Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
The TrOtffng C0ntest-M,lle Theo I'm Opera
Boufe-Dr. Hammond-sslfrs Wmthrop,,, a
New Play-The Esthetic Craze-Romany
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Special Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
NEW YORK, Sept %, 1882
There was never before so much excitement over
couple OF teams Of trotters that which exists
| to-day about the horses of Mr.. William II. Wander
| bilt and Mr.. Frank Work. 1t is the one theme
among all men who care for horses, and the
number is great, any one who has visited
| the big race courses around New York will
willingly admit If s'horse racing is the sport
| Of Kings" we can account for its marvellous
popularity OF late years on the strength OF
| the well known truth that "every American citi-
| zen is a King" Certain 1t is that Ameri-
| cans, and especially New Workers, are as
passionate lovers of the turf any raceof men on
earth. The crowds that throng to the races at
Monmouth Park, jerome Park, Sheepshead Bay,
Brighton Beach and Fleetwood race-courses on
| race days are enormous The title OF 'sThe Ameri-
can Ascot" which has been given to the Sleeps
head Bay track, is by no means an idle one. When
the lawn Is filled with stylish four-in-hand dog
carts 1-carts stanhopes, gigs, village CARTS phae
| buckboards, and six or seven thousand people
are rou crowded into the grounds it. speaks
| These meetings are constantly on at
one or the other OF the great courses, and in the
around the bulletins to get the earliest news of the
results OF the races SO strong is the interest felt
that no end OF money is spent In buying pools on
the races, and the most vigorous efforts of the po-
lice fan In trying to put down pool selling. The
people must buy pools on their favorite horses
@ rhsm
the sport is very recent. The Monmouth. Brighton,
| and Sheepshead courses are none OF them over
three years old. though the Jerome Park track has
| been famous ever since the performances of that
| grand old racer, Kentucky, in 1866. Men here in
most reckessness and go OF to the course at noon
There Is certain city editor here zone OF the best
fellows In the craft, who has entire charge Of the
forty odd reporters of great daily paper and yet
| so passionately fond Is he OF the turf that
he unhesitatingy leaves the paper and
The country has prodaeed sa ass Is NOBLE Die
horses, too, ofecent years. that there are greater
o T to the track than before So TAX
In fast stock, can't say that the intense interest
they take In the squabble between Mr.. Vanderbilt
worth noting last night Twas sitting in Delmon.
ie oSs,, when Frank Work strolled in and moved
easily TOWARDS s,t table near the desk, where he
build and upright bearing, with a fine face, shaded
BY dropping grey mustache and chin whiskers.
His manners ma are self-eonta1ned, though cordial,
and he smiles easily. He carried his little spaniel
on his arm The pup took the first prize at the
lives on 26th street, few doors from Delmonico's
and often carries the little spaniel into the famous
restaurant with him after dinner The Works are
great people for turf sports. George Work. the
New York, and Lucy Work. Mr.. Frank WORKS
nrosn hes s super o. e@s
ship. The Prince of Wales was so impressed
by way ,I that she took ye-barred gate that he
beautiful girl from Ohio whose pictures are selling
all through London like wlldfre, to visit the Prin-
cess OF Wales But to return to last night. MI
| work sat down quietly and ordered some shandy-
gait, and at the same instant half dozen gentle
men rose from different parts of the room and sat
down with him, beginning at once to talk about
the great trot. Slowly, one after another, the
gentlemen In the room who We're acquainted
not:) drew around his chair, until there was
throng that caused new corners to stare curiousIy
about the ro am Mr. e Wors s'f feam o
| trotters, Dick Swveller and Edward. he claims
are the fastest in the world. Their best record
was made couple Of months ago. when they
| trotted mile without a break in 2:16a. That
amazing time was made to road-wagon on the
presence OF 800 witnesses Due glory was given
and the team was the pride OF the city
FEW Wm days + g9 Thfn
team, Aldine and Early Rose, had trotted a mile
to road wagon IN s:l6H, one-eghth OF second
eved 1t, but Mr.. Vanderbilt not only insisted that
it was fact, but began to challenge Mr.. Work at
once IN IN the most remarkable manner to trots Of
from flo.OOO TO $4,000 side. The reasons for not
believing that MIR. Vanderbllt's mares made the
amazing time claimed are based on the fact that
Early Rose and Aldne are both single trotters
and had never been worked together more than
dozen times. Besides, Mr.. Vanderbilt's tendency
TO oyerrate the speed of his horses is well known
| He thought Small Hopes and Lady Mark the great
est team that ever breathed until Frank Work
drove away from him. and then he talked wildly
|
When Work had laid them out he triumphantIy
produced Maud s., the renowned mare and VIII
liam H. In harness and went Swimming up the
road, but they were beaten too, and he said moth
Ing for a long WHILE until he suddenly loomed up
with the new team, Aldine and Early Rose. Now
he says he Will trot Mr.. Work team one horse at
time for $4,000 apiece, and afterwards together
Ior $1,000 more, making all the stakes $4,000
side: Aldine is too fast mare for either swlveller
or Edward, but doubt If She could beat Mr. Work's
team when trotting In double harness.
MILE. THEo
There is quite Juror over that beautiful little
opera bouffe singer, Nine. Thee. She is by all
odds the most charming little woman on the
boards to-day, and she deserves the applause she
| receives every night. The adulation OF the audi
ence, and particularly OF the younger portion of it,
| Is somewhat ludicrous at times For instance, as
Madame DArchtduc, she comes to the footlights,
and after series OF delightful facial contortions
makes up her mouth in what she considers the
proper form to be kissed by her lover. While
Silence Is gong IN on n the death IKE
men sit there nervously clutchng their seats
with their eyes bullying from their heads. When
e reaches the climax and gives dreadfuy en-
Tor moment, and then the noble men yell like
i flutes and stamp wildly for an encore, as the
head and winks its eyes wildly. Then she does 1t
half,a-dozen times again, until the performance
is allowed to proceed. Her shoulders are models
for any sculptor in the world and she is not at ali
AFRAID OF showing them. The same is true OF her
pedal extremities. No one can help admirIng her
charming little feet, when she haulS up her ball
dress In the second act to look at her hose. The
audience doesn't lose anything that's to be seen at
this critical Juncture, pledge you my word. She
Is quite the thing, is Theo.
DIR. WIN. A. HAMMOND.
One OF the leading spirits OF the new medical
college for post-graduates, which is to open in a
few weeks, Is DR.. VIM. A Hammond. He is one of
the best-known figures in New York. The only
man know OF who will outweigh him is Hubert
o. Thompson, who is called. the Jumbo OF the
Democratic Party. His bearing is much more
majestic than that OF H. o. T. When he rides out,
which he does every day at certain hour in the
afternoon, behind his own horses-a pair OF bob
tailed, housekeeping n9gS-he creates sensation
People stop and stare at him. They wonder who
he can be- Some grand parsonage, without doubt
Doctor Hammond lives in house of fanciful
design, in Seth street, which has a carved front
entrance and statned-glass windows. His parOr
looks like the shop of a dealer In antiques and
Drlc-a-brac. You can hardly ind space enough
to SIT down for jars, vases. statues cabinets, and
other curios. In a room back OF the parlOr the
doctor meets his patients. He Sits like king on
his throne In a great oaken chair, the back OF
which towers above his head and terminates In a
carved figure OF Esculapius l have never visited
him when he did not have huge pile OF twenty
paper weight. 1t Is said that this cele-
brated physician has the habit OF beginning