New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-23
LONDON GOSSIP.
~ ENGIIsHMAN's NOTES ON ENGLISH
TOPICS

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r., a, Rrrkelev ras dead, mas received ~ ~ -.
contradiction Lord Berkeley 1t seems 'H' onIv
al lack Robinson. never died AZ "'' =, no
.rr,ouslv IN Being ecod-paiufeo NM IA ,e
VSs'N - old fees tell ne that The Ell 81 was
~, .on IN. Int Lord Brongham was rel"r'eu
a.aA for tho obituary notices "h'n "PI'"''O ."
w,,arers were anything but pala'ahe
ro,a berkeley remains then ire LAST u W" o''', "
a. ,,, sirht, sixth year He has sniV'''' 'i' Two
NJ /" SO Ill -. his four elder brothers ~" OF whom
'.s.;ve,v raised 10 tie PeeraEe under 1nf 'e ."
Y,,,uardipxe The hrsi. the e'oes' 20" " -
hi, who cals-d all the dncuiF' WV - .
,aoe a peer a. ord segrave, and "n! '''' ~, - an
,.isca T., the esridom OF fitz-ha'"'"-' IL,
-, scarnerdse OF that fam 3 Si'''N w :,
LOT" cam - 1o,rocss" and Soapy sponge
VIC 80 - -. -. Francis Henry berkeley. the mem
,e,,r BRISTOL who was known Sc b'''o' = i"'''''
,.~,,e forward for some thirty years iS ''''' '.
49,. ,o~ vote BY BALLOT, she Law Of IN "a d nc
,,od % see il carried and died Ike ne WORTHY 90"
,,or,a, thai he was After the manner O IL k'n'
90 WAS some inforInality IN his man a-e WIN
a very handsome actress. MR. Austin ny whom
b. had two ssns one bein' IN tDc Navy a'' 'u'
o+her in he War ONCE Lor0 Scamperiae ma neon
called before his Legitimacy dlSalo~ed, ioTd hI--
lev and a.tervari became ceiehra ed tn1 on TOW"
a. COLI. Cd Berkeley This "buck" or "bio't' NJ me
Heg,uc was Of the most notorious ny.-' oil aunt
leroy the banker the last man who wa nan r I"r "'
,,rv in ne NJ cons Of Miss Foote. who, AFTER very
,.eeei-s IN marrying The eccentric noo nan WI -
-. aa,epr t,,or and batter. and whose lame l' 7aF-
t,r,anv ,rInora,zed in the Peier'ham c' IN .''
,I.rrr ,r hrim the latter very cnrf' IKE '--' ".
x,, u SIX and her fast or raii-D FOLK oi the Il'
melon. n,ricd when Lord Scaii 'Ida re "le' HlH
s. And heir Admiral Berkeley, Wa mad" ba''n
Fz.Hart.nse the title row borne b! Ar son, ""o =
c-e,t lover %. pedigree cattle, ana gave L"' N""'
400 for taaf famous bn, Duke OF Conn'utht "' me
min Ducpe.. strain treasured by Colonel Gnn"r Oh"
VetherDy.
bor that the head Of the CriI ina Investigation De
-arpent nsde an odd lT pas in etiqu e. '"' o. or
5av The Prince Of Wales 20 dine with him, ana
.be oveTvcd Of the detectives pu on rock crt'~-
fbatis fu dress. shorts and -toc Sincsto rece "
him In due state. The Prince greatly amused ana
after dinner Ia lis host in the Genial manner la
tie costume beloved OF Mr. oscar Wide should ~ V ne
worn on Grand OCCASIONS. when tho Princess cam ih-
Prince with al undoubted good nature and s""i M
NOR f. great stickler for etiquette and UNIFORM Oh
State occas ous but other times detests ccr1n't.
Everbl dy is copgratuatinC Sir Aeernon y. st4"Ic>,
q. proprietor Of The Morning Post on having ms cam
pion leadervrlter Mr. Frank Hugh O Don FL -ala7
Macconad-M p. Suspended for a fortnight, ~ i'a'
agreeable gentleman will be able to devote his 'ntire at
tention TO writing Tory editorials
On Tuesday. the opening day OF the ALWAYS pleasant
July meeting, a familiar dgure msse1 from New
market Heath The slender form, the 40 llnr fet ure'
worn with pain and suffering into sMephstoPhe can grim
the hal ing gate and dry Sarcastic laugh a. are no"
under the Turf instead Of IT, Poor GEORGE N'n'rN
was ne clsverest brightest best hearted ana icst
man in the racine world An excellent scholar aIu 81
and Musician after a short career on the stoc' TX
change he became associated the Turf specula ion o.
MI Charles Brewer father OF the firm o. Brewer &
CO.. racing agents and commissioners " Ola ChareV
Irewer." as he aled was also fine hnsu'ri ana
had Uracnsed as doctor until he took up he more
lucrative trade Of racing, and II was from hun thai
George ansrk learned the practical part Of the hus-
ness. when not racing Old Charley" VINO died at the
age ofhfty lived at Iseworth with his numerous family
and grew the best strawberries IN the world When he
died HALLMARK continued his business 10 partnership
with Dis sons, and Of late with MI MILFORD Morgan,
the weknCv singer Ii is curious how all these nusl-
cal turovers sravitated her All played and sang
Ike tn ir confederate. Fairy GIubeleL Whatever the
result 81 the days racing, there was awaYs plenty Oh
harmony after dinner al their Newmarket quarters
During svera years past the transactions OF Brewer
70 haze been upon an enormous scale They not only
vorked" commissions in the Turf market with great
knowledge and ,kl. but OVnei several famous race
horses and made tremendous cops with their own and
Prince soltykoTs horses, both Of which were trained in
Banton's stable. The method Of throwing the Turf mar
he of the scent was the Original OF telling the truth
When they won a fortune on Duke Of Parma for the |
Cesarewirch they told everybody tne horse vac >re 10
VIII. Every dy-thai IS. all the knowing ones -
went AVA, aud seeing what not in sight betted
fur1Ousiv against Duke Of Parma They we're NOT
gong TO have dust thrown in Their eyes not
AZ ALL so huge bets were laid to the las and Prince
sotykof Messrs Brewer and HALLMARK won as much
a. they pleased just the same when they OWNED
the best horse of his year, Robert the Devil When
Kialma said Doncaster that they olg1t 10 nave
won the Derby that they would beat Bend Or 10 |
bazes" in the Leger and would WIN the Cesarewitch |
into the BARGAIN the Ring roared defiance and be'ied
furously against him. But 1t wa al tine and &c came
Of exactly Then Lueetta won the Cambndgeshirr
and last the firm another fortune on Iroquo,
and Foxnal But these latter successes were OF lille
use 10 George HALLMARK who died in his ifty-iourth
year It IS very seldom that professional racing man
IS endowed with wit and culture. Hallmark had
al three, and was a good fellow into the Dar-aln.
Take the Ring all round. 1t Is composed Of bruies.
Most Of boonakers have been either cost rnongers
inerant f-.elers fraudulent telegraph clerks, broken
tapsters snoI-boys who have made free with the til'
common ,kltte--harps. bilard-markers or " Weshers
Tley are not only biackguards bat offensive and nso-
lent and IT Is puful a gentleman Of good name
and estate fan into their clutches What IS more won
derful is Mr. Lowther who is gentleman sans peuT 81
sans reprocte taking mp the culges against that poor
mad D0hcrty behalf OF such horde OF rulhan7.
Everybody pities noDlenen cretHs enough to
ruin themselves on the Turf but it 10
man far ABOVE any kind of gambling interest himself
the side the protest. onal baekless. Mr. Lowther
has not. hear the last Of the Doheriy case
They say that another and very different member
Of the Lowther family will by sheer stroke Of uckbe
released from a very awkward and unpleasant position
Some years ago Lord Lonsdale's younger brother in
duged in extraordinary pranks Not satisfied with
Sorting with and dog-hghers he went tour
a niger minstrel" aud finally married young
lady OF musichau persuasion. As the present Lord
Lonsdac has issue this lady might some day have
been a countess prospect at which wclbred England
shuddered But II Is represented that she Was a.
ready married when she married Charlie" Lowther,
that she is therefore bgamst that the heir the
coroDet Will be set free There are rejoicngs accord
insly.