New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-26
THE FAMOUS MATCH AT COCKTAILS.
HOW AN ENGLISH LORD ouTDRiNK THE AMERICAN
CHAMPION

HOW AN ENGLISH LORD OUTDRASK THE AMERiCAN
CHAMPION
T, the buildjpg on the other side OF the street
Redlam seemed have broken loose and the yes moot
inea and natches popular melo lies suggested rather
the playground of public school than assemblaee
of middle-aged who were conducting transactions
involving millions OF dollars TRIBUNE reporter
threaded his way through The scurrng messenger boys
and passed down fight OF steps to an establishment
eraced By the occult sign OF Bodega standing behind
the long bar ard backed by the usual gterng array
of glasses but by and respectable looking wine
casks neatly labelled IN elderly man. whose ruoi-
cpnd ysaQe and long gray beard were heightened In
effect by the sno1v-whe apron and coat In which he
was habited
Ola Toe Pernandey az he Is known 10 half the stock
brokers who drop in from over the way TO alp glass OF
earet or sherry and MUNICH cracker. character In
his way For twentynine years has he served out 10
the New-York public any desired concoction OF those
beverages contemptuously referred to by the
apo,te of temperance nnder the nprehensiye title OF
srmv Business slack when the reporter paid his
visit and the only occupants we're the cashier couple
OF weary stock brokers one OF whom asoeverated IN
broken aecents that he would bet d dollersh market
goesh down point fore goesh up point and Old Joe
himself.
aI saw an account In THE TRIBUNE the other day."
soid he with the faint tge Of accent which points I'd
his foreign origin In which the story was given OF the
great match in the NewYork Hotel between Lord Louh
nd American
perfecty true and the honor OF serving the drinks
am not very busy Just now will tell yOD how 1t all
bappened Lord Louth held commission In the Eng
lish army, and day meeting Captain NOODLE VI the
Africa with whom he was acquainted the latter pro-
nossd that Lord Louth should mako trip with him to
New-York He fell in with the proposal at once and ar
rv,d here with only small valise He stopped In tie
city about ten days and returned In the Same steamer
while at the Newly HOTEL which IN those days was
the most fashionable hotel In the city, he struck up
trisndsnip with Mr. Tracy, OF Buffalo. who was nne
looking man weighing about the my lord which
WAS In the neighborhood OF two hundred and twenty
nounds Lord Louth wanted OF course to see Niagara
Fails 40 Mr. Tracy arranged little expedition to be
made together. They were 20 visit Buffalo and Mr.
Tracys friends there aud then run on TO ths Falls
day or two 10 atat they came 70 tue
bar togetner and my lordordered two emonades made
according to his directions Tey Tsss as s and hs
hall, and consisted OF oRe-third lemonaae ana Two
srs a. o. F1 third Tsn M the talk sa
and Trsey had the reputation OF celng aoe 10 ahk
wh,skey COCKTAILS against any hyins. Lord Louia
him up and twas Arranged tnst tney snoo
sAtout O'Clock, therefore, they stroed into the bar
took up position At one END 0o ieo feo% s
Of their gigantic sSs ana taen oo
sSe rs Cocktails and set them before giants
Down they Ike fash and the empty glasses we're
same gone through TIL at ast
Mr. Tracy caved IN and Lord Louth took one by hims,
30 as u no anehn. nay poy, WYNN iaa ~ a.
keep close tay gave the figures as fortyour Tor MT
Tracy and forty for Lord Louth and cheer rose
FROM the hundred and ntty people who must by that
time have been inside the bar-foOn. After the match
the two dined together and polished of two
bottles OF champagne and bottle OF sherry aud
neither one showed the effects IN the slightest degree
THE funniest part OF the story Is the sequel That
evening Tracy disappeared and though sought FOE
high and low did not show his face until Le I'd Louth had
left for England having had IN spite OF himself 10 give up
his trip 10 Niagara Whether Mr. Tracys sef-eseem or
| stomsoh suffered the one ever knew.
| sAh murmured Joe sadly and rehecuvely, :" we
don't have any such drinkers That was the dsy OF
champions but they ali dead now ana the youngsters
| know not how to drink
| ais there no heavy drinking then nowadays, Joer
| Heavy oh yea but they AL get drunk and cannot