The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-21
CAPT. JACK HARDY.
HE Is STRICKEN DOWN IN NEW OR
LEANS AND DIES IN Anew
HOURS.

TIE celebrated turfiuan, Mr. Ja'R
Hardy. of the J. NJ. Brown & Co.'S racing
firm, is so III that very lttlo horr Is en-
trrtaiued of his recovery. l'sIer"a\
morning MIR. Handy, according toms lNii"'
custom. walked out t. the track, arriving
nj his stablc between + aud o'clock. On
reaching the stable. he complained ~ irrI'
ING lauguid and sleepy. HIS partner MI
Brown. urged him to Slt down 10 break
fast. of which he parto"k hear ny. IN
mcdlatrly after breakfast. however, ne
vassrIzrd with u fit of vomiting, ana a IT,"
minutes later hc fell TO the ground "nc"n'
scinus Medical aid vas Immediately sum.
moued when his trouble was pronounce"
PARALYSIS ct the brain. lie was brought !"
his rooms on Bourbon street, where the
hest medical men ohiainahlc were ~ al
tendance up in II late h"nr last night, hui
he has remained nucOu>clouSSinCri the hf>I
shock aud nrNt to M hope - entertained
of his recovery. The melancholy lHtelll'
crncr of his illness WAS promptly telegraph,
ed To his home AT Brook maven, Miss aud
last evening his tie aud children reach
ed his bedside.
Mr. Hardy has long been known as one
of the wtalthirst and most popular sport
inu men in the South, and there IS not Il
civ in the United States where he has not
a circle of friends and acquaintance VI"
will he deeply panied at HE news of his
dangerous and probably fatal illness
Times Democrat. March 18th.
Capt. Hardy fingered until IL a. M.
Monday then expired, without ever
having rcgaincd consciousness. The
remains were then cncased i'll Il hand
some rosewood coffin and brought
home for intrrmcnt, where they were
buried Tuesday afternoon. The
funeral procession was one OF the
largest ever seen in Brookhaven. The
funeral services were conducted at the
family residence by Rev. y. A. Lo-
max. and then the Masonic Order,
Of. which he was il mcmher, buried
him with masonic hOnOrs at the grave.
The floral offerings were numerous
md beautiful, and the features of the
lead wore a calm, resttul look of
peaceful sleep, without even ii sug-
gestion of that "brazen sleep that
Knows no waking"
From the Times Democrat of Tues
lay we copy the following sketch of
apt. Hardy's life:
Mr.. Jack Hardy was native of
about tifty-fve years of
Ige, and it is safe to say that there
vas not sporting man or huffman III
he United States better known or
more universally beloved and re-
pected by all who knew him, no
natter of what creed, politics or social
position. His was an eventful career,
md it took him to all grades of So
iety. He had hob-nobbed with
Presidents and chatted socially with
negro singers. From his early boy
rood he had fondneSs for sports of
Ill sorts, but it was as Il turtman that
le WAS best known. His father was a
Keen horseman, and he grew up to the
business. Long ago, when quarter
aces were the fashion, he was all
dept in everything that pertained to
hart branch of the business, and in
many hard fought contest has he
been interested to the extent of sew
raj thousand.
He was a thorough horseman, and
me of the most famous of race horse
fires bears his name. Jack Hardy has
Deen one of the few men who have
ed long and active life as sporting
nan and who have passed away leav
ng Il name msullicd by il single sus
oicion of dishonesty. He was al
ways known as a thoroughly just anC
honest man in all his dealings, and il
has often been remarked that whel
he was selected to referee the Sullivan
Ryan fight, in conjunction with thu
late Bob Brewster, everybody fel
sure that both men would have fai
play.
In the toughest of frontier towns il
Texas and in his native State he earn
ed an enviable reputation for I'M
courage ard coelness
Those were times when men wer,
Judged by their honesty, gamenes'
and acumen, and in those times no
body stood better than Jack Hardy
But, on the other hand, no man wa
gentler or more inotfensive in times o
peace. He was never Il man who wa
looking for an affront, always goOt
natured and forbearing, but for al
that no one ever saw Jack Hard,
show the white feather.
He has won and lost fortunes; hi
purse was always open to his friends
he was charitable and generous ever
to fault, and yet leaves his famil!
Il handsome competence. He woult
lend money to anybody whom Ii
thought needed it. whether friend o.
stranger, and rarely if ever, did he
take the trouble to make a memOran
dunn of the loan. During his lat,
years wherever he went men were re.
paying him loans, of which he pro,
tested he had no recollection. He
was often seen to loan some one $25
or $50, and when asked by a friend
"who is that, Jack?" he would reply
with utmost innocence: 81 don't know
his name, but he knows me, and he
wants the money to get home"
But while he was kind hearted and
generous to all who need his assis-
lance, he was particularly devoted to
his friends, and he never forgot any
one who had done him a good turn.
His favOrite way of doing good was
in adopting poor and helpless children
clothing, feeding and caring for them IL,
bis own, and finally seeing them wei
started in life. An intimate friend of his
remarked last night. "that as long as he
bad known Jack Hardy he had never
visited him Mhnn he had not tMI