The New York herald., 1874-12-15

pian. According TO McGratn's plan the amounts
banded TO the winners. without any commlssIon
ag neng charged. Mr.. McGrath, on one 6i his SUM-
a lrienais W lexington net the deceased, and IN
M manner suggested to him that he might
D.ae pool selling pay at the race meetings. The
ldea struck DR.. Underwood az extremely brilliant,
and ne nrst tried MS hand at the work during an
important cock light, known as a battle royal,
pelng iought ~ MS own stable, and nnding 1t 20
the auction plan, charging I've per cent cora MISSION
From q small business II steadily mere eased, and,
when the southern surImsn fully understood 1t,
became an Institution on the turf in that section
oI the country. At Lexington, Louisville, New
Orleans and other places IN the South the Doctor
introduced and successfully conducted this Dusi-
ness until the king out OF the civil war, when
racing was abandoned for .s,ern-r .y,,s .sss. ne
went into speculation OF buying mules and sell,
t Ing tnem to the Confederate goyernmen. and con-
unued ~ this business until the spring Of 1892,
wnen he came North TO act as pool ssher for the
late MT. John L. Cassidy, who originated and
phla, New YORK and Boston racing combination
which at the time was so universally commented
upon.
the Doctor made his debut as an auction pool
seller on the Northern turf 1T Philadelphia, June,
1862 where the novelty Of the plan IN betting ex-
cired much discussion but still was accepted by
the turmen VINO desired TO be "a little In terested"
on this or that race, and before Cassady's comb.
Ing was an institution and has never lost favor.
From Philadelphia DR.. Underwood came TO New
Fourth OF July tnat year, continued through the
meeting. and went TO Boston, carrylng out his
contract with Mr.. CaSSaQy. All this WniIe the
Doctor made many friends, and went back to hts
home IN Lexington greatly pleased with mis- nrst
pool selling experiment In THIS section OF the
Try. He returned the next year, 1858, acted
as pool seller at Suffolk PARK. Philadelphia,
and then journeyed TO Paterson, N. j., where
meeting or the famous Passaic Association. The
success OF the system was now fully established.
was n IN m
pool box. He sold the first pools at Saratoga Au.
gust iSss az the meeslns on me old course IN the
the American Jockey 6laS, Jerome PARK, 1855, ana
holding the business OF the latter course It'll ast
summer, to the general satisfaction OF the sport
ing community. Mr.. James MCGOWAN, or New
together they also took charge OF the pool selling
~ the Pimc0 Course, Baltimore and the Mon
journeyed West ~ and South to- TO- All ensagementss tents
with associations who, knowing their worth
not feel satisfied unless they were preseas. DR..
Underwood aid not foisake Lexington as ns place
O. permanent residence until the year 1869, when
the year 1871. At that time he purchased q cot
tage at Saratoga and aIterward hved there with
the last time the genial voice OF the Doctor was
heardin this city IN selling pools was at the AstOr
tion when- in conjunction with Oliver L. Marshall,
OF Providence. ne sold pools on the candidates
Of November he left New York for New Orleans oy
steamer for the purpose OF conducting and selling
gocksv ~ lpb ne sn% nnH % ,1e
City to hts house on Saturday evening. reaching
there just in time to die, for the following morn
ing he expired alter q violent hemorrhage or the
lungs.
J. p. Ffnkelmeier, United States Consul.
MajorJ.P. F1nKelmeier, who has served as United
States Consul at Madagascar, has died at his post
OF duty. He had served during upward OF eight
years with benefit TO the interests OF his country
earning the appreciation OF the government. The
Major belonged to Paterson, N. j., at which place
his many trends have just been informed OF his
demise.
Tho Rev. Frederick Sill.
The Rev. Frederick Siil. rector OF the Church OF
st. Ambrose, Thompson and Prince streets, died
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