Evening star., 1923-09-27
Late Marquis of Ripon Held
Britain's Greatest Game Shot

dra's kindness to Lady Ripon ex-
tended also to her daughter. now
Lady Julia Trevor, and ii was largely
due to their influence that her first
marriage was brought about with the
late Sir Robert Vivian Duff of VayRel.
one of the greatest and wealthiest
territorial magnates in EngLnd.
owner of the Vaynol estates. cele-
brated for their slate quarries and
which have been in the uninterrupted
possession of his ancestors for eight
hundred years, some of the farms on
the Vaynol estate having been oc-
cupted by the same families for five
centuries or more. Vaynol now be-
longs to her little boy by Sir Robert.
VINO was killed in the great war. and
she makes her home there with her
second husband. In the park there
roam and thrive one of the only two
he1Gs or American bison in the
United Kingdom. as well as huge
colony of American beavers.
Lord Ripon, who after King Ed
wards demise, in 1910, became treas
urer Of the household of Queen
Alexandra, and remained in attend
ance on her until his death, bore the
patronymic of Robinson, his family
having been founded by William
Robinson, lord mayor of York, in
the reign of Queen Elizabeth. He
carried on very large trade with
Hamburg, and his son was likewise
lord mayor of York, while his grand
son was member of parliament for
that city. Indeed. in each generation
until the middle of the eighteenth
century, the head of the Robinson
ram1fy was identified with the city
of York as its chief magistrate or as
ITS representative in the house of
commons. Sir William Robinson, the
first .haronet of the line and lord
mayor@of York, married the daughter
Of George Aislabie of StudIeigh
Royal. 1t was owing to this alliance
that Studleigh Royal came into the
FAMILY OF Robinsons on the death,
just hundred years ago. of Miss
Georgiana .Aislabie, the last of the
family.
The best known member of the
latter was her grandfather, John
having, while chancellor of the 'eS-
chequer, promoted : and passed
through parliament the bill for the,
enterprise eventually known as THE
South Sea hubble which. according
to him, was destined to enable the
government to, liquidate and pay off
the national debt. The collapse OF
this extraordinary scheme and the
wholesale ruin which followed 1t
drove him from office, and landed
him in the Tower OF London as a
prisoner OF state. On his release! he
retired TO Stndleigh Royal, where he
passed the remainder of his days-In
considerable amount OF seclusien,
deVoting himself to his superb gar
dens and retaining sufficient money
TO be able to purchase the adjoining
Fountain Abbey. estate.
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There is nothing worthy of particu-
lar attention at Studletgh Royal save
its richly stocked game preserve. But
the Fountains, Abbey ruins,snow com
prised in the property, are Of wonder
full interest. The abbey owes Its fotia-
dation to. St. Bernard. the author and
composer OF that, so widely popular
and well known hymn commencing
with Jerusalem the Golden" ST. Her
nard was born in the eiexsnth ceh-
tury at place called Fontaine, In
Burgundy. .and after creating the
Cistefctan monastery Eat ClairyesuK.
brought into existence no less than "a
hundred other Sistercian monastertes,
OF which Fountain Abbey, deriving
its name from his birthplace in Bur-
1gundy. was the most dear to him. Inl
course Of time Fountains Abbey be-
came known as the most enlightened
school of thought in MEDIEVAL Chria-
tiSnity, and tts1 stately Church is re-
newned as one ofgths neht&sk Sanes
of Europe.