Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-23
MARQUIS OF QUEENsBERRY.
How He Looks. Dresses and TalISs-What
He Says OF His Famous Rules.

From tie Attc yor% r bpno. Nag 10.
John Sholt0 Douglas, eighth Marquis Of
Queensberry arrived IN this city yesterday
by The steamer Gallia aud is at the
Breyoort House. He is a small man, 40
years old, and is unpretentious in APP
pesrance. He roamed about the corridors
of the hotel and up and down Fifth
avenue last evening as if he was
somewhat lonesome. When seen
by a reporter he wore a simple blue fan
mel coat aud trousers of easy cut, a
striped waistcoat Of blue-and-white fan
mel with the stripes running perpen-
dicularly, a shirt with blue and white
stripes running horizontally, a brown
Derby hat and patent leather shoes.
The shoes were Of good material
shapelv little feet. The Marquis
has small, well-shaped hands, which he
doubled up VIII IN he said that he had been
quite a boxer in an amateur way in his
younger days. They did not look for
midable. AS he came into the hotel from
a walk he sat down on the hall-bOys'
bench, which is in the main hall and close
to the front door, removed hls shoe and
leisurely smOothed out a wrinkle in his
sock After putting the shoe on again he
began chatting in an easy way with the
hall-bOys.
The title Of the Marquis of Queensberry
does not carry with il a seat in the House
Of Lords, it being a Scotch title. At one
time, however, the Marquis sat in the
Lords as one of the Scottish representa-
tive peers, but later on he failed Of re-
election, owing to his avOwed position as
a free thinker on religious questions.
4 nj
pronounced English accent. To reporter
he said: 81 have come over here only
for little trip. have been here before
some twelve years ago. At that
time l went as far West as Colorado.
This time | shall cross the
continent. My second son Is an
officer on Admiral Baird's flagship,
the Tramp, stationed at Vancouver
Island. | shall take q run up there and
make my son a visit. Before going there
however, go with my friend MoTeton
Frewen, whom accompanied over, to his
cattle ranch in Wyoming. 1t is an ex-
tensive one, understand. | shall spend
some time with him. The whole trip eX-
pect will occupy about six months. l
think we will be in the city six or seven
days"
In speaking of the Marquis of Queens
berry rules. which Judge Barrett sue
cessfully knocked out in one round, the
Marquis, contrary to some of the best
authorities, which say that they were
named after his father, famous authority
on boxing, claims the credit of them, and
says that in his younger days he could
put up his hands with a great deal OF
''science." He said: "The rules were
named after me, because some twenty
years ago put up some cups to be boxed
for, and that was the first time that the box
ing was conducted by those rules. 1t was
shame that one of your judges should
have stopped boxing according TO them,
because, where they were strictly OBJ
served it is impossible that any one could
be badly hurt. Can I see this man Sulli-
van that have heard so much about any
where about the city ~
When told that the famous slugger
lived In Boston, the Marquis said that he
thought he would have 10 go to Boston to
see him. Referring to sporting, he said:
81 am all out of it now. l used to own
some fine horses and was a great rider"
and he made movement as If raising
horse over wall. 81 understand" be
continued, 'Ethat Americans are making
great strides in racing. They are GER
tainly raising some fine runners. | do
not know that / shall attend any of your
race meetings, though shall certainly do
so il | 6nd it does not Interfere with the
programme ! have laid out for myself. So
far as have looked about since / arrived
here, a few hours ago, ] do not see that
much change has taken place in the city
in the past dozen years, but then 1t would
not naturally take place anywhere that
have been as yet l see that the electric
light is used here 10 a great extent. 1t
adds cheerfulness to the scenes. In
London it is used in only one or two
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