stimes as an active
participator and not a mere looker-on. At various times he was
associated with nearly every form of British sport. Yachting and
shooting were two of his favorites, but it was his close connection with
the turf which most appealed to the general public. Probably no other
breeder of thoroughbreds ever had such a trio of equine giants as
Florizel II, Persimmon and Diamond Jubilee. And in one year, 1909, he
won over L29,000. When his horse Minoru won the Derby in 1909, the
people in their enthusiasm surged all over the course after the race,
but the King went down amongst them, and himself led his horse in to the
paddock.]

[Illustration: FAMILIAR SNAPSHOTS OF KING EDWARD AS HIS SUBJECTS BEST
KNEW HIM.]

[Illustration: KING EDWARD'S MOST INTIMATE FRIENDS.

1. Lieutenant-Colonel George L. Holford, C.I.E., C.V.O.,
Equerry-in-Waiting to the late King. 2. Lord Burnham, K.C.V.O.,
principal proprietor of the "Daily Telegraph." 3. Count Albert D.
Mensdorff-Pouilly, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador. 4. Lord Suffield,
P.C., G.C.V.O., K.C.B., Lord-in-Waiting to the late King. 5. Mr. Alfred
C. de Rothschild, C.V.O., Austro-Hungarian Consul-General. 6. Mr. Arthur
Sassoon, M.V.O., a member of a famous Anglo-Indian family. 7. The
Marquis de Soveral, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., the Portuguese Minister. 8. Lord
Allington, K.C.V.O., a great Dorsetshire landowner. 9. Sir Ernest
Cassel, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., the well-known financier and
philanthropist. 10. Lord Farquhar, G.C.V.O., Extra Lord-in-Waiting to
the late King, and formerly Master of the Household.]

[Illustration: KING EDWARD'S MOST INTIMATE FRIENDS.

1. Lord Esher, G.C.V.O., G.C.B., Deputy Governor of Windsor Castle. 2.
Lord Marcus Beresford, Extra Equerry and Manager of King Edward's
thoroughbreds. 3. Earl Howe, G.C.V.O., Lord-in-Waiting to the late King
and Lord Chamberlain to Queen Alexandra. 4. The Rev. Canon Edgar
Sheppard, D.D., C.V.O., Domestic Chaplain to the late King. 5. Sir
Donald Mackenzie Wallace, K.C.L.E., K.C.V.O., Extra Groom-in-Waiting to
the late King. 6. Lord Ilchester, who has written some delightful books
of biography. 7. Mr. William James, J.P., D.D., C.V.O., the well-known
traveler and landowner. 8. Sir Thomas Lipton, Bt., K.C.V.O., the
well-known sportsman and yacht-owner. 9. Lieutenant-Colonel F. Ponsonby,
Equerry to the late King. 10. Captain Sir David N. Welch, R.N., formerly
commander of the royal yacht.]

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