New-York tribune., 1904-09-02

oeice e MIlch Is destined to land him into the
80 -. 81 Mayor or the good city OF vves+r,irsto-
Altho.. - mas been an alderman FOR soma time
oush thorough sportsman an axrnr- -.
"u "hlp and in his younger davs . .e1b4os
,lAH ne has never seen any active service
a. =. 'e OI 'hose very few English generals
-. - OF whose uniforms are unadorned bv
VH the taintest trace OF A war dis+3,,,+io, II.
uled several times 20 get into ere TI. - - 80
mons prior 70 his accession 70 the ,eer... -,
, IA me hrst place upon his father and sub
zof~e.,' il'herlied by his elder brother but was
-Ctcaieu on each occasion
ihat ne does not find in the TEo,,ss 20 7 ra ,
. Yfe 10Y MS or2torical powers and for tire demon
s -" OK nus executive ability is shown by his
Esa-tzl DecoIne the Mayor Of Westminster.
'ues DelnS a gIardsman and q general on m.
- - IIst' ne Is at the head or the silk works
80 coventry. which are the source or rhe family
MS mother Miss Charlotte Har-
- % Ne"-Orleans. and his wife Miss Eliza beth
tleheh' or New-York. IS an elder sister az Nrs
..-iIeu u Vanderbilt He owns CbevIaer,ora
1i'ot, near Coventry, which was at one time ths
- residence OF Edward the Black Prince
son OF King Edward III but does not live there
MS Ieased from Conamgsby Disraeli the late
- oeacoEsneld's place. Hughendeu Manor
winch. being within driving distance ~ vzrirdso-
oasue causes him 10 be regarded as one OF the
FHlHs neighbors. and such 10 be invited with
VIE 20 many OF the private entertainments OF
the castle 'e -
e"eIai Sir STANLEY Clarke has Just purchased In
-.ls Own name. but behalf OF the King Grafton
House at Newmarket which vas forT7srI,, tta
IeS'den'e there OF the late Baron Hirscb At his
IAN II passed into the possession OF Sir Ernest
asset nut since he has purchased Moulton Pad
COCKS Grafton House has been for sale. It stands
next 20 the Duke Of Devonsbira's residence in
-ilsh-st ar Newmarket Just opposite the Jockey
~lno' and both Baron Hirsch and Sir Ernest Cas-
sell spent fortunes in remodeng ard furnishing
the place on sumptuous scale The exterior
painted White. gives little indication or the beauty
and comfort Of the interior The SPACIOUS en-
trance hall. twenty-six feet long and sixteen feet
Wide. leads to lofty and beautifully fitted dining
TOO H. With mirror nanels and antique carved man
leis The first ho0- is reached by a fine winding
staircase The corridors open into lofty drawing
rooms which run the fun length OF the house the
hdss'Fe marbl- hrepleces being striking features
of these apartments There are several vary
handsomely furnished bedrooms with carved pan
eing with dressing rooms and bathroom attached a
"nhe o. The nooT above there Is abundant accom-
mooauon foT servants. A spacious lawn sepa-
rates the house from the stables where there -
plenty of accommodation fo- carriages motors ard
for shout twenty-eight horses. The stables open
on road leadi1s directly to the heath
As soon as the news Of the sale of Grafton House
20 Genera! Sir Stanley Clarke became known IL
Vas assumed that he had bought II for the Prince
or Wales in connection with the latters racing
plans. But il now turns out that the general has
acquired u for the King. who has long felt the
need Of more commodioGs quarters and OF a resi-
1ence more in keepins with his dignity than the
suite of rooms ~ the Jockey club which he occu-
pied FOR many years as Prince OF Wales In
fact the King has had 20 means Or entertaining
his friends. ~ the club wher al Nevsnla~ ~Eet
being more less dependent the hospitality of
either ~ Ne1-market or i'm the EeignhoThood
Henceforth however. hs Hiu have a house AZ
Nevmark7t Of his own
NARQJISE DE FOETFNOY.