The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-15
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Ny HENRY MC LEMOIsE fUniied Prsns stnH Correspondent

fUnited Press sian Correspondent
 London, May i5---tUp)--."lf you're looking for a column" Sug- sested Chandler Egan, "why don't you get Jack Wostland and Johnny Dawson together, buy 'em n couple of ales. and ask thom about the time they visited Lord and Lady Astor and barely escaped wearing tnxedos Co an afternoon of racing at Aseotf"
 Tho Measrs Westlnnd and Daw. son were c0rnnred, tho nfoh bought, and the question asked. l got the story. it was in 1DzD, and Jack and Johnny, with highly inc eucient funds, were nt Sandwich for the British open, Lord and Lady Ast0r met them, liked tbom, ond asked them 10 Do guests nt ciivedan, their summer homo Donr London, for ten days.
 wWe accepted" WontInnd said, "and I'll never forget inc morning 70 arrived at that gorgeous place. To save money travelling around, Johnny and 1 had bought h 1914 model VefmOl automobile, You chn imagine what it looked like when 1 tell you we Duld less thnn iivo d0l- lars for it, and that it didn't hnyo top, lenders. lIRhts nor brakes, and would get NO hot after fGw miles tbth ths 0Rlno would keep running ten minutes after tho switch wns turned of. Tho first time we rode in it 1 was driving down n narrow little street in Bandwihc. l turned corner nnd found myself in n dead end street. with m house smack in front of me. jamm0d on the brakes, but just might ns we'll have waved my handkerchief for all the good it did.
 "'Grab the emergency yelled to Johnny.
 "He did, but discovered it al. ready was on. 4 second later we cracked into the front of the house and bounced back, Well, the Ver- mol looked even worse after that, and we must have been something Co look ht when we chugRed Into the grounds Of CllyedGn at about lthrs miles an hour.
 "B0me sort of fl second f0otmaD ar valet in n rcd cont took charge of uH when we arrived. He showed us our room and told us 10 hurry and get drsssed ns Lord and Lady Aator were talking us tO Ascot at noon for the races, We had seen enough pictures Of Ascot to know that it was aB much fashion show an it was racing, with the women nlI dressed up In everything in sight, and the men ln toppcrs and gray taile0nta. Well, we didn't know what Co put on, Finally we decided that even though it was the middle of the day, and even though we were going tO horse races, we'd put on our tuxedos. It was the only thing we had,
 "Bo VIC got all dressed up and started out the door. We hadn't taken ten steps when the fellow In inc rcd coat rnn up with a look of absolute horror on his face and told us t0 get back in the room. He almost pushed us back !n there. Then he explained that we couldn't wear tnxedos, and 10 just put on ordinary suits.
 "Ho we put on the same suits we arrived m, and went down. stairs, We liked tO have shouted with Joy when we saw Lord AHtOr in gray business suit with no tails iH sight, and barebsaded. l told Johnny it was pretty swell of Lord AstOr not to make ns feel ont of place by wearing A fancy get-up.
 "But Lord Astor dOubIe-crOssed q us. When we stepped out of the ear at Ascot he reached under the back Of his coat, unhOkOed some thing, and sthc finest pair of tailn you ever sa wcams tumbliDg down. Then he pulled h box out of the car, and in it wa aa gray tophat. The chauffeur handed him a cane, he tied scarf around his neck, and there he was dressed to Kill, like to fainted. So did Johnny" fc0pyright 1884, by United Press)