The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-09-19
BrOadbrim'S New York Letter.
speclal 70 the CARpoN ApvocArr.


nothing else to think about; for this
week has been devoted to the races. If
you met a man on the street whose bet
ter half had narrowly escaped deaths
door, and asked him, How's your wife?
he replied, Pretty we'll, | thank you, but
l have an idea the Puritan is going to
win. If you went into Wall Street and
asked the price of Delaware and Lacka-
wanna, Western Union or Pacific Mail,
the answer would be, Genesta stock is
going up,and if you have anything on the
Puritan you had better sell short. Minis.
ters talked about it to their deacons.
Doctors amused their patients with
prognostics Of the probabilities, as they
felt their pulse and compounded pro-
scriptions. Grave bankers chotted about
it as they shaved notes and computed
discounts. And even theschool children
took sides, and fought in the streets for
their respective champions 1t is sell
dom that any event has called forth such
u stirring international interest. Two
little boats have come across the sea
to see the fun, built exactly ON the
Genesta model, but 80 small that it al
most seems tempting Providence forsuch
little cookie shells to 60 to sea. The
two sloops mentioned arc the Stranger
and the lleen, each of them very much
smaller than the crack racer Genesta,
which was sent here to take back the
Americas cup. Many thousands of peo-
pie are here from all parts Of the coun-
try, and all the hotels, clubs and public
places were filled with sporting men; but
while there were plenty of sports and
men with pronounced opinions nobody
seemed to have any money to bet. AS
the affair turned out it was just as well,
for it is bad enough to be beaten without
losing your cush.
The opening day, though fine as silk
for a lady who had Il little shopping to
do, was not worth pinch of snuff for ii
yacht race. Yet the assemblageof yachts
was one of the grandest marine sights
ever seen on this continent. The post
ponement fell like wet blanket, but the
announcement of the start on Tuesday
filled everybody with new hope. The
G,,rl ,c al
just at the moment when all were look
ing for Il splendid race, filled everybody
with disgust, and nothing but the fear of
sheol prevented me from using some
very prolane language; but if didn't,
there were lots that did, the captain OF
the Puritan coming in for the lions
share of the "cussin." If this contest
has had 40 other effect, it has brought
together one of the most magnificent
fleets ever seen in American waters.
In the greatest contests of the past our
rich men had not taken to yachting.
The stately Nourmahal, the NoumoNna,
the Atlanta and host of Others had not
yet been built. The Astors, the Go, Ids
and the Jafreys were deep in their stock
books and lelgers, and il was not con-
sidered the proper thing for Il business
man to have anthing to do with racing
yachts or fast horses. Now every iasI.-
ionable minister has his pair of high
steppers; and on the first day Of the rac e
ii was said that the portly form OF Ply
mouth eloquent pastor was seen on the
quarter deck OF Norman Munro's beauti-
lul yacht Norma, and he was ~ no
means the sole representative of the
cloth. 1t was an open course, Il good,
far, manly competition, and the loser
has the consolation ofknowing that, il hc
has been beaten, hardly an5lher vessel
floats the sea that could do it.
\ pronounced sensation of the week
was the labor demonstration Of Monday.
There is one peculiar feature about all
the labor demons trations that have ever
taken place in New York, and that is,
that, while blatant orators were trying
to persuade the wage-workers and bread
winners that they are down-trodden and
oppressed, there is no country on this
planet which turns out such well
dressed and well fed body of working
people. Ii is estimated that there were
1900 people in the procession. The
time OF these would average two dollars
day. The music cost about $4,000;
horses and carriages, omnibuSses, etc.,
81 800; banners and paraphernaliu,
81 900; and each man averaged for his
personal expenses OF transportation and
the amUsements of the afternoon AMI
evening at least two dollars more--so
that the entire expense Of this parade
has cost the iub, ring men not lcss than
lty Thousand dollars. The men who
can afford to throw away this vast sum
Of money ON parade can not he suffer
ing very much. As picnic, ana jolly
good time, it WAS success. Daring the
afternoon and evening all the outside
parks and Lccr gardens were FIJI; Lcer
lowed like water; everybody seemed
happy as they conversed On the events OF
the morning. They were as hne lookiGg
body OF men as one could wish to see
1t was grand advertisement of the
possibilities of the working-man, but as
an exhibition of the down-trodden and
oppressed it was Il lamenHble failUre.
Danl lies and brainless fouls have flour
ished in all ages, there is no act of par
Lament or constitutional provision
against them. Beau Brummell and
Beau Nash are historical characters. In
our own country Beau Hickman and
Dandy Marks, were we'll known to our
fathers forty or fifty years ago. Since
the death of Dandy Marks which took
place in 1874, New York has had no