New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-24
THE RAJAI AT CONEY ISLANpJ
SPORT OF A KING OF KINGS.
HIS HIGHNESS OF KAPURTHALA HAS A
PLEASANT SUNDAY.

HIS REVENUE MINISTERIAL THE
BEACH YESTERDAY HE WAS INTRO
DUCED TO wELL-KIowN PEOPLE
AND ADMIRED THE WOMEN.
Chauucey NJ. Depew was once asked, "what
a fame and in his happest mood the genial
nresident of the New-York Central Railroad made
answer and said Fame is the result of being
civil to newspaper men.
II Mr. Depew was right, then Colonel Massy,
the official agent of the English Government, who
is guarding the movements Of the Rajai RaJagan
Of kapurthala, the Indian Prince who is making
tour OF the world, has established claim TO be con-
sidered famous. lie is brother OF Lieutenant
General Durham Massy, who is known Iii mllltory
annals as "Reuan Massy,' commander-in-chlef OF
the English forces i'll Ceylon, who was III New
York recently on his way back to England from
the Worlds Fair, and with whom al the time
The Tribune published interesting talk
The King Of Kings didn't show himself In
the Waldorf yesterday until hali-past IL U cio:k,
when he walked out of his apartments through
the spacious corridors and stepped into the ele-
vator with his wife and went down stairs to the
cafe on the first floor to have breakfast The
members of hi, suite stood aside and bowed re-
spectfully as he pas ed some of tie chamber
Of one of the windows as the Prince walked by
"a erect as a soldier on parade. his handsome
turban looking big and baggy, but resting lightly
ON his head lie glanced toward the place where
the girls sat with q dreamy. far-of look III his
eyes The daughters of Erin hung their heads
and toyed with their apron strings. not daring 10
look I'D. When Ills lighness was out of sight
one of them said 10 another Winnie. did you
Zee what she wore? Oh, my, how would like to
have gown like that 1t was mauVe-coioied'
too, wasn't it, Lizzie -
NO, it wasn't either said Lizzie. "'twas
laventher 50 il was. An did YOU see the but
tons?"
81 wonder will he 10 to Ireland - said Winnie.
You had bother ask i'm, said Mary.
IF he does" said Winnie, i hope he'll go to
Sligo That's where ! come hom an tn salt
watber is bother there than it is at Coney Island.
Shure Coney island is A common plac' intorlcy for
such a iine-looking eirtleman as thot But, shure'
after all. she added as she took mp the dustpan
and brush and started oE. people wild plenty
of money kin phase themselves
The Prince WAS plain himself" downstairs
all this time by eating light breakfast, and
Colonel Massv who IS himself an lrishnan, said
he did not think he would press upon His High
ness the ACCESSIBILITY of visiting Sllgo. lor II,
might ask where Sligo WAS, and that might III
sore mysterious manner affect the Irish vote,
seeing that Mayor Groy himself is al lrishman
An amusing incident occurred in the Central
Park Saturday afternoon where the poiceiheh
don't know what royalty is like when they see II.
The Princess Fuiaiie was mistaken by
a sparrow cop too, il will he remembered,
for an ordinary everyday woman when she
went in genuine democratic fashion to hire
boat on che lake in the park, but her expert
ence was a. nothing TO what happened to the
.Kirp of Kings" When the Prince and his
following reached the Reservoir they jumped
out of their carrioee in order to get pettT
view Mounting the grassy siope whrh leu !"
the gravel pathway they missed their ioo,-
inc and His IIighness with the innocent laugh
of a boy who out rompine, shouted; heho'
Massey" Again they attempted to get up ana
Colonel Masy. with true British pluck, answered
back as did his brother when storniing the heuan'
.Forvard," :" But storming the Redan Is
pastme in comparison with tackl'ng New-iorN
"cop," and a sparrow cop. at that.
Not on yer life" came from voice wl'il
a deem Munster brogrle and the party turned
10 look they saw one of the gray-coated gudraiahS
NJ New-York's famous pleaSurc-ground advahcinE
AZ a lively trot perspiring AID out OF prca'"'
.Hould on there d mint - said the voice hc'p
of the grass, tell yez c,,
"Fasy a moment. my friend. sdiu |'i'
Massy. politely. haven't met you 'c'oi''
The Coloncl spoke with an English accent. ana
the policeman stood aghast. Yer maxim d ms
TAX. sir" said he, Il never was in Engahu Ill
me life
~Hut von were in Ireland. said the Colonel.
"IIov powers. In Ireland. In troth was
And YOU were in Limerick
"Murther alive, man, but yer comm down 10
purity fine point. Shure that's the very p"oc
f.n1 xlh
where ! was born. In the hamc "o" WIN "''
ye, at ALL at all ?" A..
Colonel Massy is my name replied the oihcer'
b,,,dIy and I was born in Tipperary."
uo,ylv No,rs," exclaimed the cop" An
shur. Colopol the Park belongs to We an to thlm
oo,,lou., ,bat.s wild ye.' and he looked at the
white tu,bans. of the Indian Prince and his com
panions
Colonel Massey was telling the truth. The es-
fate of his family is, indeed, in lipperary' ana a
jons that OF General Lord Frederick Roberts VINO
was also born in Tippcrary, ana VINO eohiiiial'c'
the British forces during the war with Alghahls
tan The turhanncd dignitarlcs from mara iooNc"
OH and wondered and then began 10 hoi" n'r'S
converse with each other in llInidstan ana '"'
son of Ireland unable 10 understand, wake" sof-
rowfuy away. a..
Then a I0O-yar,s das, was proposed on 'he
sravellcd pathway by the Prince lie Sdi' 'a"'
he could beat Miam Axis Bakhch, his Revenue n'''"
lister. hands down Captain Sundali >ihsn, '"'
Princes aide-de-camp, was referee; ,oiohe, MasS'
took out his watch to keep the tiine' ana Daw-
lat Ram. the secretary, marked of inc gro"n''
snd then said with something OF an hngiSi' az
cent: Are you ready? Gaow." IT was cu-
rous scene An English officer an Indian i,rihce
and an Irish policeman in an American parA' an
disportine themse ~. Away they went ou' ''c
Princes trousers bothered him. They are rN-
tremcly wide and do not fit. when 'heS VIZ
closing up for the finish the Revenue Mih''s''
who is a larger man physically than his master