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The Ascot Gold Vase 1913, silver gilt twin handled trophy cup and cover by R. & S. Garrard & Co. (Sebastian Henry Garrard) , with a bud finial to the lobed domed cover with a gadrooned band and a foliate and egg border, scroll handles issuing from foliage, a trailing vine border above a classical figural frieze, a lobed base and on a circular pedestal base, 57cm (22 1/2in) high, 7192g (231.25 oz), with an ebonised socle applied with The King's Gold Vase The Gift of His Majesty. Ascot 1913, 71cm (28in) high overall, in a fitted oak travelling case LONDON, June 17 There was a brilliant gathering at Ascot to-day. The King and Queen drove in semi state from Windsor to the course. Several members of the Royal Family were also present. Every effort was made to avoid disturbances by suffragists, the club officials reserving the right to question any visitor in the enclosures. 1 GOLD VASE, value 200 sovs (given by his Majesty), with 400 sovs added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs, second to receive 100 sovs in addition; for three-years-old, 7st 8lb; four, 9st 41b; five, six, and aged, 9st 81b; winning penalties and maiden allowances 2miles. Won by Mr. E. Hulton's ch c Shogun, by Santoi - Kendall Belle, 3yrs. 1 Sir Edward Hulton, baronet (1869-1925), newspaper proprietor, was born in Manchester, the second son of Edward Hulton (d. 1904), newspaper proprietor, and his wife, Mary Mosley. He was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester, but left school at sixteen to learn how to manage newspapers, serving an informal apprenticeship in his father's Manchester-based business. Hulton senior was an astute entrepreneur who built up a stable of popular titles, including the Sporting Chronicle (1871), the Athletic News (1875), and the Sunday Chronicle (1885). By the mid-1890s he was ready to relinquish the day-to-day control of his business to Edward, who initiated a period of rapid expansion, adding the Manchester Evening Chronicle (1897) and the Daily Dispatch (1900) to the Hulton list. The Evening Chronicle was especially successful and quickly acquired the largest circulation of any evening paper outside London. When Hulton senior died in 1904 Edward's two younger sisters indicated that they were unhappy to see the business pass into his hands; they shared, perhaps, their mother's anxieties regarding his interest in racing and coursing. However, he retained the confidence and support of his two elder sisters, and it soon became clear that their judgement was sound. Hulton, who registered his racing colours under the name of Lytham in order not to alarm his mother, devoted much time and expense to his sporting passions but could never have been accused of neglecting the business. His office regime, characterized by an early start to the day and a late finish, with a minimum of delegation, has been described as ‘puritanical’. By 1923, when he retired, the Hulton empire had grown to incorporate eight titles generating average pre-tax profits of around £377,000 (Griffiths, Plant here the Standard, 210). Condition report disclaimer