King Edward VIIas a sportsman . d of the day these seldomexceeded the return, or, if a few birds were missing,they were generally found by the keepers on thefollowing morning. There was some keen competi-tion on these occasions, but if any one killed a birdwhich should have been left for his host, no oneregarded the incident half so good-naturedly as thePrince himself. I always thought him a compara-tively better shot at driven partridges than at pheasants,although, of course, the percentage of kills was lessthan with the easier game. He was somewhat jour-nalier in his shooting, but naturally
King Edward VIIas a sportsman . d of the day these seldomexceeded the return, or, if a few birds were missing,they were generally found by the keepers on thefollowing morning. There was some keen competi-tion on these occasions, but if any one killed a birdwhich should have been left for his host, no oneregarded the incident half so good-naturedly as thePrince himself. I always thought him a compara-tively better shot at driven partridges than at pheasants,although, of course, the percentage of kills was lessthan with the easier game. He was somewhat jour-nalier in his shooting, but naturally shot better whenkeenly interested than when his thoughts appeared tobe distracted by other, and doubtless more weighty,matters. In addition to the rebuilding of the house, withimportant additions, including the great ball-roomsubsequently added, a very perfect game larder wasbuilt on the plan and pattern of that at was absolutely necessary to insure the properstorage and distribution of the various kinds of game 42. Billiard Room, Sandringham
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