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KINGS LOSS BY PERSIMMONS ACCIDENT. Even kings must take the good and bad luck together iu turf affairs and his Majesty. Fdward VII.. though he may not actually need the money. will this year have the experience of missing ;i .oot that his stallion. Persimmon, would have earned in stud fees but for the accident that recently be fell the Derby winner. When in training Persimmon won 75,000 for his royal master. Iiis get have won in seven years more than 25,000 on the turf. The horse is only fifteen years old. and in the ordinary course of events would have had at hast six years mere stud service. His progress as 1 stallion was si»-.uly, hence he would probably bavo earned u.0t u u year for nix years.
