Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-07-23

George Gould nee Edith Kingdom. form
! erly well-known actress, but his chief
/ amusement now IL his business.
! Russell Sage likes fast horses. He wears
black goggles to prevent the gravel from
: flying into his eyes AS he drives a spanking
span up the Boulevard. lie has weak
ness TO be thought great horseman. lie
drives well.
George Gould Ia member Of tho New
York Athletic Club and Is very regular In
his Attendance. He Is we'll built and
greatly enjoys the exercise ut the club
rooms. Edwin Gould's hobby is cavalry.
He Is member of u troop OF horses In New
York hich he thinks will yet rival In popu-
larity the Seventh Regiment,
Addison Cammack is wholly Indifferent
to sport, unless 1t consists OF worrying the
bulls In Wall street.
Jesse Isaac and Joseph Seligman, the
bankers, are good equestriAns aud are
often seen ctntering In Central Park.
William Rockefeller, of the Standard
Oil Company, has II private racing truck
and many fast trottsrs, as Ia well known.
Que of his horses has record OF AJAX.
Thomas w. Pearsall, who made a
million dollars In Manhattan Elo-
waited Railroad stock some years ago
owns edwin Thorne." horse that has
made n mile in 214. William II. Travers,
the famous wit of Wall street, had good
many thoroughbred horses, and was y
sportsman in the strictest sense. His
stable was Infested with rats aud 1t CO.
Cured to him that 1t would be II good idea
to get a dog that would rid the place
Of the nuisance. He agreed to buy a
dog which was offered to him provided hs
sholld prove good ratter. The dog, u
small animal, was brought to the stable
and soon ferroted ont n rat Of unusual
size which proved to be q ferocious fighter.
The rat was actually getting the bes: Of
dog when Mr.. Travers, who suffered.
cried out with delight;
II don't w-w-want your d-d-dog. III
b-buy the r.r-rat."
August Belmont, the representative In
this country Of the Rothschilds has stud
farm on Long Island and gives more time
and attention to horses than any other
man I'm Wall street. He owns many good
horses, some IF which are fast.
Dr. w. y. Webb married the youngest
daughter Of the late William II. Wander
bilt who inherited ten millions from her
father, and now he has sixty horses,
some OF WuiCh hto koou booeui'.
The doctor was poor but handsome and
agreeable, and the rich mans daughter
speedily fell in love with him. Now they
live In a palace ut the corner of Fifth
avenue and Fifty-fourth street. which
cost 81, 100000.
S. Morris Pryor, the son Of Colonel
Pryor OF Lynchburg, Va, and a cousin OF
General Rogert Pryor, drives n "T'' cart
and is a member Of the Coney Island
Jockey Club, the New York Yacht Club
and the Wsstohester Polo Clubat Newport.
A great many stock brokers attend tbs
base ball match es. There is Stock Ex.
change box and members having a book
Of admission tickets, costing $50 for tho
season, assemble there Stock brokers
have pendants, however, as various AZ
the moods Of human nature. Henry
Clews the banker and broker likes to play
ball with his children in the grounds
attached to his palace In Thlrty-fourth
street near Fifth avenue. He isn't
more than ten years old among his bright
and beautiful children. Charles NJ. Foster,
sometimes called the lightning calculator