Evening star., 1895-08-03
Wales Conduct Called in Question by
a Queer Occurrence.
H0W HS HORSE Won TEE GOODWOOD
The Coming Of the London Ath-
,Ietic Club Contestants.
THERE HAS BEEN NO HITCH
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LONDON. Auast lB.-With the end of
Goodwood week fyesfsrday everybody is
looking forward e. 06wes. where the great
regattas commence oh Monday. and whers
the usual brilliant gatherings will con-
tinue until the cHa of the next week.
An unpleasant (3ncideat is reported in
connection with ithb Goodwood racing,
which, If true, does not rebound to the
credit of England's sporting prince. 1t is
said that there is little doubt that Baron
de Hirsch scratchkd Heminder for the Man
chester cup in order to allow the Prince
of Wales FlorizslIH to win, but 1t is sup
posed that the Prince Of Wales was not
party to the Arrangement. However, 1t Is
asserted, that the Prince of Wales, at
the beginning OF the week. intimated to
Capt. Machell, the owner Of Ravensbury.
that he was especially desirous Of winning
the Goodwood cup with F1orizel II. 1t is
added that Ravensbury. which was the
scratched and F1orizel II won easily from
Lord Penrhyn's Thesalian, which horse
was only put in to make a race, there be-
ing only two runners.
A conservative newspaper drew attention
to this rumor, and then the radical Sun. OF
this city, took up the matter. saying that
the report was persistently made at New
market. and adding: IF the prince Is cor;
rectly represented. it would appear that
he temporarily lost his head and was un-
able to obtain a full grasp Of the nature OF
the consequences Of his ection. 1t is to be
the turf, and Of the prince as sportsman
and gentleman, that the rumor will be au-
thoritatively denied. and that Ravensbury
will be seen at the post"
Capt Macheu then came out with de-
nial of the story. and the Prince of Wales
also heard the rumor, and it was declared
that he was greatly upset, and told
friend it was almost enough to make him
friends explained the origin of the report
by the fact that the prince asked Capt.
Machell If he intended to run Ravensbury
for the Goodwood cup. and, If so. Florisel
II would not start, as the colt would need
too stiff a training.
Capt Machell is said to have replied that
he had no intention Of starting Ravens
bury This explanation is very plausible,
ters that the Prince of Wales. simple ques-
ton may have Influenced Capt Machell
not to run hts horse for the Goodwood cup.
Vanity Fair, referring to the adverse
cabled opinions of the Americans, says:
'It would really be better to realize once
for all that there IS some popularity about
the institutions or the citizens of the United
States of America which unfortunately rem
sdersythem incapable of what we. call sports
manlike feeling; that is, the desire to win
on ,one's merits and without the determine
tion to have 60 per cent the best before
hand of any contest. Nobody who reads
the American comments on yachting and
on Vigilant's defeats last season will sup
pose that If Vallkyrie III wins the cup any
American or American newspaper will al
low that Watson's machine has beaten
Herreshof's, machine. fairly and on its
merits"
- These remarks Of Vanity Fair become
amusing when placed beside the rumors
circulated about the Prince Or Wales and
the Goodwood cup. 81.