Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-29
A. G.. Vanderbilt a Judge.

There are, as In the past. classes for
mounted constables, and the costers will
be there in force. to be Judged by Alfred
G. Vanderbilt. Prizes Of $17o are offered
for the best donkey turnout and similar
sum for a pony turnout.
One novel and highly interesting fea-
ture In this years program Is the intro
by M. Okonishikon and NJ. Watcher. pres
idents, respectively Of the Imperial Mos
cow and st. Petersburg Societies for En-
couragement of Breeders of Trotters;
and Gen. Skouhoff. One competition will
be for trotters and prestashka. In wagon
or droshky. In this class two animals
are driven together, the horse on the near
side being a trotter and its companion a
galloper. In the troika class three horses
are driven abreast, the center animal
trotter and the aankers being gallopers.
The full equipment Of Russian harness
and troikas will be provided for the first
time in England. Several Russian noble
sending their own horses. carriages and
coachmen for these competitions.
Mystic Cult Booming.
The cult Of the mystic ia booming this
spring. In view Of the coronation, the
London psychists. whose numbers have
increased remarkably during the past few
years. do not mean to let the grass grow
under their feet. Their cult has become
more and more fashionable here since the
Christian Scientists came over from New
York and set the pace cleverly and quiet
ly with the dissemination Of the late Mrs.
Eddy's religion.
Thanks mainly to them, London is no
longer merely q suburb Of New York.
where for many years the "cultists' have
reigned supreme: 1t is strongly estab.
faddists-many impossible and ridiculous.
but some sincere and worthy Of consid
Grafton by thoughtful and earnest peo-
pie.
But the American atmosphere Is still
strong and there are West End temples
Atlantic except the weather and the rail-
road service. With this In view, the mys-
tics are very busy over their spring pro-
grams. remembering that there will be
coronation.
There will be a number Of special well
come services at the headquarters Of the
higher thought in KensingtOn. where
some extra special high priests and high
priestesses from the United States will
come and demonstrate.
DR.. Julia Sears. tho latest apostle Of
hilltop thought and deed. who Is now
conducting a seminary of soul culture in
London, assisted by her husband and a
number Of professors. who have adopted
her creed. will be in her element, and
there Is no doubt that both the Blue and
the Green saloon in Chandos street will
be we'll filled with vegetarian psychists of
all classes, from the pious Hindoo down
to the latest convert from Cavendish
square.
Upsets Whole Military System.
While little Lord Roberts is still clam
oring for a million Englishmen In arms
as the only means Of saving England
from the overloaded German invasion.
the friends Of universal peace see in the
rapid evolution Of the aeroplane q prom
Use Of the realization of their hopes and
ideas.
with Baron d'Estournelles de Constant,
one Of the foremost Of the worlds peace
makers. who brought to his attention q
book. THE Conquest OF the n and Uni
versal Peace" by NJ. Ma,let. member
Of the Club Aeronautique de France. in
which the author brings out the fact that
once flying machines are transformed,
as they will be. into the deadliest and
most diabolical engines of destruction,
the whole Of tho present system of mill
tary and naval organizations VIII become
absolutely worthless.
NJ. Mallet analyses the various changes
science has brought into warfare, and
points out that though the more primitive
weapons have been gradually replaced
by rife and cannon, the field of battle
has hitherto remained the same. Avia-
ton has, however. changed all this. and
thus completely revoiutionizes military
science. All the time, labor and money
spent in terrifying frontiers is now USE
less For no number OF troops massed
behind the ramparts will any longer be
able to arrest the flight Of the new war
birds Thus the whole Of the military
edifice. which men and nations have
given of their best TO build, fails like .
house Of cards and the education of the
modern warrior must begin all over
again. The conquest OF the air has shaken
the throne Of Mars to its very founda-
tioE.
Future Battles In the Air.
In addition To instructive comments on