The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-09-15
Go 1t Freddy.
Chicago Tribune.

TOT nearly ueattg year luc
press has given much attention to
Mr.. Fred Gebhard and that Young
mans admiration for the Langtry.
1t was his love for "The Lily"
that brought Mr.. Gebhard Into
the cold aud pitiless glare of an
austere public opinion, aud in con-
sidering him in the light of per
son who had allowed his devotion
at the shrine of Eros TO obtain a
temporary advantage over his bet
ter Judgment aud poeketbOok
some marked traits in his charac-
ter we're overlooked. People have
learned to think of Gebhard as a
brainless dude, but he is in some
of the ordinary transactions Of
life an astute and remarkably
shrewd person. This is particu-
larly made apparent in his connec-
tion with the turf. He is an en-
thusiastic attendant upon running
races, and owns in Eole one of
the best long.distance race horses
in this country, il not in the world
Usually young men with large for
tunes who go on the turf retire at
the end of few seasons in a badly
shattered condition financially.
Gebhart has proven a marked ex.
ception to the rule. Instead of
being skinned, he has assiduously
devoted himself to the labor of
removing cuticle from other peo.
pie, and SO adept has he become in
this particular industry that among
the magnates OF the turf tho little
black eyed New Yorker is regard
ed with mingled admiration and
awe,
Gebhard's latest exploit occur.
red at the Monmouth Park race
track last Tuesday, and besides
causing chagrin and financial dis.
aster to stalk boldly through the
camp ofhis opponents, it covers
him with glory and swelled his al
ready comfortable bank account
to the extent of 100000. The cir.
cumstances ere these: some weeks
ago Mr.. Pierre Lorillard's horse
Iroquois, that won the Epson
Derby two years ago, thereby
causing the British Lion to think
seriously of entering o monastry,
was brought back to this country
from England. Having kept the
combined equine celebrities ol
England and France engaged in d
hopeless stern chase of his horse
for two years, Mr.. Lorillard wat
naturally anxious, upon the return
of the gifted animal to this coun
try, that he should be permitted
to exercise his dainty limbs on a
least one occasion in canterinl
gayly away before whatever
thoroughbreds might have The
hardihood to start against him
Consequently a sensational rac'
WAS arranged at Monmouth Parl
for last Saturday. The cntranc,
; fee was $500. The distance wa
q mile and half, aud the tract
management added $4,000 to thu
stakes. Mr.. Lorrillard entcre,
three horses, the Dryers of Brook
lyn put in three, several othe
noted stables made entries, an,
finally Mr.. Gebhard, the unasu
ming and simple'minded "dude,
came eoyly forward and planke'
down 5000 for the privilege o
having his solitary horse appear
in such distinguished company
OF course he had "no chance t,
win"-every body knew that; an
the result of Monmouth park rae
of Saturday last proved the col
rectness of everybody's views, a
a skeletonic nimal named Georg
Kinney, and owned by the Dwyer
was first beating the famous Ire
quois by two lengths, Mr.. Gel
, hard,s representative being so ia
, in the rear as to not even affOr
his rider a good view of the tinis
between the other horses. RI
, NOR said that Mr.. Lorillard los
I $4,000 by the defeat of Iroquoi
, and that the Dryers won $4,000
by the victory of Kinney.
Mr. Lorillard, smarting under d.
0 feat, at once proposed to run tn
race over again on the first goo
!. day, making it race between Ir'
a quois and Kinney. To this tn
9 Dryers agreed, but sugg este
n that the race be made a stake, {
g that others could enter If the
!. chose. 1t was simply form {
8 course, as no one had the audacii
o to start an animal against Il
o mighty pair that had just fnishe
n first and second. Mr.. LOrillaI
4 agreed to this, and the race wa
V set for Tuesday. The Dwyel
4 made two entries at $4,000 eac
a