The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-22
WALES A TRUE SPORT
WOULD LIKE TO COME HERE. But
ROYAL ETIQUETTE Is IN THE WAY.
If He Can Cut Loose from the Royal
Yacht Squadron He May Bring
Over His Britannia.


Talking about the projected trip of the
Prince of Wales to this country little has
been said of his yachting enterprise. This
has always been large. When James Cor
don Bennett last year challenged him to
sail a series of races against an unknown
Yankee sloop the Prince was quite willing
to take him up. In point of fact, the
money was staked aboard Lille Langtry's
White Ladye, chartered by Ogden Goelet,
and used by the Prince Bennett and the
charterer a convenient aid comfortable
ship in which to meet.
Ogden Goelet is neither large nor inn
portant looking from a physical point of
view, but he is what the modern sporting
editor would call a dead game sport"
Into his hands was thrown a large stake,
both prince and editor feeling the greatest
confidence in the holder.
There was then a little row between the
contestants. The Prince said he would
have to abide by the decision of the Royal
Yacht Squadron as to the course TO be
sailed over. AT this Mr.. Bennett sulked.
He said all he wanted was fair play in
deep water races Then it that he
broke off negotiations with William p.
Douglas. who was attempting TO pick up at
a bargain the sloop Vigilant.
What Mr.. Bennett really wanted was to
pin the Prince down to actual and we'll
defined races on the open sea, such as Val
kyrie had on this side of the broad Allan
tic. When he learned that the Prince could
only arrange match races through the
Royal Yacht squadron he said he would
defer matters until the Nice and Cannes
races next year. In the meantime If the
Prince actually meant business he would
meet him with a brand new ship in 1895.
Bennett has offered opulent prizes for both
steam and sailing yachts early next spring
in the Mediterranean, the cash and cups
being of sufficient value to entice and al
lure American and English boats TO beat
the French and Italian craft.
1t was the generous example of the Amer
the Steam sa yachts and the Expenses of the
sailing yachts that drew such a large fleet
of contestants into the Mediterranean last
spring.
Never before had such attractions been
offered on the blue and foaming Mediter-
ranaan TO racing craft 1t was an event
annals of yachting. Bennett loves France.
The Prince of Wales dotes ii. The
American dollars acted as bait to the
Britannia. The Prince of Wales is a poor
man, and he is not ashamed OF 1t. His in
come is small, compared with his eXpendi-
lures. over and over again Parliament has
raid his debts. and not ungrudgingly He
works hard, and his expenses are heavy.
H lays the foundation stones of churches,
hospitals ana institutions OF every KIM.
His purse is open to all. Pagans have had
the DeneTt mis- largesS. He is always
ready to share the few stray sovereigns
in his pocket with his friends.
No man has been more bitterly slandered,
no man more violently abused The British
public almost idolizes him, and for many
other reasons he is dlStinctiVely worShlped
by the BritiShers
If it could only be possible, an American
trip would be the Princes beau ideal of
AS an honorary member of the New York
Yacht Club he would have a splendid re-
ception. whether he challenged with the
Britannia or with a newer and more pro-
nounced British cutter, his greeting would
be the same.
His friends on this side of the ocean, who
have watched his yachting career with in
tellgent interest ever since he made his
DEBUT a timoneer, are willing TO back
his enterprise. his pluck and his valor.
An old chum of his, who accompanied
him and Lord Alfred Paget to India, and
Who still happily survives, is an invalid at
a farmhouse in the Hohokas valley in the
State of New Jersey. He is one of those
conservative Englsnmen who owe allegi-
ance TO their sovereign and are naturally
averse to having their names shine out
in the awful glare of print
He shot tigers and elephirIs in Indian
jungles with the Prince, ami he 1T was
laden waters of Hindostan, but to take
with him the aerated waters of an English
saltwater firm. The Queen was 50 anxious
about his health that she insisted on this
idea of his friend being carried out. Thus
there was a large shipload of soda water.
ginger ale and other such beverages
shipped TO India.
When the Prince wanted a drink, and
when the usual order of "Khansami bran
dy panee lao" was given the Prince got
his brandy pure in bottles so secured with
steel wire that they could not be tempered
with. and his mineral water so closed up
by seals that there could be no doubt about
its purity.
The old Hohokas man. whose loyalty to
England and the Prince is undOubted
knows all the secrets of Marlborough
House and Sandringham. He can give US
all points on the Princes yachting career
about the Dagmar, the Hildegarde and the
Britannia. He says there are abstruse
mysteries about any one Of these. He
American waters. and he is sure the Bri-
ta1nia would make a capital showing He
said
The dispatch from the Prince shows
what is really aGitating his mind Editor
Turner has started his Royal Highness in
the praiseworthy act Of meditation. NJ he
carries out his original ideas of yacht rae
among US" The following letter from Com
modore Hin. OF the Seawanhaka-Corin-
THAN Yacht club. quite explains itself:
FLAGSHIP ARIEL. NEWPORT. July Is.
George ". Turner Esq. editor New York
Recorder:
Dear Sir-Your dispatch OF 18th has
only just reached me, having followed my
wanderings by mail. Pray accept my re-
grets that there should have been delay in
replying 10 your question.
[ feel confident in the light OF past ex-
perience that III the Britannia were 10 chal-
leDge for the Americas cup, American ma