The Washington herald., 1913-07-15

Miss Davidson's adventure with KiE3
Seorge's horse, which proved % disas-
fous to herself and the Jockey, probably
would not have occurred had the precau-
tons formerly taken for protecting the
race still been observed. II was custo-
mary. when the Derby FIRST was found
ed. Tor the stewards to ride along the
course to watch the competitors A sepa-
rate steward was detailed for each horse
ana his duty was to see that there was
no interference with that horse or his
Jockey, by the other competitors or the
public. In picture Of the Derby in 17s1
one OF the stewards can be seen riding
along gayiy some lengths in front of the
winner, thus unselfshly sacrificing his
own very obvious claim to the Blue
Riband of the Turf.
The Derby derives its name from Tho
Oaks" the seat of the Early of Derby
at Barnstead. Originally an ale house.
The Oaks" was purchased some $50
years ago by Gen. Burgoyne, the Brit.
ish commander at Saratoga. who fitted
II up as a country residence. and sold
1t to the twelfth Earl of Derby. The
carl. who was the founder of the Derby.
greatly improved the estate, and when,
In I779. he instituted . race for three
year-old fillies, TO be run on the neigh
boring Downs. he bestowed the name Of
THE Oaks upon the race. At The
Oaks" was given the famous fete in
celebration Of that earrs second mar
riage, which furnished Burgoyne witi
the subject Of his play, The Maid Of
the Oaks"
Our prefxes "Mr." or General be-
come sufixes in Turkish. The Mayor
Of a Turkish city adds to his name Bole-
die Raisi There it would not be Mayor
Jones, but Jones BoIedie Raisi. caliph
Is a prince of the royal line and "Mo-
hammeds representative" ranking nexs
to the Sultan himself in importance. The
next title of Importance Is Sheikh-Cl-
Islam or head OF the Mohammedan faith
Imam Is the title by which a priest Is
addressed. Pasha is the highest title
within the gift of the Sultan 1t Ia
conferred chiefly upon men who achieve
distinction in arts and letters. or in COM
merce and il more or less common
among the great merchants of Turkey.
or those who, under the old regime. had
a hand in the collection Of taxes The
word "bey," attached to the name OF a
person. indicates that the bearer Is dis
tinzuished for service to the country.
The term "effendp' indicates that the
| man so addressed Is higher In birth.
breeding, or education than the man
speaking. and IL a variable title. depend
! ing on the rank of those Carrying on
the conversation The Grand Vizier, or
Sadorazam, is the Premier Of the Caoi-
net, and In the highest Of government
officials The governor of q province Is
4 known as valf-
One OF the most remarkable men In the
employ of King George Of England Is his
chef Punctuality Is his most striking
characteristic, and he has the reputa-
| ton of being the most punctual man IN
Great Britain. Just as Big Ben, In the
tower of the Houses Of Parliament. an
nounces IL O'Clock, an automobile stops
| in front of Buckingham Palace. and a
man, who appears to be about nifty years
old. alights. He is neatly dressed In the
latest Bond Street fashion. and always
wears a high silk hat He also wears
gold spectacles. On entering the palace
| he goes to the kitchen All the cooks
| and dishwashers, on seeing him, take on
their white hats and stand attention
| The chef takes his place at a small desk.
and the menus of the King. after pass
! ing the inspection Of Lord Farquhar, Is
| brought to him. He studies the menu
few minutes. turns ii over to the SOUS
chef" and leaves the palace. Exactly
at D. m. he returns, and then takes
charge Of the preparation of the King
| dinner. He oversees the undercooks, Or
| dering them to do this or that, ike a
veritable commander-in-chief. Some times
| but very rarely, the Kings chef takes
| a hand himself in the preparation OF
| special sauce or of one of the King
favorite dishes His exacttude Is pro-
| verbal. He never arrives at the palace
| a minute too soon. nor does he leave
minute behind time. FLANEUR.