The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-09

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always willing to contribute 10 the interest
or the occasion He is one Of the readiest
aud wittiest OF speakers. Another phase Of
his character was shown when DR.. McGlynn
got into trouble with his superiors. DR..
McGlynn had no particular respect for
mentally himself, he 10 ked upon his
brother priest as being in all respects a
lightweight, and he often said so. Yet he
was the first man to come out openly in de-
Tense Of DR.. McGlynn, and he has since ad-
vocated the cause of the anti-poverty
labor leader. in and out of season. The
peculiar thing about it is that other priests
teen moved from one place TO
another. DIR. Ducsy still holds his
own. One reason for this is to be
found in the fact that no one has ever been
able to say aught against him other than
the Emo rumor. Then, again, DIR. Ducey
was possessed of a good deal of money in
his own right when he became a priest. IL
is well known that he gives away more
than his salary every year, and that he / as
spent largely out Of his own purse In be-
| half of his church.
So his friends say that if DR.. Ducey dimes
| at Delmonico's he pays for his meals out Of
his own pocket. 1t he loves spin behind a
| good bit of horsefesh he is none the less at
te tive to his parish work. If he likes to
hA0Cb blsto duA OCCdhlOu-
ally TO mix IN a dignitied manner in society,
Cardinal Manning does the same. And SO
they let HIM alone.
WALL STREET SPORTING MEN.
The life Of stock broker is full Of wear
| and tear and excitement. So incessant are
the demands of the street upon his time and
attention, that no has but little leisure to
| devote to anything else. But what little
he mas he makes the most of, and "when on
| pleasure bent" he enjoys it to the full. The
| sporting element is strong in Wall street,
and many of the brokers devote their spare
| time and energies to the pleasures that are
found in the ownership of good yacht. or
a crack stable; while others, who are pro-
| badly less able TO stand the big expense
these amusements involve. find abundant
recreation in fishing and cunning.
Many Of the old-time sporting mon OF
Wall street have passed forever to the
happy hunting grounds. Among those
| choice spirits of the pasts were William r.
Travers, one of the most genial and popular
of men; G. j. Osborne. c. f. Woerishoffer
| Z. J. Irowbridge, Lawrence Jerome-but
why lengthen the sad lista These were the
men WAC tried to inspire the streets with
the love of manly sport, and to induce it to
seek in healthful and elevating pleasures
the diversions needed to counterfeit the
dulling influence of its routine.
Nowhere is yachting more popular than
among the members on change, aud some
| of the finest amateur sailing masters in the
country are to be found there. Prominent
among them is j. Roger Maxwell. Ex-Com-
modore j. d. Smith, owner Of the Estelle
for many years. and now commander Of
the historical sloop Pocohantas. is another
veteran who is entirely at home on the
ocean and III all weather. Vica Commo-
dore A. E. Bateman is recognized as
one of the finest yachtEnen of the day.
| He began his nautical career on the
steam yacht Primrose, which, after making
several alter atoms ia her. he renamed
| the l. lando, in honor Of the town of his
nativity. As prosperity followed his ven
lures on the street he became more ambi-
| tlous as a achts nan, and bought larger
vessel. He is now the owner and conf
mander of the magnificent steam yacht
| Meteor, one of the swiftest ard best that
| floats in eastern waters Commodore Bate
man has done much probably, through
his influence aud example, as any man liv-
| Ing to awake public interest in steam yacht
my, a sport which has now become ths
| favorite pastiIae of many rich and we'll
known Americans. who are the owners,
collectively, of The largest aud finest steam
pleasure fl ct III the world.
Another gentleman who has done much
topopularize steam yachting is Washington
e. Conner. IL was his zeal ard energetic
efforts that were the means Of founding the
American Yacht Club. aad es ablishing il
upon permanent basis. He built the priz >
winning Utowana. aud many of his friends
have pleasant memories OF . halcy1n
days spent ON at fac vessel: for Mr..
Conner is a capital host, and never fails to
afford his guests all the re recreation and en-
joyinent they anticipate in accepting his
invitations.
Mr.. James Seymour, of mining fame, is
| o,,s,+ n-.sfs. L. s.f
wondered al his extravaganza in keeping
his beautiful boat, the "Rhada," in COM
mission summer and winter. He pur-
chased her from Mr.. L1rillard in trade in
order to take part IL the first steam yacht
race that ever took place on Long I,land
sound. MIR. Seymour spends many thou
sands Of dollars on his favorite pastime,
and holds his yacht as among his dearest
treasures
Mr. Benedict is the present owner Of the
Utowana. He has made many piea'ant
trips to southern waters in his beautiful
vessel. which is now 10 be seen living at her
anchorage of MamaronecK, III signt of MIR.
Benedict's country home. Alfred de Cor
dova, owner of the Promise, is another de-
voted yachtsman who has spent fortu 70
on the water. blr. dc Cordova said yester-
day:
lone of the most charming passengers /
ever had Oh my yacht was Lille Langtry.
1t was on the occasion OF her first visit TO
this country. We took arun up the Hud-
son as far as Mr.. Gould's house, and she
was charmed with the beauties of the river
scenery. She inspected the boat with great
interest," and remember that she peeped
into the galley and Intercepted the cook,
as ne was larding the woodcock. l think
it was the first time she had ever seen this
bird. After complir enting the chief on
the neatness Of his galley she said:
- Il was real hungry when looked in on
| you; but nov am famished ="
| Ole Of the ins itutions( in which Wall
street sportsmen take especial delight is the
Cuttyhunk Fishing Club. Situated in a
romantic and sufficiently secluded locality,
| on the Rh de Island coast about fourteen
miles across from New Bedford,
on Buzzard Bay, 1t is just the
IDEAL spot for a few days. relaxation
and piscatorial amusement. Many
jolly stag party has left the dock in New
York city at dawn for steam down to
| Cuttyhunk, arriving there in time for sup
| per the same evening and all ready the next
morning, after capital nights sleep, 30 try
their luck in casting for the gamey bass.
Now, if yachtsmen are fond of spinning
| yarns, they find very good rivals at
this sort of thing among fishermen, and Of
all the yarn-spinners the Cuttyhunkers are
the tai est. One Of the characters Of the
| Cuttyhunk Club is Jack DeMott He was
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