ROYAL SPORTSMEN.

Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 42, 22 June 1908, Page 8

ROYAL SPORTSMEN.

. POINTS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KING AND PRINCE OF WALES.

There is no finer marksmeni among grouse shqoters in Great Britain today than the Prince of Wales, who even on a moderately stocked moor does not consider it a feat to bring down with his own gun a hundred brace of birds in a day. According to the "Gentlewoman," • if the King has “never reached such a pinnacle of excellence in that difficult department it is not to be forgotten that his reputation as a deer stalker was made many years ago. “This difference in attainments between father and son is in a measure a reflex of their differences in temperament'. To be able to shoot grouse calls for something like instinctive precision. The birds are driven by beaters and frequently fly down the wind at more than the speed of an express train. The sportsman must have a quick eye, unerring judgement and the most unwavering decision. “The genuine deer stalker, on the other h&nd, must have within him the qualities of a born statesman. There must be the most calculating judgement, and finest sjelf-controi under quivering excitement, and above all, the ability to take advantage of every opportunity as it arises.

“When the King goes grouse shooting there is no attempt at recordbreaking, for his Majesty has no hankering after a full bag. To pass an exhilarating afternoon on the open moor under conditions that send the party home pleased and slightfy exhausted, with just sufficient of incident to create a little amusement for the rest of the evening, ia his Majesty's ideal day's sport.”