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Show Clixhbs cf Two Iai-31. ? ; V - , . Richard Croker, former, king of New Tork, now in temporary retirement in Ireland, has 'committed the, onkiaglj offense of bidding against that royal sportsman, King Edward, for, a buncn of yearlings. For this breach of royal etiquette, King Croker is to be. unhorsed, so to speak, and forbidden the nso of the Newmarket track for training his. bangtails, , ; Eeally, King Croker ought to bexcused, f or if there not a saying that "money makes the mare go?" In sooth, has not . Eting ' Croker tltie money wherewith to accelerate the aforesaid animaTs pace? Can King Edward do more? '. ' Why should not King Croker, even thongh e be a retired king, have Jhe privilege of coveting the same bunch of yearlings that King Edward hadTset hjs eyes npon? -If racipg, horses is "the -sport of kings,"' should King Edward have the pik and choice of the bunch and thus be in position to capture cap-ture all the money whem the nags line up at the starting rubber? Nay, verily; that would destroy racing, for if King Edward shall have the privilege of buying all the yearlings that he-wants, without competition, then does it follow that no other horse shall win th race but one bearing the- imp who carries the colors of the English sovereign. For our part we must stand by King 'Croker, even to the last barrier in the jumping race) and may Tammany luck' attend him. |