Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-22
SEES LANG LOSE OUT
Eccentric Nob|eWoman Wit
nesses Prize Boxing Contest.
OCCUPIES RINGsIDE SEAT
Lady Constance Richardson and Sew.
eral Woman Friends Remain
Until Fight Ends.

LONDON. FEBRUARY 2c.-Lady Con-
stance Richardson, the beautiful Scottish
woman who has given New York and
London society more genuine thrills than
any other woman in the United Kingdom
watched the Lang-Langford prize fight
last night from a ringside seat. Society
however, was not surprised; it never is
at anything this titled woman does But
just to show that she was In earnest
Lady Constance brought half a dozen
woman friends with her.
Not a movement in the ring ESCAPED
their notice from the time the mer
shook hands until the Interrupted sixth
round. Lady Constance patted her care
fully dressed hands and rooted" for
Lang up to the very moment he was dis
qualified for fouling the Boston negro
Disappointed With Results.
And Lady Richardson was disappointed
over the outcome. To a correspondent
she said:
Il wasn't bit nervous; no. indeed ]
have seen boxing contests before. II
was delightfully."- exciting while it lasted
but the finish was decidedly dsappoint.
ing to me. as it must have been to
every one.
II don't believe Lang fouled his oppo-
nent Intentionally. He doesn't appear tc
be that kind of man. I think he was
half dazed and really didn't know what
he was doing.
Lang is a plucky chap. Gracious, Did
you see the punishment he got? The
blows he received were most severe after
the third round, and he withstood them
very well. 1 really feel sorry for him"
AS to the Boston Tar Baby" Lady
Constance furnished this comment:
''Langford is a magnificent boxer The
blows he got-hard ones, too, some OF
them-didn't seem to disturb him at all
Oh! but | do wish it had been a fight &c
finish. Though / don't think it would
have lasted much longer, it would have
been whole lot more satisfactory"
Hoped Lang Would Win.
Lady Constance took more than a pass
ing interest in the welfare of Lang. She
had been telling her friends for weeks
that she hoped he would win. Then she
went to his training quarters and saw
him work out. She was impressed by
the physique and all-around ability of
the Australian.
To bolster up Lang's spirits Lady Con-
stance had sent to him in the morning a
wishing him success. Lang, puffed with
pride, Immediately sat down and in his
hest Kangaroo English wrote reply ex-
pressing his thanks.
Whether Lady Constance had a wager
on the outcome of the fight was a cues
ton. There was plenty of Langford
money in sight.
Lady Richardson. who before her mar
riage five years ago was Lady Constance
Mackenzie, is almost as well known in
New York she Is in England OF
athletic proclivities, her unconvention-
alties have amazed those who knew her
Champion Woman Swimmer.
Three times she won the woman's swim
ming championship of England She
rides to hounds, hunts big game and plays
polo with men. Two years ago this month
she gave New Workers. a shock by APP
pearing in a series of barefoot dances
She furnished the sensational feature of
an entertainment given by Mrs. William
X. Vanderbilt, jr, and another by Mrs.
James A. Burden. After that she an
nounced that thereafter when she danced
she would expect $500 performance. She
would use the money, she said to found
a school for boys in Scotland.
AS to cavorting about in her undressed
''tOotsies," Lady Constance explained that
her dancing was really classic, and one
couldn't reach high art in the dance I'M
less the arms and feet were barred
On another occasion, at Aiken, s. c.,
she appeared at fashionable luncheon
wearing a green jacket, top boots and
riding trousers.