The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-22
FUN AMoNG TIE TIGERS.
The Great Ross Tweed and his Uinn nj
Home-t!rnnd Reception Of the Orientais
and the stable Ganp-How John Byrne
WINS SInch IN IL Tide Meter.


| Home Grand Reception Of the Oriental.
| md The stable f,,uy-Itaxv Ioh, ayr,e
wa. s,uch ON n Tide Meter.
nv ~" "" h'"c "c"'
Inc oriental Club and the Stable Gang by
invitation of the Americas C1ub visited ,,icI
| g.. ., -, - -, 49,, ~ ~
Nonh'' yesterday ana were Handsomely entertained
oy Tue 'at'er Organizations the members In full uni
,, vln'' anu "e'u'u W ficsueh' tweed receiving
them NJ the depot, amid the cheering OF the assem-
bed people firing of ean,o, md otber damorst,,
,o,a a, -. - -....- 49,. 60, -,
'V"7 " "e'o"e' h'ei re'o"nt "e oiuo house,
winch was gorgeousiy decorated with bunting, the
guests were In souods eseor,ed over tho rrounda
,...,., A.. ..,,-,.-, - - a., g. - =,
ueaeu y" uehEpuui trips Oh 'ne sound IN inc
numerous and fast yachts belonging to the Tigers,
and in tLousand and o,e different WAYS made ,,v
one - -. :, a.. ,,.,..,., -, -
Jus hmVnR others OF 'he oTiehths present was
the Hon. John Byrnes, State Inspector Of
ma vv,x,.
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Legislature last winter was secured on tie ground
of bis ,,,r,Ios e,,a,s t,ot,,.,o.o snra,.,.aa. 49,,
" W., p''ua' "'n''s '"'eisVD'e' WI ""hess' anu
,''' '"usnon' " nuin1" n''u'e. D,siues 'nese
US ,spu'''o" 10 =" "'.as' oO"''n"u -
rstelass, and was made soon AFTER MS arrival at
Greenwich, the subject matter Of conversation. so
boas,ful was he Of his proves. and 90 ful,v CONF
'e''' "''. w VI "'e Wv w, '"u ~ wy Gun"
dent were his friends, that the Hon. Tom g. Fields
Of the Americas Club. was fairly goadei to despe.
ration and So unnindiul OF BIS duty TO stranger
guest, rose from his seat near the yacht float, aud in
sltntoran notes offered 10 wager $l6O to SO that
mat could beat him In race around Tweed Island
This wager was immediately accepted by the Hon.
Timothy j. Campbell, and IN five minutes over
t2,OCO were put up on the exciting contest. The
news of the approaching trial q skll and endurance
soon Attracted TO the spot huudreis Of eager spec
tators. Mr.. Fields named Mr. James Carraher, a
prominent Wholesale
,,oro, r,,,,
of wost strco, anil d, 81, cr ,r,,r,os ,v,,r, ,.,t,.
who. fortunately, and yet strangely happened to be
present. got the ralhnt contestants IN trim In
eutctuT BNTn0s lac q rfed
Tie hoat Tiger and MI. Carruher took the boat VIM
NJ. Tweed. Mr.. BJtnes was stripped to tie bun
had MS suspcndcrs firmly secured about his waist
and large bandanna hankorchei, in Thames style.
around his classic brow. I' appearance was ali
Besides the bandlnna handkerchief about hs head,
he had determination in his ere two capital oars in
his mouth. Ills opponent was less elaborately got.
ten up but, nevertheless was n Ut at all apparently
spcctor Of Gas Meters. WV S''s '"'
All being In readiness, Mr. Tweed cove. amid the
oppressive silence Of the expectant thronc the prSs.
nnnt word Go ~ and
OFF rHS sFoRTsNES wESr.
Tweed Island and back is probably three oaarters
Of mile and The time ordinarily occnpied NV on
perts In making the distance Is less than ten min
NE, o1e byInes w e'ne,y oounu 10 earn me
W ahu sN9'e ahd ma1. frantic 1norls 70 Keep
nroSimi,y 10 bt% So the mater sdocd ny, ~ o.ose
pUn'iy W .iu 80 .le ua.'er r.o0u Ior over an
no, bInes,s boat proLoklnSIy refusing TO obey
-" "a p S.tTTi wv, anu u'vusn urged on
" ue terIlo' snuu's " wy eAiueu, shvrtmen
mnoi "e WIZ Hnalv nay uousandr OF uolhts us-
P iii' On Wy resui,. ms suengu was eViientN
iai.lng, ana by We time DO was on the " home
sle,en hls ihaaoilD 10 even ralSe hs oars was ap
pa , 70 a,'' ne came IN loser, however after
TWO hourS ienrfui strufEle but ny only boats
i ,engn, 20 weak VS. lie when the DOW Of the Tiger
'oueneu 'ne hoa' Na'
NE WAS UNABLE TO STAND,
aud v,,s oo,,ovo, ., =. e., ~, -. i. -,
lis s,novonc y, ~ w .t =. irleuu.'
Cd hS a. an,t,,'t,V. .,, was a.I3 hu-m,nt
,t,i ~. " i IvSePeioh avooruee nls hateu
aro,,n, , ,ti -. " ,he SNnuisnP VI ue great
,hoSc 81 NJ T. I'm u,J . AIM v, Us lenus 10
cr a., ,h r SUI any ui. 49, a. 'hs ~ 1ealn
So w ~ .ain , J'u, e"y uInMns " Ne lHer
n I'm VI. Ma'er AIu we we ulseO'ery o, scas
-, y, - ~ W. Ae.i lnV LVoA .htt Mt; byrhes
s,uS , ,nr an ,, vas "or'h asS Walk " sec
;, ivy III ah a,tls,, .,,,
"0S Ins,,c Mr. reg neg, wnsis 'hat ,
t, ~ , ~ lc..oi' Vnat no.hing out uie meter