Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-08

Courtesies Enjoyed by Legation For
eigner$ at the Capital.

Washington Cor. New York World.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Apropos Of the hiiaff-
Gus performances by n member OF the Chitan
embassy in Washington on periodic occasions.
ii is interesting TO state how these diplomats
manage to enjoy lie, liberty and the pursuits
OF deviltry unchallenged. They cannot be
reached or prosecuted for any offense short OF
overt crime. This comical precedent was e.
tablished several centuries ago during the reign
of one OF the Stuarts. A certain diplomatic
periwig from the Continent undertook one
night to paint London red. He wanted to
charter the town and run it foB his own amnse-
ment. In the interest of law and order the
police put him In the lookup till his wine
worked of. This was thought a fatal infringe
The British authorities were sharply called TO
account by the diplomats sovereign for stop
ping his representatives right to brandssh fire
arms and found a private graveyard In Great
Britain, II he wished. and the result vas an
English law OF parliament granting diplomats
things, we have adopted this pious enactment.
Il works well tor the diplomat. For instance, q
Russian came to Washington several years
since as attache to his legation He went into
the most gorgeous extravaganza and played the
Respondent social swell. He furnished his house
and filed his wine cellars in the most lavish
style, all on credit, and bought costly works of
art on the same terms. Then, after negiectfng
to pay his creditors, he had an auction one dag,
so large that the creditors were debarred nom
competing in open market tor their own goods.
They were informed at the State department
tnat the person and property Of diplomat
were sacred. Soon after that another limb Of
diplomacy, lett temporarily in charge OF the
Brazilian legation. tried his hand on the Fixed
beverages of the United States, and ended by
tearing things up in the highest style OF south
american r9,Ssns art The police were called tn bun
demi-god with their touch.
From the ST. Paul Globe
tn,
ground, and We commend to the attention OF
our readers the following remarks and opinions
by the following cOterie, who are noted tor
practical experience: Dr. George Fl. Bailey and
c. Fl. Nelson, of Maine, W. H. Crawford. Ed.
Bithers. ,Rody Patterson and Others. They
compared notes just after witnessing Patron
beats met guess I'll go home and feed my 8
year-old Nelson, 2:26ssu his mash out of the
silver cup l wen with him at the Maine state
fair, and get him ready tor the best 4-year-olds
next season. DIR. Bailey remarked: eft was
twenty-four years ago that Hiram Woodruff
and he then considered it a great performance;
but colt trotting has not found much favor
until the last decade. 1t looks as If most OF the
trottns will be done after this by colts, for they
are raising them by the dozens around here
The keenest rivalry will be TO beat the colt
their owners will place them in the speed nur.
sery, like runners, and try to get their best 'ef-
forts In two or three seasons, and then they
Stake races will become more popular, and D
greater number OF starters will be ready to COM
pete. My opinion is that horses have trotted
about as fast as they ever will. The difference
will be that the young horses Will move down
on the limit OF speed already marked, say by
Maud >. Their training for two or three sea-
sons will be forced, so that they will accomplish
as much in two or three seasons as the aged
horses did in twice the period" The doctor
paused, and Edwin p Bither took up the argu-
ment by saying: II think your ideas are sound
1t appears to me the trotter has reached his
limit. His breeding, training and manage
ment have been reduced TO fine point,
and to talk OF q mile in 200 sounds nom
sensical to me, and / cannot make my
self believe that I will ever see a trOtter
perform in 2:O5. In comparing our business
with the running hOrSemen, never hear them
entertain the idea that it is possible for the
thoroughbred of the future to do mile In 100,
or even 1876. They arc satisfied the runner has
reached his limit" w. H. Crawford listened
intently, and delivered the opinion that trot-
ting horsemen should be satisfied with the re-
suits achieved, and not attempt to beat the i'm
posi- ble-a mile in 300. There were other
prominent EOrsemen present, but none OF them
had the temerity to combat the ideas advanced.
We are of the enthusiastic party of turfmen
who Sat the - stting mark at Dos within the
next ten yea =, provided the present rules as to
-ecords remain. Ii the trOtter Is trained like
Maud ;, with view to making an extremely
fast mile, the ieat OF trOtting in POS or better
will be near at hand. Just consider that John
ston. d PAGER, has drawn sulky aud driver,
with weight up, u mile in 2:O6la, and what
PAGER has done a trotter may do.