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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1961.

PRINCES OF SPORT

asked,

'Give up the King

the Premier begged

but he galloped on

Twice, the brown małe Lady Döch had failed to clear the fourth fence in the point-to-point race. Twice, the horseman had been pitched over the fence on to, the rain-sodden, turf. had picked himself up, clambered Twice, the stubborn rider over the bushes, and remounted. Battered and bruised, he now spurred his horse at the fence for the third cleared it, rode on and finished the course. He changed into a new pair of khaki breeches and, to the amazement of the crowd, reappeared for another race.

Lime

This Urs Degomme 1, he Times. Finally, Prime Minister the chief cause of his regent led the Beld again as he thun-Ramsey MacDonnid wrote Rfalls." dered toward the treacherous polite letter begging the yuong

fourth fence. He cleared the abstacle, bad the harse stumbird hadly jerked her rider out of the saddle. nut for the third

lint' that day the Prince vi Wales was sent sprawling in the msel.

nee

Si he refused to be beaten. Hy chased the bolting mare across the course, remounted, and made a desperate bi watch the lenders. Setting his teeth, he urged De- the Rumme

more ANOT fourth fence on the second lap, then at the last fence but The horse

tot seon and FT༢༧,༢༦ stumbled a landing.

Another fall reened certals us the Peiner lurchret out of the saddle. Somehow he ching to the horse's carett, pulled blurelf back into the saddle, and then clears ed the last tence,

ne

Prince "to refrain from taking chances,"

Eleven days later the Prince had another letter-from his father.

King George V wrote: "You have shown great courage and horsemanship which everyant appreciates,

but the Elme has

come when I most ask you in give up riding in the future in steeplechases and point-to-point jruçe: ... 1 am sure you will

get plenty

and of enjoyment exercise in hunting and playing path which you can do as much

as you Be...

Publicised

After talking the matter aver with his father and the Premier, the Prince

good

a

The Prince of Wales was

horseman, not a born one, who by unlimited, pluck. sheer love of..tlding and per- severance made himself into a first-class cross-country Joo- key.

Unlike his father

And the Prince was frequent-

ODD," "vell played, sir" and "good shot."

In 1020 Plerra. Etchebagter, world Real Tennis, champion, sold: "He is one of the best squash players in England. He In precise and fast, with n quick eye."

Then, the Flute turned to golf. The game, had interested him since the age of 11, when ho used to caddy for ils fa- tliek fór sahilling s round. Now, as with riding, he strove relentlessly to improve him- Next.

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By JOHN

COTTRELL

then Walker Cup caplain, ho was playing Apulist Sir Philip Sassoon and Harrison Johns- tan, the American amatour ebamplon.

As a boy of nine, the Prince In two years he, reduced his and been coached in cricket on handicap from 10 to 11. But pul- After an indifferent start, the Areen fibre matting at the backing remained bid big weakness. Prince struck his best form. At of Marlborough House. He was As he told a club onlajalg had the 14th, Jones nitost complete- ly missed a short pitch, fang taken to the Oval and Lord's, in- putting practice an awful bore,” troduced to W. G. Grace. But the think too much importance is to reach the bunkter he was trying to clear. The great Joties game was too slow for him, attached to tag plane

had quited a shot.

At first he wanted to be a

The Prince had played golf on crack shot like his father. But

a greater range, of courses than his love of the aport must have any other, player—in every part been rather dimmed by one of the, Comtoonwealth, all ovat shooting expedition in Decem-

United the Continent, in the. ber, 1913, at Hall Barn, Lord | States and the Far East, Burnham's home near Beacons- feld.

Seven guests were in the feld for six hours

and when they Anlehed, 3,037 pheasants had been killed-a record for the country. The carcasses were fald out in rows of 100. King George had shot over 1,000; the young Prinec some 300.

This mass slaughter troubl ed, even the trigger-happy king. As they returned to London, he said to his eldest son: "Perhaps we went a lit- He too far today, David."

The Prince continued to shoot occasionally. In 1924. he visited Bisley and collected the £1 prize

In 1926, one expert sold that, for the best score on the run- but for his royal rank, he wouldnlug "deer" target by scoring 24 strongly advise the Prince to be out of a possible 30 polnits. Four come professional steeplechase of his six shots were bulls. jockey.

He later went big-game hunt- ing in India, Nepal and Africa, where his adventures included shooting a menacing snake, be ing thrown from hi pony when Restless and adventurous, the spearing a charging boar, Prince of Wales was quite undecing in terror from a charging

elephant. like his father and grandfather,

heard to say to leading pro- fessional riders: "I would change Jobs with you any day."

At the same time.

and

Holos-in-one

The Prince took his mashie- luck and old the ball by the pin...

Afterwards Jones said to his royal partnert. "It was all your play which enabled us to halve the match, I am sorry, I could not give you more; help, but I was a bit tired. If you don't mind, my Baylist so, you are sn A golfer Lapt

In. 1931...he holed-in-one.01 Santos,, Brazil, and at the 220- yard sixth, of the Royal Wiinble- don course, Later, he achieved that rare feat on the 18th of the

Later the Prince described Bahamas Country Club, Neuron.

how, lo fait playing with the He had many famous partners

Incomparable Jones, "I was fro- In foursomer Bobby Jonen. Ze zold, I never got, to Tommy Armour, Walter Hagen, biting the ball until the last Archio Compston.

Flis coaches three boles included Compaton and the as- Fabulous foursome ter, Jamen, Baird..

Three years, later another ru- ah..course. Abou. Pringa WAS plagued by crowds. When heal appearance won special at- tention. In the semi-finals of the played himself in as captain, of

1933 Parlamentary Handicap he the Royal and Ancient of St Andrews, premfor club of the net the only woman in the cum-

petition world, over 7,000 people, in- She had a handicap of 20; the Nancy, Lady Aslor. cluding the foremost players Prince was playing off ii, in the land, stood watching. The young Prince took up his stance, guve a couple of pre-cret.

minnry flourishes, then made full-bloodlecl ewing His club struck the ground and the ball rolled a mere 50 yards, where it was snapped up by blacksmith William Petric who claimed the traditional reward of one sover-

in

who always appeared In the His great passion

Later that day, the new cap- continued racing-same places

But riding becnie bis great tanut falling. He was not a reck- each year. Newmarket, Epsom, passion. Nothing could discour-tain played for the King William

Cowes, Saudring-age him-neither the falls, the

IV Medal at drove off 220 Covered with mud, his faceless rider, but he was a much Goodwood. wreathed in smiles, he passed publicised one. As his Equerry, ham--he scorned the normal so-

injuries nor the arguments of his yards. At the fifth-$53 yards Major E. D. Metcalfe, explained elal round. Only his omelat en-

father and the Prime Minister.

le was on the green in three. the post fourth.

¡in New Yorkers:

gogements were predictable.

Then he muffed a shot and a woman screamed "Oh you little ite described the Derby as a great waste of time. He had no He played

Outcry

Such a man was the Duke of twenties. The Kay

Waulson jo

thenr.

Early in 1929, however, he

eports printed in funný pas pers about the Prince climbing up one side af a horse and fall-x at the opera, A fanatical, fearless horseman ;ing off on the other are ridicul wh me and again went doen us and partly publicity stunts in races butore a flurry of Bying for the individuals hooves, any one of which night

"The Prince has fallen off his have den a Jatul blow.

Musle-hall comedians make horse 14 times in four years, Jokes about his falls, It was no and considering how hard he Joke to responsible people. The | rides all the year, that is a prot- ilfe of the future King of Eng-ty good record. I have fallen land was at stake,

df my hurse 12' times in a week, but the papers did not mention it."

cards only as an act of serfal duty. In his leisure hours he re- #elion-fox- circulating lentlessly pursued

was forced to relent. The King was seriously ill and his mother urged litra to give up. So, out of sense of duty, sold his mag- fcent hunters and abandoned the sport which gave him more hunting, steeplechasing, point-pleasure than anything else. to-paint races, squash rackets, golf, swimming and dancing.

I 1924, the outery rose to a crescendo when, while raving

Cayan's for Lard

Cup in the Army point-to-point at Arbor. Bend Cries, the Prince fell at the first fener-head firs!.

He was knocked out for half- an-hour. lay in a dark room for a week, was confinest pn bed for nearly a monté.

Questions were raised in the Houses

written to the letters

|

Some critics bimmed hysterical women who crowint round the jurapr at every point-to-point meeting in which he appeared.

Said one member of a pro- minent Hunt Committee: "The thoughtless and wasporting non- ner in which these women uller shrill eries of welcome when the Prince is about to take a jump is

Four D. Jones JONES CONSIDERS

BY MADDOCKS

HE STIL

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EXIST

\THE DEVIL TO BE

{ A FIGMENT OF

THE IMAGINATION

LITTLE DEVIL

INDEED! HE MUST THINK

I'M OFF MENUT

I SKALL

JUST HAVE

TO PUT THE EVIL

EYE ON

HIM

AGAIN

Too slow for him

T was typical of the Prince that, after opening the new selence school at Clifton College In 1927, he changed into a swent- fr and shorts and challenged the actuel champion to a game of squash.

OUR HERD

in the 'twenlles, the Duke of Windsor regularly played in amateur squash rackets cham- pionships, bounding about court with tremendous.. gusta and interjecting. with such crles to opponents as "oh, good

IS SUDDENLY STRUCK BY EVIL THOUGHTS

rascal."

the

A handicap The Prince never became ruf- ed as a player.. But crowds were a serious handicap in his Ironically, he took up an carly days. Once at Sunningdale equally dangerous recreation. he stood at the last tee of the That year. he won a private new course with a score of 74. competition with his brothers to Like most double-figure handi- see who could fly solo first. Cap men he was elated at Later, the Prince started out, thought of breaking, 80. board mator-boat

Alas. raclog, und

News of his progress followed boxing so keenly that spread in seconds. Crowda ga- American manager Jack Kearns thered. A camera clicked. And ence stated that he intended to the Prince's drive strayed to the ask the Prince to referee the neighbouring fairway. His e- world middleweight title fightcond shot went into bushes near in London between Mickey the green. And the hole cost him Walker and Tommy Milligan.

Said Kearns: "The Prince of Wates is one of the best sports- men in England or anywhere else."

JONES

A FEW EVIL

DEEDS SHOULD EARN) THE IDIOT A NASTY

REPUTATION

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7.

The match which won the Prince most publicity was also at Sunningdale, In 1939. With Immortal Bobby Jones, the

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Such was public Interest that the time of play was kept se-

They played at Wulton Heath and the Prince look the

lead at the 15th, halved the 10th,

and won at the 17th by two up and one to play. But he lost the final to Mr George Lambert, the veteran Devon MP.

That year, too, the Prineu played in a fabulous foursome- with Douglas Fairbanks against Prince George and Archiv Nu Compston at Sunningdale. wonder the crowds gathered in thousands in those days.

Golf has remained the Duke's chief sport, supporting his words In a 1930 speech when he said: "Golf is a game you can go on playing forever,

and I mude so bold as to say that when you are too old to play golf you had better die."

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