The National tribune., 1907-06-13

this affair. n. Capt. Oliver. Assistant
Instructor of Tactics at the Academy.
AID subjected iIi:n to q most humiiat-
t;ns I'd insulting attack. accusing him.
ani, = other things, of being the Off
Ger loosen by the Commandant to do
his G.,iy work She also wrote letters
To the newspapers, to the President and
Secretary Tat; IN sharp criticism of Col.
/ Howe and others. The complaint of
capt. Oliver strengthened by indOrse-
men.S from Col Scott, Superintendent
| OF the Academy. and various officers.
FINALLY led 20 an investigation of the
lady, which resulted in her being BAN
iShed from the Government reservation
at West Point. Mrs. Ayres has brot
suit against the officers whom she
holds responsible for this action against
her. and has announced her intention OF
! fighting the thing out to the bitter end.
1t is minated that Mrs. Ayres has been
a good deal of thorn in the flesh of
the officers stationed at the Post for a
year or SO past. by her injudicious
counselling of the cadets, and her pro-
pensity to keep things stirred up gen.
orally. While her husband was in the
! Philippines she was allowed to remain
at West Point with her young daughter
and son, which latter is one of the ca
diets at the Academy. The young lady
| is very pretty girl and has been quite
a belle al the Point. and Mrs. Ayres in
sinnates that jealousy of the social
success won by herself as well as of the
fine military record of her husband, is
the foundation of her prosecutions. Her
son, she says. has been unfairly treated
and punished far too often for minor
ofenSeS- Col. AyrcS. an officer of abil
ity and something of hero or account
of his excellent work at Santiago. is
now in this country and is, of course.
standing by his wife. He says she is a
~ a hl
feet right TO speak out her mind when
ever she pleaseS on any subject. and
that. if necessary, he will be RESPONSE
BILE for her utterances. The daughter,
who seems to inherit a fighting spirit
from both parents, has declared her in
tention OF uniting with her mother in
making all concerned bitterly regret
the day that they used their official au
thority i'll the manner above related.
The most important of all the Eng
fish races. and England heads the ma
lions of the world in horse acing. is
the famous Derby. by time-honored OBJ
Scrvance now become a classic, and
which takes place once a year at Ep
som Downs, in Surrey. The very best
thrcc-ycar old horses always run in this
race. and The celebrated Derby stakes,
instituted by the Earl of Derby in 1880,
are contcnded for. The occasion is in
variably i remarkably brilliant one
with the presence of the King and
Queen of England, Princes, PrincesscS.
and many lesser royal lights. to say
nothing of the great crowds of diStin-
suishcd and fashionable personages
from thc grca! world of London society.
After the race there has always been
a grand dinner at Buckingham Palace
where the King has entertained his
friends and members of the swell
Jockey Club" TO which His Majesty
belongs. The Derby which took place
on June ) was no exception in bril-
liancy nor excitement To the usual af-
fair, but Americans take a somewhat
unusual interest in its result inasmuch
as the race was won by Richard Gro
ker's English-Amcrican bred colt Orby,
The first Derby won by an American
was in 1881, when Pierre LOrillarG'S
"Iroquois." entirely American bred. car
ried off the laurcls, and 20 years later,
another American horse, William c.
Whitney's, came off victorious. The
once powerful boss of Tammany was
particularly e1ated over his success the
other day. as aside from the great
honor of the race, il brOt him the
sweets of revenge. 1t seems the Jockey
Club barred him from the privileges of
Newmarket some time ago without as
signing any reason, and he had never
forgiven nor forgotten the slight. The
large crowd of Americans and Irish
who were present at the race were very
enthusiastic over Mr.. Cookers success
but to the Englishncn assembled it was
great disappointment. Mr. Croker
telegraphed at once to have the Irish
and American flags hoisted over Glen
Cairn, his Irish home. He was not in
vited to the Derby dinner at Bucking-
ham Palace. King Edward is very