THE PRINCE IN THE P.R,

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1766, 14 February 1888, Page 3

THE PRINCE IN THE P.R,

Referring to the Piiroe of Wales' patronage of Sullivan the pre .-fighter, the ••Echo" say* :— " Thmka to th. Prince <f Wales, the p«_otice, brutal ann degrading as It Is, is likely to be revived A oertaln John li. h-ullivsn has -recently oome to this oountry to fight anyoite and to make a pot of money, which, j tdging from hia antecedents m Amerio*. i.c ail) no doubt do. He has come t<

his country lo fact, to bre»k onr laws, nnd to the extent of his ability t< dear raliae our papulation. He is likely enough to be auooeeaful. as hu Is undei

tbe patronage of the Prince of Wales " A sporting paper say- : — 'On Friday evening there were bii/h ju.ki at the London F<_noing Club, Jem hmith, th champion of England, and John L. riollivan, tbe fistio marvel, were th re, »ll there— and were presented to His Royal Highness, who shook hands w th the cbampluu twice and with the marvel o*>ce It miijht have been expected by th"se who don't understand such things, th.t Bm ith and Sollivan. when oalied upon to operate before the P.ince, would hay.--operated upon one another, but oh* m plnni> and fis'lo marvels are formed of d ffjrem material. Eaoh one o»me pr vided with hia o*n ohopplocr bl< ck, and chopped accordingly." A oorreepondent writ'ng to n< on the subject aays ; — " There Is no rnffiaotam equal to the roffiaihrn which -v rounds tho prizs ring and t!>|s rnf--6aol-m is now paMicularly patronieed by ■he Priooe of Wmes. ' "Well might th»> " Referee " say :— The Prluoe of W,»les m rumored to be the real otn.o of the latent ring revival," If this miserable mania nurety aff ded thu Pri'io of Wales as a;> individual it would be bad enough, but it is worse, as we are iuformed that " th» Prince on Saturday was attended by the elite of the f»ihinnab!e world." N •

■* ondep that rovolutlonary and anarohia d.c rinea are preached from : he ptin'h of tne Nelson o >lumn when suoh rx-tniplu. »re p;irHHoi by tbo heir to the thnun and " the elite >f 'he faahionah'A w »rld "