The New York herald., 1922-12-30
Hamersley Fortune
Stays in England
by Beresford Will
Peers Bequest to Kin Came
From Income New Yorker
Left His Widow.

Special Cable 20 THE Nsw yoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929. by THE NEW YoaK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Dec. 20.
BY the will OF the late Lord Marcus
Beresford famous turfman and close
friend of King Edward VII. who die a
December 16. the fortune which the late
Lady William Beresford saved for her
son, William Warren de la Poer Beres-
ford. out of her life interest in the
state of her first husband, Louis Q.
Hamersley of New York, remains IL
England.
In 1850 Miss Lillian Warren Price
daughter of Commodore Cicero Price
Y. S. N. was married 10 Louis @. Ham
ersley OF New York. He died in 1885
and left her the income for--life from
100000 900 or about s1.000.000 a year
with the provision that the principal
should go TO the Hamersley collateral
heirs. In 1895 Mrs. Hamersley married
the eighth Duke OF Marlborough, who
died in 1899, and in 1895 the Duchess
married Lord William Beresford. brother
OF Lord Marcus.
The new Lady Beresford spent each
year practically her entire income from
the Hamersley estate until 1897. when
her son. William Warren de Ia Poe-
Beresford, was born. the only child OF
her three marriages. Then she began
to save TO provide for the boy Lord
William Beresford died In 1900. and
Lady Beresford. when she died In 1902.
left her entire fortune to her son. Civ
ing Lord Marcus Beresford a life in
terest in the estate on condition that he
and his wife should take the boy into
their home. look after his education and
treat him as their own son.
This bequest amounted at the time to
more than s1.oo0.o00, and largely in
creased by the time William Warren de
la Poer Beresford came OF age. When
he died in January, 1919. he bequeathed
the entire fortune he had received from
hts American mother and it's increment
to Lord Marcus Beresford. According to
the latters will. it now goes to his
nephews and nieces, the two younger
brothers and three sisters of the pres
ent Marquis of Waterford. They are
Lord William Mostyn Beresford, Lord
Hugh Trystram Beresford, Lady
Blanche, Lady Katherine and Lady Bea-
trix Beresford,
The bequest of Lord Marcus leaving
all of his thoroughbred stud to King
George marks the graceful ending OF the
Oeau peer long sporting CoileCtioH WIN
the royal stables. Lord Marcus was one
of the late King Edwards racing cronias
There are many spurious stories about
the late King Edwards salad days In
which Lord Marcus shared.
King Edward was very fond OF Lord
Marcus and insisted that he stand beside
him. when he was photographed with his
Derby winner. Though King George Is
by no means as enthusiastic racing
man as his father. he has maintained
stud. leaving almost it's entire manage
ment to Lord Beresford.
The present Prince of Wales has not
vet shown any intention of embarkins
on the racing game. rerutcdly because
the royal private fortune from which
such costs must come Is suffering q
severe strain as the postwar living ex-
pcnses and taxes mount and revenues
decline. He has a group or useful
chasers, however. and Is an enthusiastic
rider to the hounds and In point races
at various hunt clubs. He has never
gone bcyond that