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HOW REGAL LODGE GOT HIS NAME Conferred On Colt Out of Compliment to Lady De Bathe, Who Recommended His Purchase, Louisville, Ky., December 22. The happy days of the turf in England, when Edward VII. was Prince of Wales, are recalled by the presence of a two-year-old colt in the stable of Jefferson Livingston at Douglas Park, named for the Newmarket home of the Jersey Lily, Mrs. Langtry, later Lady De Bathe, a great favorite of the late king and one of the best judges of horseflesh in England. It seems that Joseph Butters, who has represented Jefferson Livingston in England, was buying yearlings in the early part of 1915 and that Mrs. Langtry, who also was attending the sale, was so much impressed with the looks of a bay colt by Beppo Oriana, that she persuaded the Livingston buyer to secure the youngster for his employer and include it in the consignment he was about to ship to America. Mr. Livingston, when he heard of this pleasing sign of interest in his turf fortunes, repaid the compliment by naming the colt Regal Lodge, after the Langtry country seat. The ladys excellent judgment was shared by Mr. Livingston when he saw the colt for the first time after his arrival on these shores, for he declared he was one of the best-looking of the many horses he has purchased abroad within the past three years. Unfortunately the colt has had little or no opportunity of confirming the good opinion of those who selected him. In his only start, which was at the Lexington spring meeting, he sustained serious injuries that caused his retirement for the remainder of the year. With careful treatment, however, lie has fully recovered and is now as good as ever. The fact that owner Livingston intends naming the colt in the Kentucky Derby and other stakes, is proof conclusive st the faith he has in him. Beppo. the sire of Regal Lodge, is also the sire of Gay Laura, the latter the dam of Gay Crusader, winner of this years Epsom Derby and other classics.
