the DEGREES of which there is no
appeal. He IL entirely new TO the business
having served in the capacity OK executive ofrcer
Of the JOCKEY club before, and, gifted with quite
IS much experience Of the whole business OF rae
Ing as his colleagues, Lord Durham and Captain
Harry Greer enjoys IN addition thereto strong
sense OF hUmor. possibly due 30 the fact that he
vas bern not in England. but in Australia
His father and the latter's brother were in the
second third and fourth decades of the nineteenth
century the leading bankers and merchants of
SYDNEY. In fact, only the people of Sydney but
OF the entire colony Of New South Wales, were
more or less dependent upon the Cooper brothers
for the transaction Of their business The Cooper
Bank has now developed into the Bank of New
South Wales. the biggest institution Of its KIND In
the Antipodes. and the late Sir Daniel Cooper vas
It's first president as well the first Speaker Of
the legislative assembly New South Wales, after
The colony had been granted constitution ana
self-governreut
The late Sir Daniel was knighted in 1851 and was
created haronet IN 1858 for his services 20 the col
ony. being in fact the FIRST Australian 10 receive
any hereditary honor at the hands OF the British
government; and he invested most Of his money
in the land which the great city Of Sydney Is
nov built AMI retained his holdings he became
enormously rich. He married a Australian woman.
out sent mis- eldest boy and namesake TO be edu-
Gated IN England. FIRST a Wellington College and
sfterRard christ Church. Oxford. where he had
among his college chums Lord Rosebery, the late
Lord Randolph Churchill. Lord Tveedmouth etc.
After leaving oxford he spent several years in
Australia. Vhe:e he took an active part in racing
and IN TIE mana cement Of his fathers interests.
On returning England, in the sos. he married
Miss Gran,-Suttie. daughter OF Lady Susan Grant
Suite and granddaughter of the late Duke and
Duchess Of Roxburshe, and devoting himself 70
racing on water and on land was fortunate enough
10 secure election both the Royal Yacht Squad
ION ana 20 the Jockey Club.
lie makes his principal home at Newmarket. at
Warren Tower. Situated at the top of Long Hill,
about mile from Newmarket. 10 the southeast. #
Commands one Of the finest views in England the
eve reaching far Ely Cathedral. The house
vas built by the late Mr.. Mitchell-Innes. father
OF the Councillor OF the British Embassy at Wash
ihgion. in imitation of Ayton Castle, the principal
seat Of sle Mitchell-Inpes family in Berwickshire
and is casteated mansion of Bath freestone. II
IS hardly necessary to state that the house Is filled
from cellar to garnet VITA sporting trophies and
with pictures and literature relating the turf
Che Of the treasures being the only complete set in
existence Of Heber & cheney's Racing Calendar.
extending over a period Of some two hundred years
Or more
may add that Sir Daniel. who is very popular
with the King, and whose racing coIors are orange
anu white, races only the horses which he him.
hei has bred and trained: that he has never YET
won that blue ribbon OF the English turf the
teroy. and that he considers the only way deal
ing with the problem Of betting is TO institute the
parl-nutuel, or totalzer. which has proved as
great success In Australia and in New Zealand
d. IN France. lie declares this in fact TO be ths
only healthy mode OF betting
, NATICAN's TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
Plus = has inacgurated a new departure in con-
'ieciion with offences committed within the pre-
elhcis OF the Vatican. The latter, as also St
refers. enjoys tic extraterritcria privileges
. foreign embassies at Rome. Plus TX used ID
-sasist that lie possessed addition these extra
t>4rioral rights those ~ complete soveressnts
WILL Ike precincts q t.se vatican, and with thi'