New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-23
ASCOT AND HORSE SHOW
FILL HOTELS IN LONDON
Americans Prominent in Royal
Enclosure at SoCiety'S Most
Favored RaCeCourSe.
FOR ALEXANDRA FESTIVAL
Seven Duchesses to Head Selling
Contingent in London Streets
for Queen Mothers Va
rious Charities.

rR,. Transatlantic Wireless to The Tribune
London. June 22.-Ascot week has seen
turn in the tide as regards the London
..ason. Hotel managers who were COM
,IaIning a week ago of the scarcity OF
Guests are not now complaining equally
loudly. The Savoy, the Carlton, the RTE
che Berkeley. Claridge's, the Piccadilly'
,b, Grand. the Victoria and all the
larger and better known hotels are turn
,ng guests away daily while the smaller
ones are also full to overlooking.
Every day brings a fresh influx from
tbe Continent, and transatlantic shlps
that a fortnight ago were arriving with
strings Of empty berths are now arriving
cbockfull Of passengers. one vessel
Vhich on her last trip had only two hun
dred first cabin passengers came this
week with more than eight hundred.
The horse show and Ascot must re-
ceive the greater part of the credit for
This. The horse show attracted many
visitors from the Continent, while many
more DELAYED their coming until Ascot
week, which has been made particularly
brilliant this year by the King and
Queen.
Among the American guests in the
yoval Enclosure were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Carroll. Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Duryea, Mrs
Joseph Stickney, Miss Gladys Mcmillan
Mrs. Lanfear NOrrie, Ambassador ana
Mrs. Reid, William Phillips, first secre-
tary of embassy: Mr.. and Mrs. II. DE
Young, Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel, Mrs.
Cooper Hewitt, l.. H. Wilmerding, W.
Forbes Morgan. J. Coleman Drayton' MT
end Mrs. Arthur Glasgow. Games Mac
veagh, Mrs. and Miss W. II. Croker
Miss Mary Curtis Lee, Consul General
and Mrs. Griffiths. Louis Webb, Mrs.
Bruguiere and Louis Bruguiere.
On the River.
Tomorrow is Ascot Sunday. which
marks the apogee of the season on the
Thames. ANY summer Sunday presents
a beautiful picture of color and ANNA
ton on the favored reaches Of the river
but it can be seen at its best at Boul-
ter's Lock, Cllvedon Reach.
This year there has been great
change made at Bouter's Lock, without,
however. destroying It's old beauties. The
lock has been enlarged to nearly twice
its former size. The new lock is 2p3 feet
G inches long and 81 feet inches wide
with a minimum depth of : feet. A
double system of conveyers, working on
40 10 MIA
has been provided to carry punts, skiffs,
dingys and such small vessels up and
down without the delay necessary in
passing through the lock.
In making the improvements the only
loss suffered is that Of the celebrated
old mill on Kay Mill Island. 1t had to
be removed, but the old mill house still
stands.
The river will be the scene Of still
another spectacle on July Is, when the
King and Queen go up from Windsor in
their state barge for the Henley regatta.
II will be the first time in many years
that this Anticipated affair has been on
the water, and It Will be a proud day for
William Gates when he steers the royal
party the length Of the course and back.
Not only have the King and Queen UNI
dertaken to revive the popularity Of
Henley but the races are of added i'm
portance this year. Four Olympic crews
will row for the Grand Challenge Cup,
and this will afford a good opportunity
to judge of their respective chances at
Stockholm: The Leander four England's
mainstay at Stockholm New College,
oxford: the Argonauts. Of Toronto, and
the sydney Rowing Club, OF New South
Wales. The antipodeans really have no
night 10 row. but have been allowed 20
enter in order to give them try-out for
the Olympic races.