New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
COWES AND GOOOWOOO
RUINED BY HEAVY RAIN
King Alfonso AbandonS the
SoIent, Takes in a Music Hall
and Returns to Spain.
GROUSE PROSPECTS GOOD
Colonel Payne Thompson ohaf
ters Duke of Sutherland s
Steam Yacht for Scan
dinavian Cruise.
rRy Transatlantic Wireless to The Trionns-l

rEv Transatlantic NlftltSc " 'i''
London. Aug. 1O.-The weather TINS
week has been in strong contrast VIII"
that Of q wear ago. when there was
prolonged dry spell and the mercury
wss daily as high as 90 in the sn'oe.
This wear there have heen trostS an"
Ice I'm the fcns districts and .sno" q"
the mountains Haymakers are snow
bsIl,ng in the hayfields, while London
had st least one night with tempera-
,ura below that of the Arctic Circle
Moreover. It has rained ever since tne
otening of the month Gales IN ''e
rnslish Channel have been SO FURIOUS
as 10 cause many fatalities at the hoH-
Savresorts. The storms have repeatedly
beId mn the 'cross-channel mail boats
be+yveen Dover and Calais, while the
C,oodwood race meet and the DIG an
nuaI vacht racing fixture az Co"es were
both ruined.
Weather sharps say'rhere is no imme-
dta+e nrospect Of fine weather predlct-
,ne the continuance of the present con-
ditions for an unlimited time. ana 10
add TO the depression. the rorecaSt Is
..oaa that the summer season may be
.ernacted To be such as this one I'r inc
next eight years. This year. accoio'
N the weather men. els one OF the
wears in the wet and colo halt 81 INC
,pruckner cvcle, which is cycle thlTty-
FIVE years long, the first half beng not
and dry and the second half co'd anu
wet The second half Of the present
cycle began in 1903. and consequently
eight wears more Of Cheerless summers
must he counted before fine weather
begins again with the new cycle. IT
would be a dreary prospect for hoh-
dav makers If it were not for the fact
that last years conditions upset the
theory. This year. too has seen falr
average Of fine weather up 10 the be-
ginning of August. while present con-
ditions are simply enough explained
bv a low pressure area moving with
unusual slowness northward from the
Rav Of Biscay. without resorting to
theories Of cycles.
scciety's Plans Spoiled.
Whatever may have caused the bad
weather. however. il is certain that 1t
alone has thrown society's plans into
the scrap heap. The Cowes week was
most dismal failure. King Alfonso
abandoned the Solent after three days
returned to London. took in music
hall and went back to Spain. The King
and Queen cut the last two days, as the
racing was ruined. and all social affairs
had to be cancelled.
general exodus for the Continent
Is now under way. and the Scottish
moors Will. Of course, claim great
many. A noticeable feature Of the
grouse season this year is the number
Of women who own shooting places.
Lady Menzies has six. the Duchess Of
Norfolk two, Lady Gordon Cathart five
unusually extensive moors, and Lady
Sophia Montgomery four
Reports from Yorkshire and Ayrshire
agree that the prospects for the opening
# the grouse shooting season on Mon
day are exceedingly favorable. the only
fears being for the weather. Experts
Eay the birds are numerous, strong and
In fine condition. Keepers are also san
guine. and the general expectations are
FOR good all round season. with bags
above the average In many localities.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 3. Duke have taken
Mrs. James Henry Smiths house, No.
So GrosYenor Square, for next season,
and expect to do much entertaining.
Mrs Smith is spending the summer IN
Sussex, having taken country place IN
that county on a short lease. Her son
and daughter arc visiting her there.
Some American Hostesses.
Viscount and Viscountess Maidstone
have let their town house in Grosvenor
street and taken Uplands the residence
Of Sir A. T. Arundel. near Woking,
where they are spending tho summer
and autumn
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
have taken a short lease Of Little Daily
Hall in the Nation district of York
shire. where they will entertain a series
Of small parties. Among their guests
: will be Mr. and Mrs. James Burden
- and other Americans.
Count and Countess Sigray are leav-
ing London soon for Hungary, where
they will entertain house parties dur
ing the autumn.
Among Americans in London through
the week were:
At the Cartons. II. Old. Thomas
Russell Palmer. u. J. Jocker. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward a, Wicl<s. Miss Wicks, Mr..
and Mrs Il. r. Rickets and son and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Munson.
:. st the Savoy--Paul Meyers J. II.
Emery q. A. Newman, Mrs. Il. Y. Rip
=, ley. Mrs. Morand, a. g. Reickenderfer,
r.. Mrs. III. Fountain. Charles W. Kran-
shar, c. r. Sherlock. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam II. Heller, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace DE
- I.isser, r. w. Boisevain. Julius Acker-
man, c. w Bernegan, Charles r. KIM
ball, Mrs Edwin G. Bruins. Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A. Fisher. Miss Edwin A. Fisher, Mr..
and Mrs. p. Jones. Thomas II. Feary,
: Mrs c. c. Adams and VIII A. Hall
= AZ the Piccadilly--Mr. and Mrs. II.
Ford, J. NJ. Forman. ]. X. Graham, DIR.
. and Mrs Murphy II. Lenz and w. j.