Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-17
Weather Spoiled the Races
At the Ascot Meet
THE CHARITY BAZAAR
American Stall is Being Fitted up
In Elegant Style--The Cup Chal-
lenger Will Soon Have Some Trial
Races Before Leaving.

London, June 17.-(Copyrighted, 1899,
| by the Associated Press. s.)-England had
| the usual mixture of winter and summer
this week. Until Thursday it was so cold
| that the weather seriously interfered
with the brilliancy of Ascot, to which
! place the social headquarters was trans
| ferred. Women appeared in furs and
| heavy coats and the men Wore overcoats.
But on Thursday and Friday ideal sum-
mer weather enabled the fair sex to make
! dazzling displays of light, airy dresses,
and brought an enormous assemblage to
{! the royal heath. There We're more
I; coaches than usual, the team of the
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough being
specially admired. In the royal en-
closure there was a large contingent Of
| Americans, including all the members
of the United States embassy, the Brad
| ley-Martins, Mrs. Bonynge, Lady Deer
| hurst, Lady William Beresford, Lady
! Randolph Churchill and Mrs. Jack
| Leslie.
On Thursday, cup day. the dresses were
especially beautiful, f1owered muslins
! predomina ting. The Duchess of Marl-
| borough wore white silk, covered with
| fine black lace; Lady Mary Sackvile was
| dressed in white lace over white satin,
with hanging sleeves of lace and touches
| of blue satin at the waist and large
leghorn hat embellished with pink roses.
Lady Hesket's costume was one of flow
| cred muslin. She also wore a beautiful
necklace of round opals
| In spite of the abnormal secrecy in
writing connected with the American cup
challenger, Shamrock, a representative
! of the Associated Press has been able to
| CLEAN a few facts about the boat inter-
esting alike to yachtsmen and the general
public. The original estimate of the cost
of the vessel has nearly doubled but Sir
Thomas Upton will not have to foot the
whole of the bill, as the Thorney ycrofts,
who are keenly interested, hoping the
! Shamrock's success will add laurels to
| the firms reputation, are bearing por-
| tion of the expense. Those who are in
side declare the yachts construction is
absolutely unique and that the amount
of metal employed will be surprise to
| the yachting world when it is divulged.
| In color and texture the alloy has the
appearance of aluminium, of which, in
deed, it has large percentage. 1t pos
| sesses extraordinary resistance and
! lightness, and has been used everywhere
where wood was not considered abso-
! lutely essential. Great difficulty has
been encountered in moulding the plates.
Although the sheathing tends to give her
a heavy appearance, the yacht has in
reality been built for light weather, and
it is considered that her chances of sue
cess will be reduced should the weather
be heavy during the cup races. Her deck
and over-deck arrangements as regards
sails, etc, are considered original and
peculiarly effective. Light hardwood
berths are being fitted for the use of the
crew in crossing the Atlantic. The con-
tracts Of the crew have been signed for
six months certain on racing pay, and
substantial bonuses have been promised
in case of victory. The first appearance
of the Shamrock will be at the Hunters
Quay regatta, Firth of Clyde, where Sir
Thomas Upton gives a 100 guinea cup.
The cup challenger will not be regularly
raced, but will take few trial spins and
may, perhaps, be tested in race or two.
But that will be arranged according to
the weather. If it is wet Captain Ho-
garth will not set the new mainsail From
the Clyde the Shamrock will proceed to
the Royal Ulster regatta in Belfast Loeb, !
where the same course in regard to her
trials will be followed. 1t is very i'm
proba BILE that the Shamrock will go to
Cowes to meet the Prince of Wales /
cutter Britannia. She is more likely to |
be placed under Ketch rig and get away |,
Immediately for New York from north |
Ireland, so as to get a good Atlantic
passage.
Remarkable prices We're realized at the
Dickens sale at Sothebys this week A
first edition of the original parts of .
'FickWick Papers, presented by Charles |
Dickens to his sister-in-law, Mary Eo-
garth. brought Clos, and other copies
We're sold for fS5 and f63 respectively a
copy. An american Notes." presented
by Dickens TO Thomas Carlysle, sold for
f61; the original autograph manuscript of
Dickens Battle Of Life brought t2O0:
Folstei's Life of Dickens" con aiming
letters. manuscripts and por-
traits of literary celebrities, was knocked
down for $500, and Dickens Cash
Book" when he was in the office of Law
yer Blackmore, showing Dickens salary
to have been 13s Cd per week, brought
f95.
Connoisseurs are greatly interested in
the forthcoming sale of the Marlborough