King Edward VIIas a sportsman . a somewhat more formal business thanat Sandringham. The sport was almost invariablylimited to five guns, and it was here that His Majestyreceived his Royal guests, though many of them alsowere included in the less stately and more homelySandringham parties. Every year during his reignKing Edward entertained a brother monarch atWindsor in November, and shooting in the Park wasone of the pleasures provided. In 1903 the King ofItaly was the guest, and keenly enjoyed what it mustbe assumed was to him a novel sport. In 1904 thelate King of Portugal came over. Among t
King Edward VIIas a sportsman . a somewhat more formal business thanat Sandringham. The sport was almost invariablylimited to five guns, and it was here that His Majestyreceived his Royal guests, though many of them alsowere included in the less stately and more homelySandringham parties. Every year during his reignKing Edward entertained a brother monarch atWindsor in November, and shooting in the Park wasone of the pleasures provided. In 1903 the King ofItaly was the guest, and keenly enjoyed what it mustbe assumed was to him a novel sport. In 1904 thelate King of Portugal came over. Among the manyaccomplishments of this amiable monarch, who was sobarbarously murdered by the Socialists of his king-dom, was that of exceptional skill with gun, rifle, andpistol, and he greatly distinguished himself, as wasto be expected. In 1905 the King of Greece visited 70 ^?g E x5 :S -• oU ??J CQ in > c H 3 o Di U < CU O g tS H X O u O s X en 13 J3 OJ o, 15 ^ U *- o- t; =: w o fcii ^ h nj fl -3 d u c. ^. Windsor Windsor ; in 1906 the King of Norway. He wenton to Sandringham, as did the Kaiser, King Edwardsguest at Windsor in 1907. His Imperial Majestycame to England with the reputation of being a goodshot ; but crowned heads sometimes get reputationswhich are not wholly deserved, and there was muchcuriosity to see to what extent the German Emperorwould justify the reports of his capacity. He morethan did so, fairly surprising those who were privilegedto be present. At Sandringham also he held hisown with the best, as he did on Lord Lonsdalesmoors. Grouse-driving, it may be incidentally re-marked, was altogether a novelty to the Kaiser ; andall who have shot grouse well know how, to beginwith, the novice is more than apt to fail, when birdscome silently, and often altogether unexpectedly, tovanish over the butts, at times before their presenceis fully realised. The Kaiser appreciated the situationwith wonderful rapidity, and his contribution to thebag was not behind that of
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