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PRINCELY PATRONS OF GERMAN RACING. In Germany racing seems to le becoming the sport of kings. The recently-proclaimed king of Bavaria is a good friend of the turf. He raced during the period of regency he held and his private estate at Leutstetten includes a small thoroughbred stud, while horses have run in his colors. In Hungary -he established a stud for the half-breds, following the example of his majesty of Wurtem-berg, who takes an active part in racing and, free to follow the bent of his inclination, has made considerable and wise changes at the Weil Stud, nllot-ing the best paddocks to the Anglo-Arabian race horses whicli carry his colors, and removing the pure-bred Arabs to the quarters formerly assigned the racing stud, an appreciable improvement mpst satisfactory to Couter, his trainer. The Duke of Brunswick has had a couple of jumpers running at cross-country meetings, the ducal appanage of the "Harzburg Stud, tinder the able management of Baron von Glrsewald. Prince von Schaumberg-Lippe races under the name of the "Fasanenhof" Stud. The Crown Prince of Germany and Prince Frledrlch SIgisinund are known to have a partiality for cross-country sport, and the present Emperor and Prince Frederick Charles have both of them been owners irrespective of those bred at Graditz, the stud of the kingdom of Prussia. Reigning Grand Dukes have during their military career raced and possibly the advent of the Hanoverian Prince to the Dukedom of Brunswick may tempt hint to draw on the resources of the Harzburg Stud, as did his predecessor, William of Brunswick, who, before leaving his throne, had a racing stable of his own, to utilize the produce of the fiscal stud.
