338 MEMORIES OF MEN AND HORSES 



' Teddy ' ! " I have heard her cry more than once when 

 there was a Royal victory, and surely no one could find 

 fault with such an honest expression of delight, no 

 matter how worded. 



In fact " Teddy" was a name freely and heartily used 

 when King, or Prince, had won a classic race. 



It was, I think, at Doncaster, the crowd was such on 

 the Leger day of either Persimmon or Diamond Jubilee, 

 that H.R.H. had difficulty in getting to his horse to 

 lead him in. On this, a posse of police constables 

 surrounded him to assist his progress whereupon 

 came a voice from the crowd: " Never mind, 'Teddy/ 

 I'll come and bail you out ! " 



All this was taken in perfect good part, needless to 

 say, and it only serves to show how King Edward was 

 one with his people on a race-course, though no one 

 was better able to preserve the dignity of a king on 

 suitable occasions. 



His present Majesty, King George, has not yet 

 attained to such success as a breeder, but he will prob- 

 ably do so, and, even as I write, there are some hopes 

 for Weathervane. Lord Marcus Beresford has, from 

 the first, managed the Royal stud and stable, and I 

 remember, when Vane, sister to Flying Fox, was pur- 

 chased, he asked me if I thought mating her with 

 Persimmon would be too close inbreeding. As Per- 

 simmon showed little of Galopin or St Simon character, 

 I thought it would be all right, but the produce 

 did not do much good. It is noticeable, however, 

 that Weathervane is very much more closely inbred to 

 Galopin and St Simon than anything by Persimmon 

 out of Vane could have been. 



Lord Marcus has done great work for two Kings, in 



