King Edward VIIas a sportsman . ofAmbush IL watched the triumph of his horse—as alsoits defeat on a subsequent occasion, when it fell at thelast fence after having practically won the race, if theexpression be admissible. The circumstances are de-scribed in another chapter. Lord Derby is goodenough to write to me from Knowsley : The Kinghas been here twice on official visits, one of which hepaid in my fathers time, for a ceremonial at Man-chester, the other in 1909, when he reviewed theTerritorial Force of West Lancashire in the park here—he reviewed the East Lancashire in Lord Ellesmerespark
King Edward VIIas a sportsman . ofAmbush IL watched the triumph of his horse—as alsoits defeat on a subsequent occasion, when it fell at thelast fence after having practically won the race, if theexpression be admissible. The circumstances are de-scribed in another chapter. Lord Derby is goodenough to write to me from Knowsley : The Kinghas been here twice on official visits, one of which hepaid in my fathers time, for a ceremonial at Man-chester, the other in 1909, when he reviewed theTerritorial Force of West Lancashire in the park here—he reviewed the East Lancashire in Lord Ellesmerespark at Worsley. He was here on several occasionsfor the Grand National. He also shot here twice, ifmy memory serves me right ; but he certainly neversailed on the lake in the park. I was informed thata picture existed representing His Majesty in a boat onthe lake, and therefore asked Lord Derby a questionon the subject. The artist, it appears, must havedrawn upon his imagination. Some years before His Royal Highness visit to334. r x ^p--ti ,t ..- ??<: a J ;^ 55 J a ?Si KH s •1 <: k Q a ? < 2; ^ C/3 Ij s w ^ < s 1 ^ o 1 ^ S o 5 a J J s u 2 ^ s PL, H -1 H ^ ^ ^ I « ^ 1
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