New-York tribune., 1922-09-18
Pril1ce Joins
Royal Family
AT Balrnoral
st. Leger Stake Meeting,
Chief British Society
Event of Week, Takes On
Much of Its Old Glory
Princess Mary a Guest
Che and Viscount Lascelles
Are With Lord and Lady
Lonsdale at Edenfield
BIZ Coble 10 The Tribune

LONDON, Sept. 17.-With the court
sS'li at Baimoral Englands social CEN
Ter OF gravity remains in the north.
l mis- condition Is emphasized by the St.
Leger stake meeting at Doncaster this
week. one of the principal racing and
social functions of the year and the last
racing classic Of this season.
Inc Prince of Wales has ioined tho
IKing and Queen at Balmorai. He left
LONDON Wednesday evening after at
9psHaing preliminary inspection of the
brush Empire Exhibition, which opens
IN the spring Of 1924. Before he went
10 indla the prince made an appeal for
@ee'ouo'ooo as a guaranty fund in behalf
OF the exhibition.
Captains Golf Club
one interesting feature of the Prince
OF Wales's visit to Scotland will be
staged at st. Andrews this week. when
ne VIII play himself into a captaincv
OF the premier golf club-the ROYAL
and Ancient of st. Andrews. 1t is an
hviolable rule of this club that the
captain-elect shall mark his entry into
Tn the office by driving the first ball in
the autumn medal meeting. The prince.
therefore, faces a ceremony of such
pomp and publicity as has scared off
many we'll known golfers.
During the latter part of the week
queen Mary motored from Balmoral
TO aberdeen, where she took part in a
round OF ceremonies, receiving the hon
orary degree Of doctor of laws and
opening Rowett Research Institute.
The principal benefactor of this insti-
tute is John Quiller Rowett, who was
the principal .financier of Shackleton's
expedition to the Antarctic.
Young Lord and Lady Mountbatten,
who returned recently from their
honeymoon in Spain, are staying with
the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
at Dunrobin. where they are said to be
having good shooting. Several parties
are being arranged, at which it is an
ticipated the Prince of Wales will be
present.
st. Leger In Former Glory
Tho. visit Of Princess Mary and her
husband, Viscount Lascelles, to Don
caster last week, conferred on tho St
Leger something of its former glory
a larger number of house parties being
given than at any period since King
Edwards time. The Princess and Wis.
count Lascelles were guests of Lord
and Lady Lonsdale at Edenfeld. The
selling race was renamed princess
Mary Stakes" The princess appeared
at the meeting in black because OF
court mourning for the late Duchess OF
Albany.
The American Marchioness of Huntley
is now making her first appearance in
the north since her marriage, following
her attendance with the marquis at the
big charity ball in Aberdeen Monday
King Alexander of Jugo-Slavia was
in London last week, staying at Clar.
idges. He left Wednesday to join the
Queen in Paris. The London visit has
been strictly incognito, the King pay
ing no social calls.
American arrivals in London last
week include Chandler Parsons Ander.
son, arbitrator of the Pecuniary Claims
Commission between the United States
and England. General Cornelius Van
derbilt left London yesterday for Paris
and among those returning to the
United States were Ogden Mills, James
Speyer and Daniel Guggenheimer.
Post Wheeler, counselor of the Amer,
lean Embassy, has been confined to his
room a week because of a slight chill.