The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
HORSES, WOMEN AND WINE
Almost the Trinity of Attractions
Praised by Martin Luther.
Women and Drinking at the Jay-Eye-See
Trot-Facts for Champagne Drinkers
Stage Personals.
Dorrespondence of tho Indianapolis Journal.

crowd that averages five feet seven can't help
being little distinguished, even though his
face, clothes and bearing are all common
place. Nevertheless, William H, Wander
bilt was not intrinsically worth looking at
by the multitude that gathered to see the
trotting race between Jay-Eye-See and ST.
Julien. Not a dollar of his many millions
was visible, nor was there any evidence in
sight that his money had bought for him
any remarkable qualities of mind. AS he
made his way down the clubhouse steps,
which were wide and long enough to hold
thousand men, he was not required to do
much elbowing for space. There was quick
withdrawal from him as he descended, and
the first impression l got from the stir was
that somebody was carrying a paint
bucket from the smearing of which
the throng was saving its clothes. Nor
was the expression on the faces generally in
compatible with that idea, though the move
ment was caused by desire to stare at the
man of riches. 1t may have been fancy, but
it seemed to me that the sentiment which
his presence aroused was a reversal of that
which he is believed to hold toward the pub
though perhaps mistakenly, in most of the
countenances around him. There can be no
doubt, at all events, that he interprets in
that way the staring which is bestowed on
him wherever he goes. His demeanor is.
often described as the coarse arrogance of a
man who rates himself at somewhere near
the value of his enormous fortune; but in
fact it is the defiant front which he presents
to the envy and mild animosity which a
millionaire inevitably excites. 1t is unlikely
that Vanderbilt will ever do much in the
way of philanthropy to counteract this
tendency. Nobody would be encouraged to
ask it of him, unless he softened the hard
ness of the face and manner with
which he received attention on this
occecion. He has many acquaintance,
but few speaking ones, for he has a
habit, whether through intention or absent
mindedness am unable to tell, of failing to
return bows of recognition. Coolly repellent
was certainly what he seemed to be toward
the man who on seeing him go down the
steps, ran after and spoke to him. The rela-
ton of master and dog was about what his
treatment of the accoster indicated; and yet
this person comes as near as anybody to be-
ing hail fellow with him. Foster Dewey
used to be Bill Tweed's private secretary
After Lne downfall OF the ring he speculated
in Wall street and drove fast trotters on the
road. In the latter occupation he at length
fell in with Vanderbilt and in the former he
fell out. The millionaire, in making a turn
in railroad stocks, left Dewey on the wrong
side of the calculation, and the sufferer quar-
relied boldly aud publicly about the I'M
friendly oversight The injury was subse
quently made good it is said and the two
men now ride together, and take companion
able drinks at the wayside inn.
Drinking is common along the thorough
fares used for pleasure by the owners of fast
road horses, of course, and it is in the half
dozen of them uch-frequented bar-rooms that
the amateur horsemen do their loud talking
Champagne is a usual beverage in these
places and that leads to rival -exertions by
wine importers TO bring their wares into ia
vor with these drinkers. Along the drives
are numerous big and sometimes novel ad-
vertisements of leading brands. The hope
seems to be that the consumer will order the
kind that has last or most conspicuouslv
caught his eye The form of announcement
in one instance is huge picture of bottle
of champagne correctly coiored as to glass
and labels, and copies of this were lavishly
pasted on the fences few days ago. But
there is no law to protect art thus degraded
to commerce. On the following afternoon.
drove past and their heeting vision fell upon
the magnifed bottles, the name originally on
every label had been carefully overlain with
that of an opposition wine. Each elaborate
picture of the hundred or more had cost sew
eral dollars to put out, while the expense of
utilizing them by the business antagonist
was not more than as many cents.
FACTS AS TO WINES.
Wine flowed at the Fleetwood track, on
off o. l.. Il 7
toned, freely down the Threats OF women as
we'll as of men. 1 observed that the cham
payne was nearly all of single brand.
which was not one that has been seen much
anywhere until very lately.
rs there really any material difference be-
tween the qualities of champagnes of the
first grade imported?' asked of a leading
agent in this business, as we watched the
large consumption of the fixing fluid
None worth mentioning" he replied; "a
brand means simply that a certain firm in
France has bought quantity of grape Juice,
manipulated it according to the best usages
OF the trade and put it on the market after
it has become wine. They make it sweet or
dry, to suit the demand, and the processes
are the same in all of the vineyards and eel
lars OF the French wine districts"
IF there is no preference between the
score or more of labels" I said, what
causes the variations in choice among the
drinkers?'
Tell me why those women wear their
skirts to clear the ground to-day, while few
years ago they trailed the dust, and l will |
give you reason why they are now drink
ing Smiths Extra Dry instead of Browns |
Golden Seal of the other period. It's mix
ture of freak and chance. A champagne that
is just coming into popular favor was for ten |
years all but unknown in this country, |
though its agency was kept open and there was |
all along moderate sale to persons who kept |
on using it after its former boom died out. |
The wine was good then, and good now. I |
know hotel in whose caIlar a etooI, &c !. -