The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-05

LONDON. Sept 4-If is no secret that
/ the prince OF Wales Is sportsman Old
+ King George ~ never loved the element
Of chance more than this scien Of royalty.
/ So X ss that this outline Of the princes Ia
v0riia out-of-door recreations. probably
/ presented for the first time 20 American
/ eyes. viii interest.
There are few barring IN mind the mod
/ est commencement Of the prince Of Wales
! racing stud who would have thought II
+ probable that within a compare lively
short period his royal highaess would be
/ fortunate enough 10 secure the highest
/ honors OF the turf. That The prince Of
I Wales should have captured the prize and
/ the coveted Leger at the first attempt was
/ delightful IN the extreme. but IN some re-
speets the Ascot cup victory OF Persimmon
a month ago. and on the eve Of the eia-
mGnd jubilee celebrations, became even
/ more pleasant 10 look hack upon.
The prince of Wales has been more or
less identified with the turf for three and
thirty years. although his first visits to
the race course were much earlier than
> that. AS little boy he saw soma Of our
/ finest thoroughnreds at Epson and Ascot,
and nowhere Is he more at home than
upon his hack on Newmarkat heath. When
/ a student at oxford ne hunted with Lord
( Macclesfielc's hounds and later on. over
the Badminton. and III Quorn, ard Cot
tesmore lduring Lord CaTriugtons master
f ship. countries his royal hlghness proved
{ himself thoroughly at his ease, while the
/ West Norfolk hounds have always found
! In him a generous supporter.
4 writer. describing tine princes nrst
day in the Midlands. during his visit TO
hari Spencer. al Aithorp. said: One good
hour did they run. during which his royal
highness was certainly not like candle
under busheL Everybody who had not
too much To care for in himself paid
marked attention TO mis- performance, and
II Is not too much 10 say that IL ever
man acquitted himself to the satisfaction
of his examiners. the prince Of Wales Gid
so on that eventfpl morning
Il do no: transgress confidence in quot
ing the expressions OF a very hard rider
and very good judge: There are few
young squires, bred and born IN a hunting
country, who could hold their own with
hIs royal highneSs Ii was In respect 10
this days sport that Lord Spencer asked
Charles Payne. the huntsman II the
Pytchley, what he thought OF the prince
OF Wales. Make a capital king. my
lord said Payne. I'm glad you say So
and why?" asked Spencer. sure 10, sure
TO do that-he sits so well" responded the
huntsman. During his visits 10 various
country seats the prince has often been
out with the hounds Of the district, and for
some time after his fathers death he Kept
on the barriers at Cumberland lodge. his
interest in hunting and hanangmen has
never tagged.
some interesting stories are told Of that
famous hunting parson, the late JAG"
Russell In relation to visit he paid 10
Mr. Harry VillebOls at Markham Hall,
when the Prince of Wales and a distin-
guished company were the guests The
veteran sportsman had an opportunity of
enjoying himself with the West Norfolk
pack and his royal highness did him the
honor OF inviting him 10 SandTingham, So
agreeable was this visit TO all concerned
that the West Country sportsman was
asked again in the Christmas week. and
plumed himself nightly upon having
danced the old year out and the new year
in" with the Prince Of Wales at the ten
ants ball--a nimble accomplishment for a
man y years Of age
He amused the royal party considerably
one day at dinner by sending his plate up
for fish the second time. when" as he
remarked. Il remember that's the very
thing my wife charged me. on leaving
home. not 70 do" A third visit at Sand
bingham was subsequently paid and il was
the Intention Of the priuce-frustrated only
rs Illness in the royal houSehoid-to have
had few days with Mr. Russell and the
Devon ard Somerset staghounds Prepara-
tlons had already been made for him at
Dunstcr castle when the postponement Of
the trip was announced.
II may however b. truly said that his
royal hlehnesS has had experience IN hunt
| ing and shooting Of ali descriptions in all
parts OF the country from his bovhood on
ward While in india he killed six tigers
I'm one dsy at Nepaul and during the same
tour he derived much enjoyment from ela-
phant shooting and piz-stickng. The
widely increased attention given 10 Yacht
ing has been enormously stimulated bv tho
performances Of the Britannia. and the
prince as kcenly enjoys a sail before the
wind as the pleasures OF the field and the
race course. Bat from the nature % things
his patronage 81 the turf was bound 20 At
tract most notice from the masses OF she
people among whom II IS usually supposed
that the FIRST race in which the ROYAL
jacket was carried was run at Newmarket
exactly twsnty years ago.
This match. between the princes Arab
sfeed. Allen. ridden BY Jones and Lord
Strathnairn's AvowaL stecred bv the late
Tom CFaloner, aroused good deal Of IN
tarest n the Newmarket Jrlv meeting ~
Isl = took nnce over four miles 81 tha
round course and resulted in me easy
victory ~ Avowal tha Arab being beaten
hy thirty lengths Fer long Afterwards
the princes position es q race-horea owner
was almost one ~ courtesy although Ia
sometimes acted as 0onslaator Scr in
stance 10 named Irequos To- ths Stock
bridge cup IN 1SS7- Tbs American winner
Of THE English derby was owned by Pierre
T.or.fiard
So Ear hack as lS-f cha Prince OF Wales
registered those sa mo rovaf ro11rs which,
had for s1 many years Ae@n n7fFzef from,
NeathFrhy's list. Re has no. as win
ming owner outstr5rned the tofsl ~ ebs.
either Prince 20 Wales who. urevto1s ~
hs accession - the throue as George ~
-rar. Tested an Immense Interest j., sf-s .7,~s