The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-07
EARL ROOTS FOR The GIANTS
AND TALKS TO CHIEF CROKER
ABOUT HIS UNCLE RICHARD.
Lord Euston and His star Visit the Polo
Grounds and Take o Lively Interest In
Seeing 81. Louis Team Downed-They
Also Watch the Fire Fighters at work.

AF'At @a's 80
Grounds and Take o Lively Interest In
seeing ~. Louis Team Downed-They
Also watch the Fire Fighters nc Work.
The Right Hon. Henry James. Earl OF
Euston. Grand Master OF the United Or
ders Of the Temple Of st. John OF Jerusalem.
Palestine. Rhodes and Malta in England
and Wales and the dependencies OF the
British crown. who with his staff IN on his
way TO the thirteenth triennial conclave OF
the Grand ~Fncampment Of Knights
Templars, which In to be held this week in
| Saratoga. saw a baseball game yesterday
afternoon for the first tune In his life and
he told John Little, Grand Commander Of
the State of New York, whose guest he
was. that it was the most ripping experience
he had had.
The Earl became a rooter for the Giants
from the start and there was Tor in the
party that doubted that his roofing helped
the locals to clean up the st. Louis team.
The Earl found our national game almost
as exciting as cricket and about az good as
soccer. or course there were n lot OF
little points that he did not understand.
but he began to zee and appreciate the
points of the game in a very short time.
The Earl and the delegates also vent TO
Fire Headquarters in East Sixty-seventh
street yesterday TO see how the New York
fire fighting force operates.
They were received by Commissions
Lantry, who escorted them through the
various bureaus and then took them down
to the quarters Of Engine 30 and Truck 10,
which are in the same building.
An alarm was sounded and the crews
hitched up the horses and got ready to 60
out. They performed this in such quick
time that the Englishmen were greatly
astonished. The reception committee Of
American Masons who accompanied the
delegates from the other side were also
impressed by the hremen's work.
The Earl Of Euston said that what he had
already seen Of the fire fighting ability Of
the local department was a great surprise.
He thought the service was excellent
The Commissioner introduced him to
Chief Croker. with whom he shook hands.
Are you related 10 Mr.. Croker whose
horse Orby won the Derby?' the English
"Im his nephew" responded the fire
chief.
Il saw Orby win the race. That is GER
tainly a wonderful horse; perhaps the
greatest in England, F" continued the visitor.
Commissioner Lantry offered to take him
to a nearby racetrack where he WOULD see
an American horserace. TIL Earl said he
would enjoy going, but he wanted to see the
game of baseball.
The Earl and his party have been at the
Hotel Belmont since they arrived here on
the Baltic on Friday and will leave to-day
at IL so in a private car for Saratoga, where
they viii remain until Friday. After
Friday for several days they will be the
guests of F.. G. Van Duzer at Newburgh.
Besides the Earl there are in the party
Thomas Fraser. X. c. T., Great Marshall;
II. J. Horner and W. F. Pierce.
The Earl will sail for England on July
Is, asthe First Volunteer North Hants Regi-
ment. of which he is the Colonel. goes into
camp the last of the month. The Earl
is the oldest son Of the Duke of Grafton