The age-herald., 1901-01-21
PRINCE OF WALES
 NOT AN IDLE MAN Public Has No Idea of the Ex-
 tent of His Work LONG DINNERS BORE HIM He Says He is Very Fond of Horse Racing But Tres to Discourage
 Betting, Especially When
 the Stakes Are Large.
LONG DINNERS BORE HIM
Special Cor. of Associated Press.)

London, Friday, January ll.-Tne 1olloW- ing is the substance of an interview with the Prince of Wales which is to appear shortly in a London magazine. There IS every reason to believe 1t is perfectly genu- inc and it is understood to be the first in- terview in which his royal highness has been directly quoted.
 correspondent who had been privileged to meet the Prince of Wales on more than one occasion, had an interview with Eng lands future King, at Marlborough House, his royal highness' London residence. The prince talked with great frankness concerning himself and his views on vari- ous subjects. If any one ever deserved the appellaton of "a busy man." the prince does, and there are few city merchants or business men who work harder than he does, and even the London public has no idea of the quantity of work he gets through in the course of a day It is only by following most methodical arrange ment that he is able to do much as he does in the time. As matter of fact, all his engagements are made weeks and sometimes months ahead and every hour, almost every minute, is mapped out for him.
 Well what do you want me to say?" was his royal highness' query. The correspondent launched forth his questions beginning with inquiries about the numerous public dinners which the prince attended and alluding to the pub lished statement that the prince held the record for obtaining the largest of money ever collected at one banquet Presiding at Dinner
 "Yes, that's quite correct. I certainly hold the record in that respect" said the prince. And presiding at dinners, etc., for the benefit of charity, especially Ma sonic ones, is almost pleasure to me. The only part which do not like about the proceedings is If the dinner drags itself out to a considerable length That I do not like and when dining In private at home the meal seldom lasts more than an
 we read many times in reports of ainHar etc., at which your Royal High ness na been present." said the corre-
 , 'that you were continually smil- .aE dur the proceedings and seemed to hs lg yourself very much."
 fss replied the prince, shade of patr creeping into his eyes. That is .nele 1 act. If only you knew how terribly bored I am by the inordinate length of some of these dinners, and the speeches, and how am all the time longing to get away, you would be really sorry for me. But there, I must not say too much on that subject"
 with regard to horse racing and bet ting, your Royal Highness.' "I think racing is the finest sport in the world, and only regret that 1t should be harmed by the amount of betting which goes on. Personally, I am strongly averse to the practice, and I always use what in- fluence I possess to discourage it amongst my personal friends, especially when 1t Is made a regular practice of and the stakes are large"
 "There are many people who think that your royal highness has very easy life of it and that the hardest duties which you have to perform are attending state func- tons"
 An Idea of His Work. Now, here Is some information for you," said the prince. Do you know that I my self see every letter which is addressed to me, and in the majority of instances die tate the reply? When the mail arrives in the morning it is opened by my secretary's staff and sorted into three groups-letters from personal friends and relatives those bearing on State affairs, and, thirdly, beg ging letters and. petitions-and I make 1t my business to make myself aware of the contents of each. This, of course, itself is no light task, when you take into considera- ton the fact that each mornings mail con- sists of some hundreds of letters. So, that those who say mine is an idle life malign me"
 What is your royal highness' favorite recreation?''
 Shooting" he replied unhesitatingly. ''There is nothing I like better than good days hunt. It seems the only thing which takes me out of myself and makes me for get the cares and responsibilities of my po- stion.
 "There are few things which I would like