The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-31
ROCkEFELLER'S HORSES.

something About the standard xii Kings
Fast Trottcrs.
John %. Rockefeller. the president of
the Standard Oil Company, is quite we'll
known in Buffalo. lie is one of tho
weaithiest mon in the country, is an en-
thusiastic road-rdcr. and owns Il number
of fast trottcrs.
Mr. Rockefeller is q man above the
average height, dresses plainly and in
good taste, making no display Of his
riches, and invariably wears derby hat
Ills heavy mustachc, tingcd with gray,
shows that timo has been slipping
through his fingers while tho millions
were being recorded in his treasure
house Being modest and retiring and
1ond OF home life, John u. Rockefeller
IS seldom seen on the clubhouse steps
at Fleetwood Park. y. Y. or in public
gatherings, and no one who meets that
lnasSuning and imp"rtubuhlo gentle
man behind his favoritc pair of blacks.
Midnight and FLASH, beth of which have
= record better than 2:'.0. would imagine
for moment that his resources ravo
him more power than that enjoyed bv
many II European monarch, and that he
owes IL all To his own energies With :.
brain that condcnscs mountains to mole
hills perception that reads the good
and bad qualities Of Ills associates at
:. glance. with Il foresight that con
rcivcs and n will TO act instantly and to
the point, John ID. Rockefeller has risen
from tho ranks to the height that few
men dream oil. much less reach. In his
comfortable stable Oh West tiftv-iifth
street, Two doors from tho roof that shell
t<r
Teller during the spring and autumn
months, secs his equine pets in The pink
nf health under the care OF Alex Me-
Lean Their box stalls. with their
agrccablc-looking bedding of straw, con
lain in addition to Flash and Midnight
the big brown mare Katie Clark, which
Mr. Rockefeller drove Il milo 10 wagon
below DO He also has 'Nific fast
Eelding, and did own Annie W., 2:2O.
until last fall, when he traded her for n
daughter Of Matte Hunter, 2:l3H(. Mr..
Rockefeller also breeds IL few colts, and
has had his mares in the court Of Phal-
las and Pancoast. John d. Rockcfcllcr's
friendship, like that Of all retiring men.
wears well, time making the bonds
stronger and adversely or success show
ing its worth. All those who have been
associated with him are now million
aires, and while his wealth is enormous.
he uses it in works that will make his
name fixture after the sentinel of life
has made his last round. buffalo Com
mercial.
"A portly gentleman was seated in
oneof the East River ferry boats the other
day trying to light pipe, says tho New
York Times. a street arab of dminutiye
size sat beside him and behind his ell
bow, twisting up his lips gently waited
soft brcezes that offectually cxtinguish-
ed the matches that the portly gentle
man continued to light. AS match after
match went out, the portly gentleman
got more exaspcrated and the small boy,
effectnally concealed by tho largo pro-
portions of his noighbor. got happier.
The gentleman looked around at last
and then there was an explosion. But
the small boy was live small boy, and
he vanished before any wrath could
reach him.
"A use for flowers that was novel, If
not altogether new, was made on a train