-»i Modern Ascot 



l^he lawn at the back of the Grand Stand is always 

 delightful, and there are bright flower beds to please the 

 eye, and gorgeous rhododendrons whose leafy foliage 

 combines with that of the trees to afford a welcome shade 

 from the heat of the sun. From the Band Stand the 

 magnificent band of the Royal Artillery, led by Lieut. 

 Cavalier Zavertal, discourses sweet music, while wherever 

 the eye may turn it rests on visions of fair women, on 

 whose toilette the highest degree of the dressmaker's art 

 has been expended, the bright colours relieved here and 

 there by the sombre figures of the gentlemen in frock-coats 

 and glossy hats. 



The majority of the coaches are in their allotted positions 

 in the enclosures of the Four-in-Hand and Coaching Clubs. 

 Between these two Clubs are coaches which, having arrived 

 early on Tuesday, are made fast for the whole week. 

 Others are driven down daily, and, although not in the 

 front rank, add to the muster of vehicles opposite to the 

 stands that extends from the post almost as tar as 

 the distance. 



As the hour for the races approaches, a babel of tongues 

 greets one from the Course, and the roar of voices is 

 increased when the members of Tattersall's Ring get to 

 business. By this time all coigns of vantage on the stands, 

 coaches, and lawns are occupied, and the scene that greets 

 the eye on taking one's place in the Grand Stand or on 

 the Enclosure Stand is one that will live in the memory 

 for ever. Below and to right and left is a dazzling 

 pa7^terre of beauty and fashion ; for colour there is com- 

 bined in one harmonious whole. Ther(i you may see all 

 the tones, tints, and effects of fiowers and beautiful sun- 



