The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27
NICE IS GREAT
RAGING RESORT
Americans Are Prominent on
the Turf
ALBERT HAS HOBBIES
Church Has been Dedicated In France
to The Memory of Jeanne dare
by Special Permission of
the Pope
ALBERT HAS HOBBIES

American owners have found this out
and now frequent our southern field.
Among the owners of winning horses
during its chief racing week / find five
well known American Naturally Mr..
William X. Vanderbilt (who last year
won more money than any racing man In
Franco, had winner at Nice. For
tune has also smiled upon two new
Corners to our turf, Frank Jay Gould and
Demos Morgan. Mr.. Widener is likewise
the owner of Nice winner. Nash Tur-
ner, who has evolved from a Jockey to
an owner, makes up the fifth American
winner of our southern turf
Speaking of owners of race horses re-
minds me that the terrible flood has done
serious damage to the track and stables
of Mr.. Vanderbilt at Saint Louis de Pos
sly and Trainer Duke has therefore re-
turned IN post haste from America.
The three great hobbies of Prince Al
bert of Monaco are art. oceanography and
peace. Just now he Is literally uphold
Ing the eighteenth international exhibi-
ton of painting and sculpture at Monte
Carlo, the capital of his beautiful little
principality.
The two great pictorial attractions of
this noted salon are from the brush of
Leon Bonnat, the French painter, and
Frederick A. Bridgeman. the American
artist. And yet their pictures are as
widely apart as the poles. Bonnats sub
jeet is religious and Biblical; Bridgeman's
ndofp nj Ronnaf,a saV0llrS
of the supernatural Bridgeman's is who'll
ly material Bonnats is OF Heaven; Bridge
mans of earth The subject of Mr.. Bon
mats painting is THE Fight Between
Jacob and the Angel that Of Mr. Bridge
man. Luncheon in Harem."
Mr., Bridgeman's painting Is remarkable
for It's realism He has certainly studied
his subject at close-very close range
He is said to have spent considerable
time in Oriental countries and, In addition
to his many beautiful pictures on Orien-
tai subjects has published book en-
titled, winter In Algiers. Mr.. Bridge
man is almost a Partisan. having lived
amongst us since the year 1895 when he
entered the "ecole des Beaux Arts" as
student In addition to this he has mar
ried very pretty French woman. France
has heaped its highest honors upon this
American artist. He has been elected
Knight of the Legion of Honor and an
officer of the Order of Saint Michel of
Bavaria.
At least three distinguished Americans
will be pleased that a church has been
dedicated by special privilege of Pope
Plus X, to the memory of the Militant
Maiden. who in days gone by SO NIL
raculously conquered the English. Jeanne
d. Arc is q prime favorite with Archbishop
Ireland of Saint Paul, Samuel Clemens
of New York and Mr.. Henry Vignaud OF
Paris Not even in the days of chivalry
did knights break the lance with more
enthusiasm for fair danes than nave
these three gentlemen for Jeanne dare.
From the pulpit of the gorgeous Ca
thedral of Orleans. John Ireland has
pleaded In the cadsnced French of Bos-
suet, that France needed patron Saint
of Patriotism. Mark Twain has boldly
met Professor Thalmas in the Maids de-
fence on historical fields, and Henry Wig
maud adds the weight of his research to
that of Mark Twain to wither and abash
all future ealumnietors of the heroine OF
Orleans 1t is these brave champions
of the martyred Saint who will rejoice
that church is to be dedicated to her
memory in Poitiers the ancient capital of
Poitou Here 1t was that Charles Martel
of "Good" defeated the English. The
Church of Jeanne dare of Poitiers is
built especially for the toilers of the
soil.
Henri Rochefort is again up In arms.
This time his anger Is directed against
ex-Presideslt Loubet of France. Mr..
Loubet, 1t seems. thought $40 suf-
ficient sum to contribute toward the relief
+kn InIIhAt'a Q0D
has contributed 80. Mr.. Rochefort says
that while Emile L.oubet was President Of
The French republic he drew from tho
treasury q salary amount to 81, 100000. He
goes further and hints that the<econom-
ical President economical another &1s0o0.-
600 over state dinners and receptions.
There is story told of two young men
arrested for stealing loaf of bread from
a bakers wagon. They were In evening
dress. When taken to the police station
they gave as their excuse that they had
been dining with the President Where
upon the judge remarked blandly: I'm
that case you are excused"
Rochsfort related that Loubet actually
used to sell the game shot by his guests
at his hunting lodge at Compiegne. In
view of all these things old Rochefort
says he is not astonished that the EXPIRES
ident could only AFFORD $40 for the victims
of the flood. Rochefort is a terrible old
man. And woe be unto anyone (even q
Presidency who is caught in the meshes of
his big net.
Americans. English and French slike de-
plore the resolution OF that crack sports
man, Mr.. Henry Ridgway. to give up the
hound hunting 1T Pau after this year. For
the past 10 years Mr.. Ridgway has been
master of the fox hounds at Pau, and no
better sportsman ever sat In the pigslSin.
He is an excellent cross-country rider
and rain or shine never misses days
hunt. His family connections are 80 large
they almost make up q field for the
Rtdgways, the de Ganays, the Munroes