The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-18
MARK SYKES SON AND
HEIR OF SIR TATTON

ing starter or the Jockey Club. was FOR
many years In charge of the RACINE
stables OF Edward VII.
Sir Tatton had commissioned LORD
Marcus Bcrcsford TO buy the famous
race horse Lat'lcchc. at the sale OF The
stables OF the late Baron liirsch. Sir
ration considered that LORD Marcus
had paid too mucr for tho nag and re-
pudated the transaction. i.oru Marcus,
who WAS so poor that he had the great
est difficulty In making both ends meet,
horse on his hands. and proceeded TO
sue SIR Tntton. In court while the
baronet insisted that ne had restrict
ed the price 10 100000. Lady sykes
testified that her husband had given
Lord Marcus carte blanche. her evidence
serving 10 decide the case against Sir
Iatton.
The latter got even with his wife. Ny
issuing q public announcement TO the
effect that he was not Responsible FOR
any OF her financial tranTactions ana
lcut down her pin money, whcrcupon size
applied 10 professional money leaders
became involved in their tolls, and then
thc-c was more litigation, The Insurers
endeaNofins t" e%tort from her htis-
band the money that they. could not
Set from hcr. Ultimately Sir Tattou
I settled with Them, which lac was amply
ablc 10 do. being enormously rich
he has two hobbies namely, horse
racing and the building ana cndow-
inent of churches. While lie spends
large sums OF his enormous fortune
on these two fads, he Will sometimes
stint himself, not merely in luxurics,
hut in the comforts, and even the ncccs-
SaricS of life.
lie is The head OF an old Yorkshire
family OF Cumberland origin. which
first came into prominence in tic reign
81 lanes J., when itichard Sykes was
loru OF the manor OF Leeds as well az
Manor Of that city.
Inc father and mother arc both OF
them devoted 10 their only son. Tie
cd lon II
Mark sykes, and nc divides his afrcc-
ZION equally between them. He scrv-
&C, "a or q time as nttachc OF the Eng
none large amount Of exploring. hav-
ing several standard works OF. travel
10 his credit. ana has furnished any
huinoer OF valuable reports 10 the In
iclliscncc Department Of the British
army.
Lady sykes is a most outspokcn
champion q her friends, and when the
sailed for having permitted the bac-
carat scandal to take place at their
mousse. and to have afterwards permit
ca 1t 10 become pubic, she printed a
VERY vigorously wordcd letter in the
London Times defending them.
LADY Warwick, formerly Lady Brooke,
MS observe, come out lately With
n flat-fooied denial Of her connection
with tho baccarat case dcclaring har.a
3clt traduced blythe American press
and endeavorins 10 cxculpatc herself
~ insisting That she had never In her
lie been at 'rranby Croft, where the
scandal took place II
sui INC American press never as
serted that she had been at Tranby
Croit she was to have gone there
alter the Duke and Duchess Of Port
ih ,n had forcgone the honor Of 4 royal
VISIT for the Doncastcr races, rather
IMAM consent to have her among the
quests lsut she was prevented from
gong to Tranby Croft by the death OF
,,eL step1ather, the late Lord Rosslyn.
What is alleged is that having learn
ca OF the affair afterwards, she. heart
liS disikinS the offender, convcrsed
80 freelv about his guilt al Tranby
Croft mat II became a matter of com
mon knowledge That was why shs
was was called .tllc habbling Brooke"
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