Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29
1snccIal correspondence.l


ONDON, Oct. 2O.-AlthouEh It
was confidently predicted in GER
lain quarters that the death of
King Edward would prove a
knockout blow for horse racing In this
country, the sport seems to have as
strong hold on all classes of peo-
pie in England today as 1t had IN the
hcvday of the late monarch's conncc-
ton with 1t. Truth to tell the prac-
tisc OF betting on horse racing indulS-
ed in by the very poorest classes as
well as by that top crust of English
society popularity known as the aris-
tocracy although 1t contains many
whose sole claim Is one Of wealth. has
become so prevalent q. vice as TO pre-
clude all hope of reform such as has
been effected in some parts Of the
United States.
Naturally the present year has been
an unusually quiet one because of the
enforced period Of mourning which
kept the court and all those in any
way connected with it from active par
ticpation in festivities. But the ac-
ton of the present king in taking over
his fathers stud horses and causing
1t to be known that he would SUD-
seuuently give the fullest support TO
the sport of racing, renewed the With
ity of the sport.
This was preceded by the announce
ment that Lord Derby, one Of the rch-
est of English peers, would take over
the late kings race horses, althougil
IT undoubtedly meant large momch-
tarv loss to him, burdened as he was
BY a large and expensive stable OF ms
own. Likewise those pillars OF me
English turf, the duke of Portland, inc
duke of Westminster, the two Joe,
brothers, Solly and J. b., and Lonel
and James de Rothschild. plunged
more heavily than ever into the sport
and brought it through trying
period.
PLEASURE COMES HIGH.
If the truth be known. practically
every big owner on the English turi
paws heavily in the way of losses io'
his pleasure of participating in INC
| snort of kings And among the iarE,
| est losers this year must be rcckonS ,1
those three Americans who, after inc
| ,ownfall of racing in New York iol'
| lowing the passage of the anti-bcttins
inw Of Gov Hughes, came to thss
| country to race. Harry Payne WHIT
nev, lanes r. Kccne and August i'el'
mont for many years among the big.
nns, winners on the American turf
| hnve not won q single race III ltnslah'
md their combined expenses cannon
nav, been less than 100000.
I, 10 common knowledge, OF course
| ma, the late King Edward was I
hoavy loser through horse racing, l.
,,i,,h, he added that he Is believed
,'ntynvcr. to have gambled away II
~. yay. not his own money but otn'
~ pcople's. Ills very closest irlenu:
,rorn racing enthusiasts, members o
~ exclusive Jockey club and inter
,, in the popularity or the Sport
49, sunnort was, of course. inValu
Ky ~ and n pool OF rich enthusiasts Il
n MA 70 have borne the kings rnc'nt
| expenses
HEAVY BETrORS.
A,tbougn big plnngers Ike Bet !,
,,i,'Inn" Gates and Me Too" Drake nr'
! n,',' on the English turf OF toahs
Nm, arc many wealthy men VINO ,lI'
me- ,ao,r stcndy bcttors day In and daS
l,ut'' Ssnrh nrc Solly Joel and }, 81 Joel
ON, .i ally tho former The. two broth
esle. a,1,,ers of that race which. un
do, he late king practically dominance &c
ENGLISH society. are nephews OF inc ~,
NOUS Barney Barnnto, the south NIL
ran diamond millionaire Wh'
,f,tcd suicide by jumping over