Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-13

arrangements of starting, speeding,
training and Judging, and withdrew
somewhat In a pout. 1t Is often pre-
dicted that he will become the leader OF
the turf IN America.
THE LoRILLARDS.
The Lorillards are hereditary tobac-
c~onists, of French Huguenot extrac-
ton, who manufacture tobacco, bring
it in their own line of ships from Nor
folk TO New York, and, seeing some
business connection between the con-
sumption of tobacco, ships, and sport
ing life, have for some time maintained
very beautiful yachts, and finally have
taken to the turf.
Pierre Lorillard, the best known of
these young men, is a fine physical
sspeeimen of men, tall and shapely. He
and his brothers have a stock farm, I
think, IN New Jersey. near Trenton.
They have come upon the turf with all
the momentum Of their name; but |
have understood that, losing a race this
year on which they presumed they had
a sure thing, these gentlemen lost their
eouanimity, turned off their trainer
and jockey, and otherwise snorted
around in a way not wise for turf
philosophers. They probably thought
they we're ~dischargIng a crew rather
than leading the '~'unhouselled, free
condition" OF the turf, put out of CIR
transcription and confne."
M'DANIBL.
the man who 0, ned Harry Bassett, and
with him beat Longfellow, and by Bas-
sett won 4 fortune, which he kept,
though with an i'll grace, showing rage
when Monarchist beat Bassett, is now
the owner of some of the best horses on
the turf, at the head of which stands
Springbok.
Mcdaniel is a native Scot, as / have
said, settled very long on the Carolina
border of Virginia, and a prosperous
slave trader. He Is a white-halred,
red-faced, hOt-bloOded old man, anna
bic enough in the moment of victory,
and hot and p~rofane in an hour of de-
feat. He gives his personal attention
to every animal he owns, watches all
the minutie of his business. makes of
his grooms and jockeys henehman and
familiars, and IS surrounded by a tur-
bulent crowd Of little monkeys, who
eat his pone, wear his colors, fight for
him, and if need be, starve for him.
He lives in Elizabeth, n. j.; owns a
farm near Patterson; is well to do,
thrifty; and is the Rob Roy of the turf.
He had to apologize to the Saratoga
Association this year for threatening
to shoot DOnahue,-a contractor, whose
best horse he bought at a selling race
He has made a fortune or the North
ern turf, is sagacious and keen, and
far above such as John Harper in
horse knowledge.
TRAvERs.
William B. Travers, the head of the
Saratoga Association, is the son-in-law
of Reverdy johnson, witty, and rich.
With Leonard Jerome, his former part
ner, he is the founder of the Northern
turf. And l may add that tits shrewd-
ly suspected that both Jerome Park
and Saratoga Course are dexterous real
estate speculations, where the turf in
terest protects large pieces of property
eventually to be brought into market.
Travers is said TO know little about
hors efiesh. and to trust the actual CON-
merce IN that article TO his turf asso-
ciate, Hunter, a man of means bred
among thoroughbreds. Travers is a
tall, hawk-nosed man, of a proud step,
gallant, and fond Of the ladies. He
has a magnificent summer house at
Newport.