Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30

Frusquin broke down in the Eclipse stakes
at Sandown. while Persimmon won the 81
Leger and the Jockey Club stakes. which
that year was worth si4.s5O. He was ever
better as a 4-year-old. being in a class by
himself, the Ascot cup being one OF hi'
chief victories. In 1896. the year OF Persim
mons Derby the Prince headed the list Of
winning owners for the first time with q
total OF 1874, 455, but next year the tota
took a drop TO E7.7yO.
In 1898 the Prince dropped lower. for h,
had only Ss2.s 500 at the close Of the season
but his success doomed up again in 1s9,
with the debut Of Diamond Jubilee, tho
son Of ST. Simon and Perdita. this latter
mare being responsible for the best part Of
the success OF the royal stable. Like Per
simmon. Diamond Jubilee was given his
first public airing in the Coventry stakes
at Ascot. He ran well when he liked and
pretty bad when he didn't. Principally or
account Of his relations he was a n ever
money favorite, but he proved a great dis
appointment to his hackers. He gave q
display Of bad temper at the gate and
when the horses did finally break away he
refused to gallop kindly and finished q
poor fourth. He was tried again in the
July stakes at Newmarket, but here he
acted like a crazy horse and in one OF his
capers before the gate bolted into a ditch,
and when the start was finally effected,
Watts, his jockey, could do nothing with
him.
Soon after Marsh conceived the idea OF
changing jockeys and he tried Mornington
Cannon. The plan was a good one and in
a. = 49,
lee came home second, showing that he
could run when he wanted. With Cannon
on his back he won the Boscawen stakes,
but had to be driven hard. and this not
being suitable to his disposition Mornington
became his enemy then and there. Marsh
made another change of riders, the third
choice being Herbert Jones. who the year
previously had ridden forty-three races.
1t was thought to be an unwise move
to put such In inexperienced mar up,
but Diamond Jubilee seemed to a k to
Jones and did well when hi had him
in the saddle. Jones had the leg up on
the stubborn one when he won the Two
Thousand Guineas by four lengths and he
brought home in the Derby though at one
time he did not seem to have much heart
in the way he ran. After doing some
Spienulu WoTk AT the Hluut DldulOIu jubilee
was sold to a South American breeder for
$500
II IL well known that the king has a
great love for steeplechasing and his sue
cesses and failures under national hunt
rules make a very interesting story. In
1898 his attention was attracted to a horse
named Ambush H., by Ben Battle and
Miss Plant, and on the advice Of Lush
ington, who looks after the royal chasers,
the horse was purchased. Ambush II.
started in the Grand National of 1899 and
though but a 5-year-old, jumped the course
safely, though he could get no nearer the
front than seventh. Next year, carrying
the kings cOlors. he was almost favorite
and with Anthony in the saddle he won
by four lengths from Barsac, to whom he
was giving nineteen pounds. In third
place came Manifesto, a neck behind Bar
sac, and with 1S1 pounds on his back. Am
bush III. started the following year, carry
ing the top weight of ITO pounds, but he
never got the course. After Moifaa's VIC
tory in 1901, the king bought him for SIS,
600. but the New Zealand chaser never
won a race In the royal colors.
Last year the king won the Derby with
Minoru, the details of which are pretty
we'll known. Though he made only Sec
ond in the list of winning owners he made
q fine showing, his total for the season
being over 100000. Minoru will carry the
royal co,ors again this year.