The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-10-13
CHkL0kER TELLS
WHY He Did IT
NAMED HIS THOROUGHBRED BOAR
DOLGOROUKI AS AN INSULT TO
THE RUSSIAN PRINCE.

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John Armstrong Chaloner's great
hog, "Sire of Dolgorouki," the patri-
clan black Berkshire. who bears the
same patronymic as the Russian
prince figuring in the Chanler-Cava-
lieri matrimonial imbroglio, will get
no premiums at this State Fair.
Unfortunately he was entered in
the wrong class, which barred him
from competing for honors. Dol
gorouki' was sent to Richmond as a
competitor in the category Of two
year-olds, whereas he should have
been entered as yearling. He is only
eighteen months old, but has numer-
Gus responsibilities as a father.
The mistake was due to some mis-
understanding and is much lamented
by the friends of the distinguished
40O-pounder.
But Notwithstanding this. the great
hog as his owner fondly calls him,
will continue to be a celebrity at the
fair. The romance back of his name
in itself suffices for that. And, more
over. his elegant bearing and exquis-
| lite manners are bound to attract at
| tention.
Mr.. Chaloner has written for the
New York Journal a statement where
in he tells why / Named My Prize
Pig Dolgorouki." The author of the
world-famed query, who's loony
My boar "Dolgorouki' resemble:
Dolgorouki in many ways.
First-My boar Dolgorouki weights
about 400 pounds, while, from his ap.
pearance, DolgOrouki weighs surel!
far over half that amount.
| Second-In expression OF coune.
nance my boar Dolgorouki resembles
Dolgoroukis countenance in its pla.
cidity of temper. Nothing ruffles my
boar Dolgorouki; nothing ruffles Dol
gorouki. the muIti-millionaire and
member Of the great White Cars
imperial court.
Third-My boar Dolgorouki has
round, dark, rather protruding, but
distinctly handsome, eyes; such eyes
are the eyes of Dolgorouki, from the
newspaper cuts.
Fourth-The nose of my boar Dol
gorouki is heavy and prominent; such
is the nose of Dolgorouki.
Fifth-The back of my boar Dol
gorouki is monstrous heavy and
broad; such is the back of Dolgorouki,
from the newspaper cuts.
Sixth-The shoulders of my boar
Dolgorouki are brutality heavy; such,
from the newspaper cuts, are the
shoulders OF Dolgorouki
Seventh-The instincts of my boar
Dolgorouki are for freedom and lib
erty. The instincts of DolgOrouki are
greatly to his credit here, because he
is a Progressive in Russian politics
and played prominent and intelli-
gent part in the formulation of the
first Douma.
Eighth - My boar Dolgoroukrs
physical courage is OF the highest
Newspapers say that the prince was
expelled from the Russian aristo-
cratic reactionary yacht club on ac-
count OF his patriotic, progressive
ideas in the Donna. Whereupon
Dolgorouki challenged all the mem
bers of the club to fight him in sue
cessive duels. Dolgorouki did call out
two club members and exchanged
shots with them, but no damage was
done, and the incident it is said,
was closed.
To be brief, / will say / named my
pig Dolgorouki in order to insult the
prince. l have lived five years in
Paris, France, and there and else
where on the continent to call a man
a pig is to give him the deadliest In
suit known to the continental tongue.
desired to fasten a deadly insult on
this staggering, naughty, self-suffi-
cient noble for having the audacity
to disregard the dignity of my fathers
name by breaking up his sons home,
and doing so in the most cavalier"
fashion, the most swashbuckler fash
ion, the most strong-arm fashion.