The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-22

also have an interesting collection OF
WAlhlng-sticks, although not quite so
late Lord Anglesey. which fetched a
couple or thousand pounds when they
"Srs disF-ls-d Of after his death.
OF AL - that which was owned by "a
Britisn Jackie. which was made out OF
loNe-ietters placed on steel spike and
cut. trimmed and dressed la a neat man
ner.
II may be considered A wise nova
on the part % King George OF England
not 10 nave listened 90 the protests or
q I, cer tain ultra -pious set among the
IIltlsh peers who strongly urged the
abandonment OF horse racing during the
war az un6ecoming In very periious.
not. a. rule. patronize the turf nearly
as much a. the Eritons. are assembling
record crowds al the Lubertusstock
hud the time and. above all. the heart
10 think OF sport when attacked from
the four corners OF the earth. cannot
be a. badly on as pictured by an inim-
ical press This IL logical reasontne.
and. therefore. II speaks for King
GEORGES good sense that he overrode
all protests ana objections. and not
only permitted the running ct the Derby
ana the Newmarket. but actually en-
tered his own horse. Frisr Marcus.
which returned the compliment by win
Handicap.
The history Of the British turf teens
WIN stories Of me race horses-
speed. stamina and Erit are comuinea
90 the highest degree. Few. however
have had such q sensational career as
the Duke OF Westminster celebrated
horse 1rmc. which died recently az the
rare Old axe OF 90 ani whose sire. or
race horse 81 an time Durinr ~
iatinE career nrme won $4,000 Stakes
ana would have won much more. but,
hy the act OF "a mleCreart. who poisoned
TIE horse while being trained for the
900. 100 guinea race Tho poisonins ~
althouEn reward 90 $1,000 had been
offered FOR the recovery 81 the poison
ers' they mover were detected.
prmc's dam. Angelica. was FUN els
w Q" another rrcnt race horse. &c..
Portland. who bought the animal Tor
lhe .ompaf auvey small sum ~ 1900
Huinefr Pr simon. IKE Ormuu1c. never
iug Tor TIE Duke a revenue ~ $4,000
year. Altogether. hr earned $4,000
0op" truly. o. stuusndous sum-
feN owners we're more lucky In their
pug fAHor. of rtDnIurs0a than fho late
Iukr 81 WestminEteL Doncastrr WAS
bought by hlm far $4,000 Aftnauah
fortune durlne ,ts iarf no '' sS1 ,Fs9 @
sired Ben pr whlru Afterwards sired
'fn1nd'. which brought flu Duke am
eco bargain waa rUIIrrs which v.ar
purchased. in the nrst instance. for Is
over ~ 100000
some amazing prices have been paid
fHr famous ra0fhnrere Diamond Jubilee
wac sold Tor 10000 guinness. while Do
ls generally believed Chat on ambitious
breeder fulfatUftI fn acquire fnr iafr
kinE Edwards horse. PersIrmrn Tor
$3.50. 600. huf woe fuiI that fnr racer
WAS mot for naIr
so Hiars. o rronchman. paid $500
EunFae fHr IlIlug FuN anil untu
velocity won fhf uuuCneafrr cup.
come NFHre $50. 10000 EuIneaa wac uf.
Tered GOO him tY a foreign government.
hut refused 49, Iuri fnr South AfrI.
cam mIIIluuaIrr. refused Hf 600 EuIurHa
Tor nIH rare horse Your Majesty CON
.f I'tralHrnuu bfHer countries have
been anxious Co acquire ENGLISH race
hUrHfH The AfFcrfiua Republic bought
HrmHude fur 800 goo. and also secured
No. Bass ll.Nfar-nld crleur faf fIat-
600. hu Austrian sportsman paid frf-
900 fHr sieve GALLON. Nnffro Moro.
winner of the Derby ~ 1897 waa anf
t0 ere Russian government Dor tils 900.
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