Evening star., 1914-07-26

round the globe more times than once
quite lot of super a,ives have to be
used In connection with Lord Lonsda,e
who, with his stocky figure ruddy face,
firm mouth and old-ffshionel side
burns. Is as perfect a type of John Bull
as one could wish to meet: who sports a
gardenia in his buttouhole as regularly
as Joseph Chamber an sported an. or
child, and who practically neter is seen
without cigar in his mouth. For one
thing, he is the only private person in
Great Britain who has had the privilege
OF entertaining the German emperor. and
Tor another In the course of his world
wide travels, he has been nearer the
north pole than any other titled person
on earth except the venturesome Duke of
the Abruzzi. He has more church 'liv-
ings' In his gift than any other man in
England-forty. to be eXact-the Duke of
Devonshtre coming next with thirty nine
Likewise he is the only man in the rea. m
who can boast of possessing 4 private
drive five miles long, built at e cost OF
S10O.D0O. and he owns the costliest service
of gold plate in private hands in England
and has the most perfect hunting box. ="
Every form of sport interests Lord
Lonsdale. He is one of the best whips
in Great Britain and one of the keenest
yachting men. In the grounds around
Lowther Castle. his splendid seat in
Northumberland, he holds sheep-dog trials
and hound races. while proof of his de-
votion to the turf is to be found in the
fact that he keeps up big establish
ments at Doncaster. Ascot and Goodwood
A useful, though not crack, shot
several beautiful tiger skins to be seen
at Lowther Castle testify to the earls
prowess as big game hunter. and he is
nf ha al
moors when the season opens. To box
ing of course, he Is devoted He is the
donor and custodian of the famous Ions
dale belts which carry with them the
championships of English boxing, and no
big pugiiistc event is complete without
him, clad, as he invariably is in the most
immaculate of evening dress. As a young
man the earl, who was strong as
bull moose. was extremely handy with
his own punches of fives, and once gave
a beautiful drubbing to an ex-bruiser
who offended one of his feminine ac-
QuantanceS.
The whilom pugilist, who had enjoyed
u considerable local reputation, was driv-
ing heavy dray, and refused to pull
the latter out of the road to allow the
lady's trap to pass. Lord Lonsdale, or
the Hon. Hugh Lowther, as he then was.
arriving on the scene. invited the dray
man to step down and argue the matter.
The latter complied, and at the end of the
argument stated his conviction that his
opponent was not boxer but a sledge-
hammer in disguise. while ago, by
the way, it was reported that Lord Ions
dale would put on the gloves with that
other mettIesCme old veteran Sir Claude
Champion de Crespigny, and the earl
tells the writer that the bout may come
off yet though nothing has been settled
definitely. If so. 1t will be a pretty
mfx-up, for Sir Claude is still terror
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the discontinue of policeman on Up
som Downs.
1t is fox hunting, however, that is the
passion Of Lord Lonsdales life, and also
that Of his spouse, a tall, handsome
woman. who, in her day, was a real
Diana of the hunting field. and who pre-
vious to her marriage was Lady Grace
Gordon, one. OF the famous gay Cor