New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

or near London covering several acres In order that
he may have what he likes in season and out OF season.
When Lord Londesborough, who Is magnificent coacn
man and crack shot engaged his last gardener he said
20 that unctionary: Please recoect that am iona oi
French beans, and like them on my table every oay
The gardener said yes my lord. every day IN inc
season" Lord Londesborough rejoincd In his most
melodious tones al said nothing about the season'
said every day" And he has French beans with MS
venison on Christmas Daythe venson being the flesh OF
bucks or rather "haviOrs attened like oxen In the stan
This being understood IT Is easy to see that an establish
mcnt ike the Badmnton Hunt costs money. In the old
dukes time nj least four hundred people, including
guests their servants the house servants at Badhto
and the hunting establishment, dlned daily during lhc
hunting season his expense and he also spent lou OF
money on a Yeomanry regiment known "a the Giouces-
tershre Hussar Differed by the best families IN he
county But the BadmintOn Hunt and Is the great
10y OF the Duke Of Beaufort Not only Is dinner pro-
vided in the profuse style common at great country
houses those sportsmen who are too red OF WHO
come in late for fudrcss parade there supple
mentary sort of coceroom dinner at which they enjoy
all the freedom hotel with the difference that loo
and drink are AS good they be- and that there Is
nothing 10 pay There Is nothing out OF this country nor
I'm II like BadmintOn for magnificent hosptaIhy anu
general splcndor The Duke OF Beaufort Is himself Tue
perfectlymannercd we'll as the most genhl OF
men. He is extremely kind 10 young men, who feel at
tention from duke keeny, and yet Is the last person
in the world with the most insocnt parent wonu
venture TO take liberty anywhere, except at Badmh-
ton where host, he is prepared to take his numerous
guests as he finds them. The Badminton Hunt mas u II
needless say, uniform or costume OF bright DUO WIN
bun silk or cachcmire lining, turnover or whatcVerHh
technically called. 1t Is pleasing variety from the
everlasting scarlet OF hunting fields and comas out
splendidy in dnnerdress 1t is, however a droll 90,
Incidence that cOors suggest the celebrated bun ana
blue 4" Of The Edinburgh Rerieo!
The bright Beaufort blue also reminds me Of a man
once saw when very little child, but whom have never
forgotten the Marquis Of Angcscy who lost his leg at
Waterloo and wore cork one when saw him IN the
park riding in blue coat with brass buttons Thcre Is
capital drawing Of the present Dakc Of Beau
fort in bun and blue at the Orleans Club in Kingst st.
Jamcs's.
Another noble sportsman has come to GRIFFIN Lord
de Clifford whose been hurt by the bursting OF
his gun This Is very unusual accident in these times
and will doubtless discussion The breech-
leaders whether of the hammcrcss kind or with rebound
action made by Charles Lancaster and other famous
makers are almost perfect firearms, and cannot
understand that Lord de Clifford would an Inferior
fowlng-piccc more especially as he Is celebrated
pigcon-sho His orlship has the reputation OF being
clever both on turf aud at pigeons. Should Mt An
dcrson again bring forward his bill AGAINST pigeon shoot
ing next session he will find formidable opposition ar
rayed against him. Lord Westbury and few other
nobcmcn are now engaged I'm organizing better defence
than was made last year. Nobody believe, much
for demonstrating which Is manly gambling affair."
but people hate in this country, interference with their
amuscncns. Between the Blue Ribbon Army the sal
alton ditto, the yiSiscctioniss, the Sahhatarsns
the anti gamc-law people and other iaddists Ike MI
Anderson We have rough time Of IT, and threatened
with sort of crusade OF meddlcrs and muddlers who a.
not enjoy life themselves and determined that
BODY else shall. These cockncys pure aud cOckncys |
provincial have sympathy with anything hut their |
chapel going who would reduce NE II they had their
way to the wrctchcd level Of bourgeois mcdocrity and
the mis- .rahle muf who can neither ahoo ride swim.
row, fence box would bc master OF the situation
The death of Lord Gardner lessen. by one the little
hight of Lciccstershirc In the paimy days Of the
guorn before the division ~ the county Lord Craven,
younger sportsman II sorcy III nj Ashdown amid the
BERKSHIRE hlll- for the size, strength and feet
ness the hare, which grow there The extraordinary
situation OF AShdown Park high up on the downs CT
planned 10y the story ~ craven who, when L0rl Mayor
" London rode fast and far IN escape the plague in
e Rsr XII down. he thought he might be safe there
nnally built him house with four avenues leading
tructed Of the stone. supposed Ia have been
carried there by the Druld.. The Cnycns are very
member Of the Jockey Club Lady Blanche Is now Lady
-cd III i Mr. George Brdcncl- Bruce known a. Duher
Bruce then C4piaig Nv C%scn, and dini g, SSsriag
,cgant and admired Of our really 0rdHdes danes
II seem. that the Marquis 81 kildare eldest Of tho
Duke Of Lenscr is about 10 be- married Ia the great
,rauty LADY Uernioue Duucoinbc eldest daughter of
ard TrTersban whose daughter. are los f,r The most
I,nritrr - The famons sir lame. Graham /. hcrsef
cry b"autiful. and Lord Fcyor-ham - ~ the best
,s vca- lie has picture of his daughters a. Young
hildren painted ny SAINT In his house In Bcgraya
qusrc. perfect dream ~ beauty and grace.
Miss Mary Anderson whose beauty l. universally ad-
nired ha, hown hcr GOOD ig.e in TGcivgg The cop
oolncss. Doubtless the Prince means well. but his at
entons To ladies often do them more harm than good ~
wO fair Americans have reason To remember.