The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-08
on a ROMAN RACE COURSE.
The King ana Queen at the Royal
Derby of the Italian Capital.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Rome, May lon last Sunday afternoon
paid the sum of 10 cents admission to the
grounds Of the race course at the Capan-
nellie. Apart from the interest excited BY
the programme of the horsy contest an
nounced to take place and the charm and
scenic beauty of the spot, and the historic
memories associated with the immediate
neighborhood, there was the distinct at
traction, put forward on posters in letters
two feet high, that King Humbert and
Queen hbargherita would assist at these
RACES Indeed, one of the ''corse" might
be regarded as especially belonging to the
kingF the Derby Realo," or Royal Derby,
to whieh he gives annually the sum OF
$500
As the visitor enters the grounds by a
tree-shaded passage, brilliant with white
and scarlet azaleas and banksia roses of
rare fragrance falling over the wall OF
verdure his steps are arrested by the shril
sound of trumpet call. The sound is an
swered by another in the distance, "the
alarums and excursions" of Shakespeare
and then the delightful fanfare, which
Rosina wrote as an introduction to the
Italian Royal March, breaks upon the ear,
and everyone knows that royalty is APP
preaching.
wagonette drawn by two fine-looking
horses comes in sight, and the plainly
dressed gentleman wearing the tall silk
nat who drives so deftly, who is so easily
| recognizable by his portraits by his large
rolling eye and hts thick bushy mustache
all white, is Humbert, king of Italy. There
is no display of force; a few armed police
men are seen here and there in this pas
] O. rrn 70 Hh1
| interrupt the view, and you may count the
wrinkles in the royal face, IL you will. as
| this very constitutional king is whirled
past. IL is true that at the turn of the
road which leads here, and at intervals on
the new Appian Way by which royalty
drives, there are gendarmes and guards of
public security grouped in considerable
numbers.
More trumpet sounding, answered in the
distance, ana Queen Margherita's carriage
drives up. 1t is preceded by an outrider in
naming vermilion livery. The driver and
footman of the royal carriage are in the
some conspicuous hued liveries, and the
coachman wears a white wig of unap-
proachable elegance. The queen looks very
pretty and comfortable as she reclines in
her carriage, holding a gay parasol over
her head. Her tiny mantle of cream-col-
ored white, with sprays of gold forms
a harmonic contrast with her fair, healthy
complexion that adds to the charm and
! beauty attributed to her. As she an
proaches the royal stand and ascends IL
you hear a respectfully low nurmer of
voices, and the applause has a muffied
sound from the daintily gloved hands from
which it proceeds. There is no enthusiasm.
no cheering; the populace, which have paid
! 10 cents per person entry money, have
something else to occupy themselves with
to-day.
The races are not epoch-making. Thew
never are nowadays in Italy. Twelve
horses start in the Royal Derby. There Is
momentary enthusiasm exhibited nv the
crowd and the inmates of the royal stand
and the two adjoining stands become in
terested and the voice of the bookmaker is
| like the voice Of conscience, heard above
all other noises. The ways and manners
of the turf in Italy differ but little from
those of other lands. As races they are
undoubtedly inferior to those of England.
Australia and the United States. As a
rule all the horses are ridden by English
| jockeys, but the horses are not at all eouai
to those Of other lands where horse racing
is q fine art, accompanied with the possible
requirement OF wealth.
In the intervals between the races the
king would come forward to the balue-
trade Of the royal stand, over which float
ed the Italian tri-color. and there converse
| with his acquaintances, from whom. in
outward show or apparent dignity. he in
no way differed. The proverbial cat that
may look at a king would have had his
I fill OF gazing ct monarchy had he been
| here. The queen was not visible. She held
| a sort OF reception in the inner chambers
of this royal stand. and probably found
that more TO her taste than watching the
maneuvers on the turf, for which she
! cares very little.