Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-05
Greeley said

MURAT HALSTEAD.
9" am an American and / wanted the
congress to meet in the United States.
Several of the German members of the
committee who have spoken to me on the
subject express wonder at Judge Days
course.
Il think the present congress Work
would do much to cement the good feeling
between the two countries. 1t is interest
ing to note the growing respect for scienti-
fic questions considered from an American
standpoint
General Greeley's views of Judge Days
course, however, were not shared by his
colleagues, who were apparently in favor
OF the decision to hold the next meeting in
Berlin.
NJ. Paul DuChallis said: eve are not
ready for q congress. Better wait until
1897, when the congress will probably
come to America. In the meantime the
most elaborate arrangements are neces-
sary l consider that Judge DAILY acted
satisfactorily"
w. w. Rockhill of the state department
at Washington endorsed the views of Mr..
DuChallis. With the end of the Good
wood week yesterday everybody is looking
forward to Cowes, where the great re-
gattas commence on Monday, and where
the usual brilliant gatherings will con-
tinuc until the end of the next week.
An Unpleasant Incident
is reported in connection with the Good
wood racing. 1t is said that there is little
doubt that Baron de Hirsch scratched Re
minder for the Manchester cup in order to
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win, but it is supposed that the Prince of
Wales was no party to the arrangement.
However, it is asserted that the Prince of
Wales intiinatcd to Captain Machcll, the
owner of Ravcnsburg, that he was espc-
cially DESTROYS of winning the Goodwood
cup with Florizel H. 1t is added that
Ravensburg which was the favorite for
that event, was thereupon scratched, and
Fiorizel IL won easily from Lord Penrhyn's
Thesalian, which horse was only put in to
make race, there being only two runners
A Conservative newspaper first drew at
tcntion to this rumor, and then the radi-
cal Sun of this city took up the matter,
saying that the report was persistently
made at New Market, and adding: If the
prince is correctly represented, it would
appear that he temporarily lost his head
and was unable to obtain full grasp of
the nature of the consequences of his ac-
ton. 1t is to be hoped for the sake of the
reputation of the turf and of the prince
as a sportsman that the rumor will be de-
MED and that Rayensbury will be sent to
the post.
Captain Machell then came out with a
denial of the story and the Prince of Wales
also heard the rumor and it was declared
by members of his encourage that he was
greatly upset and told friend it was al
most enough to make him sell all his
horses The Prince of Wales friends ex-
planned the origin of the report in the fact
that the prince asked Captain Machell If
he intended to run Ravcnsbury for the
Goodwood cup, and if so Florizel ii would
not start, rs the colt would need too stiff
training. Captain Machell is said to
have replied that he had no intention of
starting Ravensbury. This explanation
is very plausible, but the opinion is ex
pressed in some quarters that the Prince
of Wales simple question may have IN
fluenccd Captain Machell's decision not to
run his horse for the Goodwood cup.
The Cornell-Lean Affair.
The Corncll-Leander affair is not vet
ioiGottti HoiSi anu tiit lIcilNcF IltllcS COM
ments on the cause Of the collapse of the
Cornell crew are denounced in the Eng
fish newspapers.
Vanity Fair, referring to the adverse
cabcd opinion of the Americans, saws:
1t would really be better to realize once
FOR all that there is some popularity about
the institutions or the citizens of the
United States which unfortunately rem
dcrs then incapable of what we call sports
manlillc feeling; that is, the desire to win
on its merits and without the determine
ton tc have 60 per cent to best beforehand
of any contest. Nobody who reads the
American comments On yachting and on
Vigilant's defeats last season will suppose
that If Valkyric III. wins the cup any
American or American newspaper will al
low that Watson's machine has beaten the
Herreshoff's machine fairly and ON it's
merits.
These remarks of Vanity Fair became
amusing when placed beside the rumors
circulated about the Prince of Wales and
the Goodwood cup.
The queen win give two state banouets
" the Indian room at Osborne. in honor
OF Emperor William of Germany, who will
also be entertained by the Prince of Wales
on the yacht Osborne. For these enter
talnments a large quantity of the crown
plate has bccl sent to Osborne from Wind
Sor.
The Princess of Wales is going to Cowes