New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-28
LORD ABERcrOuBIE IN NRW- YORK.

SOME QUESTION RAISED As TO HIS RIGHT TO THE
uTLE-INcIDENrs IN HIS CAREER.
Some months AGO there came to New York
an Engll-hman who apparently somewhat eccentric
and somewhat partial fast company He dressed usual
" in good taste though e and larger diamonds
than B1tous OF the best class usually and his waist
coats sometimes conspicuous in color and pat
term He gave his Walter Adams May
hew At times he well supplied with money, ut other
times he vas embarrassed and forced to borrow
money from OF his friends the sporting let with
which he became affiliated. He asOnished hs associates
by buying the lease good Will and fytures AMI the stock
In trade Of a ur store IN Broadway, an his name W. \.
MAYHEM appeared H. letters OF gold above the windows.
But fhs ovihantly frsaE and sotcd purpose
into commercial pursuits, and he spent tJlc time
the store.
On Nav 81 Walter Adams Mayhem took rooms for him
81 and wife the Manhattan Beach Hotel. Here let
tiers arrived FOR some one named Lord Abcrc0mbe and
Mr. Cunningham, chief room clerk took charge Of In
until they should be claimed. Mr.. Mayhem few days
later took him aside. and Informed him that he
English nobeman travelling for pleasure under al
sumed name, that OF Mayhem. and that be really
Lord Abercomb and expected letters addressed Ia that
style.
Those that had arrived we're at once handed 10 him
From that time he was addressed by all a Lord Aber-
Beach. For he was pasOuately old Of racing, and De
came regular attendant at the Beach betting
with good Judgment and good luck. GRADUALLY
he became intIn9te with the more enthusiastic
assocstsd constantly with Lord Vaudeville
Berry Wan. Mr. s'ndys and others, lie was Proposed
crombie, was there any question as to bis right to
ent when James E Key's Lerna colt was offered for
saleihe bought him for $3.50, and almost immediately
made match for 50 600 a side with +. Berry Wallis Wall
The announcement Of the match brought out this
paragraph IN me Herald.
There must be some mistake as TO the ownership Of the
Lerna There Lord AbercrOmbie in peerage
of the United Kingdom. There IL Baron AbercrOuby.
gentleman forty six years old. He has children,
brother,
the Hon. John Ahercromby, who was born in
ls41. Another brother is the Hon. Ralph Aber-
cromhy, born in ls42, who was formerly a
lieutenant in the 6Oth Rifles. These gentle
in the peerase a Robert John Abercromby Baronet.
who Is thirty four years old The Lord Abercrombe
who Is the APPARENT owner OF the Lerna colt Is gentle
apparently not over hiryhye years OF and is
obviously not the Baron A9eTcromoy OF A5oukr and
and If by mistake MS name n3d been msspeled. he
could properly be called Lord AbercrOmby. More
sir Robert John Abercromby not at present in
the United states"
Had there been pecunary slips 10 his here he
would have been thought impOsrer But he has
has oeen so liberal in ali his dealings. Lord Abercrombe
and wife, however, left the Manhattan Beach Hotel
and returned to New-York Immediately after
the appearance OF the paragraph. Yesterday
upon the he eagerly looked for but did
Laurence the secretary Of the cnb and be told him that
Lord Vaudeville yOuched for Lord AbercrOmbe In the
absolute manner. and had written letter 10 The
Herald stating that ne had known tae Gentleman from
certainly Lord AbercrOmbie.
He appeared IN the clubhouse atnons the members |
shortly before the match he is bloRd Of complexion
and hair Of soft blue and have peculiarly
mild expression, and his reddish yellow whiskers meet
under the chin and mncle with moustache |
OF the same He In excellent |
spirits, passed from chair 20 chair exchanging |
JOKES and pleasant remarks. He shook hands with |
Mr. Wall and told him that le feared the Lerna colt
could not lose and that he should have to win his money
Wben and the boy Who rode the Lerna
colt had triumph, he came down 10 the pad
dock gave him 1900 for bis victory Members pressed
around MIN 70 congratulate MN. TIE lklBI ~ re- |
porter asked him about the paragraph In The HeTdd lie
said It's the simplest matter in the world am Lord
Abercrumbe and NV brother who the owner OF the
tIfle and the estates dead cannot well vOuch for
myself but Lord Vaudeville viii youen Tor me we were
al EtOn together and be knows me we'll"
There peculiar Incidents attending Loru |
Abercromhie departure from the Manhattan Beach |
Hotel anu tie quantity Of champagne which drunk
IN his room was eaOrmOus.