Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-10-15
Tho Prince of Wales Pals.

1t ls curious thing 10 note the sort
of people that Albert Edward delights,
TO surround himself with. and who
! despite the high-minded speeches he
/ may make in public when laying
| foundation stone or declaring some
hospital open, but too plainly show i'll
what direction his real and Individual
tastes lie. | fancy that III no other
place or at no other time is better
exemplticatiOn of this to be found than
iii the guest list at Greenwood Park
during the race week. 1t is indeed
surprising, when one considers the po-
sition of the Duke of Richmond, who
| is the third peer of the kingdom, that
he should lend himself to such course
merely TO please his future king. II IS
| in fact all the more surprising still
when It is remembered that the Duke
is one of the foremost Conservative
peers in the House of Lords. and
man who for political ability and
stateSmanlike qualities takes rank
second only to the Marquis of Salisbury
and Lord Cairns. During the race
week is about the only time that
| GoodWood Park has the honor of
stay of any length from His Grace or
his family, his estates IN Scotland being
now his fayorite country residence,
and, instead of extending his hospitality
to men whom one would think would
be more congenial to him and his gen.
erally exhibited tastes, he fills his house
with national and political nonentl
ties-men who. if racing and actresses
were abolished by act of Parliament,
would never be known except as pos
SCISSORS of titles on which they reflect
no honor.
Take the young Duke of Portland,
for instance. What on earth does he
amount TO, or of what earthly use Is he
to the country of which he is a born
legislator? He is young man OF about
seven and-twenty, who five years ago
WAS elevated from the position of plain
Mr.. Cavendish- Bentlnck, subaltern
in the Grenadier Guards. to that of the
eighteenth peer of the five hundred-odd
of the kingdom, with a ducal coronet.
hundreds of thousands of pounds a
year. and several splendid residences,
both town and country. Like all other
shallow Young men who "come into
money! of a sudden, he straightway
went on the turf. Before then com
paritively obscure, parsonage, albeit
The known heir of his uncle, the late
Duke. who was supposed TO be leper,
he at once leaped into prominence and
notorIety as new member of the
Prince Of Wales "set." L don't mean
to say that the young man is fast, at
least not in the way that the Earl of
Shrewsbury and the Marquis of Hunt
lev are fast. but he certainly keeps fast
COMPANY. lie poses as goOdy-goOdy
youth. and is highly spoken OF by all
| old ladies'. | rather fancy he has as good
time as the others on the quiet, and,
lacking the honesty to show it, prefers
to pass for prig. At all events, what
ever his means may be, and his acci-
dental title, he is no person to shove
over the heads of men VINO do some
thing besides breed race-horses, and
whose achievements are more beneficial
TO their country than the winning of
the Goodwood Cup, victory this year
gained by the Duke of Portland'S horse
| ST. Simon.
Then Sir John Ashley Is another of
the favored couple of dozen who mingle
with royalty on this occasion. Sir
John Ashley is an authority on horse.
racing. If any body can inform me
what other qualification lie possesses
for association with swells l should be
pleased to hear it.
Mr.. w. G. Craven is another regula-
ton pal. Though he does not possess
title himself, he is the nephew of the
Earl of Craven. and aside from his
horsey accomplishments he is the CON-
plaisant husband of Lady Mary Cra-
ven, a certain vapid daughter of the
last Earl of Hardwicke, lady who,
though some years his senior. had her
name considerably Involved" with
that of the Prince when he was quite
young. A husband who looks over
such tribes, you know, isn't half a bad