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i PASSING OF SIRE LEMBERG Death Deprives English Turf of Famous Race Horse and Successful Stallion. The famous sire, Lemberg, which dropped dead at the Hamilton House Stud, Newmarket, April 19, was bred by his owner, the late Mr. A. W. Cox, who raced as Mr. "Fairie." Early in his career Lemberg gave promise of developing into a great rac2 horse. He won the New Stakes at Ascot in 1909, and later in the same year was successful in the Rous Memorial Stakes and Chesterfield Slakes at Goodwood, the Rous Memorial Stakes, Newmarket. Middle Park Tlate, Dew-hurst Plate and the Champagne Stakes. It was as a three-year-old, however, that Lemberg put the seal on his fame, for, alter finishing second to Neil Gow in the Two Thousand Guineas, he went on the win the Derby. Later in the year odds were laid on him to win the St. Leger, but he was beaten into third place by Swynford and Bronzino. Apart from his victory in the Derby Lem-"berg carried off the St. James Palace Stakes, the Champion Stakes, Jockey Club Stakes, and Sandown Foal Stakes, while he ran a lead heat with his old rival, Neil Gow, in one of the most exciting races ever seen for the Eclipse Stakes. Lemberg summarily turned the tables on his St. Leger conqueror, Swynford, in the following year when they met for the Cor- I onation Cup at Epsom. He also gave proof j of his stamina by winning the Doncaster j Cup. Lemberg was retired to the stud in 1913 after winning stake money to the value of 04,705. His progeny also proved highly successful. His son, Lemonora, finished second to Craig an Eran in the Two Thousand Guineas of 1921, and was third to Humorist and Craig an Eran in the Derby. Lemberg was also sire of Pogrom, which won the Oaks in 1922. and also of Ellan- gowan, who won the Two Thousand Guienas in 1923. Lemberg was twenty-one years old. . » —
