The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-11

n err and While still Duke or
York was able to hold his own
with the best players or the two SER
equal. and where there IS no time,
even for the most unconscious con-
cesslon TO rank, In the hurly,-burly OF
eral years, but. still retains a very
great interest III polo, and it IS TO
this that must be ascribed the cxcep-
tional compliment which he paid to
Tor the purpose of cndcavoring to re-
capture the International Pole. Cup. IN
ssnrmoning them 10 Buckingham
and e Rooa acK IN he
terprise.
The team is headed BY Captain u.
IIardres; Lloyd, who learned his polo in
and who. like captain Herbert Wilson.
another member OF the team, and who
won the Distinguished service Order
law OF the Earl of Huntingdon. They
sailed from Lverpool on board the
Lusitania on Saturday. and are look
ca for mere the day after tomorrow.
at the audience was =. y. Edwards. OF
the Ninth I.ancers, a regiment famous
for its prowesses on the polo field. The
n ts kept ae three n fa oef ths Wi5h l
was Of n prolonged character, ana he
showed himself not only most gracious
towards them. but also very keen about
the recovery of the cup. ]. may be
recalled that when In july 1909. the
American team won back the cup aft.c
il had been ever since 1856 III the pos
ton Queen Mary, then Princess Of
Wales, handed the cup TO Harry Payne
Whitney. the captain OF the American
team. ct the conclusion nf the deiir.
then Prince OF Wales was ono OF the
most Interested spectators.
Niscount Dillon, who was leading
figure in the recent suit brought by
Lord Chesterfield for the recovery OF
home and abroad as the greatest au.
lhority in Europe on the subject Of
ancient armor. his expert knowiedgo
in Il, connection with which led King
curator OF the nrmory Of the Tower or
London. The first thing he did after
his appointment was to reorganize the
entire collection. and TO eliminate there
slams To such an extent was this
the case that he was denounced as
"thc great iconoc!ast, Of the most
cherished Of popular Illusions regard
ing the Tower OF London. which every
American going to London makes a
point TO visit. Thus. he removed from
shown as LAYING dune duty at the
execution OF Queen Ammo Boleyn, de-
claring 1T to be a swndlc. since Anne
was behcadc0 by "A sword, and not with
an aXe. Then lie took the armor suits.
one by one, and demonstrated that the
familiar lay figures were most ridi-
culously arraycd. In pieces OF armor
manufactured in different centuries,
and at different enochs, and that the
weapons described. as having been
spoiis OF the Spanish Armada could
never have figured as part OF the equip
ment or the celebrated fleet Of King
Philip OF spain. BY the time, how.
ever that he had completed his task
OF reorganization. the collection pre-
scented n very different appearance. and
while many familiar pieces were miss
ing. having been consigned TO tho
scrap heap, as frauds. even more Ma
grant than that OF queen Anne BoleynG
axe. the exhibition has the merit to-
day of being absolutely correct and
In every sense OF tho word authentic.
Lord Dillon has, been II frequent vi5i-
tor to the United states. and among
tho features Of his own private collcc-
lion Mt Ditchley Park. his ancestral
home in OXfordshirc. tre a number OF
flint implements found on the site Of
tie Virginia town which takes tta
name Of Ditchlcy from his old Eng
fish home. It was while visiting
Ditchley. Va some thirty odd years
ago. that Lord Dillon made tho ac-
auaintancc Of the Canadian girl. Miss
Julia stanton. who became his wife. Tie
has .nyal blood in his veins. For among
his ancestors is Indy Litchlcld. the
illeSitimatc daughter or Charles IT,.
who was indeed one or the former