New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-07
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of age he was according to Mr.. Glad
stone, scarcely the owner of silver
spoon'% The accommodations from the
revenues of the duchy of Cornwall
amounted to about 100000, but his
royal highness had not the spending of
all this sum. The capital outlay on
Sandringham, which was bought for him
out of the accommodations, reached no less
than 100000. and he had to set up
complete establishment in London, get
ting in Marlborough House only the bare
walls. Members of the Parliamentary
committee who investigated his finan-
ciaI affairs on the occasion of the re-
quest for an establishment for Prince
Albert Victor, in 1889, seemed generally
to be of the opinion that he had man
aged we'll A special grant Of t56oo
wear was then made to him on behalf of
his family.
Among the notable celebrations in
which King Edward figured none is re-
membered with more pleasure by people
in England than the silver wedding OF
the royal couple 1t was brilliant oc-
casion. to which guests from all Ihe
royal houses were asked, but there were
no CONGRATULATIONS for the royal pair
more sincere than those that came from
the lowIy people, who made use Oh inc
occasion to show their love for their Iut-
ure King and Queen.
His Diversions.
King Edward was paSslonately iolN
Of the stage, musical and dramatic TIC
was frequent visitor at the theatre
and the opera, and his enjoyment u
every variety of theatrical entertain
ment was keen and stimulated the peo-
nile on the stage to cool work. He was
a capital shot, and e&celled IN all out
door anousements except fishing. during
the lifetime of Queen Victoria lie useu
TO spend a part of each autumn III the
neighbOrhood of the Queen residence
in the berdeenshire Highlands, put MS
visits TO Deeside became fewer and or
shorter duration. Anergeldle CasIl7'
two miles below BalmOral, and on the
same side of the river, was occupied py
him MANY years in succession, and is
often regarded as his property. AS
matter Of fact il belongs to Hugh
Mackay Gordon, the representa- tive OF
very old Deeside family. the Gordons ~
Abergeldie, and was by him let, not TO
the prince but to the Queen The es-
tate of Abergeldie. as distinct from the
castle. had been in her majesty's pos
session ever since she went to reside AT
Balmoral Abergeldie Mains was the
name of her home farm. and here was
reared a magnificent herd of black
polied cattle.
The King met with a serious accident
in JULY. 1898, from which it was at one
time feared he would be crippled for
life The blunder of q local country
doctor still further aggravated the case.
He had injured his kneepan, and the
physician who diagnosed his case had
the knee bandaged. The patient was
then permitted TO enter and leave car
riages and to go about the palace rs
if he had received nothing more than
scratch from a pin point. The result
was that when he reached London the
limb was greatly swollen and the patient
in extreme pain There was some talk
Of an amputation Then, however, ne
came under the care OF competent sur
geons. the result being that he recovered
almost entirely from the accident. but
a slight limp remained an unpleasant
reminder.
An Enthusiastic Sportsman.
If there was anything in the line Of
sports that could be called King Ed
wards first choice il was horseracing.
Even after his accession to the throne
he retained his interest in this direction
and clearly demonstrated his undimin-
ished interest in what occurred there 1t
is doubtful if there was any other day
in his life when he felt more pleasure
over a sporting event than on the oc-
casions when he captured the Derby. He
won the blue ribbon of the turf three
times-frst with Persmmon, in 1896
again with Diamond Jubilee in 1900, and
finally with Minoru. in 1906 He be-
gan his racing career In 1911, at a meet
of his regiment. the 10th Hussars, but
did not win his first prize until 1880.
in n military steeplechase. 1t was not
until six years later that Unregistered
his first success under Jockey Club rules,
with Counterpart.
The King was for many years an en-
thusiastic yachtsman. and was present
whenever it was possible for him to be
at the regattas sailed by the yachts
owned by members of the Royal Yacht
Snuadron of which he was the commo-
dore. He was deeply interested in the
races for the Americas Cup. and on
several occasions it was limited that he
had an interest in the challenging YES
sci He was man whose participation
in sports elevated them. and he will he
missed in yachting and racing circles by
the hest elements in both fields, His
famous yacht, the Britannia. was for
many years a prominent feature at the
reeattas every year in British waters.
The King was at one time an enthu-