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Show GIVEN TO CHARITY WORTHY DI8P08AL OF MONEY WON BY RACERS. Hospitals Built and the Poor Helped a the Result of Turf Victories of Horses Owned by Prominent Prom-inent Men. The king of Sweden recently told a story of King Edward's charitable propensities. pro-pensities. Just before the race for tho Derby which the king's horse Diamond Jubilee carried off, hU royal highness as he, then was was watching the horses proceeding to the starting post? Suddenly turning to the king ot Sweden, who was with him, he said: "I am most specially anxious to win today." "Why so?" Inquired the king. "Because," was the answer, "I always al-ways give the princess whatever amount my success happens to bring me. With the stake money ot the last Derby I won the princess provided 1,700 poor boys with a complete outfitclothes, out-fitclothes, underllnen, boots, and all necessaries and stamped on each article ar-ticle was 'From your friend the prince.' " The duchess of Portland some time ngo presented to her husband a very handsome blotting book of Russia leather heavily mounted in silver. Oh tho mountings are engraved the names of all the races won by that ex-traordlliary ex-traordlliary racer Donovan. In 1889 Donovan won the Derby nnd the St. Lcger, besides tho Newmarket stakes and many other Important races. The total sum won by Donovan during his racing career amounted to 70,000, and the whole of this large fortune the duke gave to his wife for the purpose pur-pose of building almshouses for widows wid-ows of the duke's tenants and a cottage cot-tage hospital' for the neighborhood. Daron Illrsch was another great turflta, most of -whose winnings went to charity. During his lifetime he spent more than 60,000 of turf win-nlngs win-nlngs on charity. All the winnings of La Flcche, amounting In all to 34,-685, 34,-685, were devoted to various charities. Dogs have done much for charity. The record In this direction Is held by TJm, the famous Atrdale terrier which belonged to Mr. Hugh, the Great Western Inspector at Paddington. For more than ten years before his death Tim trotted from train to train, Inviting donations to the railway servants' serv-ants' widows' and orphans' fund. The total of his Collections exceeded 800. Tho dog always knew when royalties were about to travel. He would sit down on the edge ot the carpet laid on tho platform and refuse to move until he had had something added to his lioardi On Ave separate occasions Queen Victoria placed a sovereign in his box, and many times the king has done the same. Mr. W. W. Astor gave Tim his record presenta pres-enta check for 200 on the occa-slon occa-slon of the coming or age of his son.' Other animals, too, have Indirectly contributed to the cause of charity. At Amersham, In Buckinghamshire, the superintendent of the Daptlst Sunday Sun-day school adopted a novel expedient for raising money for the Congo mission. mis-sion. He distributed among his scholars schol-ars a number of rabbits. These they had to fatten at home, and when fit for market the creatures were sold, the proceeds going te the mission. At Frleth, near Marlow, a pig raised no less than 7 for charitable purposes. pur-poses. It was rattled for and then given back by the winner and sold again. In Lancashire town a local butchor presented u handsome young pig to a bazar on condition that a church member, got up In frock coat and silk hat, should diivn It through the village. The procession caused great amusement and a collection realized real-ized more than 3. London Tit-Bits. |