The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
Excluded From the Newmarket
Club Enclosures
By a Resolution Passed by the
Organization.
MUST BE VOUCHED FOR
Hereafter Women Other Than
Relatives of Members
Must Have a Certificate of Good
Character.
1T STRIKES AT WALES.
He Led Mrs. Langtry in at the
Last Meeting.
Can't Do it Again Without a
Written Endorsement.

London, Dec. 13.-At a meeting just
held by the Jockey club a resolution
was passed to the effect that for the
future, ladies' other than the wives,
daughters and sisters of members of
the club, will be admitted to the inclos-
ures and private stands of the club at
Newmarket and on other race courses
only on presentation of a voucher sign
ed by a member of the club, together
with the payment of Ell Vouchers will
| be issued to members of the club on ap-
plication to Messrs. Wetherby & Son"
The passage of this resolution has
created no end of talk and comment,
since it is notoriously aimed at the
Prince of Wales and at Mrs. Langtry.
| The Lilly" in spite of all that has been
said to the contrary, had been kept out
of the Jockey club Enclosures and pri-
vate stands until the ay of her hus-
bands death, two months ago, when her
| horse Norman won one of the big rae
ing events of the year at Newmarket.
On that occasion the Prince of Wales
conducted Mrs. Langtry into the incIos-
ure, and within the pale of Jockey
club society, a circumstance which Gre
ated undisguised comment of an ad-
verse nature, and was condemned by
the public press
Until now a member of the club has
had a right to pass into the Jockey
club Enclosures and into the private
stands any woman whom he saw fit.
This is now at an end. Wives. daugh-
ters and sisters of members win be ad-
mitted as heretofore. without difficulty,
but every other woman will be kept out
unless she is able to present a voucher
duly signed by one of the members. 1t
is one thing Offering ones arm to a, wO-
man and conducting her into a reserved
tncIOsure, and quite another 20 place
on permanent record in writing ones
voucher of a wOnan's respectabLity, to
be filed away in the archives of the
club.
1t is doubtful whether the prince, who,
in spite of all that is said to the CONTRA
ry, has a considerable respect for pub
lie opinion, will go SO far as to VOuch
in writing for the Lily while it is
equally imprOba BILE that any other
the face of what, judging from the vote
just passed at the club. is evidently the
sentiment of the majority.
In society here and in club land the
vote of the club is regarded as a direct
and bold cenSure passed upon the
Prince of Wales. since it has been no
toriously provoked by his attitude to
Mrs. Langtry at the last Newmarket
race meeting.
1t remains to be seen whether the
Prince of " ales, who has resigned al
ready from two of the most important
and exclusive London clubs. namely, the
Travellers and Brooks, because they in
directly condemned his selection of
friends by rejecting them with an ov er-
Whelming number of black balls will re
gard the vote just passed by the jock
ey club practically censuring his intro
ductiOn of Mrs. Langtry into the clubs
private stand and inclosure at New
market, as rendering it incumbent upon
his dignity to sever his connection with
what is undoubtedly the most import
ton, not alone in England, but in the
entire civilized world.