The Washington times., 1906-04-22
Germany's CrOVn Prince
May Witness Yacht Races
Londoners Pick British Team to Win.
Americas Strong Entry

LONDON. April 1.-THE United States
may have the pleasure, privilege. or
honor. as you choose, OF entertaining an
! imperial prince this summer. The Crown
Prince Wilhelm of Germany is very
seriously considering a trip 70 the States
| to see his new yacht. Angela III. race
for the cup the Kaiser has given 20 be
competed for by German and American
yachtsmen, of Marblehead. His imperial
highness IS an enthusiastic yachtsman,
and is really anxious to visit America.
and only awaits the permission OF his
imperial father to prepare for the trip.
| The Kaiser has not definitely decided
| whether permission will be given, but
| it is understood from Trustworthy
sources that the thing is not at all i'm
| possible.
The eyes OF the athletic world are
] turned on Athens just now. and the
/ records of the athletes who viii strive
for the world supremacy are being
studied with the utmost care The
British contingent sailed this week, and
will have time 20 get rid OF their sea
| legs and get into form before the games
begin. There is much confidence that
the British team will carry of first
honors. though it Is admitted that the
Americans have sent a most dangerous
lot OF athletes. No doubt at all is felt
that the Anglo-Saxon athletes will cap
ture practically all the events in which
they are entered.
The gathering at Athens will be re-
markable not alone for the fact that
the very pick Of the worlds amateur
athletes will be gathered at the great
capital. but at least two, perhaps
( three. OF the worlds great monarchs
will witness the games King Edward
Of England, and King George of Greece,
/ certainly will witness the games, while
it is not at all unlikely that the Ger
man Kaiser will make IL a royal trio.
All told the entry list show the names
/ of more than 200 athletics from AL
quarters Of the globe. The games Will
/ be worthy of the place, and records
/ doubtless Will be made which would
make the ancient heroes Of track and
/ field open their eyes In wonder, and
suspect that the Olympian gods had
come TO earth in some Of the brawny
/ young bodies.
William h Vanderbilt's persistence
/ is reaping its reward, and he will prob
| ably be among the largest winners on
the French turf this season. It is a
rare day that his horses do not win
/ him money, and more than once he has
/ taken two races. The biggest stake
I credited to him is the rix Eugene
Aram, of $4,000 francs. In Malta and
/ Prestige he has two of the best horses
now racing on the French turf. Mr..
/ Vanderbilt deserves success. He is a
high type of sportsman, and his train
| ing establishment in France is a model
No expense has been spared in making
it all it should be.
A rumor has been current that Mr..
Vanderbilt is considering racing in
/ England either this or next season. but
there is no confirmation OF the report.
! and it is not given too much credit
/ The contest for the International Aero
nautic Cup. which is to be decided in
Paris next September, will be more gem
orally international than such contents
usually are. There Will be seven nations
represented, Is follows: America. Bel
gium, France. Germany. Great Britain.
Italy. and Spain The two aeronauts
who are crediteE to America are Frank
s. Lahm and NJ. Santos Dumont. Count
Henri de la Naulx, at present Nn the
/ United States. will naturally be one of
the leading conteatants for France. The
balloon-making Industry is flourishing
just now. as each Of the contestants is
having a new, specially constructed
airship made for the contest
Count de la Vaulx has lost a record
since he went to america, and a Ger
man, or at least two Germans, have
captured it. For five years. de la
J Vaulx's record Of forty-ons hours IN the