Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1914

ASCOT SUNDAY."!}....

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ILUANT SCENES · (\)N~
THE RIVER.
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CRAFT PASS l'HROUdH

BOULTERlS LOCK,
d (, p~cs8 in g mornillg. followed by :: "':
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t Rrt ~ r:noon nnd e\'eninSt 8'!.iJlt,.; ,"'"
t Sunday o n th e rh'e r thl.'i-year.'
ngton Station quite early in
pll\tCorrus were bes ~Red b1 YOUDt
stra IV h a t~ .and spotlesTI f1 a miels
by
. os of PMtty girls in frocka 0
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mll s lin , with whIte stockings and
ilnd gossnm <:r . hate ~arlanded 'w ith
It " n.~ r ll llung WIth d epressing
IW S S, Il nd t ho sky looked hopeless in
1I('n te mper H oweve~, ...in the hOjJ:8'
le f that thc sun would be shining'
!lnln,'!I I","U t hey took their tickets, and
r<,<I., and t bouS<lnd9 started on their
ihnw j ou rney. Th eir optimism was'
F.I C nOO n a bright p&tch of blue
ilsdf over the rive r at Maidenhead,
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follo wed bv a buret of -aun-

an d a sky of Italian blue; acr09ll
tlt l' r c slli J?d a rg osiea of snow-whiteil"lI-< ~nllt i ful to watch the transform;'"
o! t h C' "('ene-to Bee t h~ r i ver cha.·ng~

It~ I c ad~ n hue to a mlTror of silver
e n t o burll i s ~e d goM , while the dark: .
woods bTlphtencd .... d changed
" ' Ihe sunlight chtse<t the shadow.
fh (> lr .fo liage .
At the same time
o f pun t s and skiffs "nd canoes
h ud beo n lying hidde.,. under the
of the t rees sh ot out i n to the opel!
n\"o and oil th e girls who had conth l' l f rive r frocks beneath dust

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r~,~.:,~~,;~~~,~:a88ifJta.nco

) Ihe beau t Iful shady re aches of

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Abram. eLe. J'rIr •. Hopo and Mrs. Tyrrell pr.,.
sided over the refreshment department. The
Caversham .nd RcadlllK Vet<lra!lll' Band was
in alitc nda.nco.
Mlf>.'i06 Pearson,

lind ('oakham. Sonnin g lind Pang-

. old F"t her Tham ~ """" crowded
m erry t r ippe rs. and early in the after:;
~ca rC{' ly a b OIl t. of any kind was ob- ' ~
III nil t h e upper Tcoche.s of the

c azu re sky imp a rted l\ welcome
to th e . tm OHoh er e.
Aboh t teaT'! was " sl{ght !;hower, but it
. Ron<l t he .evening. ri g ht up till
a mood 01 "hat th e longest day
ye ar ou~ht to b e .
Cllver.ham
and the. Promen ade wcr-e crowded
p eo pl e .

Tennis Tournament:

one ti J11 ~ th ere must h a ve befm ~
t.h()'1' " nd J'l'ople all and about the
b\~ P II Maid en h ead Bridge and the
B o ult e r' s L ock c ut.
.
poli ce r ecorded 500 cars a., pass ing
t he main ro ad to} B oul te r 's Lock
12 and 1 o'c lock, wh il e th e numl 4 o'clock was 2,635.
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beat MiBII
bam,

'thi) leading
Mr. Pa ul em-

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I~ to l"N lIe.
Hp ar l">OO cod for the
. brfOrt1 111 Eri.!.d i!lh audicnoo &t tho

BrJI;hton. last Blltu;:dIlY , and bEt
,\IIRl lal, .• 'to IlIlIil a 12·weeks ont. II h·cu r£'}JJPsrnt.a his final IareweU
bv.o&n.l:l.
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while the one I WM .. weA:rtJ1g

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Anucu '1",000 FIIlST PRIZBS;.
. Jfbcd In·. ilY DairY on

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; Msinzer Ruder Yerein,
Germany; Thames Rowing Club.
, VISJTORS· . CHALL~I'!GE ·_CUP.
iHolder..; Pembroke . bollege,
. Bra5<inose College, OdQr4;
garet Boat Club, · Cambridge;
College. Oxford.
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WYFO~I;) CH~LL~NGE C~.r.,
(Hold.ra; Lady M~rgaret . B,. C ., (;:"mbridlle.)
Brasenose' College, OXford.; Lady Mar'
garet B oj>~ Club, Cambridge ; ytO,!qOD :!Joe·
pital Rowmg Club; L6n4on Rowllli{ C1ul;l;
Magdal~n Cllliege; Odor!!; Thames ~o~·
ing Club I Union Rowing Club, Nott\lIg~B'~~'i~o"~~.id~~~~lham.
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Whal.. aad Mioa E o'
. RavcD&crOft and
and Mi.. · Elmwood
M i.. Martin beat
7-5.
C1ar·k and
• "~"!. .... ~ Miu Clarke. 7-6.
Greenhill ""d
and

Ltd,. ··
M~seum Street, l.:trHh-D; W.C.; .
Dlotrlct Ag.nt:~H: Grliftth;- '
4.3, Broad Stroet, Wokl;;gh~m~· . Bnk.. . 1

. New C9lle/!e, Oxford.)

. Fcrguaon and. Mrs.; lJ ~ K .IDIC'.
Mi8~ Ag<;r ' IUlQ ¥lA8 Ueticke

UstJcke,

Month'. Prea Triat

;GIn..,shooPlpe~ Club,. ZUTlch. Switzerland; ,

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'(It wu m ighty bot work ,m&rch!nlf, I.N·aut(qlue
you m ast remember .)
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Dlrectlv we halted, ii :14 were only for -8
fow minute!. off cam'e mv damp ehlrl, anq on
went the dry , OM . In this WAY. '1 d id not
.it still in a wet shirt. catching thq breeze aoo 1"'I'wiic.:en,ha,m
g-eitina: a chill; as so many <lid . . Th'6 conse~
q.uence was that I kept lit and :woll when
others Rot ~d ck and i~Y c~es dioo.
damp.

~ &CoU t!l1&stel's' trainifl« cunp·~a.t Hvthe,
Kfmt. organised by tho Kent Scout olBcerli .
will open at H :v the on July . 3rd . to 10th and
August 7th to 14th.
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Fi nal ; Mi.. IH . M. Pbilbrick and 'Miss, Syden- I g~:I~,,!"~,~~~~Dl~,ch
b am be at ~i.s Fi eld ..ad M iss Martin. ' 6- 4.
Mixe<l Do.ubl •• : lat Round ; D~y and ·Mi ..
Elmwood (.dratch) beat O. Wood and Mi.. / .
Cant (pIUB 30).
E . Ravonscroft · and Mioa
Hay ne (pl u.: 2·61 beat · L. L. Sutton and Mia
P rOctor Sim:. (plus 15·1). 6-:-2. . c Hor.lord
and Mi." Ager (15.3) beat Leslie ·Heel.. and
0M, ... H . Manning (p~ 15.2). 6- 2.
A. G.:
H urrv .nd "\dis. P. Martin (plus 3.6) beat B.
P. Sh ort and Mi ss El,io Davi. (15·5). 6-3.
NoM lind MISS Cla rk e (plu" 5·6) bc&t Thoma.
and Miss B,d mcad (scrntohl. 6-2.
B . S.
Clork And Mi,. Short (plu... 15.3) bent P jck.
un and . Mi .. G PI.l t (0" 0. 15·3). 6-3.
H.
P hillip. anti Mi .. S. Pbillip, (plus 3·6) bo..t
Captain K f mble and Mi.. . K . K emble
(aeratch) . 6-+3. W. Greenhill and Mi..
jl"USOn (plu. 115) boat Taylor and Miss M. E .
:A"cr ("Ius 15·4). 6- 3.
A. H . SIevena &lid
Mi.. Stevc n~ ' (plus 3·6) beat A. HURheS and
M rs. B art ("Iu.
6-0. Vcoman. arid
Miss M. Platt
be.t ·C. Gibb. and
Mi .. G.
6'-4.· ·YelJ.n and
Mi..
Jl.>v. J . Hepple
and
15-3). W.
D"'ke
and
3·6) .' beat C. Good .
win
(plu! ·16-3), I 6-2.

nec.
Nohnth shnding the exerti,e lock kceper. part 01 t he upfl ee t. we re sometimes k ep t waiting
qf h our, before gelling througli _
A larg e t im be r barge, the man
of wh ICh chose Ascot Sunday for
cargo 'through the lock , became '
. of re marks n ot alw~V B compIiO u e of th e pr€ ttle~t things on
We n " the e le ct.ric canoes, doz.ens
d!llnty cra f t anrt ing hither and
kimmmg ove r Lhe wa ter so lightly
made .Bcnrce ly a ripple.
Th ..
I"' ''''''' o<--nlld th ere were cr{)wds of
prettily painted. arid in
were fl oati ng bouq ue t s of floral
o f Ulem ca.rrled o r ch estr&8,
JTlI n gled With g ra mophones and
or f orllls o f instrume nt, a.dded
t o the gaie ty of the Bee ne.

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h eal MiAS ~I;'er and

.i s p e rhaps t h e fi n.eat human vir-

LUH C

f~ all WO.ljIDjI,. ....d

·beat Mi ... K;i<by and M,,, . V. ~Imp.',on. 6:=:3.
S emi-final : fMiss H. M. PhilDrick and MlBII
Sydenham b!cat the Mine, M . a'nd E . Phi}.
brick, 6- 2. 1 Mi", FieJd . and M!ss "Martlft

ITIKG FOn TWO HOURS.
through th e lock itself called

4Z rClln o f
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Mias V. Sirrtpeon (scro.t.ch) beat Mu~s
Abram and ·Mi .. E. M. Hoare (pI"" 30).
::M,lS8 L. S. Field and Mis. ' P ._. M&r~in
3·6) bett Mi" H . H . Sharpo. .and M,lO
Sh.rpe ' (plu.1 4·6) . 7- 6. . MI ll!! C, M.
and Mi llS Gibbs (scratch) beat MIS.
and MI.. CI.. rke (plWl 16) . 6-3.
Round : . Mi~ Philbrick and M;'8 Sydenham
be ..t Mra. ~bin80n ' and Miss · Kirby. 6-::-2 .
·Mi .. Field
d Mi .. Mortin bea.t Mi.. Boyle
and Mi •• Gi bs, 6- 3. The, MiW · Philbrick

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on the rive r were the H OIl. H.
Ll\dy S t. O swald , Sir 'G eorge
Mr. Bradl ey Mo rt ln. Vi "co unt
, th e Gran d Duke Mlchnel. Lady
ce SLunrt Rlchanbwn, Lady F lOd ..
L ady Alltoni. Adam.

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THE CHIEF SOOuT ON CLOTHES.
Lola of Tenderfoot. catch cold ill 'camp, but
Scout Gnly catch"" cold whon he has to .Ieep
stuffy houoe (say. the Chief Scout) .
reason for catching cold in c~mp is not
f.roin being' in the open a~r.~ ~ut Chle By
fellow;' let their clotbes get damp, ""d
them a cbill.
a.ny old ' camp.illl:ner in camp . an:d
seo'"' he is very cueful to t.b.nge ~ hul
moment they Are <lamp . . .
Woet Africa I nover got f'lver . ",!>en
everybody el •• wu iii witb it.. ..1. bad ~wo
.liirt.. :' 000 1 wore. the o\Qer I c.qled banI!'
in« on my back with the .elee.,e8 kIlotted ~nd
my neck . Thi. obirt ...... drying. al.l the tl.me

(ow e 15). 61...4.
Mi.. Ager ' and l!UllO
V.ticko be.t l Mr •. Hayne 'and M~s.
I 80lneiObul4l
(owa 15.3), 7-5.
Mi •• M, C. Kirby

I fOI' t he loc k· keepe r. Harriso",

~ tafT tlHl.t 110 .~i s h n.r of any l$ind
L ord D<'~... bo r qu8h, c h a irman ot,
C'o ll s enn ncy, came down in'- 0. '
ill S th e m or llin g , and was s a tis.It th e loc k wo rking and aU the ~r- ',

Si r E d "",,rd a nd L fI<ly Barry. Mr .
W al dorf A.t,,,, wh,o had n lorge
on l)r)a r u h lS maglllficent electric
; Mr. Tritton, Sir 6eorge and Lady
\\ 11 0 ' ha.d a. s mn,ll fl eet of m otor
the di fi p oBal o f their lriends ; Sir
rj g().r, ~ Captniu J oh nson ) Mrs.
wh o I S re nti1lg Princess Dol; L ord St. Oswald, Lady
lind Colonel Ricardo.
on the Guards' Lawn were
lexn nde r of T.eck J the E a rl of
• Lord and Lad), Glt'nusk.
a r sham, Lord R oben In nes L ord and L ady R Ichard W ell"".

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bric k and Mffi
' Sydc nham (owe ' 30) beat 'Miss
R . R oomllOD and Mi.. A. Robiq.qn (ow:o 15),
6-{). ' Mrs. Robinson and MiM' Kirhy Mat
Mr. . Borba F erguson and Mi.. Robin. ~n Ip r'~li&I!i'. '

th e 'm echanIc al cO~lvey o r , and it

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Ladi j",\' Dopble.: I.t ROund.-Mrs. Robin.
oou ona Mi .. N .' Kirby (scratCh) . bea~ Mrs.
·Hugh"" and h i.. R. Pennon (plus 4·6). 6-0.
ML... Ager and .Mi.. Ustlcke (plus 30)
beat
M ..... Platt and Mt.. G . Pla~t
(owa 16·2). 6+- 0. 2nd .Ro.und: Mis. M . Fer·
gu son' and ~r•. H : KIDKham (r,lu . 6·6) beat
M ... C91' aoil Mi .. Basoden (p U6 30), 6-3.
Miss M. Philbrick and · M ... ..E. Pliilbri~k
(owa 15) bea~ Mioa K. C. Kemble. and M,..
Mereor iowe 12.6). 6-2.
Mi.. ,H. M . Phil-

SCEN E AT BOULTER·S..!
M aid enllend the scene in th o after more t ha)] equu.lI ed that of pre vioul
'At Bond '~ every ~ten lll and c Jectrio
\"'~ booked on Saturday e vening.
h ::H:1 to b e borrowed f r om
e~'\dl n g. and ma ny punta Juul J .
lI r(>d from d ~,wn r ive r
.' Some
p."ed throllgh B ou lter's Lock

cll te;J~'ined,

the

.aid th o 'oommittee hoped as a roault 01 UIO
function" to hand over 'a ~uhltsnti.1 .um lor
tho gooo Of ~th. charity.
On ~th o ;,r posal-on of Mr. ~enfold, a vote
01 tha nks W 8 paned to M re. Abram.
A couocrt ~olJowed.
The .re.ul~w&O ~ follo",o : - _
Bowlo.-M . GoodWin.
n.njo croq et.-Mi.. c.' M . Boyle.
Clock goll. M.jor Robinson.,

:-; limc. If n ot. exnctlv tho order 6f
g sne marc th a n II -tollch of sum~
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and t he c l o ud ~ that sped

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and a Fter wards
ci r g ll f's t.i on t he n ver, we re L ord

Diem er,

The priz.es fwc re presented by Mf'8. Allr~ ,
Dr. Abram t ha.n king' the compa.ny fOl' thol.r
prclKlnce.
Than ks to Mr. Collior, th o t enniS
tournament liad been 8. grea.t 8UCCOAS, he said , r elief, no
Dr. Abram "olerred to the bar.<! work put in co.te only
by Mr. and j ¥ .r.. PenfoId and . otjler! , lind get one tilroo

AT CA VERSHAM.
riv er fit Cl\vershnm was crowde d '
young folk, who packed the .excurst eamers Roi ng up s lream to Goring
t o H enley. a nd chartered every
rowbout thnt \\'a~ available. Brit.

DE S BOR OU G H' S GUESTS.
L a.dy D eshorough en t ertai ned
gu ~ t.. at Taplo w Court for
. The Earl an d Couutess of
Coun te:iij of . Essex nnd L:ldy .
. Bnil1e t-l!.a tou r, VlSJSCOul lte;!f, Cas tle r e-ngh , MrB.
d e R Ol h sc hild. Mr. and Lady
Sume r ", t , Mr . and Mrs. H arry
Mr . Balfo ur, L ord Hu gh Ceclf!
uke. L o!d Rlbblesdale. Lom
c r a ld , V i .~co u n t Ednarn, Sir
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~Colonel the Hon. W .

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or in umpiring:
in ••·...
the side ! hOW8 in
tion to th(,_c1'nlmiU~ · were :Mr, W . T.
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Harry Lay. Mrl
fold
M rs'. A . '
J. P Q(lrson and . tho

.n llo. m a.c intos h f! 8 flung ) off : tbC8&
f\. lId ren,·nlt."'<1 th e ir b ea u tv to the
7.1..-'.
Prom Ri chmond to MoIese,
'Ih'~ to " - I nd ;;;o r. a nd ri gl\;l on to\

' SILYER ' GOBLE'l'S . .AND ·NICKALLS
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(Holders;"
an<!- S ..E. Swann,
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Trinjty. H"U, Cambri~II<!') '
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P . Bere~ford IOld · Y ... G . T.eale, Th,,~e.
Rowing ~Clnb; _A. F . J:acoti 'itn!l, ,C _ ;·
~ StUart, :Kiiigston '>.~ owi ng C~ub,.: E.,
Kfng and W . :Jl:. Vawdrey,' CalOB
·' C ..morid.se;, W. P. Newman and
1. Thomson;: A·•. Swann and S . E.
I Trinity. Hall, C"mbridl!~; E. ' G. Vl\iillj,iiru!.l
I and R. La Blanc SIlli.t ll, Third
C"mbridge.
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IHAMONP .CHALLENGE.· SCULLS.
(Holder, C . McVilly, Derwent R.C., Tas1.
mama. )
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Allen, Newry Rowinll . Club,. ~. 1 _.;....;.;..,;.....;;..___,...,.____.,
laad
. W. M . Arbuthnot. ThIrd TrlnltY"1 1
C'lmbrcldJ!il ; J : B. Ayer. -Union Boat Club,
.S.A.; R. Dibble) Don Rowin!!
~.~u, "~" ,, .. _; G. C. Fripp, Agecroft BowM&"duheater W. T.
U.S.A.; , n :
Club
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