Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-05-26

day giittering in the sunshine,
but normally when frost is absent
it is dull brown stretch or
shadows. The avenue is open TO any
| one bent on an autumn walk, and all
the ravages of the storm two years
ago have been repaired.
Since his majesty went to Marien-
bad he has lived in the open. He will
continue to lead an open-air life till
the turn of the year. He has been
shooting grouse and deer in Scotland.
After that, in the SOUTH he has been
busy among the partridge and phea~
SAINT at friends houses, such as West
Dean Park, Moulton Paddocks, and
elsewhere. There are still to come
the busy, happy days when he 1s
always out of doors, no matter the
weather at Sandringham. and the
more formal but still largely out-of-
door days at Windsor when King
Manuel arrives. His majesty has not
attempted to be crack shot like his
friend and cousin the late Don Carlos
or his lively nephew the king of Spain.
King Alfonso likes to take off his
coat and cap when he gets in hor
corner and make the most of it. With
his majesty, | fancy, shooting is q
means to an end. He likes the sport
for its own sake, but more because 1t
takes him among the healthy delights
of field and wood.
Few are more skilled in the manage
ment OF sporting estate than his
majesty. His head keeper, Mr. Jack
son, constantly consults him. and the
king takes no mere surface interest in
the intricacies of game preservation,
with due regard to the rights or
others. He arranges the beats per,
sonally and with much skill, and he
enjoins rather strict observance Of
all the rules. At Windsor, when for
eign sportsmen in the train of the
monarch are out, the king overlooks
man quaint performances. For him
sure eye, and if he does not perhaps
welcome a spring of rocketers he does
not refuse a hard shoot when it comes
his way. His favorite shooting kit con-
sists of tweed, often gray in tint,
knickerbocker suit with a long, loose
shooting cap Thus clad is regardless
of rain, dripping branches, and wet
underground
Between the beats he invariably
lights a cigar, and when he has
mounted one Or the other OF his two
old shooting ponies, often discusses
the bag before moving off to the next
beat. Sometimes when he sees some
old retainer or tenant, or other friend,
he halts on his way, and enjoys a chat
in the most unaffected way But
Sandringham to me has always
seemed pleasing suggestion of
Bracebridge Hall and that perfect
English gentleman whom Washington
| Irving mirrored. Whimsically enough,
the quotation seems apt: The an
cientest house, and the best for house
keeping in this county or the next,
and though the master of it write
but squire | know no lord like him
The king lives in the midst of a
hunting district, but not for many
years have hounds, cast off at Sand
bingham. They never found there
by any chance, and the chatting remark
] is still made that this was due to the
king being game preserver. It was
one of the things that greatly amused
| the king when he attended a meet
nearby a year ago, that the hounds
found no fox and Lord Romney had a
blank day
Motoring the king has made art.
| 1t has meant much to him in the ease
| and comfort with which he can spend
| hours in fresh air and AL the time in
| open country. He has robbed ceremo.
NAL of half its tiresomeness by his
recognition ofthe capabilities of q
| perfectly recognized motor car.