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ENGLISH TURFMEN HONORED BY KING James Buchanan and H. Cunliffe-Owen Made Baronets by Their Sovereign. The popular F.nglish turfman. Mr. James Buchanan of last year, i- now Sir James Buchanan, becau-c King George handed him a baronetcy as a New Year gift. A good many yean bac k. when he raced under the assumed name of "Mr. T. Kinc.iid." he won some notable race-- with tin- Laclas gelding Kp-om Lad, that horse in 1!XH winning for l.im the $."0,000 Prime-s of Wales Stakes, in which he defeated the great Diamond Jubilee: the 900,088 Sundown Park Ecltpee Stakes, in which the American Disguise i was third and Diamond Jubilee fourth: also the! Kempton Park Stake-, at a mile and a half, for! which William C. Whitneys Kpsom Derby winner of that year. Volodyovski. was a 7 to 4 favorite, but could onl.v finish third to Kpsom Iud and Santoi. The- liest horse he ever raced under his own name was the- great and undefeated three-year-old Hurry On. by Marcovil -Tout Suite, which in 1818 won in succe-sion the Beacon Maiden Piute. Stetch-worih Plate. Newbury Stakes. September Stake-. Newmarket St. I.eger and the Jockey Club Cup. He wa- never extended and wa- deemed a horse of the highest da--. Hi- fir-t i wo-year-olds will make their appearaaee this year and great expectation- are based in their hofied for excellence-. Another turfman given a baronetcy was Hugo Cunliffe-Owen. owner of the- crack Orby thr year-old of I his year. Orpheus. He is a newcomer in EBg i-h racing, bat a hold buyer of co-tly blood --to. k. and ha- a chance to achieve high honor-:his year, lipheu- bc-ing in the Two Thousand Gaiaeaa and St. Leger, but unluckily not in the Kpsom Derby. Mr. Buchanan is more fortunate in rtnpcct to the Derby. Iicing the owner of the fast gray colt Paitbtdaa, which ha- a chance in the big race-. . , A
