New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-14
THE SIGHTS or A SATURDAY.
SPORTING MIN AND POLITICIANS.


From the Battery to Harlem on Saturday,
,h., TIRE TRIBUNE stroller began his walks aud talks,
simmer sun pouring Its hot on brick and
atone ILL., but cool breeze that swept across the
island the city would havo been regular BAKE oNeh as
IN midsummer. Down town there was a rush Tor tue
Couey Island and the ferries leading 10 the trains
AT CITY Hail. loungers hel the park. and Italian fruit
vendors reaped harvest by selling nicke cornueop!as
of bad cherries Uptown pedestrians had plenty OF TOO"
IN which without pressing e'oo"S OeH'r"'
Park blooming with veriure ana the har'em RIVER
was dotted with rowbOats. The stroller tOOk al IN he
rode uptown WHOM everybody else WAS coming down.
and so had a sort OF special car arrangement on tue
elevated road. lie came dowa when everybody else
was gong mp an repeated the operation. lie rcacHeu
out into Union and Madison squares. broadway ana
Fthsye ard the principal hotels after victims Tor MS
pencil, aai lie found them
There was a group OF horsemen starting from
the Hoffman House for the races -
the stroller passed there in the morning
Tne biggest and the happiest OF them oil was Captain
"-am" Brown OF PittsOur:. whose famous horse Iron-
balour won the Suburban Thursday The Captain is
.sixfooser and must weigh at least ESQ pounds lie
has big round face high round forehead, thick brown
hair and large brown nustache. He has stables anu
farms at Louisville. Mobile Sew-Oreans ana fiI'Souis
Al Urontowu. Penn, he has summer place. "neio -.
has spent $50 600 IN the creation Of fne hsh pond
Cantat. Brown handles OF the coal sent west from
Fittsburc for the OF He Is president
of railroad. 100 miles long, now being putt from
Henderson KY to Jackson Miss Just behind him W as
Tint turf veteran ED. Corrigan whose unassuming
ways csrelessness of ATTIRE make him look anything
but typical sporting man. with his DIX nose ana
.,nch hat he has the western of good fellowship
Nobody sees Corrgsn without thinking of Freeand but
he has long string in his able and good Ones
too
JR Haggins clean-cut scotch-Irsh face was also
observed His famous breeding farm IN California with
its fifty -four yeangs being watched ne home OF
many future winners. He Is Kontuckisn by birth,
and an old neighbor OF Joe" Blackburn he Is
college graduate and successful business men Ills
name IL generally associated with the firm OF Haggin
Teys The two men They left Kentucky for
g. Louis practise into real estate ana faied
An both lines They $500 and started for San
Francisco where they "siruck 1t rich IN speculation
They are said be worth Jointly about S2O,OOOooo
lewis has no taste the turf but Haggln makes 1t his
pastme and he has been prosperous on the course
through Ban Fox. Ben Ali and other horses
Coming out Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel few moments
later was Congressman W. l. Scott whose slender FORM
and stoOp shoulders well known IN New-NorK lie
laughs as he observes SAN Brown and declares tha'
he ses 10 see a good fellow biz winner With scott
, his tur. factotum jim" Mccormick who is known
among horsemen as ofhani authority on pedi greeS
OF men as well horses. HIS short stout ngare ana
oon-shaped, heavy face are always seen AT the ftn
Avenue when Mr.. scott - In the city.
Policeman Phillips, the big giant on the twenty
thrd.s crossing remarked that the private carriages
are dsappcaring from streets indicating that the
hot weather Is already driving people out OF town.
He says the ladies the promenade are becoming
less numerous every day They are on 10 TIE seasl"e
and nilltops for the summer.
The politicians not 10 be overlooked Hero Is e1-
Senator William T. Woodln. OF Auburn. for instance.
He belongs the old school" and declares tnat lie Is
completely out OF politics; says that he COOS TO bed
every night at O'Clock and sleeps soundy uaiii Z
O'clock the morning. man can hardy 10 th"s anu
take much part politics
General v II. Groner. OF Virginia IL chatting with
friend and. the stroller walks along Win them'
answering inquiries, he says Lee and the Democrats
are on toI in Virginia Republican has
no more chance there, IL he wants any
thing than an eagle has OF carrying of the rock
O, Gibraltar The general in the south Is
rightly expressed By ben" Butter when lie speaks OF
the disproporion OF the representation the
scutb las In the General Government suppressed
negro think be was right when he SAID that the
will submit this sort OF thing Tor only Hte
while without revolt The preponderance OF the south
ern power in National Government affairs VIII certainly
make trouble
As.emblyman c. NJ. Titus. of Ithaca. walking along
with spriugy step and looking jaunty in new stra"
hat tells the stroller that he does not know whether lie
will be returned Assembly or not They are taIE-
INC q, MI Titus as Republican candidate FOR Congress
10 the Emira district Johu ArnOt. the Eimra banker
who has Congressman for two terms, has not made
his district famous al Washington. ana there l. posi-
billy that he may reure with his present term with
any one the field the Republicans asve the chance
OF carrying district and they might carry IL win
the right against Banker ArnOt ana MS money
which lie spends literally Ia political contests
Here comes superintendent Reckon. OF the 1onkers
schools tall. angular with light gray clothes and
ahgh white hat, matching in color his long gray WINS
Lers. has a wide experience AS an educator ana IS
the author Of severa. text books III general use
Congressman Whiting. OF Massachusetts, Snort stout
and putting is walking In Broadway with new double
decked summer hat on his head lie Is the big paper
manufacturer Hoyoke OF whose rise from the posi-
ton OF a aborer In the paper mills 20 the position OF
millionaire proprietor the people OF that section are
proud TO talk Touch Jersey cattle in conversa-
ton and you reach his heart at once what cosino-
poitan city NewYOrk Ia, 10 lie sure kght Dohlhu TINS
Massachusetts discover the plump little Inquire OF
Russe b. Harrison. OF Senator Harrison. Of Indiana
Spsipess IN Montana lie has been making New-YOrK
his headquarters Tor some time here tae eeSance OF n
Senator Alvin Saunders OF NcbTasSa,has made no lte
STIR
I'D IN Eifth-ave Is James Black. the London capital
fat who is promoting Chesapeake aud Delaware sA
canal by which baltimore expects TO become the great
rival OF New-YOrK a shipping port. He Is heavy
man. about sx feet high, with a heavy English race
large nose sharp eyes and little English ewhiskers OF
gray. He declares that Gadstone's defeat was Just
might have been expected and about hs OWE en-
terprse that the capital Is now iuy arraLReo Ior
with Baltimore, Chicago aud Boston persons a. the
principal subscribers on THIS SIDE OF Tue water fOu-
fiths Of the money to he raised IN London.
Royal C. Was, who was formerly with the Erie road
step. jauntly Broad without sign OF care. HIS
home al said to be hne in prospect any
On the Hudson, not excepting Mr.. TIden's famous
(,reystone Another railroad man who is met is NJ. T.
Ingalls,. OF Cincinnati He Is one OF the youngest rail-
10 IN the country, but holds one OF the mos re-
nsDle positions He has been out for nght at &
T. IIuntngtOns Long Island home ana pron0uhces MS
host q royal entertainer
rThe Fifth Hotel is invariably good place to
Ind ones walk Its cool corridors and cushioned seats
IRE inviting and It's prominent guests are numerous
Here is a OF public men. George B. Roberts, oil
the Pennsylvanla 70 ID discussing with ;. H. Elkns.
The details OF tho line OF railroad which 10 10 be
built to connect the West Virginia Central with the
Pennsylvania line Near by Is ex-Cou gressn man d. H.
Paige Of ONO waiting discuss Win Mr.. E!Sins the
pxtU naSf
OF having been Senator Pdynes CHIEF manp
uator. engaged Ia general contract Work Oh
pup!ic improvements senator Camden. OF West Nir-
yna stops long enough with the stroller 10 announce
that the Senate is unanimous on the Presidential we'd