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KING ALFONSO A REAL SPORTSMAN King Alfonso of Spain is the most democratic ;o rulers and an enthusiastic horseman. November ,14, without pomp or noise, he suddenly appeared at the Parman course of Auteuil. The king walked about the paddock and weighing inclosurp; conversing with the owners and trainers whom ho knew- through visits paid by them to race courses in his own country aiid made two losing., bets on horses- he had seen race at his own courses at Santander and Madrid. - :
