The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
ROYALTY AT ASCOT.
Sees OPENING
OF RACE MEET
King and Queen, in seri-state,
Attend, While Many Prom
inent Americans Are Pres

Ascot Heath. England, June 10
Never has Ascot looked better than on
this the opening day of the coronation
meeting. The weather was rather I'M
certain. but not sufficiently SO to have
any effect on the attendance, which
was the greatest in years.
The royal Enclosure. club and other
stands and the lawns were crowded
With fashionably attired persons. while
along the rails about the course hun
dreds OF motor cars and carriages
formed solid line. RI
King George and Queen Mary, with
me members Of their house party at
windsor. came in semi-state in eight
iandaus. each drawn by four BAYS
while three landaus drawn BY pairs
carried their suites Among the occu-
pants of the state carriages were Count
Mensdorff- Pouilly : Dietrichstein, the
!austro- Hungarian ambassador In Lon
don; Count Benckendorff. the Russian
ambassador TO Great Britaia; the
Countess Benckendorn, members OF tho
royal family, the Duke of Roxburghe
and the duchess. who was Miss May
Goelei. of New York; the Earl of Gra-
hard and the countess. formerly Miss
Beatric Mills, OF New York.
Equerrles Ride Ahcad.
accompanied by mounted equerries,
the procession proceeded slowly from
Windsor Castle to Ascot Heath. and
thence along the course to the royal
Enclosure, amid cheering and the wav
ing OF handkerchiefs
1t is the strict rule of their males
ties that the royal Enclosure must not
be crowded, and, accordingly, Lord
Chamberlain the Earl Of Shaftesburv
was obliged to refuse thousands of an
pltcatfons for admission to the coveted
place.
Among thpse present to-day besides
the Kings Windsor guests vera
the colonial statesmen and their wives
and many distinguished persons from
the oversee dominions. Americans
who had received invitations were
American Ambassador Reid. Mrs. Reid
and the members of the embassy stan.
with their wives; Johns nays Ham.
mond, special United States ambassa,
DOR to the coronation, Mrs Hammond
and their children; w. e. Dodge, Chas.
r TAFT, Mrs. Taft. Miss TAFT, H.
Roger Winthrop and Mrs. Winthrop.
Charles Carroll and Mrs. Carroll.
Clarence Moore and -.Irs. Moore, Frank
B. Wiborg and Mrs. Wiborg. Mrs. ] ohm
Jacob Aston, Mrs. Joseph Stickney.
Mrs. William B. Leeds, Mrs Raynal
Bowling, Mrs. Tyler Smlln, Miss caro-
line Reynolds, j. Ridgeley Carter,
American Minister to Roumania, and
Mrs. Carter. and w. Forbes Morgan,
Henry Harrison. j. Armstrong Drexei,
]. Louis Webb and Major G. Creighton
Webb.
Americans In the Stnnds
Many other Americans We're IN the
stands on the course and present as
guests of English friends
Americans who are entertainiug
mouse parties include Mr.. and Mrs
Bradley Martin. Waldorf Aston. Mrs
Walter Burns, Mrs. Cornelia Adair,
Mrs, Maldwin Drummond formerly
Mrs. Marshall Field. Jr), and Mrs.
Henry Coventry.
american Ambassador Reid was I'M
able to accept the invitatio to be
present to-day. as he has not fully re-
covered from his recent indisposition.
but hopes to DE present at the races
Thursday.
Whitney Horse Second.
me Prince OF Wales stakes brought
out number Of Derby cracks. This
event is OF 90 sovereigns each, with
1000 sovereigns added, for three-year-
olds, colts and geldings; distance the
new course. about one mile and fiye
fnrlongs. and was won by Lord Derby.s
stedfast, which finished second In the
Coronation Derby.
II. p. Whitney's All Cold followed IN
closely. "Skeets" Martin. the American
Jockey. having the mount Helicon
was tnird. There We're six starters.
The fifty-fourth Ascot biennial stnl.as
OF 10 sovereisns each. with 500 sove-
reigns added, for two-year- olds dis
lance FIVE furlongs. was won by + r
keene's Cataract. Astra was second
and Apprentice third. Thirteen horses
ran. +