The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-12-16
DUCHESS Is SPORTY
IN Interesting sketch OF q Pictur-
esque English Woman
she Managed Her own Horses In Person.
Wore Mascuiins Apparel and Handled
the English language with
Fluent Recklexsncss-

Caroline, dowager duchess Of Mont
rose, who died recently at the age OF
eighty, was a fine example of that &c
centricity which ONLY woman Of rank
can permit herself without being called
vulgar, SAYS the New York World.
Her conduct was far removed from
what would be considered proper in
polite American society.
The duchess managed one 81 the
largest racing stables in England with
much success Her language on the
race-course was marked by vigor and
8 wealth of profanity which were not
surpassed by many racing men
Although horse-racing was her CHEZ
interest, Il did not occupy her urdivi1-
ed attention. She had engaged eS-
tensively in matrimony. having mar
ried three husbands. This record would
not, of course, be remarkable, but the
duchess has had no divorces. Her first
two husbands died and the last is now
. widower.
During the latter part of her racing
career her horses ran under the name
Of Mr.. Msnton- For three years they
were in the name Of her last husband.
young Henry Milner. but she quarreled
with him and Mr.. Mantons name reap
peared. Recently she had the horses
IN the Newmarket races.
MIR Manton" has been n familiar
figure In the paddock at every great
English race meeting. Next to that OF
the venerable Sir John Ashley, II was
probably the best known
The duchess was tall and straighSs
and heavily built. In her youth she
had been rather good looking, a woman
Of a high-bred English type. But when
her youthful charms passed away she
made unfortunate attempts 10 replace
them Her harsh and heavily lined
face was painted and her hair was of a
golden hue produced by chemical
agents
On the race-courSe she wore tailor,
made clothes Of very horsey cut. in
cluding check gowns, covert coats,
white cravats with horseshoe pins and
felt hats At the theaterS and social
functions she did not scruplc 10 appear
in very low-cut evening dress. This.
rs Mr. Bill Nyc has noted, is quite n
well established custom among the an
tique- Engligh ladies
The duchess was originally Hon. Car
oline Agnes Bercsford, daughter ot ;he
second Lord Dccies. and relative Of
the gallant naval officer, Lord Charles
Bercsford and Of Lord William Bercs-
ford. whose engagement "a the Amer
lean duchess of Marlborough is report
ed. The second Lord Dccios was born
in lT33, and his daughter Caroline made
her first appearance somewhere abona
1914.
In 1885 she married James Graham,
fourth duke Of Montrose. who was
also marquis Of Mcntrose, marquis 0t
Graham and buchanan, earl of Mont
rose. earl of Kincardine, Niscount Dun
daff. Lord Graham, AberuthYen. Mug
dock and Fintrie. in Scotland; lar.
and Baron Graham, in England, etc.
The duke was the head of one of tho
most historic families in the nitcd
Kingdom. his ancestor having been
the great marquis of Moutross.
who maintained Charles Is cause ~
successfully, in Scotland, that. but for
the surprise at Phillipshaugh. the COM
monweslth might never have been c.
tablished.
The duchess third and eldest surviv-
ing son is now duke lie is forty-four
years of age.
The late duke was a horse owner and
n sportsman. ard his wife associated
herself enthusiastically in his pursuits.
When he died she consoled herself BY
marrying. In is8S, Mr.. ". ). Stirling
Crawfurd, who WAS even more of IA
racing man than the duke. lie won
the Derby with Sefton, ia ls5s. For
seventeen years they led a happy and
active sporting career
Then Mr.. Crawford died and his sta
ble passed entirely under his widows
management Mr. Mant0u now came
into existence and became famous.
She vvas ia the habit II bidding for
yesrlings In public and 81 surerintend-
ing the stables personally. abusing ths
men Ia tho strongest sort Of language
when they did not do their work prop
erly. She had also more than one pub
lie dispute with racing men, in which
her expletirc force was exhibited.
among others. with Robert sherrAri.
the well-kuOwu trainer and owner On
Newmarket heath
The duchess Furnished material for n
comic opera entitled The Merry
Duchess, which was produced here
some ten years ago.
In lsss, the iamented Nr Crawfurf
having been dead for Eve yesrs. she
married her third husband. Marcus
Henry Milner. man bow thirty years
Il age. Tae duchrss = viii bs per-
ceiyeG. was old enough 20 te his grand