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l A mishap at a cricket game in Charlottetown during the visit here of Princess Elisabeth'sigr'and- father. Prince George (later King 'Gearge V.) in 1884. which might ,have had tragic consequences for the Empire. was recalled a few years ago by a Guardian corre- eponden who was an eyewitness land participant in the event. Prince George visited here at that time as a midshipman on H. M.S. "Canada". The . "Canada" remained in port for serieral days. and Charlottetown was en fete dudring practically the whole time. The late Lieut. Colonel Freder- ick W. L. Moore. R..L.. of Victoria. recalled the details of the cricket game in a letter appearing in The Guardian in 1947. He wrote: ”When.I think of the 'Garden' of the Guif' it brings fond mem- ories of Dr. Alex. Anderson, head-
lPrincessi lGralf11dfatheri.Played Crickletl Her
College. of the Abegweit Rugby
"Football Club. the Phoenix Cricket
Club. and Prof. Thomas A. Le-
l'age, our captain the day we
played a game with officers and ratings of H.M.S.. iCanada' during which (as LePage said to me" on the grounds at Vctorla Park:
'we almost change the succes-
sion to the British Crown'.
' "That was when Prince George got knocked aonseloae by n buInp' ball bowled by his brother George, our fast round-arm bowler."
An earlier and more detailed account of the game was contrib- uted to The Guardian by Colonel Moore in 1936. from which the following excerpts are quoted:
Student Days
"I think it was in the year of grace 1884. Your narrator was just eighteen, a student at the Prince of Wales College. and also reading for the Bar. One of his masters. the late Professor Thomas A. Le- Page. was that year Captain of our Phoenix Cricketclub at Char- lottetown.
"Our Queen. Her Majesty, Vic- toria. the Good, was as usual kind enough to give us all a holiday on her birthday-the twenty-fourth of May; and by a break of luck in the early morning we saw the
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7 - and as LoyallSupporiers of the ideals embod- . led in The Briiish'Sovereigniy. we wholeheart- edlyunite in Greetings to your Royal Visitors.
Universal as is the esteem in which the
l L British Monarchy is held.Their Highnesses will 'find no' warmer welcome anywhere than that which will be accorded them here. ' '
S. A. lMcDONALDiS
master of old Prince of Wales .
.Cirarioti:etown
NovE,MeER '9. 195
The above picture is a memento of the visit of Prince George (later to become King George V) to Charlottetown in 1884. Then a naval cadet on H.M.S. Canada, the'Prince and fellow cadets participated in a cricket game at Victoria Park with local play. ors. He is seen standing in front and slightly to the left of the doorway. In his vicinity are shown several Charlottetown rril-1.. cit-rs. including Major W. A. Weeks, Harrison Carvell, G. C. LePage. Dr. James Warburtnn. W V. Longworth. W. C. Hoh- kirk. Dr. J. W. Murray. J. A. Longworth. Sidney Grey. R. R. Fitzgerald. Robert Hodizson. T. W. LePage and Frank Arnaud.
all of whom have since passed away. Others in the group” are novel cadets and officers.
loom against the horizon as she sailed in from Hillsborough Bay, past the Biockhouse. through the Three Tides, and came to anchor off Fort Edward.
"That was a proud sight to us. as we rolled our pitch overlooking that unsurpadsable waterfront; for she was tthe bark that bore a Prince.' and we paused at our work to give her three hearty Brit- ish cheers. on her arrival from the winter station of the North American and West. Indies Meet at Bermuda Isles.
A Friendly Game
”0ur Captain went aboard at once, and arranged a friendly game with her oificers and other ratings
for that same day.
"You will remember that H.R..H. Albert Edward, Prince of wales, had two sons. The first, Prince Albert, Duke of Clarence. was still living; so that Prince George was second in direct line of succession am: his father and elder brother.
"Prince George came ashore and played for his ship. They won the toss. and went to bat; Ou: captain put on his brother George to bowl-our deadliest swiftround- arm bowler. I think it was only the second time I had seen that style used in a match. We were practising over-arm deliveries. but in a game were not allowed to raise the hand above the shoulder. I was nelding a close point.
"In that i comparable early
summer of the 'Garden ot the Gulf'. where 'winter lingers in the lap of spring: it was too soon to expect a decent pitch and 'br.unps' abounded in front of wickets. As
the Prince came out to bat I breathed a silent aspiration that 'spud' LePage might hold his arm, and not send them down too fast and furious.
"But he didn't. After knocking up a few runs. Prince George was hit by a that one' brea ing up sharply. He fell to t e tu writhing in agony. We carried him in to the Pavilion. and after ten minutes with ice on his head and a shot of brandy. he regained consciousn
Finished the Game
'"Though dissuaded by his com- rades. he insisted on coming out again. finished his innings with quite a score, and his ship's team won the match. LePage had whis- pered to me (both our faces were very pallid). 'With bad luck that ball might have changed the suc- ceuion to the '!'hronel' v
"Later on, when he came to be
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Prince of Wales. and we met him on tour in out-of-the-way comm of the Empire, and again at m, coronation as King George V,, M as Old Boys, witnesses of ms en. durance, character and courage that lovely day at Victoria mi in Charlottetown - remembered;
just as when a young oiiicer of Her Majesty's Navy he playgd cricket. so he would right In the end 'Piay the Game',-and h, did."
From contemporary repI)i't:. it appears that other Ciiarioiiciuwn players in this memorable cricke: game at 1884 were Messrs. Hag. rison Carvell. Dr. James Warbur. ton, R. V. Longworth, William Murray. .1. A. Longworth. Sidney Grey. R. R. Fitzgerald. and W. A, Weeks. R. R. Hodgscn Was um. pire. All these veteran sportsmen have since passed away. but their uescendants survive in large num- bers. and the .atory related by Colonel Moore is doubtless well known to many of them
IWEDDING RING 10F WELSH GOLD
l Canadians of Welsh bli'lli and their descendants will take par- ticular interest in a small. almost unnoticeable item of jewelry Prin- cess Elizabeth is wearing-her wedding ring.
In telling about the weddiiir preparations, Miss Marion Crew- iord. the Princess' governess. say: in her book The Little Princesses:
"The people of Wales scnt n piece of Welsh gold for the wed- ding ring. This is a metal found only in very small quantities in Wales. It looks the same as any other yellow gold. The royal wcdr ding rings are always made of ii l.ilibet was particularly pleased when the piece that was in man her ring arrived, and in that de- lightful way she had of alwlil
, wanting to see Ma'g:u'cl. wasni I35 Gt. George St. Charlottetown W outdhe and in .T,,m ,, ' enough for two rings. We can save
a piece for Margaret'." . y '
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