, 1876-07-08
RICH BACHELORS OF NEW YORK,
Mcn Whose Wealth Can I]o Bet Down Undtr
the 1Ienl oS Millions.

&AD 4ANHu WI n41ll4Vn1s
Correspondence Nu6a.o Commercial Aacerffsrr.
NEW YoRK, June 2.-To begin With, there ID
james Gordon Bennett, who can bonst OF being
known all oyer tic world, at 1cast ',y rcputa.
tton. Ills first bid for nosnrtcty WIS by nicans
u the yacht Henrietta to Europe. From that
tlHa 10 lIns bpen very successful IN making
taKe fs et fss ha and tosy h. o sos' Ses
interior Of Africa, whero his Bohemian stanicy
come cont =. from The I?eraM is nearly y
ssuooO alone, and llo IL in receipt
CID homestead ut Fort Warrington, for instance
Include tho Nov York Ws1a;d, house. on F'a III
1yenne 9 valued ut ,s2oo, 900, another at Fol
mud lilsewiae on Long island and ut ,Ncwport,a
yacht, two English f0ur-ir-hand coaches. twenty
horses, three packs Of hounds, aeYcn carragcs
two dozen polo ponies, stcain launch, and al
BY Americans. lis !s n member Of tbs Jockey,
Gun, Raeket, and Sews Yort clubs, and Il
" sonle u these organizations he holds Office.
taRe. tG Is bS1es fsnnY VII t I'LL s Sgs a
Bennett Is now nearly 40 years Of age, and
Inns grown quito gray tho lust two ycaTs. ii
guild b9 called handsome man were It not that
ne Is tall. ungait,lY, awkward, md THU. 1Io sci.
tics of ladles mud gentlemen; but whun llo docs
60 down there alone every one In tic establish.
mcnt Is made to know Of lis presence. He lives
In Wintor at his town ..ouse, 4255 Fifth avenue,
which he rents every season. OccasionalIy ha
gocs to Europe, and makes bis presence felt
there, too! lie Is snid 70 be Catholic.
Next comes Mr.. A. Wright Sanford, who "a
rerhnps llvc ena thirty years Of age, and Is qqto
named Sanford, died anu left ll.,s bt,,ne $500, CO.,
Upon condition that lle would take the nntnc Of
Sanford, his nasno then being Wright. This he
ta, a an now ~ as tho intgtost q tie above
Yacht, New York, and Racket Clubs; il vrry
agreeable, very popular, anu goes il excellent
society. Third on the list is Mr. Arthur LcarY,
who lias been prominent IN New York society
ball without hts nat,e was AZ tho lead of tlls
Committee. hfr. Leary Is either Scotch or Irisl
! forgot which, md las large fortune, al
Though rs age'!t Of tho Lloyd's hero he intends
Glcrks,. who, during the reign IT A. T., wpro
fined II they wore ono minute latu at their desks
10 thu morning. He Is great society man,"
and very popular atnong tho lades, to whom l'e
and refined in bis tastcs and incllnntlons, md,
although "ciub man,n Ia seldom at t}ya
clubhouse. Mr.. Louis Mcasicr we Will put
fourtl, On tho list, Ho comes Of excellent fam
owed, mothcE-who was avery elegant and fash
iol'ablc woman-at tho New York Hotcl, In the
days of Crnnston. Mr.. Mcss!cr has been slltn.
Ing light ut tho Now York Club for nluhy years,
aud Is known as "Vlolets,'' because he Las In
vaziably bunch Of vlolats iii his button-holc,
summer and winter. He Is about 30 years Of
aage, f1ne-looking, and popular. htr. William Il
Douglas Is scotellmas1, Of larEe means, gool
pedigree, aud great popularity. lie belongs toa
dozen clubs, and two seasons ago kept baehe-
lor's hall with Mfr. Wright Sanford, on Fifth
avenue, opposite pelmont's In elegant style. Ilo
WINS the owner OF the American yacht 6appho,
which was sold 10 an 1taian Prince, md
completed full-lcngth portrait Of MI. Dougas
III Highland costunle which ts very litollke and
effective Mr., Perry Belmont ia the son OF Au.
gust Belmont, the millionaire, about Is years Of
age- Mr. Dolmont hos been prominent only
about q half1lozcn OF years, but one Of these
days, when ho comes In possession OF some Of
present. he is conteut to own two Or
dogs. uo passcs his time coaching, playint;
polo, and making hlmsclf agreeable to tlis
lad!es-not very hard existence. Mr.. William
Alolier, son OF the sugas-retner, is young,
lanlsome. and rather Consequential. Young
Aioller las probably 81, 900 . year, and aouso
.good eateh, /" although he does mt 60 with
WngstuH is of good family and fefy popular.
lie has been member Of she Legislature, and
Till good work. lie Is moi PRONOUNCED lii h!s
tastes, and lives a quiet and highly respectable
life, respected and estccmel by all WHO know
him. Other bachelors Of wealth mud proml'
Townsend 1iarrts, Mr. Jay, son o1 the ex-A1inls'
ter to Auatria, Mr. Losillnrd, and Afr. Sherman.
Tho combined wealth OF these gcnttcHlcn may
safely be sot down at six or seyGn millions,