The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-16
Thoroughbred Running Con-
tests Are Undoubtedly Great
Britain's Enduring Sport.
NEW SOVEREIGN ATTENDS
GREAT MEET AT ASCOT
Subject Proud Because He Got
Cigar Stub That Ruler
Tossed Away.
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN.
,lal Cable to The Tribune.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON. July liking George
has no subjects more loyal than those
who follow horse racing. When his
sire began to creep into the hearts of
the people it was through sport that
he came. He was like father joining
in the sports of his children. He could
not romp with them, but he could ap-
plaud their courage and their daring
their clean, healthy striving to win the
prizes Of the field that is level and
open to every man. l refer to the field
of sport.
King George made known to all the
world his personal interest in horse
racing. He has been for some time a
brother in the confraternities of foot
ball, cricket. yachting and other manly
games-and I feel certain that as his
reign progresses towards its full frui~
tion, it will be found that his interest
is something stronger than mere pat
ronage.
No Legislation Likely.
Little has been done not only to in
vestigate the sport, but TO cleanse it
of some of its more glaring lneffcien-
cies and impurities. The majority of
the methods we employ in governing
horse racing are prehistoric. 1t is
hardly possible that there will be
legislation that will regulate betting,
for the national conscience is very ten
der where anything in the nature of
speculation is concerned; but there is
at least room for the executives of
g. a. khnrr
they are doing to keep their rings clear
of the thieves and welchers that abound
at the present time.
A police officer once told me that the
race course was the finest safety valve
that England could possess. 1t cannot,
however, be denied that the sport has
a wonderful fascination for crooks,
When the king was at the Epson
races recently, he chanced to throw
away the end of cigar so that it fell
at the feet Of an ancient and some
what tattered looking subject, who
eagerly pounced upon it.
is good enough for me-" said he,
speaking with the air of man who
would not condescend to smoke any
cigar not up to the kingly standard;
though it was noticed that he took
from his mouth clap pipe filed with
shag to make way for the still smok-
ing stump.
Proud Of Cigar Stub.
A laugh went up at the old man S
saying; there did not seem much doubt
about the truth Of it. 1t was the
proudest moment of the old fellow s
life when he began to puff ut the king s
cigar end, in the most loyal way in
the world
The time records made on the Eng
lish turf are not taken very seriously,
owing to the nature of the courses
varying so much. Since the introduc-
tion of the starting gate, however,
the watch is a better guide than for
merly. The horses are prevented from
getting a flying start as once on a
time. Turtles talk lot about the
record set up by Maraja1 when win
ming the Manchester cup, the time
for the one and one half miles being
2 minutes 27 2-5 seconds. This beats
anything previously accomplished, the
old record being 2 minutes 2s 35 sec
onds. by Finnasssur at Chantilly,
France, on May 2S, 1905. Zinfandel
did a fifth of second slower Mt Man
chester on June 5, 1903. and Spate 2
minutes % seconds at Newbury In 1905.