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ONE PLEASING CANADIAN APPOINTMENT. Official announcement has been made in London that the Duke of Connaught will be succeeded as governor-general of Canada by the Duke of Devonshire, a close friend of King George. It is quite in keeping with the traditions of Rideau Hall that the new governor-general should be a supporter of racing, a sport which appeals so stronglv to Englishmen and has been so soundly developed in England. The Duke of Devonshire, like the nrosrnt representative of the king in Canada, is a member of "the most exclusive club in Europe," the Jockey Club. Ho has gone further, though, than the Duke of Connaught in his activity, being a breeder of considerable note and an owner whose straw jacket has been carried with honor by good horses. It is to be noted in this connection that except the Marquis of Aberdeen, there has been no governor-general of Canada in more than thirty years who has not taken an interest in the affairs of the turf. The Stanley Pro.duce Stakes at Woodbine was named for a governor-general who represented the house of Derby, which from time immemorial has encouraged racing. Lord Minto was himself an accomplished horseman and race rider, and once captured nearly the whole of the afternoons program at a Scottish meeting. Francis Nelson in Toronto Globe.
