The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19

Hinton is the heir-apparent to the Earl of
Poulett, his father, the sixth Earl of that
name. The family is over $50 years old.
and dates back to Sir John Poulett,
Knight, an earnest Royalist, who was
created Baron Pculett of Hinton, County
OF Somerset, peerage of England, in 1927.
The earldom of Poulett was created in
17O6.
Lady Sutton, the widow OF Sir Richard
Sutton, whose cutter Genesta competed
with the American sloop Puritan in 1885
for the America cup and was beaten, will
soon re-enter the state of matrimony.
The yachting season in British waters
was opened on the Thames yesterday with
matches under the auspices of the new
Thames Yacht Club, and which was con-
tinued with races to-day under the
auspices of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.
The races, there is every reason to believe,
will be the most interesting for many years
past. The contest between the Ailsa,
Britannia and the new Valkyrie III
naturally form the leading attraction In
view of the challenge for the America cup,
but immense interest is. likewise being
taken in the twenty -raters owing to the ap-
pearance of Herreshoff's new cracks, the
Niagara and Isolde, which are expected to
make m alters rather warm in this class.
The importance of the match in the
Leyiatha class more especially would be
but small but for the fact that the meet
ings of the Ailsa and Valkyrie III will de-
eide which shall be the boat to contest in
the America cup races against the
defender.
A well-known devotee of the sport re-
Gently said the America cup is beyond
the reach of either the Ailsa or Valkyrie
III. Herreshoff's boat, he declares, will
outsail either Watson's or Flies creation.
In the twenty-rating class most of the old
boats will be in commission and some good
racing is expected.
Next Saturday at Bremen will occur the
first stage performance of "Christus,"
Rubinstein's sacred opera. The work is
In seven scenes and an epilogue. The
bible story is adhered to throughout. The
treatment is reverential and applause will
be strictly forbidden. The first tableau
represents the desert where Satan tempts
the Savior, and from time to time the back
of the scene will open and display series
of lofty castles, beautiful palaces, luxur-
ious gardens and mountains of gold, ETC.,
in brief. showing the riches of the earth.
The second scene represents the banks
of the river Jordan. ST. John the Bap-
tist is preaching and the baptism of Jesus
takes place. The scenery is painted from
sketches made in Palestine by Herr Zan-
derch, and will be personally arranged by
the author of the libretto. Professor Built
haupt.
The same treatment will be observed of
the Sermon on the Mount, which with the
miracle of the loaves and fishes forms the
third tableau. The fourth tableau de-
picts the expulsion of the money-changers
from the temple, and the fifth shows the
Garden of Gethsemane, in which the last
supper is held. The trial of Jesus forms
the sixth tableau, the prisoner being on
one side of the picture and the steps oi
Pilates palace in the foreground. The
| crucifx forms the last tableau, watched
| by Satan and his devils from a subterra
mean vault, while a vision of angels i:
shown from an opening in the heavens
The epilogue is formed by the proclama
ton of the Gospel to the Gentiles by st
| Paul.
| The famous English cricketer, DIR. Grace
who is now AZ years old, scored twenty
eight runs yesterday while playing agains
the Somerset eleven. This was the hun
| dredth time he has scored 100 or over while
playing in first-class matches.