Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-22
Cable LETTER FROM LONDON
Social Headquarters Trans
ferred to Ascot.
AN ENORMOUS ASSEMBLY THERE
A Mixture of Winter and Sum-
mer This Week.
coprrlghtea, lsay, By the A..oclatea rro.s.

copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press.
London, Eng, June II. England
had a mixture of winter and summer
this week. Until Thursday, it was so
cold that the weather seriously inter-
fered with the briliancy of Ascot, to
which place the social headquarters
was transferred. Women appeared in
furs and heavy coats, and the men wore
overcoats, but on Thursday and Friday
ideal summer weather enabled the fair
sex to make a dazzling display of light
airy dresses, and brought an enormous
assemblage to the royal heath. In the
royal enclosure there was a large con-
tingent of Americans, including all
the members of the United States en-
bassy.
In spite Of the abnormal secrecy in
everything connected with the
Americas cup challenger Shamrock, a
representative of The Associated Press
has been able to CLEAN few facts
about the boat, interesting alike to
yachtsmen and the general public. The
original estimate of the cost of the ves-
sci has nearly doubled, but Sir Thomas
Upton will not have to foot the whole
of the bill, as the Thorneycrofts, who
are keenly interested, hoping the
Shamrock's success will add laurels
to the firms reputation, are bearing a
portion of the expense. Those who are
is absolutely unique, and that the
surprise to the yachting world, when
it is divulged. Although the ssheat-
ing tends to give her heavy appear
ance, the yacht has, in reality, been
built for light weather, and it is con
sidered that her chances of success will
be reduced, should the weather be
heavy during the cup races. Her deck
and overlook arrangements, as regards
sails, &C., are considered original and
peculiarly effective.
The first appearance of Shamrock
will be at the Hunters Quay regatta,
Firth of Clyde, where Sir Thomas
Upton gives 100 guinea cup. The
cup challenger will not be regularly
raced, but will take a few trial spins,
and may perhaps be tested in q race OF
| two, but that will be arranged accord
ing to the weather. If it is wet, Capt.
Hogarth will not set the new mainsail.
From the Clyde, Shamrock will pro-
coed to the Royal Ulster regatta, in
Belfast Loeb, where the same course in
regard to her trials will be followed.
1t is very improbable that Shamrock
will go to Cowes and 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 were realized al
the Dickens sale, at Sotheby's, this
| week.
Prof. Mazzoni revisited the Pope
early this week, to examine the scar
from which the bandage was removed
only three weeks ago. The Pope asked
him how long he thought be would
| live, and the surgeon replied: IL
believe Your Holiness will see the new
century"
The democratic tendencies of the
times were we'll exemplified in the
Cambridge mathematical tripos list
issued few days ago, in which a
colored man was bracketed senior
wrangler, another senior being the son
Of poor parents, who began his educa-
tion at an elementary day school, and
| the third and fourth wranglers were
Australians. Paranjpye, bracketed
senior, was the first Indian who ever
secured the honor. He is Muhratta
Brahmin, educated at Poona, Bombay,
and was sent to Cambridge in 1886,
with government of India scholar
shin