LONDON IN AND OUT OF SEASON.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7421, 21 September 1889, Page 5

LONDON IN AND OUT OF SEASON.

. . lnO-$ ■'.. j__ON©ON. Angosfc 10. ',i ' ; *rm*r GREAT NAVAL ' VtThe autho-itiaß responsible for the, great - naval review, which the German Empero- ; _«- jilst witnessed, could not secure the enjoyment of fine weather. Saturday was « the most vile of -days-*-_-_», mist, *og» ■wind,' heavy seas, sard what hot vailed along the south coast, and the great event j, ha3t to he postponed till Monday*. I wa 8 . to.make arrangements - to go down, but never got i nrther thai*. • Southampton Water, where, the elements J>*iss-ed progress for such as were duly sensible that they were human beings, i with esipac-ties for being miserable. With 1 no feeling of regret I saw the steamer j •which was to have taken mc glide out of i the harbor in a cloud of rain and mist, - creature-, cUngihg to. moist i .umbrellas, and striving to look as if they t were Agoing to enjoy themselves. Monday, j however, was a tine day, as all bankholi- 1 and too3B who went .to j Spilhead then reoeived their reward, j «md' -teamed- through long lines of ' ironclads, with bands playing —and cannons saluting to right and left of : th_m.' The Kaiser, who is nothing if ■ not enttiusiasti- where war steps in, gave j the utmost attention to the ships, and .< especially' displayed a great deal of in- ■ tercet in. the'Teutonio, the new White Star , AOJjQO tanner, the .first of the armed 1 mercantile cruisers which sure to revolu- j tionMeonr* nival system. On Wednesday ] the Army evolutions came off at Aldershot. j | The '26,000 troops present, though in excellent trim, must have seemed " small beer to the monarch who can review half a million soldiers if he has a mind, i j ""Hie English Army," said Soult, "is a ; I small blade, but it is exquisitely tempered; " } so perhaps Kaiser Wilhelm was more \ i impressed than we pessimists are apt to j imagine. THE GOODWOOD WEEK. - . , The last function of the season is, as i | 'everyone knows, the Goodwood week, and ■< this year it was exceptionally brilliant from a social point of view, owing to the 1 Royal wedding having kept society in ! till the eve of the races. '■• From'the Prince of Wales downward, all were: present, and no greater show of . fashionables has been seen on the windblown, course for years. Thus much for the social aspect of Goodwood. For the : racing I cannot say as much, as small fields ' 'ruled in several of the big events. On the opening day the Halnaker Stakes brought out a pretty crop of two-year-olds, who, though by no means the pick of the year, showed plainly that-this season's average is ; "considerable above that of last. Rathbeal, '' a very smart colt belonging to Captain Machell, cantered away with the stakes, beating the favori*"e, Far Niente, by two lengths. The Ham Stakes, which should have been the two-year-old race, proved a hollow failure, as only First Fruit, a good •filly of the second ..class, was found bold ; enough to challenge the crack, full sister .to Seabreeze, Riviera, who won in a common canter, and started at 20 to 1 on. The Stewards' Cup elicited a field of eighteen, and fell to Dog Rose, one of the smartest of horses over six furlongs. - Danbydale : was once more made favorite, and once more disappointed his backers, who, after this, must "turn him up." The most notable performance was that of Amphion who, carrying top weight, Bst 131bs, all but rushed to victory, being beaten by a neck only by Dog Rose, to whom he gave a stone. This perforniance of General Byrne's .three-year-old breaks a record and confirms ithe opinion long since expressed, that odds dare not be laid on Donovan when he and that horse meets. As a two-year-old Ainphion was a very moderate colt, but there is no denying his position as honorable Second in his year. The vaunted Bullion Had' better go to the stud, as he ran' absolutely last in a field of eighteen. On the second i day that notable and true horse Veracity won the Chesterfield Cup ______ Whitelegs, Gay Hampton and Indian Prince among others; while on Friday punters fell to weeping over Mdlstream, who, starting at 6to 5 for the Goodwood Stakef' could only get third to the nnfancied Ingram. Trayles was faced by Latania in the Cup, and giving ber 2st 81b beat the filly. down fully hjalt a mile from home, proving himself second oniy to Ayrshire as a four-year old. Semolina, the "lucky Duke's" little mare, rah away with the Prince of Wales' Stakes, with nothing to see her, while Riviera added another win to the Manton stables in the Rous Memorial Stakes. Dog Rose could find nothing to catch him in yet another five furlong race, for which the Gloamin' was heavily backed, and the crackest of crack two-year-olds, Surefoot, -had but to show.himself to secure the Findon Stakes from a pair of moderates. TJaus ended <^dwood. . > . LITERARY NOTES; The air is full of greetings to the Laureate on his attainment of his eightieth birthday. This is well.' It may be long ere we get another to take his place and sing, as he has done, songs sweeter and more thoughtful than any since the days ot Milton. < If one's personal opinion goes for anytj-ing, I should say that Tennyson has an Admirable chance of being reckoned among the giants of all time, and he is perhaps the most artistic'poet we have ever had, bar none. Meanwhile, listen to what the '* Volun eer Poet" sings of him. Poor Savage wrote his annual ode to her Gracious Majesty Queen Anne, and entitled it the ''? Volunteer Laureate," in the hopes of a reversion. Is Mr Morris doing likewise ? At least hear him in a nobler mood than his Epics of Hades and Odes of Life. TO LORD TENNYSON: On his Eightieth Birthday, August 6th,1889. ' Master and, friend I too swift on noiseless ..feet. '• Thy huriylng decides fleet with stealthy '■ '"'' ■ *pa<--:; ' -' ' "'" . "'' : ' " Yet not the less thy voice is clear and i <. < ■ »woe_, ,'.:■■ ".-... .*; .-'.'■■ And still thy genius mingles strength ~ >f, withgrace.-. ~,; . ...... ..,, ~...--- --. On thy.broad brow alone and reverend '•'-"" face '■'■■'''--' -•' ■■'■'' ' '■''■' Thy f_urseore winters snow, not on thy • .. inlnd. ~ r. ,-. Stay, Time, a little while thy headlpng chase; Or passing, one Immortal leave behind,' For we are weak, and changeful as the :.• wind. : . ..■-> "\ . :• .:■. . ..-■: -.■■.■■, JETor him "long Since the dying swan wonl^ '••■?•'"sing, ■"•'* ■'-•'''- •"•:■ .■''".:■'. ."•:-="■'• ■ • :iThe dead«onl pine in splendid misery. He ,winged-thele_»nd of the blameleas . AndcrxasedtoLotusiandl-J-. enchanted ',;'.'.'.".sea."-', ';'.,', " ~' ".; ;']■ ■ ..,',..=,.-.• Heard .the twin voices strive,, ~ss \ , >' 'mastery* '■■' ~..-.'/:.,.'; fai-Wess, and wHhprescierit '. .*' .thduglit' "■ --'•'•■■■ '\ rising In the days to he ..., ; %p heights lot knowledge M i-he past •" iiusought; '...,-■' . ... TJaipfse his eye marked, and those his :''::. wisdomt-angbtt. ....>.,,.,. And he it was whose ■ '.- Thelove-tale sweet. In death hiadr , ■;..nesb end.'.%'' ;,.;.," ■" ..." "Who sang the deathless dirge, whose jeyery 'word.. .'". ■'■■'> Fashioris a golden statue for nls frien^L May all good.tWngs his waning yeaa» Who sS% of Rizpah rnourniug for. her '"'•*'(' *" deafti'■■■" ■' c '■" '■".-' '.-■ /. ','■' i ' !jpr as pitying, fhth = i^ech-Idi*^s"-^r er ' Q » bikd,. Thoughts, pure: and high,, of precis ; ;i _,, '..■"■. .... r . u, : y-' &i¥it i-ist-Utb scan, with patient eye. of, *S(atur6, wnt wjth herb an 4 Thebftd? of Hwcch nnfoldC the&sliflo'iyefi '-'■' "■'■/die."'■ ' ■ i ' 1"" ".'■'"/"'"'.'*'*.'''/ * When 'sigh* of Autumn o'e* Wn'4 .. -.adsea. ' r " '"" "''■-■ •" i

■jfltt&fehe'gnßfe mta irMe!*"i*eet Iran age: Cold, Ares • that seem to, blight . i AJljearjningJiope"ajaa cElll all noble r^e:; ■ Aad yet were dead, end voids may be, of- ; light, - „ J Till first they swam upon a mortal s .•# - Sight. .*, .. . - -:■■■ ; JSl&Rfcer and aaer, stay yet, for there ia none to take thy place to-day, or wear Xby laurel when thy slngiug-days are done. ' As yet the- hails of song are mute and bare, -,"■.. ;' ■. .' . . • -, Nor voice melodious wakes the tunele&s air. .. Save some weak faltering accents faintly heard. - Stay with us; 'neath tUy spell tße world grows fair. Our hearts revive, our inmost souU are stirred, . , . , And all onr English race awaits thy latest ; word i Lewis Moßßis. Sir Moreil Mackenzie, we are told, is devoting his autumn holiday to the preparation of a -work to be entitled ■** Six months' Besidence at the Court of tbe Crown Prince and the German Emperor." Wβ are further told that this work will not be published during the lifetime of the Empress Frederick. Then why notify that you are writing, my good Sir Moreil, unless you anticipate the early demiee of a lady who is younger than yourself, or unless — ungenerous thought! your ears love to tingle with the echoes of newspaper notices—and advertisements. ! THE SHAH ..AT /.TB&, PABIS .BXHIBITroir:\ London ia rid of the Shah, wno now is in a fair way to become a regular Parisian. His visit to the Eiffel Tower is amusingly .described. The firsb tfmehe*#ehfc to the Exhibition, Nasr-ed-din was invited to ascend the Tower, but after looking askance at the lift he decided to postpone the experiment. The next time he came prepared to do or die, and, as he did. not trust the lift altogether, he toiled up the winding staircase. Thaneful was he when he reached the first platform, and eager I was his rush to the restaurant to slake his thirst. Hβ walked about as if he feared the construction would not be able to support the weight of the monarch of all the Persians, but luckily the Tower stood firm. »The editor of the Figaro of the Tower pre--sented the visitor with a copy of the daily issue. Then Nasr-ed-din was invited to ascend to the second platform, and walked bravely to the lift. -Suddenly his fears returned, and hie Majesty went down the steps of the staircase orith rather more speed than was consistent with Royal dignity. He waa scarcely himself again when the time came for him to appear at a brilliant fete given in hie honor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. , the Sea sebpent. The sea serpent has cropped up again. Where does that mysterious monster hide itself the whiles P This time it showed itself off Matinicus to the crew of the Bchooner Jerusha Baker, whose captain (Chase) just descried it, and took it for a whale lying one hundred yards away from the vessel. He called the attention of his mate to it, and while watching it the men suddenly saw an enormous head rise from ■the water, and the mase extend itself into a snake-like form. They were in the presence of a veritable sea serpent! "He lifted hie big head out of the water," said the < captain, "until he could Overlook the Jeruaha's deck, and then much to our relief began slowly to swim away from us, sometimes looking back as if watching us. Beside the head and five or six feet of fneck covered with glistening scales, we could see at least ten feet of the tail, which was smooth, and shaped like an bar; altogether the creature could not be an inch short'of 40ft long. Not being equipped for hunting sea serpents, we kept on our course, and were glad when the - stream of foam that marked the monster's path throngh the water had .disappeared.- ! : •;" 'V. :