The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26
Persistent Develop 81 Body
|, Necessary To Maintain sI I'M e fl
pehsab1e Physical Strength.
NEED HEALTH T'o ] KEEP 4 PACE I I''I:.
1 Lesson icing Learned sby y Many,
Prominent Families With 8s
Interesting Results.
Y ~ DEXTER MARSHALL.

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"A N TORE than ever before the y rich
% w @ man In this country stri yes nj y-5
"a ~ days TO interest his son III ath "
\ $ ss etics---to give him d sound body
that he may have the hysleal q trengthl
n and tho courage that goe vi tn II AZ 70
4 fight the ba tito, whatever II may be, that
/, " For the rloh man s. Has hIs battle TO-
wage III this republic Us certainly as the
poor man, and Il he doesn, tight 1T we'll,
Z he may loso oil his wealth. Leaving out
those which are invested IN city rcalS
I estate, Ii u surprising proper ton Of the
great 4Atner can fortunes arc OF tn sort
that would waste away rapidly Unless
managed master hands, and H T.
being understood to-day. as ileyers be-
foro, that perfect physical health 81 Is (, q
prime requisite Y to- any one who would
q maintain the mastery. AZ tS ~ n
s jay Gould, himself g. physical weakl1ng.
Il who died 3conpnratl ycly young because he
wasn't strong enough to stand the strain,
understood the situation and showed ${sit
by encouraging his son. George. in all
there fore, ia brtng Ing Up his boys TO the,
! athletic life. Result -he Is almost d ways
III condition Of nearly perfect health
while HIS IONS are all q thle tic; q Kingdom
4 Is a famous tennis expert and champ on
OF Americs, lacking only ono OF L being
worlds champion. Il gs} 5
his extraordi nnrY pliyalcn fit
u moss George a Gould neycr5s ould "A have
picked up md extended the threa Ids Of
4 hts fathers PLANS az he has. " and uI,--y
5doubtedly Kingdon Z Gould will s. find 4 his.
fine physical institution, N developed un-@
4 der tho direct care Of his lat her, O Srea
er asset even than his millions IS
5 48 The August Belmont tn tu1 nlsh another
instance OF dcvoti Ton to ph ysicnl training.
Il Like j nys G ould, the first "a ugust Belmont
N was little%of an athlete, but he encourT-
OF them at least followed ~ his al dec
Perry Belmont was i n nember OF one OF
4 the first polo teams that cvnr pla yed!
II In this country The present 81 August
y llns been q famous @crosa- country I'D r,
y as well as polo player, ~ hunter 20 md a.
Gyachtsman, while his son1 play q better
game to-day than their to Their. S X, 4;
35 has ken tho Yandterblts four gem
gerntions to learn I he lesson and they
+ have only half learned VT Mt that Tho
old Commodore got his physical develop
3nient$ and splendid bodily heal h filing
boat 10 earn a lty1 nore tina X a. 9 IN A
1 dred years ago, hut " illam y. was much
less robust. and died years $youngerSSt:ht Than
4 died earlier than William \ y. i, Of over
work. 5S Had Il his E5 body been toned s4 up
properly by lively physical { raining he
might be al live and e flctent TO day. Mona
or tis brothers Is, or over was, especially
! athletic. though Viii lam Z. y q svotes 3
5 good deal OF none to the support Of the
turf In France. and ~ IRE derrick ( q rivcsS
trottng horses. e The VI IA ~ Russell tnE e.s
& contemporary OF liam II a Van er-sS
bilt.#swas physically etflcieit, \ way U past
1 eighty. Vi Heg had the seypre bodily rrain
3iing II IN youth that gives emf urnncc.
4 though to be- sure, IT. CAME be cause hes
had to earn his living by&what wes VIZ. VIZ
tuallyf manual labor.
s Of the fourth Vanderbilt &c ton
William X, Jr., Ii he most active his n
auto and motor boat driving may nos
properly 10 termed thIeticE ercise Ger
haps, but tho sport has given HIN al
"A degree OF bodily health that will enable
him 81 to take successfully the business
Y relns! now held by his fat thor, The real
Vanderbilt head. Il he to 90
& SO.
Is THO chief obstacle TO the success In 81
fairs which otherwise light DO 4 his AZ
r. hc lack OF Astounding heath on the par.
4 of the present Cornelius Wand erb Il,
Il fred C;wynne 4 s. d. stronger man, because
Of his fondness for 10 n-hand. dr!Flng, y
but neither he nor his other III Reglnalld,s
whose polo playing ia rather q it1 1oko.f
has the robust heal tn thai vigorous piny ny, q
s!cal exercise would give.
Famous Millionaires Private vat "a
Gymnasiu1rns,
J s$I is because Of their conviction that e
vigorous physical regimen Is neces ~
to the preservation & their for #, r
5:ns + we'll lis the enjoyment Of NE. that
Il 90 Y many modern American Hlllon l' res
are laying outSa good deal OF money upon
exercise plants OF one sort and az otneT; n
4 You have read about their& private gov
tiinks.1 their private race-courses and their