302 JOHN PORTER OF KINGSCLERE 



to the yacht I travelled down to Portsmouth 

 from London with the Prince. When we reached 

 the vessel the Commander was surprised to see 

 me; he had not been told I was coming. No 

 arrangements had, consequently, been made for 

 my accommodation. The Commander asked 

 me if I would mind sleeping on shore that night, 

 adding that he would have a berth ready for me 

 in the yacht the following day. I was that 

 evening conducted to the Commander's private 

 apartments in Portsmouth — two rooms over a 

 hairdresser's shop. The following morning I 

 returned to the Royal yacht, where my quarters 

 had been got ready. 



When I left the apartments on shore I gave 

 the hairdresser, who had been very attentive to 

 me, ten shillings. In some way or other he had 

 discovered who I was, for when he received his 

 " tip ** he said: " I shall give this half-sovereign 

 a chance on some of your horses at Goodwood." 

 The Commander and most of the officers of the 

 Royal yacht visited Goodwood on the Friday, 

 the last day of the meeting. The Commander 

 came to me and said: " You have done a nice 

 thing for my landlord, the hairdresser. He has 

 run that half-sovereign you gave him into more 

 than ;f lOO, and '* — but I had better not complete 

 the story. 



The Kingsclere stable had a wonderful time 

 at Goodwood that week. After Upset had won 



