, 1880-09-05

| "Wh0 KNOWS AnYLQ1u& slDOuL tue reported auie
Of St Julien to Joe Harker aud Charlie Green2'"
said one of i party OF horsemen who were sit
| ting in the Jockey Cub rooms the other day.
| Nobody seemed to possess any information On
| the subject, and one person doubted whether
| Harker would feel like putting 1000 IF bis
| own money into q trotter, although he owns SOW
eral for which he paid from $4,000 to $4,000.
He ought to be willing to do it." said gen
tleman, for every dollar he has is the result Of
| owning totter."
Being asked for IN explanation, the gentle
man proceeded as follows:
way back in the time when Pacific Mail was
in its glory, Joe Harkcr was clerk in a brokers'
Office On New street. New York Even then he
loved trotter, and whfto on an excursion to
Orange County picked up for small price 4 f.
year-oid colt that had wonderful speed. Not
long aftor bringing him to New York. Harkcr
drove out to the road house where Commodore
Vanderbilt always stopped when out for rtde,s
and soon after his arrival the old man drove up
and sat down for his afternoon smoke When
he had finished, and was ready to start for the
city ngain, Harker had his colt brought out and
jo9sed along down the road behind the Commo-
lore, and when the old mans team was going a
pretty good clip pulled out and went by him.
was soon on even terms with him. The
railroad kings eye had detected the ease with
which the young man had passed him, and no
sooner was he near him again than he asked
whose horse that was
It's mine,' said Harker:
. ...What is it:' from the Commodore.
Orange County.
So Is be for sale?
tNow, young man, want that horse, and II
Eeu Etu will send him around to my stable I'll buy
.sCan't SELL
"'Well.' said the Commodore, getting rather
interested, isn't there any price, sou will put On
the horsey
"No way can get him?
".Yes: ;5 If yon VIZ give me pointer on Pacific
1.-The Commodore looked at the young man In
admiration Ut his Intense cheek. He was getting
angry as we'll as interested, and said rather
grufly that he would pay good price for the
- That won't buy him. WAS Harkers re-
$50 they logged along IN silence all the way
downtown. tie Commodore noting the easy gait
OF the COLI, and feeling more and more that he
must have him.. Finally he told Harker to send
thar evening: The Commodore drove him single
and double for couple Of weeks, and finally
sent for Harker. The young man was promptly
80 want to pay you for that horse sa1d Van
derbiit, taking up check book
HE t; ennt be pad for ,9 That was Har
"Vanaerbilt looked at him STEADILY for mo.
ment, and then said: When want you will
send for you,' and Harker left and went about
his business.
! :. It was nearly three months before he heard
from Vanderbilt, but one day word came for
him to call at the office. He went, and found the
old man there.
stNow,' = said the Commodore, Il suppose that
If told you anything forty mer On Wall street
would know it inside of IN hour?'
"'No they wouldn't, replied Harksr. THAT
isn't my way Of doing business
Well. you buy 100 shares OF Pacific MAIL
and the Commodore resumed his writing.
Looking up In few minutes he found
Harker still sitting there.
told you to buy ], 900 shares, didn't IT,
"'Yes.' said Harker, but you might as we'll
haYc told me to buy the New York Central
..aaven't you got any money!
AZ Then what were you driving such fast
horse for?'
al got him cheap
you2' '-
g. Yes, suppose could get forty Of them if
could prove that you told me to buy the stock;
but that isn't my STYLE
''This reply struck the Commodore forcibly,
and, when telling the story afterwards, he would
allude to it with great upction- The result of
the talk was that be sent an order to one Of his
brokers to buy Loo shares Of Pacific Mail for
Harlzcr. and he Vandcrbilt) would be RESPONSE
bic for it. When there was q clenn profit, of
$780, 900 in tho deal, Vanderbilt told Harkcr to
sell, which he lost no time In doing. The young
mans secret!vcncse had SO impressed the Com
modure that he took Harker into bis employ,
gave him desk In his private Office. and it is
doubtful if any man enjoyed Vanderbilt's conf
that time until the old man died"