New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13
SOCIETY AT THE ASCOT RACES.

A RECOGNIZED SOCIAL AS WELL AS SPORTING
FUNCTION IN ENGLAND
London. June 12-Ascot race week is quite as
much OF q social function as It is a sporting Incl
dent Of worldwide celebrity Society naturally
revolves around the Prince and Princess Of Wales.
who are timed TO arrive at their place near Brack
nell where they will cpend the week. on Monday.
The royal party is a small one this year, and the
guests will only include the Duke and Duchess or
Coburg Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark
and the Duke Of Cambridge Their Royal High
nesses will return TO Marlborough House on June
10 and remain in until the close Of the jubilee
celebrations.
The Duke and Duchess Of York Will be the guests
OF Lord Stanley at Cowarth Park. near Summing
dale where they arrived yesterday remaining I'M
I'll Saturday next
All the available country houses at or around
Ascot will as usual be filled with the elite Of Eng
lsh society either guests or as temporary ten
ants The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire have
engaged Englemore House; the Prince of Wales's
former Ascot box HARDWOOD Lodge. will this year
be occupied by the Duke and Duchess Of Portland;
the Earl ond Countess of Dunraven dispense hos
pitality at Beech Grove whore their guests will In
clude Mr.. Brassey and Lady Violet Brassey Whit
more Lodge. one OF the prettiest places al Sun
nnghill has been rented by George Faber; Lord
Burton has taken the Duke of Norfok's place at
Ascot and Ascot Wood House has been engaged
by Mrs Bischoffshem. Lady Diana Huddleston
has let her country place, The Grange. to f. Cas-
sci Lord William Cecils residence Englcmore
Hill. will be the home Of IL. a. Blythe during the
week AS in previous seasons. the Earl of Durham
will be found al Kcnegil with a. large party OF
friends while those Of s. Neumann VIII be enter
tanned az the Red House COrnio BonsOr Arthur
James and Hamar Bass have respectively engaged
Ine Hermitage. Burley Bushes and Rose Wood
ard all three have invited large parties. Douglas
Baird has secured Hetherdown; Buckhurst Park,
the OF Sir Joseph Sayory. Is TO be occupied by
Mr. Barclay; Ravensbury has been taken 10y =. r..
Kennedy; Mrs Maclean entertains a large party
at The Coombe Grange. and the friends of the
Marques of Iceland 10 Coombe Meadows.
Prince Soltykof has again secured Fir Bank; Lord
Pcnrhyn has rented orchard Wood: Sir William
Rose The Links: Colonel Leigh. Tanglewood Cap
tain Marshall Woodlands: Sir James Miller. Bart.
Kenilworth: ". j. Bonsor Springfield. and Lady
NARY Berthe The Lodge.
As for the races, one which promises to be most
interesting is the Fernhnl Stakes. TO be run on
Wednesday next. Lord Rosebery's Valesquez and
Richard croker's o-?ear-old flyer Rhoda Is. have
both been entered for IL, have also eleven other
two-year- ODDS and eight three ear-olds including
in the latter ioi Molftana. Angeles and CaDonbury
The Royal Hunt Cup race on the same day Is,
With the added money f20sD. one Of the richest
handicaps OF the year The entries number sixty
,ne among which Regret. Shaddock. Labra-
sor Royal Corrie, the American colt Keenan,. Vic
.or Wild. Quarrel 0sst years winner, The Lom-
oard Yorker Hebron. Dakka. Funny Boat. Bal
Damo Meange, B!rchrod, Chin Chin, La Sagosso.
Roquebrune. V.goureux. Green Lawn. bridegroom
and Clwyd.