Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-23

lar effect on the dudes. They felt
I" fishty " when the thing Was over, ana
Z. Berry Wall, ex-king Of the daaes'
wanted TO knock out Mr.. Fred. May;
Mr.. Wallis friends, however, dissuaded
him from attempting his feat, giving for
| their reason that ho (wall weighed
only 100 pounds, while May weighed
220.
ENFORCING THE LAW.
Owners of race horses are very much
Disconnected at the interference with
the betting at Brighton Beach and
Rockaway. At the former place the
racing has been entirely suspended and
many owners are taking their horses
away to W Washington and Baltimore. The
Jockey Club meeting begins on Tues-
dsy at Jerome Park, and it is very
doubtful whether there will be any
betting there or not. If there is not,
the meeting will be failure and own
ers Of large stables will be obliged to
take their horses out West to Chicago
and St. Louis. Enormous prices have
been paid for yearlings Mt the recent
sales, but it is scarcely likely that
raciDg-men will cEre to pay any more
large prices when they cannot have
chance to win back part Of the money
SO expended. The stopping of betting
will thus affect breeders, who will no
longer be able to import valuable stall
lions, and the American breed Of horses
is sure to deteriorate. And all this is
done not on account Of any moral OBJ
lection to betting, but merely because
a sufficiently large "boodle was not
supplied TO the hungry crew Of legisls-
tors at Albany.
Another "strike" which was source
of annual profit to the Albany people
has been unsuccessful this year, and
large number of innocent investors have
TO pay because the demands of these
cormorants were not satisfied. Every
year some bills are introduced at AL
baDy to reduce the price Of gas, and it
is an understood thing that the lobby
is properly looked after by the COM
paDies. This year, however, the COM
panies did apparently not come up to
time, and an act was passed prevent
ing manufacturers Of gas charging
more than sl.25 per thousand cubic
feet. The consequence has been that
the stock Of the Consolidated Gas has
dropped from ITO to below so, aud even
the stock of the Equitable Gas Com
pany has suffered something.
A YOUNG TENOR's.sPREE.
A well-known amateur tenor in New
York has just been getting himself into
a solid mess. lie is, or rather was, a
member Of the Union and New York
Yacht Clubs. After prolonged spree,
few nights ago be went to the former
Club, accompanied by woman and an
other man, at the early hour Of 1870
A. ". They went upstairs to the
large modelroom, where there is
piano, ana ordered a bottle Of cham
payne. While the wine was coming
The fair damsel sang "Nearer, My
God, to Thee" while the tenor accom-.
panied her on the piano. Meanwhile
en- old member Of the club, who is in
the habit of reading the morning pa
pers, happened to turn up, and, need
less to say, there was an interesting
scene. 1t is said that the CLUB will
probably accept the tenor's resignation
and not insist upon expelling him, and
probably the Union will take the same
course. The t.nor's father is the pro-
prietor Of one of the leading New York
hotels, and the young man has talent
enough to make notable person of
himself if he had only little more
tact.
FARCICAL PRESENTATIONS TO THE
QUEEN.
A recent London cablegram informs
us that Minister Phelps is overwhelmed
with applications for presentation to
the Queen pouring in upon him from
Americans sojourning in or passing
through the island. This week was
presented among others Mrs. Peter L,
Barlow, Miss Marion Langdon, and
Miss Schuyler, of New York. Now
these presentations. from the manner Of
securing them, have become a perfect
farce, inasmuch as any one possessing
a sufficient amount Of money can be
presented. Ladies who have the right
of making presentations at Court have
even advertised the privilege, as the
following, which appeared in a recent
issue Of the London Morning Post, will
show:
A Lady of Family will be happy to pre-
sent another, everything OF course being
satisfactory, at either of the Drawing-rooms
IN May Liberal terms. Address "Baro-
netage," Mays l59, Picadilly, w.
This advertisement was answered by
a lady who wished to know the
"true inwardness," and "Baronet-
age" proved to be the daughter of
Baronet, the wife of gentleman in
reduced circumstances, and one who
really had the power Of presenting at
a drawing-room any lady Of respecta-
bility. " Baronetsge" was willing to
present her correspondent, but, not
having attended drawipg-room Of
late, would have to arrange for court
dress, the cost Of which would be sixty
guineas about $3.50. Payments In
advance Of this amount was required.
The negotiations were ended by the
supposed debutante notifying "Baro-
netsge" that her husband objected to
her proceeding further in the matter.
From what occurred it will be seen
that the affair, so far as " Baronet-
age" was concerned, was perfectly
genuine, and there are dozens of
wealthy snobbesses who would consider
the price Of sixty guineas cheap.
SOCIETY COACHING.
Now is the season when society is
on dress parade, for it seeks the
greater part of its enjoyment out OF
doors. Coaching is one Of the chief
amusements, aud the "Tantivy,"
which is the coach most used so far
this season, is engaged for many weeks
to come by happy parties Of both
sexes, who, as "love laughs at lock-
Smiths" so do they laugh at
chaperones, those dear, delight
full old nuisances, who do very
we'll to look after the wraps, but
the Jolly thing now Is not to have