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THE GOLDEN BOOK OF and thronged by enthusiastic multitudes, he led in his Derby winners,—the King was emphatically possessed of the fine spirit of sportsmanship. But he wrote,

I am the happiest man when I can, like plain Mr. Jones, go to a race meeting without it being chronicled in the papers the next day that the Prince of Wales has taken to gambling very seriously, and yesterday lost more money than he could afford to pay!

I have a horror of gambling, and should always do my utmost to discourage others who have an inclination for it, as I consider 36