The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-05

sporting T1meS-An American
HonOred.
London, May Especial London cable
letter, copyrighted, 1895. by the Associated
Press. Ideal spring weather has pre-
vailed during the past week and London
is looking its best.
The season begins auspiciously, though
there is the usual stock of complaints
from tradesmen who grumble because the
members of the royal family intend to
spend but little time in town. Then again,
the shopkeepers are grumbling because
the queen is going to crowd two drawing
rooms into a fortnight, for in their opin-
Ion there cannot be too many public dis
plays and they have particular sympathy
with such events as queens drawing
rooms because naturally they are the
occasion for a grand display of finery
and consequent expenditure of much
money.
The Royal Academy.
On Monday the Royal Academy will
open it's doors and the world of art will
once more be in full swing. The Royal
View" on Thursday last was we'll attend
ed, among those present being the Duke
of Xe-Coburg-Gotha, the queen Regent
of Holland and her daughter. the little
Queen Wilhelnina, whose future, accord
ing to reports, is to be linked with that
of the eldest son OF the Duke of Sake
Coburg-GOtha. Then there was the Grand
Duchess of Mecklenborg-S trelitz and
host OF other nobilitieS.
The. exhibition of pictures at the Royal
Academy fully sustains the level reached
ton, with flaming June, and
''St. Stephen" and a five vision subject
entitled Speak to Me-" Alma Tadema,
with a feast of flowers entitled Spring
and all the leading artists are well repre-
sented- Sargents examples are confined
multitude on the walls. The sculptures
are good and include bustS of Mr.. Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, by Albert Bruce-Joy. and
the Princess of Wales, by Countess Won
the successor of William Charles Thomas
Dobson, the retiring academician.
The New Gallery.
The new gallery Private View" almost
rivalled the Royal Academy display in
aristocratic fashion, There IS no sense
fine examples by Sir John NJ M1llalS,
Hunt, Burne-Jones, Collier, Shannon, etc
Sargents striking portrait OF Ada Rehan
is the center of attraction.
The exhibition of portraits of fair child
rem, at the Grafton galleries is similar TO
the exhibition of pictures of fair women
of Wales, and other members of the royal
family contributed many pictures by Oid
and modern masters, pictures By Sir
Joshua Reynolds, the great Engllsh
painter being the most prominent.
: The Princess of Wales is sending two
sketches to the coming amateur art eX-
hibition.
Queen Meets Queen.
The queen of Holland, accompanied by
the queen regent, her mother; EisiIeu
They were met at the railroad station by
the Duke of Sake oburg- Gotha and We're
with much ceremony at the
castle. There has been mucn c0IhLIenC,
however on the fact that the little queen
and her mother have been in London tof
week past and have had to stay al
Browns hotel, no palace O ef s,e royai
family are at present stopping IN LONDON
buckingham palace having been prevls
ously engaged, the son or the Aneer ~
Afghanistan who is on his way mere win
his suite of seventy persons, IS 10 pe
housed at Dorchester house, Captain Hol-
ford's magnificent Park Lane palace,
which, by the way. ne Is ANXIOUS ~ nal
ace. It is an immense limestone mansion,
most beautifully situated.
The sale of the jewels and racing cups
in sporting circles is the Red DUCHESS,
who raced horses under the name OF MI;
Manton." realized over $4,000. pearl
of her will, for the benefit of the poor or
East London. 1t brought $5IOOo-
There was an important conference at
the war office Wed1esday l ns1i p ef Cen
naught, Lord Wolseley. Lord Roberts
and Lieutenant-General Sir Redyers-Bul-
Ter, and it revived the rumorS OF lne ap-
preaching retirement OF the Duke OF
Cambridge as commander-in-chief. This
would be most welcome news, as MS con-
tinued retention of the office Whlch the
Harrington commission advised the total
abolition of means an immense pecuniary
loss to the country.
Arouses Criticism.
The way the Americans are running
their horses here has begun to arouse
criticism, which promises TO increase.
1t is impossible to ascertain IN advance
what horses they intend to run in any
The Sporting Times. today says: 1.-The
Americans played bold game in enter
ing a horse like Banquet to be sold for
600. Four thousand pounds went on him
and the good thing came off in fine style.
He was bought in for ESQ, and it is said
would not have been sold for twice that
Sims was again seen to great
advantage. There is no doubt that he is
really fine horseman."
The plunge on Banquet was the talk
toned to such heavy betting. We cannot
say we welcome this return to sport of
racing which has always been held to be
feated when, for gambling purpose,
horse is entered for sale at a tenth of his
value with the intention to re-buy him at
whatever cost. From all we can hear,
the Americans have not played their
great cards. Some day we shall see their
favorite in the still unfit Stonenell. We
hear the Americans are OVERRIDING the
trial ground at Newmarket, occupying 1t
noon and night, to the exclusion
of other trainers
Notes.
Mr.. Pultney Bigelow has been elected a
of the Council of the Royal So
ciety of Literature. He is the first Amer
lean to be so honored.
The date of the Oxford University ath-
letic meeting has been fixed for June 8.
ford has submitted to Cambridge for con-
sideration the correspondence relating to
the proposed Oxford VS.. the
American universities team meeting.
BUCHANAN LIVES ON.
Sing Sing, May 4.-This afternoon