New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-22
CALDWELL'S BAD START.
JAMES E. KELLY LEFT AT THE POST.
LIVELY ENTERTAINMENT AT THE ST. JAMES


HoTEL-JoHN KELLy's NARROW ESCAPE.
near old Kcls came in for many congratulations
v.s,er,av OF course you understand that the person
rs,errca "a IS evcrybody's friend, John Kelly. ITO
smiled AZ usual and made all who shook hands Win
him better than they were when they got up In the
morning You have heard OF man getting canght
between an nmovable object and an Irresistible force
II Is simply terrible. Wen, Dear Old Kei' iouhe
himself similarly situated Thursday night in the
,rt pallery OF the st. james Hotel. His kind heart
.r.d.d him to interpose himself that two exceed
,rc,v dangerous clements had whack at him. ono on
the right SIDE the other the left Yet he escaped
s.rious injury and furthermore. prevented the ele
r.nts the immovable body and the irresistible force,
from doing each other any hurt.
II s ancient history that J. F. Caldwell the starter,
and the Linden Park Blood Horse Association had
disagreement, owing to tho payment by Luccn Apple
nv owner Of onethrd OF the Linden track, Of certain
anes imposed By the starter unruly jocke-s which
action on the part OF Mr. Appeby set the jockeys up
20 h,gb that they defed Mr. Cadwelis authority and
made him q very unhappy man, whercupon Mr.. Cald-
we'll REGISTERED a vow that he would STAT no moro
horses at Linden 1t the general opinion that he
was Joking, but when the first called on the
following day there was no Caldwell with his little
auctionecu's flag, and 1t came about that William
Lakeland was requested to accept 500 and send the
horses or
Vow IL came to pass that on Thursday Mr.. Caldwell
heard somebody say that James Z. Kelly, owner OF
two-thirds Of the Linden track had been tadng about
him, had said bad things Of him, had denounced him
as a man not after his heart. 1t was even re-
ported him that Mr. Kelly had dared to express the
opinion that J. F. Caldwell was not the only
starter in the world! Great Scott How the
old man" fumed and foamed at thatl rival TO
Caldwell Well we'll
1t was evening. Tho corridor OF the st. James was
brilliant with the diamonds Of the sporting fraternity
that oongregaes there nearly every night in the year
to shine and scintilate and DAZZLE Tho art rallery
resplendent too and John Mccullough In ohello's
garb gssd upon distinguished group Of turfmen
some standing, some sitting, and all talking horse
At table in one corner sat James e. Kelly, beside
q glass Of brandy. He is below the medium
size and his pointed beard is as white the driven
snow.
Presently appeared in the group the sturdy form
OF Mr. Caldwell, who had Just dined frugally of his
small salary Of 300 day (Guttenberg pays him that
and felt as II he weighed ton. As matter Of
fact he weighs about 100 pounds, possibly more, and
Notwithstanding his white hair and mustache Is in the
primo OF hfe No sooner did he espy %eSy
than he pushed through the crowd and without
pausing to make obeisance to his late employer
demanded an audience.
al don't care to have anything to say to you' said
Mr. Kelly.
"You have been talking about me- and lying about
me behind my back said the starter and you've
got to retract.'
Mr.. Kelly respectfully declined to retract where
upon, Mr. Caldwell placed his hand gently, oh. very,
very gently, as gently as dew falls upon the mOwn
grass, say eye witnesses, Mr. Kellys shoulder. At
that Mr.. Kelly arose. Caldwell was whittier than his
hair and the veins in his neck and face looked like
whipcords. Kelly white, too
"Are You going to take 1t back?' was the next IN
quiry.
"No, won't take It back" was the reply.
Then things looked squally. 1t seemed as II
the big man were going TO eat the
little one. Bat up rushed "Dear old Kel'
and got between them. 1t beautiful
sandwich with fat on both sides and lean In the
middle And let it not be forgotten that the lean pre-
vented the fat from greasing Captain Corners marble
floor.
on q crowd of helpless jockeysl "wei. talked to
that man Jim Kelly" said the starter. las nobody
ever heard me talk to the boys at the post" Can
you imagine what language the old man. uscdl
Never.
In the course OF the evenings entertainment Mr..
Kelly venturcd the remark that Caldwell was q
coward.
@Why don't you draw your pistol and use it!' he
asked. al see you've got your hand it,
Caldwell threw up his coatta and called the group
no witness that he had weapon In his hip
pocket. Then after q little more conversation
with Mr. Kelly he retired.
Eye witnesses declare that there was no assault and
Caldwell himself asserts that he did not strike Kelly
I wouldn't think OF striking him." he said because
he's too small to hit. i was simply going 10 smaci
| him." . A., -.
BY "smack him, the starter would have the work
understand that he means " slap him.
j. E. Kelly was feeling quite we'll last night, but wa
discroctly silent He has made up his MIND TO let TN
other side do the falling 1T IS possible that he ma,
hiring an action against Caldwell The latter says tina
hs has done nothing be sorry for but determined
that in the future sort Of criticism shall tempt mn
| Ia omen his mouth. He carrying his hand In
sling last night the result Of accident in Contra
| park In the afternoon. While out driving with hi
wife the pcle of the carriage broke. he jumped out 4
stOp the horses his foot slipped, and he fell under tn
wheel which. passing over his hand bruised II badly
| At midnight all was quiet along the Potomac.