Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-28
KING FINDS TIME
FOR RACING STUD
Maintains Establishment in Fine
Form, Despite Duties Brought
by War.
FAMOUS CLUBS MAY CLOSE
Membership Dwindling, and
Many Are Compelled to Raise
Their Prices.

lSpcclai cable TO The Times Dispatch.J
LONDON. February Elm spite OF
the manifold new duties which the war
has imposed upon him, King George
finds time 10 look after many details
connected with things In which he is
personally Interested. He has thus
never lost sight Of his raciuT, stud.
which is being maintained In splendid
form. although the King is not attend.
ing any races or running AN: !.G-scs
during tho war.
That he intends to DO more than
ever when the war is over is evident
from the fact that he recently rented
Lord Ellcsmcre's stud farm. tn" Eyer
ton which Is much nearer Newman
ket than Wolferton stud farm. near
sandrinEham. where the King hithcr-
TO kept his horses
Queen Mar Is ~ strongly opposed
10 racing as ever, hut has evidently
given M further attempt To make the
King abandon this form OF sport
WAR VA, FORCE CLUBS
no CLOSE THEIR DOORS
Unlcss something happens vory soon
10 put an end TO tho war several of
l.ondon's mos; famous clubs will prob
ably lie forced to close their doors as
their list OF members is st-ndily
'Lwindl!ne. ana. with the daily attend
ancc growing smaller. many Of them
nav" already been forced to put up
their prices for meals This for In
stance. is the cas-. wi,b both the Carl
ton and the Constitutional
The distress OF the exclusive clubs
is partly. bat also only partly. du" to
The desir" TO economic. but principal
~ perhaps 20 III. fact TINT members
find little use fo- places where moth
Ing stronger than lemonade or ginger
ale Is to hc had after IN at night aud
from whore you have TO gropc YOU,
way home in darkness II YOU are not
fortunat" enough Ia possess Il private
motor Cur.
The nigh, clubs on tho other hand.
arc doing excellent business, though Il
Is hardly app, opria;c TO cali them
night clubs amy moro. when their
busiest hours ar" between t and in
the afternoon.
II you enter the Murray club. for
instance, amy afternoon during ,hes.
hours formerly devoted TO The slipping
az insipid tea. YOU viii find the ball
room Illuminated ana the polished floor
crowded with dancers, while al around
the prettics, girls in London are
seated at little tables chatting with
men in khaki. The mere civilian *
persistcctly overlooked, and might as
we'll bc air
Thr War Office. ] am Informed feels
rather uufriendly towards these nigh,
clubs bocause they do not consider
that they are tho best training places
for men who HAY" plenty Of hard work
ahead OF them at tn" front. and pos
sihly. also. bccnus" it iH feared tha>
some ~ tn. fHir sir"Us 20 b. found
there may he German spies
LONDON WILL. HAVE
SOME REAL CAFES
The war may or mry not deprive Us
ol some OF our famous clubs, which
will bo missed by nobody once they
liave disappeared, hui one thing - cor
ttin tho war will give I.oudon what
it haas never had before real cafes as
you Gnd them In every city on the
Continent.
Ns matter OF fact, IN" war has al
ready done SO. for so oNcrcrowdcd arc
III" few cafes We have lad here for
,cnrs been like the Royal and tile
Monico. that cnterprisins men n-c
abont I" Omen half score new cafes
in The Wcat End
Thus Innovation in London life Is
roallv du" 10 tho weaithcr class Of
Belgian refugees. who were fortunate
enough 10 :,et par; OF thcir possessions
"ui of Belgium before the Germans
took possession OF everything.
y cafe Is MS necessary 10 a Belgian
as 1t il To - Partisan. These refugees
Immediately began TO search London
for suitable cafes, and were astcnishch
10 find there were none. next to
none.
At urcscn; YOU find in tho CO IL
Royal IN Rcgcnt Street II ncw class
pf clients Ic ic-S
the war ANA the Journalists having
their hands fuil It ia row The fav-
oritc resort Of soldiers in khaki and
Iclg.ans and a most interesting place
il is TO drop into any night after $50
o'clock.
Seated always in tho same corner you
sec an exact duplicate OF the late King
Edward, tho French editor Of a prolni-
5 neni lIciginn paper. now published and
I sold here in man.. thousand copies
/ daily
ON of the side lounges YOU are
almost ms sure 10 find an Anglo Rus
sian couple Of artistic Tendencies and
Bohemian appearance, and all around
Bclgians in animated conversation in
apparently half dozen different lam
ruagcs. which however turn out TO
he various dialects OF Flemish and Eel
rian French, the latter being quite
different from the Partisan variety.
~ 10 o'clock "a sigh goes through
the crowd. The walters begin TO col
lcct all the little glasses. and for
short time the conversation lays. while
coffee and milk and lemonade make
their appearance, but in Il few moments
the clatter of voices is as animated as
ever.
ENGLAND rs FACING
DIFFICULT PROBLEM
One OF the many difficult tasks fac
ing England when the war Is over is
what to do for the soldier whose health
has been broken in the war, and who
lis unable to, return to his former en-
ployment Some idea OF tho magni-
tudc OF this problem may be obtained