346 Two telegrams sent to the royal racehorse trainer Richard Marsh from King George V in 1922 and from Queen Alexandra The Queen Mother in 1924,


both being by the way of a thank you for birthday greetings, the first instructed from Buckingham Palace and dated 3rd June reads R. MARSH ESQ. NEWMARKET, I WARMLY THANK YOU, MRS MARSH AND THE EGERTON HOUSE EMPLOYEES FOR YOUR KIND CONGRATULATIONS ON MY BIRTHDAY, GEORGE R.I.; the second is instructed from H.M.S. Sandringham dated 1st December 1924 and reads R. MARSH, NEWMARKET, I THANK YOU AND THE EMPLOYEES OF EGERTON HOUSE FOR YOUR KIND CONGRATULATIONS ON MY BIRTHDAY, ALEXANDRA, both framed & glazed by Pretty & Co of Newmarket


The 1924 Queen Alexandra telegram is poignant as this was her 80th birthday. As fate would dictate it would also be her final birthday celebration. In 1922 King George V was celebrating his 57th birthday.


Richard Marsh’s first appointment as royal trainer was to King Edward VII for whom he trained the winners of eight Classic races. King George V was enthusiastic about racing and owned many horses but just simply didn’t seem to have the tremendous luck that his father enjoyed on the Turf. £300 - 500


347 A racing plate worn by a winner at the now defunct Scottish racecourse Bogside, mounted and inscribed ROYAL GEM, BOGSIDE NURSERY H’CAP, BOGSIDE, SEPT 18th 1926 £50 - 70


348 A silver vesta case


commemorating the victory of Grakle in the 1931 Grand National, hallmarked Lindsay & Paisley Ltd, Glasgow, 1930, inscribed to one side GRAKLE, 1931, the other side with engraved facsimile signatures of the horse’s owner, trainer & jockey Cecil R.Taylor, Tom Coulthwaite & ‘Robert V. Lyall, length 6cm., 2 1/2in. £140 - 180


349 A racing plate worn by “Twenty Grand” when winning the Belmont Stakes 13th June 1931,


mounted over a photo-montage by C.C. Cook, manuscript legends, gilt title plaque to frame, 39 by 45c,., 15 1/2 by 17 3/4in.


Provenance:


Given by Mrs Jim Rowe, the wife of the trainer, to Bernon Sheldon Prentice. £1,000 - 1,500


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