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LORD FALMOUTH DIES UNEXPECTEDLY Was a Distinguished Soldier a Well as a Suc ¬ cessful and Respected Turfman TurfmanEngland England lost one of her most distinguished and popular turfmen when Lord Falmouth died at his homei Mereworth Cnstle October 1 Concerning him London Sportsman said 5 5The The turf has sustained n heavy loss by the death of Lord Falmouth which occurred somewhat un pectedly at last for though lie had been in failing health for some time past his condition was on Saturday thought to have improved considerably there can be no doubt that the death of his two sons in action fell heavily on him and conduced niaterially to the collapse in his health One of the most respected members of the Jockey Club he passed the chair as steward and although he lid not race on the same lavish scale as his father he was like him a sportsman of the highest order and the popularity of the magpie Jacket was sustained to the end He carried on the breeding stud at Mereworth Castle and though his successes did not compare with those of his predecessor with John Scott and Matthew Dawson he had the satis ¬ faction of winning the One Thousand Guineas with Quintessence an unbeaten filly that Avas trained by Chandler and from her sprang Clarissimns which won the TwoThbnsand Guineas trained by Waugh at Klngsclere The colt did not run for the Derby and met more than his match In Hurry On in the September Stakes Of other horses bred by Lord Falmouth Amadis was probably the best and would no doubt have been in the top class had be been of greater size but he was only a small horse althougha great stayer He is one of the few sires ever owned by the later owner of Mereworth and stands at Leaders Stud Farm Newmarket while Clarissimus is located dt the Welbeck Stud StudHe He succeeded to the title of Seventh Viscount when he had just turned forty years of age having been born on July 24 1848 On leaving Eton in 1866 he passed direct into the Coldstreams and was in the regiment thirtytwo years During that time he earned distinction at TelelKebir in 1882 and ho was later in command of the Camel Corps at Metammeh and received mention in despatches for conspicuous bravery at Abu Klea and Abu Kru He retired from the army with the rank of major general He inherited the taste for racing shown by his father though at the time of the latters death in 1889 he had no racing colors registered He was elected a member of the Jockey Club in 1898
