SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 7, 3 July 1911, Page 7

SPORTING.

THE KING'S RACING STABLE. The prasence of King George was one of the notable, features at the second spring race meeting at Newmarket early in May.' It was his Majesty's first visit to a race meeting since his accession, and it waa hoped that the occasion would be made memorable by a victory for the Royal Stable in the Norfolk Plate, a race for two-year-olds. The King's representative' was Pintadean, a colt whose sire, Florizcl 11., was one of the most valuable inmates of King Edward's stud, and the first horse to carry King George's colors attracted a very great deal of attention. Proliably the loyalty of the public to the Throne rather than any impressiveness in the appearance of the colt made him an exceedingly strong favorite in the large field of sixteen, and it is easy to believe that when Pintadean made only a very moderate showing the great majority of racegoers were disappointed more by the , frustration of their Sovereign's hopes than by their own monetary loss. Since then, of course, his Majesty has won his first success on the turf, and further victories for the Royal colors will be awaited with enthusiastic interest. It will be the hope of many of his people that King George's turf career will be as [Successful as his father's was. King Edward started his racing stable by giving to his manager, Lord Marcus Beresford, .€101)0 4o form, the nucleus of a banking .account. The authors of a new "book on "King Edward as a Sportsman" state that he was "never called upon for another 'shilling, and he drew large sums on several occasions. At one tjime close upon £60,000 was standing to his credit." The late King had some fine horses, and they were usually well handled. In one year he won live great races, the Derby, the Two Thousand Guineas, the. St. Leger, the Eclipse Stakes and the Grand -National. Between 1387 and lfllO the amount won by his horses in, stake* was £146,344, his'stallions earned £69,405 in fees, and the returns from sales totalled £73,911. Of course, King Edward was "lucky," and he frankly enjoyed his successes.