The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-16

of his youth He has the love of sport
that marked his father, and In spite OF tae
fact that he always had plenty of money his
name has been free from the gossip and talk
that so often follow the movements OF the sons
of wealth.
lie Is tall and thin. As a yachtsman he Is
an eXpei- and he handle racing aut"
mobile AS well as d professional Young Astor
In college has preserved the tradition of thrift
ana avoidance OF useless expenditure that runs
in the family.
He is tho best of terms with his step
mother, who Is just five months his senior. She
VIII be twentS-ene years old in June. For
tho present, at least. Vincent will make his
home with the second Mrs. Astor in the noted
old Astor residences, This home left TO
the young woman during her life until her
rernarrlase. Then it to Vincent Even
traliy he Is expected to establish his OWE
home.
II he should leave 1t is hoped his place win
be taken by another tenant whose coming is
looked for In July or August For this
posthumous child Colonel Astor made pro
visions in the sum of 100000. The mother
VIII be the chiid's guardian
Alice Ava Mariei Aster the roione4s ttaaeh--
ter, gets SIS, 600, 900. She does not into
IL until she Is twenty She is in the Gus
tody of her mother, the first Mrs. Astor. who
Miss Ava willing, of Philadelphia. She
divorced Colonel Aston three years ago. Mrs.
Aston declared herself to be a foreign resi-
cent when she reached this country week
Hso, So # rs probabie that the grit who Is
ter Years old. will aiso abandon her American
citizenship, she is TO be educated abroad.
and Is 10 make her home there permanently.
The estate consists almost entirely of real
estate and gilt-edEed railroad securities. The
house i'll Fifth avenue. Ferncliffe. the Rhine
beck place and the Newport establishment
worth fortunes in themselves
The greater part Of the property devised by
Colonel Astor's will entaed. His father
gave him limited power in bequeathing
tain portions of the vast properties, For
ample, certain lands at Rhinebeck held
only for life by him wit hthe devisement going
to his offspring also the with
the Newport property and all the pictures and
statnary left separately from the Fifth avenue
house.
The will drawn September Is. 1911.
In the presence OF Lewis Ledyard, Philip
browne and John +, Kane the latter two being
the subscribing witnesses There no
bly, OF the heirs to learn the contents. When
it became certain that Colonel As-or was dead,
those who had right 10 know were informed
Of tho details by the lawyers.
1t IL not believed there will be any contest,
The first Mrs. Astor waived her dover rights
at the time Of her marriage, when in lieu of
them a settlement was made upon her in addi
tion to which she guaranteed income
OF $4,000 for life.
Upon her divorce her waiver was reatfirmed
and alimony in the sum of $4,000 year
allowed her, this. also, to continue only
come Of 100000 part of which is contin-
gent upon her staying single
The second Mrs Astor followed the same
precedent. a settlement of small figur.
made upon her when she married into the
Aston family in return for which she waived
her dover rights. Now she receives $l0o, 900
more in her name income Of S200. ao0
year until the estate is settled and after that
the income of IS. 100000 which is figured as
being about 5000 GOO but which is to continue
death or remarrlage severe her connection
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