Evening star., 1936-01-21

all these charms is the charm of your
smile"
Let no one suppose, with all his
charms and the universally of the
spell of his influence. that he is here
held up as a paragon of all the vir-
tues, o. that he is painted at home as
the white hens chicken" He can
be very ruff1ed. The smile will some
times give place to an indignant
frown. He can and has INDUCED in
very sulphurious and emphatic lam
guage. In this, as in so many other re-
spects. he strongly resembles his
grandfather. King Edward. Courtesy
and consideration come naturally to
him, but there is also rugged side to
his nature which will disclose itself
when he is sufficiently irritated.
The Prince of Wales embodies to a
remarkable degree the passionate love
Of outuoo- activities and sports which
for centuries has been an especial
characteristic of British gentlemen.
Like most high born Britons. he excels
in no particular sport, but participates
in and loves a variety of them. The
British always like to think hat with
them the desire to win is far less than
the mere love of playing for the sake
Of the game, and so the leisure classes
80 in for many sports. but are seldom
highly accomplished in any. This is
the case with the Prince of Wales.
He IS happiest when taking part in
the two outdoor pastimes of aristcc-
racy-r ding to hounds and polo.
The horsemanship OF the Prince of
Wales in the past has been responsible
for a great deal of anxiety and also
levity on both sides of the Atlantic.
He ha. been unseated more than a
score of times. Some of these falls re-
suited in injuries of somewhat seri-
Gus nature. Friends of the Prince have
resented assumptions of those who
have read of his every mishap that he
is poor horseman. That he is far
from expert they admit, but they point
out tha every one who rides as hard
and as frequently as the Prince has
many spills, but the croppers of lesser
men are not given the worldwide
publicity
Favors Horses Too Large.
One fault OF the Prince in the saddle
is said to be that he favors horses
too large for him. and that he is,
in a technical physical sense, weak
kneed. But whatever the quality OF
his horsemanship, there is no flaw
in his courage in taking every obstacle
in the hunt. He rides without cau-
ton or any dread of danger or aver
sion to risking his neck as often as
interesting opportunities offer them
selves.
The Prince swims a great deal. but
more often as a refreshment after
indoor exercise than as sport for Its
own sake. Occasionally he plays
SQUASH raccuets.
At boxing the Prince is reasonably
adept, though he does not often put
on the padded gloves. In sports he
usually adapts himself to environ
ment. When at home, with the green
rolling countryside near, he prefers
riding to hounds or polo, depending
upon the season, to anything else.
If he cannot get away from London
long enough for these outdoor exer-
cises, he usually squeezes an hour
or two into his program for the day
In order to get some indoor sport
near his own residence. Or he will
take a brisk walk.
Whenever he Is on shipboard. the
Prince almost always visits the gym
nasium daily. and takes long. fast
tramps about the deck. If he is in
the country. and riding is not con-
venient, he plays a round of golf.
The Prince played lawn tennis oc-
casionally In his youth, as all we'll
born English children are taught to
do, but seemingly he never greatly
cared for the game, and has not played
it at all in recent years.
The prince has won several prizes
in point-to-point steeplechases. and
has only received some hard knocks.
Bruises and conclusions he has ex-
perienced several times, and he can
also number among The results Of his
falls from the saddle a broken collar
bone and q twisted ankle. No injury
ever deferred him from recklessly rid