National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-05

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diract - "a ,'o.ceabIe with man ne had ~
frcnSstS-, u tbSf isroe class Of nbvsicaI n
| iDgs v-bo snrrot,nd VSnderhilt IN wan STREE
NJ - o,co,,rsesd IN Sarato0a nv lanes Ma
VI, nc TTss MA COLLEAGUE alferzarIs IN Cor
res or course he made money. for The 0am
r. nIavs Il set mainly for sportlnS men VII
bet hi9h and suffer Comparatively LITTLE by los,
nalists' uoliticians and speculators are tRs ~
quensers Of his house. have seen two sena
tors Oh tns Onitea etates inhaoitants OF hi
PIsce, lnsleSu mere as ms guests he y Away
~ - ~ ~ situAtloh, oot somewhat modi
~ "a 20 ous ms rignts a
% III - loh 0i leroel1y and olrect
I'' ssI :, - - ~ ~ w q. 10y
o,,ia a.,s ~ w ~ Hgs ne Salos an
SIS, ~ y 81 ~ oon1iu0h. heFer Noul'
s., !. ,hat nsslg oe so ~ congress- 10
ArSssPect Nhst Lne people Old Tor me.
morrissey s the
FOUNDER OF THE RUNNING TURF
as we see II to-dav-a hns,nss. a vvh,oh h,
saws, there are froU, sS O0o no - SE ooa ~.
invested ia America ybsrsss ~ IssS a.,
could not start half do-sr 6T,.os -, ~;
Saratoga eourse-tba oniv oo,,r.o a. ~
country, He derived tbs 1,oSt sSsot.nt -
stsadfast aunnort IN tbiS T-oTo fohS, 1..a--
(the son-in-iau, oF Raverd, Iobr.o-, - 4
presideut az aha 6ar.fos,s ss.-.;stiin[,, ~
rissey bought the vhoIs r--.rf, ,,s,,,,- ~,
names of VanderbJIt snd othar. ;vo.o ,,SttsS
wealth. he saTs sr,,,,,,,s - =
s1OS. 00o ON war tbssa 49,. X 80 ,,ossss
without dissentin, 49, -a-ssi aFtbs -
Of me ststs ~ Ne WI, .i'SlS- a - &C.,,
to run horse Govsrno- Fs-t6,, s;o-ned AZ
bill The Dro,ertv ccst Sfo-r1ssa2 sbo1I
800. 900 to begi5 win ana he noW ogns q fs1I
shares less tbsn b.if ~ - Nv" - : ~
Hrsp.,ruvprs,nvs
apart fnom sarstoo. ETI. ,v,fa e. b.D5.on,
woman. who attsnds the b.Iis b,,t bas no,so
cial passion. and be nsvsr sraal,s 70 q osDtIs
man RECOMMENDED nv Isdies he has haar
murb concerned oboT,{ IT. ~, soH ,1bc beorS
his name onS -, L so,S,Lt - A. -
tale an ad1cotio-, .I5 49, q ,rcS.ssJon mr.
voung man is said 70 bsrs No fondness for
stndy AMI 70 he 81 bis f.tbsr5s ,1bSsIcsi IN =,
clinations.
The pTsst nun,bar of r,ca- tracl,s and stob1a.
of rup1J6sy borsss IN tbts conntrv beoinnins-
with Saratoo-s eTtsndino N Psttayson n II
and Jerome PsFlr and 55aIIv o-oiny an tn Bnfl
faIo. Mobile Monmouth PaTt and eIssvrbara
BEGAN In tbis coniectnre of Morrissev
RI saw AT the Close of tba UsT that tba
racing stocl oF the Soutb was nssriv eTt,nct
OWING to The horses having been EiIisd IN tbs
cavalry, Said /: Them 5eonIe will return m
Saratoga, as in former wears. and brino their
horses when thew can revive and can reiImnort
them. will anticinate The fine and INV a
trscI-, At that time nsjtbs ~ s.n 1~ -
Trayers. Jerome nor Belmont. Hunter nor
Mcdaniel owned a horse. In Ten wears tbe
tnrf had hssn bronybt m - ,,srsscttor q
meyer had Ia this country. and the whole sentj-
ment of The Nortb is m favo- Of i, r. stsDds
egual with the t1rf IN FngIenJ 7, q The Dao
tiopal amusement %
As BUSINESS MAN.
MorrtSsey Is decisive, bold, direct. He is turf
man, sporting man, street-operator, restaura.
teur, and politician, and must work the year
roundi but It is said by citizens Of Saratoga
shati with all his yenturing, the only money
mat mas adhered 70 his hands Is what he put
In Saratoga real estate. Here he owns several
hundred thousand dollars Of valuable town.
ots and Park-stock: His clubhouse, which
'ost SoV.OVO, was oInit on piece OF quicksand,
Ahu resting on piankst II has settled equally
several inches, and Is now hnelyimproyed
,guz re OF grouno, melosing separate build
tbirI foS tbS Sery.nts III IOs PUBIC game
Who number about ffty; and the main Club.
building, of pressed-brick, consistin0 of a I'M
airy, large restaurant, drawInq-room, and
aiming room, below, and, above, poker-rooms
md chambers. On the premises are valuable
mineral springs. Probably nowhere but at
iombourg Is there such q palace Of hazard.
The furniture, plate and upholstery are OF the
,est. People go to the restaurant who never
ZEE the games. No "cappers," runners, or de- |
oys are employed. Tho restaurant prices are
. per cent. below Delmonico's or Welcker's.
nd this restaurant is the safety Of the games.
ie has partner, Reed.
The Christian associations have several times |
ddressed their brethren Of Saratoga, protest |
Y against the federation Of this clubhouse.
Ion are breaking the law, Mr.. MOrrisey, by /
1pne gaming. We must protest against It -
"Hell, gentlemen, II that club house must |
o, my hotel goes with It. never wish to
reak any laws, ! concede the restaurant to
aIrstoga Tor the concession Of the club house"
There is no longer any talk about removing
lner; Tor when So, 200 changes hands here,
yesterday, on . hoFse-rsce, and open POOL
Hing Is part Of the business Of the turf, the
Ealing Of faro Is incidental. Morrissey is q
'fsonai Wagerer on every race. His life is alb
roed IN pushing the problem of judgment
~ commence 70 win fortune out Of chance.
" potr Trcr.v
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is also CANISTER, and nearly q good one.
L. .iI sueh oods OF money on State or Pres
10 y. eleSou Is 70 make II necessary for
- " sSSn1 sui more 70 promote The cam
-; eIoHy e1tenoIng and expanding his
"isSase' q1SlhIance ana capital, he aims
+, o6;a.f. - ..si.iI. tlS party 10 new York
I,oUJo u Aieitlon ana gratihcation. He
iSYss ~ himself, and Is not accused OF coun-
a = ssat P3ItlcaI corruption; Tweed he was
:, 10 " ueiy, SayIu - WIZ put up $50, 900
- ns g9es 70 the penitentiary within three
~ he Iurnlshed funds and force to set
tnS 5oung democracy, and for this was
! P S;n % 9qlt business" in New York, for
9 winter, while the Tweed party supported E
0rrissey Is probably the leader on the '-sviva5 j
15Iy nan, having there, as here, the !
l I'm ana decision which gives leadership.
leit ana the vanderbilt interest, of which 8
' -. - = part protect the Vanderbilt t
cort.oJ ~ M Vie organization and Its proba-
,S SonsIoi u the state;
aorrlssey keeps police watch on all oppo-
on games IN Saratoga, and destrova as nv X