New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-16
CUP DAY AT ASCOT.
Royal RACES WITH NO ROYALTIES IN THE
ENCLOSURE.

HO1Ah RAILS WITH NJ isOIA<ll1so IN Iiily
ENCLOSURE.
BAD NEWS FROM BERLIN DETAINED THE PRINCE
-wELL-KNowN AMERICANS pRRsENT-A
BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF 6owNs-FEAT.
tl URES OF THE RACING.
rBY CABLE TO THE rRIpuNSI
Copyright, 1888. By TIE Nsv- York Tribune
London, juno i5.-The splcndor Of the Cup Day
n Ascot was much diminished by evil tdngs
from Berlin. The Prince and Princess Of Wales,
who had remained away on Tuesday, thought
the news of Wednesday so much better that they
might come In state on Thursday Everything
had been arranged for the procession the carriages
had come over from Windsor, and Lord Coventry
Master Of the Buckhounds. had ridden of from
Ascot In full uniform Of green and gold on his black
hunter to Sunningdale Park, where the Prince
and Princess ore staying with a large party for
the weak. No further news had come from the
Emperor and acting on the principle that no
news IL good news the Prince was just stepping
into his carriage when telegram was put into
his hand 1t contained two words: Sinking
Fast signed Mackenzie" The carriages were
sent away, and the Prince and Princess and all
their guests spent the afternoon at Sunningdale
Lord Coventry had to ride back as he had come
When he was seen from the enclosure at the
turn Of the course, q straight mile away with no
procession following, everybody knew that bad
news had come. He trotted slowly up to the Royal
Enclosure with his bodyguard of four scarlet hunts
men. rode in, and told his story" No Royalties
today
It became known before long that Count HAITI
field, the German Ambassador had telegraphed from
London to his daughter that she must not remain
On the course Others left, but not many. j
saw no Ambassador save Rustem Pacha. For
awhile nothing was talked of in the enclosure
but the coming death of the Emperor. The roar
from the Ring which lies next the privileged
ground was none the less loud, nor was any book
maker known to take single point the less from
any emotion he may have felt about the tragedy at
Berlin Such gloom as there WAS among the
fashionable crowd on the other side of the railing
which divided them from these bookmalIing gentry
was soon forgotten The clouds overhead cleared
away, the sun shone, and the racing went punctu-
ally on. II you saw melancholy persons later,
they were persons who had backed sure things
which did not come of Wednesday had been a
good day for hackers, and the Ring had paid away
o large sum- all Of which and more, as their habit
is they got back on Thursday. The number
present to whom the social attractions of Ascot
Are more than the racing is very large. stranger
who saw ASCOT for the first time on Cup Day would
never guess that anything amiss
You may take NJ Clemenccau as the typical
stranger, for here he is, austere republican as he
Is in the Royal Enclosure His English friend,
Admiral MaXse is with him, and group surrounds
him. Few know the Frenchman by sight, nor is
the curiosity of this sort of company about him
particularly keen. Mr.. Chamberlain is another
unusual figure. 1t is, imagine his first visit to
Ascot. Lady Vaudeville has him in charge, but
his vogue in society is such that he needs no guide
amid the throng Of celebrities Most Of the most
familiar and famous faces of men and women are
here. The American list includes Mrs Phelps, Mrs,
Henry White, Mrs LOOMS, Captain Chadwick and
Mr.. Charles Phelps, all the Legation except the
Minister. who is on the Atlantic, and Mr.. White,
who has to remain in London to attend to Lega-
ton business Other Americans present were
Lady Randolph Churchill. Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Mrs Marshall, o. Roberts, Mr., Mrs.
and Miss Bonynge Mrs Ronalds, Madame Won
Andre and Miss Winslow. Many of these hire
houses for the week in near Ascot or are staying
with friends. The Vanderbilts and Mrs. Roberts
have house between them, with many guests
Mr.. and Mrs. White are yearly tenants of pretty
place some three miles from the course, and have
Q pretty party staying with them. The Duke and
Duchess Of Westminster are at Cliveden. Every
one Of these red brick Queen Anne houses visible
from the stands is filled this week with racing
party.
ladies' costumes, always feature of Cup Day.
were feature today; quieter than last year. say
sundry critics in pleased tone. Not few ladies'
who have come down from London, where we hear
it is raining hard, are quiet in Difference to fears
Of bad weather. The prevailing colors arc, how-
ever, light. Perhaps electric blue is more worn
than any other single color. But first and last you
BEE every tint in the rainbow and many not in
vented when rainbows were invented
There are many ways of seeing the Ascot races
Best Of all is to spend the week with friends who
have places in the vicinity, drive over daily on
four-in-hand and lounge away the afternoon In the
enclosure Scores of four-in-hsnds are TO be seen
against the rails the opposite side OF the course
with endless luncheons on each. There IS nothing
better turned out than Mr.. Adrian Hopes team OF
bays which he pilots over the turf through masses
Of people with q skill which is well cheered. LORD
Hothfeld had devoted his drag TO the drama, and
Mr. Arthur Cecil, Mr. Bancroft and many another
good actor were his guests. The Blues, too, have
iramstic tradition, but their drag to-day carried
only people Of the outer world beginning with tho
Duke of Beaufort.
The racing events of the day were the failure OF
Lord Cxlthorpss Seabreeze to win the Rous Memo
rial Stakes the victory of DR. McCalmonts
Timothy In the Gold Cup, and Of the Duke Of Port
lands Donovan in the New Stakes. More exciting
still was the dead heat in the st. James Palace
Stakes between the Duke Of Westminsters Ossory
and Mr. Fenwick's Galore. Experts say that
Csnnen's riding of Ossory at the finish was piece
Of hersemanship seldom surpassed. 6' W. D.
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