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ENGLISH DEVOTION TO SPORTS. 11 the kings horse or the prime ministers Ic 1 ■ wins the Derby, ..r any one of tin- great classic race-. Ihe owner, as he leads tin- bone back to th paddock, is received with tumultuous i-u- ering. This is true of any owner fortunate enough to win such a race, but for the king, or a popular statt mail, the ovation is almost frenzied. There, at air-rate Ihe whole population is unanimous: to a man; a good sportsman is universally popular. The stranger, whether American or other foreign. er. is at a loss to understand much of the workings of tie political and social life of England until he has beeoaae thoroughly imbued with the idea th r sport is a tnuell more serious and much more widely dbrtributed Interest here than anywhere else in the World. In Kngland some form of sport is either the reminiscence or the avocation of practically every man who has been, or is. physically capable of plav-iug a game or taking part in some form of field sports.
