The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-22
KING BECOMING
VERY P OP I'LL AR
He Has Already Taken Steps to
Win Approval OF
n People.
WILL PROMOTE SPORTS
Likely to Do as Much in This
Line as Did His
Father.
WILL PRO M oTE SPORTS
BY CHARLES p. NoRcRoss.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch1
London, May 21.--King George even
while the days of mourning are in
force, has taken a step which has gone
FAR toward making him the most
popular man in the empire. King Ed
ward had just died when he announced
that he did not wish the nations be-
reveament to interfere with the nations
pleasures except on the actual day of
the funeral. and now that the funeral
is over he has made 1t clear that King
Edward the lover of racing on land
and sea, has been succeeded by King
George. who intends to be the patron
of all sports.
The King is keeping we'll posted as
to what the public wants. Racing-men
will learn before many months that
George will patronize the turf as en-
Enthusiastically, to all outward appear
ances. as did his father. He intends
not only to keep UP his fathers rae
ing stables, but to add number OF
horses to them. despite the fact that
he is not greatly interested in breeding
race-horses.
Likes the British Cars.
He is. however, keenly Interested
In motoring and motor cars, but will
buy only those of British manufacture
whereas King Edward owned a num-
Der of French and German makes The
Queen. too, insists that everything new
in her household shall be. as far as
possible. homemade. a fact that is
already appreciated by British manu-
facturers and tradesmen
With regard to yachting, the King
will have new racing craft built to
take prominent part in the Cowes
regatta of 1911. He will also encour-
age football, cricket and athletic CON
tests-in word. he will be good
all-round sportsman
Notwithstanding the pail of mourn.
Ing. the prevalence of black ties worn
by men and the sombre hues of the
women's Earb, there has been ne
abatement of holiday conviviality
From resorts of every description
toasts to King George are echoed to
the streets. The theatres are crowded
and on the whole there is touch and
go jocularity far from depressing to
the American visitors, now the special
object of attention on the part of the
British caterers.
The American dollar mark appears
ON the labels in the windows of the
principal shops the majority of which
are accepting the United States coin
as circulating medium of the realm.
These stores deal extensively in Amer
lean comestibles, and American dishes
dominate the menus of the popular
hotels. The English tradesmen of 1910
are making extraordinary efforts to
benefit from the golden flow of Amer
lean eagles by currying to our re-
condite tastes.
Alexnndra's New Court.
Court officials breathed sigh OF
relief when the Queen Mother and her
sister, the Dowager Empress Marie OF
Russia. settled at Sandringham. Alex
andra's grief was so poignant that
She was not entirely responsible for
her actions at the time of King Ed
wards funeral. She Cancelled or
changed order after order. until the
equerries, secretaries and servants
were almost crazy. making every one
including Queen Mary. feel badly She
would allow no one to take her place.
as head of the court.
King George was so overwhelmed
with affairs of state that he was too
distracted t9 check the erratc be-
havior of his ,mothtr Alexandra has
been absolute mistress of the court so
far as domestic details are concerned
for SO long that she cannot bear the
thought of being superseded HerI
real intention Is to establish a court
House, when she hopes to surround
herself with carefully selected group
of the late Kings friends.
1t is believed that such an expert
ment is doomed to failure; the fash
ionables will clamor for admittance to
King Georges circle because they
know that it will be Exclusive" in
the best sense of the word and AM
invitation to the new court will be of
far greater value socially than was
one to the old court
The witty men and amusing women
who surrounded King Edward are
likely to find Queen AleXandra's
parties dull, for besides being quite
deaf, she was never brilliant enter
tainer. Only few of her really in
innate friends like the Warehouses
of Ripon have penetrated the lovable
side of her impulsive and often OBJ
stinate nature