KING GEORGE AND THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1124, 11 May 1911, Page 5

KING GEORGE AND THE TURF.

$ VISIT TO NEWMARKET. By Teleeraph— Press Association—Copyrieht London,.May 9. The King visited Newmarket, inspected his stables, and witnessed tho racing. He received an ovation when he arrived on the course. After his accession last year King George publicly announced his intention of keeping up his father's racing stable and breeding stud. King George is much fonder of riding than his father, a.nd has an infinitely better seat in the saddle, owing to the fact that he was taught riding by an Englishman; whereas Edward VII received his instruction in equestrianism from a Hessian, selected for the purpose by the late Prince Consort. But ho does not care for racing, especially for racing as now conducted, while Queen Mary is seldom or never seen on a racecourse.

Much gratification, wrote "The Times" recently, will be felt by those interested in the turf at tho evident intention of ithe King to run his horses freely, as may be jilted by the liberal manner in which they are being engaged. The liberality is also governed by discretion, as was, indeed, to be expected with so experienced a manager as Lord Marcus Beresford at tho head of affairs. The horses are" by no means recklessly entered; one or two are nominated for stakes at many different meetings, although in certain cases there are more in principal events. Their presence at a meeting confers prestige upon it, and so the sport is encouraged.