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5/4/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/4/1901 containing WA's hourly account of his day, which he spent mostly at leisure. The majority of his entry is devoted to discussing different packs of hounds he hunted with that season. Newspaper clippings of articles relating to hounds and hunting are pasted on some of the pages. Pages 1-10
5/1/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/5/1901 in which WA gives an hourly acount of his day. His morning is spent having brunch with various friends, including Samuel Hoare, and taking a trip to a horse breeding establishment. The remainder of the passage describes his evening activities of dinner and a concert at Balliol College, during which WA comments on the difference of behavior between undergraduates at New College and Balliol College. Newspaper clippings from the Luie Stock Journal relating to horse breeding are also pasted in this entry. Pages 11-19
5/6/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/6/1901 containing a draft of a letter WA wrote to Oswald S. in which he congratulates him on his recent engagement and updates him on his polo activities. Pages 20-23
5/7/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/7/1901 containing a hourly acount of WA's activities for the day. His love for horses and horse racing is manifest here as he discusses in detail and includes more newspaper clippings with the results of recent races at Hurst Park. This particular entry is filled with many of WA's observations and comments about his friends, particularly those he plays a game of rugby with. Ernest Burford Horlick, son of Sir James Horlick, is the focus of a long passage during which WA expresses his great dislike of him and his behavior. Pages 24-43
5/8/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/8/1901 containing a draft of a letter written to Frank F. Euren by WA in which he inquiring about the procedures he needs to take to register his mare. Pages 44-45
5/8/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/8/1901 in which WA discusses an experiment conducted by the Thames Salmon Association whose goal was to introduce salmon into the Thames River. WA expresses his opinion that the whole experiment will work. In addition, WA makes a reference to his father, William Waldorf Astor while he is writing about exercising his horses at Cliveden, as the elder Astor disapproves of him doing so. Newspaper clippings about the salmon experiment, fox hunting, pasturing and soiling also pasted on these pages. Pages 46-55
5/10/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/10/1901 in which WA discusses a polo match he played in against the Hawes and Balding family. Pages 56-62
5/13/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/13/1901 containing a draft of a letter written to Lady Lathom by WA in which he offers himself as a guide during her upcoming trip to Oxford. Page 63
5/13/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/13/1901 describing WA's activities for the day, which included playing polo, writing an essay for his class with Sir Robert Sangster Rait, and excercising his horses. WA expresses his dislike of Rait's teaching, as he considers it ineffective. He also mentions a letter he received from his father informing him that his stocks had increased in value tremendously. Newspaper clippings regarding upcoming horse shows and hunter breeding are also included. Pages 65-75
5/14/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/14/1901 containing a draft of a letter written by WA to his father, William Waldorf Astor, in which he asks him to get a sum out of his bonds so that he may donate it to the Oxford Etonian Club, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Pages 77-79
5/14/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/14/1901 containing a draft of a letter written by WA to D.J. Archer regarding the potential sale of one of Astor's horses. Pages 80-81
5/14/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AL dated 5/14/1901 sent by H.J. Hale to Waldorf Astor in which he asks WA to donate funds to help the Oxford Etonian Club pay off its debt. The letter is pasted onto page 86 of the journal.
5/18/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/18/1901 containing a draft of a letter written to H.J. Hale by WA in which he informs Hale that he will be donating 25 pounds to help the Oxford Etonian Club pay off its debt. He also reaffirms his belief that the Club should be dissolved as it does nothing to raise the esteem of Eton College. Pages 87-89
5/23/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/23/1901 containing the text of a speech WA gave at Cliveden after being presented with a gift from the servants on his twenty-first birthday. Pages 103-107
5/18/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/18/1901 describing Oxford University polo match against Eden Park, which WA took part in. A newspaper clipping of an article discussing the polo matches is pasted onto one of the pages of this entry. Pages 90-93
5/21/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/21/1901 in which WA discusses his plans for the sale of one of his horses and the deal he made with his friend, Billy Balding. Pages 95-97
5/22/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/22/1901 describing Oxford's victory in a polo match over Moreton. Pages 99-101
5/29/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 5/29/1901 containing a short description of a polo match between Oxford and Cirencester. Page 109
6/1/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/1/1901 in which WA describes his day drag hunting with fellow students from Oxford University. Pages 110-113
6/5/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/5/1901 in which WA describes a polo match between Oxford University and Cirencester. Page 115
6/7/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/7/1901 containing a draft of a letter written to Tom G.Stevenson by WA updating him on his present activities at Oxford University. Pages 116-119
6/9/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE containing a recipe for Champagne Cup. Pages 120-121
6/10/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/10/1901 in which WA expresses his frustration with his current financial situation. The overall tone of this entry is very melancholy, but also insightful as WA dissatisfaction with his own spendthrift habits are very manifest. Pages 123-136
6/11/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/11/1901 describing the polo matches that took place on the first day of the college Polo Tournament. Page 137
6/12/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/12/1901 containing WA's recount of more games of the Polo Tournament. Pages 139-141
6/13/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/13/1901 containing a brief account of WA's activities for the day. Page 143
6/21/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/21/1901 describing another polo match, which the Oxford University Polo Club participated in. Pages 146-147
6/24/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/24/1901 describing WA's activities for the day which included a polo match with his friends, dinner at Lady Hothfield's house and appearances at two dances hosted by Lady O'Neill and Lady Dartmouth respectively. Pages 147-148
6/25/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/25/1901 containing a brief account of WA's activities for the day. Pages 150-151
6/26/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/26/1901 describing WA's experiences at a concert and at a dance hosted by Lady Halifax, which is refers to as a "hopeless failure". Pages 152-153
6/28/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 6/28/1901 in which WA briefly describes a dance he attended the previous night. Pages 154-155
7/3/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 7/2/1901 filled with WA interesting observations of and comments about his female acquaintances. His description of a young woman named Muriel White, whome he does not hold in the highest regard, is worthy of note. Pages 157-161
7/16/1901
DESCRIPTION: 1 AJE dated 7/16/1901 containing a draft of a letter written to John T. Colledge by WA wishing him success on his exams and updating him all his current social activities. Pages 162-165
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