The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-02
a TALK wrIn MiLco1N roRn
ne Was Not Surprised ut ITS Fathers
VIII, Nor Will re Contest II

l VIII, NOT VIII ESQ SOeNest ~
The disinheritine by his father Of Malcolm
| ". Ford. who won the nll.round athletic cham
pionship OF America in 1885. 1880 1888. and
1889. the only years no competed for the hon.
ors. IL still exciting considerable comment
The father. Gordon L. Ford. died several weeks
| ngo. leaving an estate valued at between
| s1.500. 900 and 50, OO0. 0O0 but his will makes
| no mention OF his second son Malcolm. Mr..
| Ford ST.. was one OF the Oldest residents OF
Brooklyn. and his spacious house Mt on Clark
| street Is very we'll known. Malcolm lived ut
the old homestead until 1883, whom dish
greemont between father and son caused tho
latter to leave home. and no did not return
until last spring. when his father made
point blank request for him to do So
There have been several reasons announced
rs to why the son left the house so long ago.
but the one most generally accepted Is that
tho father was SO opposed to his sons interest
in athletics that whom the boy refused to stop
his exercise he was told to leave, In answer
sss S Si a ssa TssSEteF why he was
Ny aSsT always loSfsa upon me- as
%na ho for 81 Oa 1pd q
opckamSerss street. and Brosdway ri: Things went
out
ployment. My idleness commenced to chafe
sas sf anss nd i
old ENOUGH and strong enough TO do so. 1 was
10 od X ssSsrs
money matters; this head II turn to disburse
ssuS my
W Woke Set& athuS aSd lsu az
btewart's. having proved that could get over
atH clock in ths evening Tor nye years,
netting fo that he
esnss a. esn
d6aT oraars on
equipped myself with some wearing apparel;
ss astns mg Sf @
disasssS5 en-. Vii ny issSsS, toT. b. Claimed
and Thereby shown contidenee IN him. but Who
ehoSty hs oa
but s he RRSss viz
1s ESn On sSgPyss Until 81
Ss That ali there @ ssni H1s
ence Of opinion on business matters. / was
s eR
;SSS Is4 $ Ssssd out h. SSSss
long before l became prominent az |
IN athlete. During the succeeding years to |
1883 called In to see the family very regu- |
lnrly. aud was always present on any extra |
occasion such rs Thanksgiving Day. For the |
past three years my father and were per- |
td friendly. although We seldom talked on
with him. for 1t seemed to please my mother |
so much.
ing toward me to such an extent that he asked |
me to come back to his house even without |
cost, but could not think Of accepting the |
latter part of the proposition. He then said: |
Well. II you insist upon it. make your own |
terms' l remember my father only with the |
kindliest feelings for. throughout my life. he /
has given me excellent advice. and greatly en-
couraged useful and refined tastea Had he
not expected too much OF me when ! was
mere youth We never would have seriously
Then. Mr.. Ford. you will not contest the
Il never thought Of such a thing. Ny father
knew what he was about when he devised that |
will. 1t may have been something said eight
years ago that caused him to leave me out
The best feeling exists between my brothers.
sisters, and myself. and altogether feel very
eontented. l have never looked forward to |
any beQuest from my father, and was |
not in the least surprised whom the will was
read. SiX months or year hence, II my
father had lived. think he would have left u
rafa6 Whan ha diad