New-York tribune., 1906-06-25
LORD EGLINT0N.
rb;sf of 4H the Setons Rents an
.4merican's Irish Castle.

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she is Mrs John George Adair. daughter Of
...,-.l Wordsworth. oc Cenesee. " Y. and widow
-. - Colonel Ritchic. Of New York and later on
Z, MIN George Adair. high sheriff az County
o-,rel who at his death beoueathed TO her. along
-, much other property. Gienveagh castle II is
,-ara old place. q gray stone. castellated with
.-na.tea walls. and is perched a bleak wind
s,t cisn overlooking the sea one of the most
,,.uresaue parts of the coast Of ireland Many
,,-s.iors and additions have been made from time
: zine until Il Is now one Of the most roomy ana
spurious mansions Of the Emerald Isle and has
.-,ousnfly been suggested emnently suitable for
royal residence
r0rs FrHn;on IS head OF the ancient and illus
.-,,s sertch house Of Seton. which figures so IRE
,usntly IN the pages Of scotand's history and one
- whose members the fifth Lord Seton plaved so
-orsntio role in connection with Mary Queen OF
s,,.s artnr as tho master Of her household, and
.sr,rg he. from her imprisonment at 1och Ieven
:, -nsy ~ remembered too. that Mary Seton was
,hs fsvorite Of the half dozen Marys of ancient
r,saee who attended Mary Queen Of Scots both on
,bs throne and in her captivity her ladies-in-
waiting one branch of the Seton family has lived
,o- resrly two hundred years in America. and has
sv-7rsd both IN tho War for Independence and in
,Ns Civil War. while perhaps the best known Of its
-psnbsrs IS Archbishop Seton now resident in the
r,s-rsl City but long aDnnected with the Roman
catholic Church interests in New Jersey and cele-
brated Genealogist, and as one OF the most
t-ua'e and accomplished clergynen Of the United
s.ates
THE BGLINToN TOURNAMENT
The present Lord Eglinton is the fifteenth earl
q his line, and is younger OF that thirteenth
earl who was famous as the organizer of the
Eginion Tournament which was held st Eglinton
Castle nearly seventy years ago. and I'm which not
OILY the earl himself and many other ueers ~
hgh degree took part. but also Prince Louis Bona
yarte who afterwari ascended the throne of
France as Napoleon III Lord Eglinton was IN
ooubtedly the most notable figure at the tourna-
Tneut both in grace Of bearing IN strength and IN
agility ana whereas the other knights bv ra..o,
o. the great weight Of their armor had 10 be
hoisted into their saddles. like so many raw re-
cruits in an army riding school the earl yaultes
onto his steed over SIXTEEN hands high without
touching the stlrrup though his armor was among
the heaviest This pageant had been Instituted for
IRE purpose % showing the world a living picture
a Old World chivalry II IS estimated thar the
fHEir cost him nearly half a million dollars This
;orether with the splendor OF his establishment
vhen Niceroy n ireland crippled for a time ,be
resources of his successors
IN spite - this, the present earl is extremely well
o. owing 70 The fact that his possessions are
siusfed n Of The richest mineral districts n.
tie United Kingdom. and there is no ground eor
The popular impression that he is in s,ra,t.,ss
Co.iHs'aloes- ms impression has arisen from
The fsct thai when MS half brother and predecessor
n the family h0nors died without r,s1a ,e.,,o r.
collo 70 his daughters. and away from -t,e ,,,1s
n1 even ieft directions that all the Jewels and
tariy treasures not entailed as heirloo-ns bo,,,s
soN hy pubic auction for their benefit II is
oslhs % tnis mat gems which had belonged 20
May queen ~ Scots, including sir hleck ,aa-,s
which had been presented hy her N Mo-, 60
ano had remained ever since then among tn. ,,os+
treasured possessions Of the Seton and Non+eo-,e,
'efnhes' csme into the market. and were pur-
clasea a. an auction by Lady Maple. wife Of a
~
POUNDED AK AMERICAN LINE
t .-esen' earl resented this action on the part
- - I@n brother and predecessor. the fourteenth
80 Go II has contributed not q little to denri,,a
'-'i :" ulat INFECTIOUS gayety and eenfalftv which
Nas 50 marked a characteristic Of his gallant
lalae'' II was The latter by the bye who As,ab
asaed The steamship service between Galway ana
america in the frst half OF the nineteenth cen
tFy, line which would be in existence TO-,
nae Il not been for nismanagernent after his sea,b
LoTd Egtnton has had no end Of trouble in CON
Aecls'h with claimants 70 his honors and estates
s1 has been put 10 no little expense in connection
VII ne defence OF his rights. Among the most
a"@O'e claimants was man of the name Of Will
an T. Fulton. Then there is a George Seton An
o-fson, connected with one OF the greet shippiDg
houses - Liverpool. while third claimant IS ono
ue veterans II the charge of the Light Bri-
gsoe 81 Balsclsva
george seton Anderson's claim however. is aimed
- al 'he earldom Of Eglinton. hut az that OF
nlhlon which is OF the Inherited honors OF the
taeseni Lord Eglinto1. This carbon OF Winton
s~1e ir'O his family through his father the thir-
lsehth LORD Eglnton, who was able to prove TO
ne satisfaction of the Crown snd OF the Commit
W privileges n the House Of Lords that he was
efsaenoed from the first Earl Winton and was
he'r 70 his horors He based his successful claim
!" 'he fact that the ffth Earl OF winton died
f''o1' 'ssue. This hfth Lord Winton was inpli-
0'el 'n The Jacobe rising in the carly part OF the
Fn'een'h century, and was incarcersted in the
-o"er of Londcn from which he managed 10 es-
.1fe seeking refuge a. Rome. where he died
""aro ne close Of that century
MAY BE AMERICAN HEIRS.
There has always been question TO whether
re iff' any legitimate issue So far no proof valid
n law has been produced 10 show that he ever
married BUT there are ell kinds Of stories in ex-
.''enoe according 70 some Of which he married in
.as and left issue there, while according 70 others
~ ha-e frequent visits 10 Scotland. under the name
o Seton and married there. II he left children of
t,nT soy their descendants would have rights
I'F to those of Lord Eglinton 70 the earldom Of
"'ni'n- which. being ancient Scottish honor.
ol' he Inherited by women well men The
'he question rests upon the point 10 whether
ne aid NJ did not marry and this day the search
being pursued FOR information about the matter.
h'' only ry Scotch and English people but also by
Amerlcans. among them being. understand.
George Seton Thompson. the writer of animal
Stories
IneFe are few Scotch peers who unite more
H'hors than Lord Eelintor. who combines in his
person the lines q loss than four great houses.
namely the NonfPornerys Of Eaglesham. the Eg-
A'ons 4 Er,inton the Barclays Of Ardrossan. and
me seto0s. ~ whose ancestors married the I
fsier ~ King Robert Bruce One Of The Montgom- /
ttF frr-es i- the ballad of chevy Chase as The
'oorco1s Knight who took the Percy prisoner.
t'd 0 Er1tcn Castle IS still preserved the battle
t@e Tai0h Sir Engh Montgomery Hres'ed on that 4
oonF.or from tho hard T thc gallant Hotspur The
earifcrr ~ T-o'f--o7 dates hack 20 1907 while /