Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-07
EXPENSIVE WHIPS.
SOME COSTLY ARTICLES OWNED
BY WEALTHY DRIVERS.

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The Vanderbilt family owns n valua.
bic whip. 1t was presented 10 the late
w II. Vanderbilt by the jackson &
Wooden Car company Of Berwick, PA.
Tho design was made by Fritz Kaldon.
burg, tho sculptor, nj cost Of $2ns).
The whip aud ivory stock, before any
carving was done. cost 5000. It was seven
feet long. Above tho s,ocl. the whiR
was made Of solid whalebUne, then worth
thrco dollars per pound, now scarce ut
ten dollars. Over this solid whalebono
was the finest braiding Of split taper,d
whnlobone ever attempted
The braiding Of tho whip and making
OF the snapper occupied one whole
month. The case for the whip cost 800.
The handle Of tile whip was Of the purest
ivory, 81 inches long aud II inches thick
at the butt onde Which is an ornamental
capitol, from which floral pattern ema-
mates, cmblamatic Of power, truth and
perpetuity. which oncircles four panels.
In each panel ia wonderful piece Of
carying-on one side a locomotive and
train OF carH; on the other steamboat,
symbolizing the foundations Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt's great achievements.
On the third aud fourth panels arc the
achievements OF w. II. Vanderbilrs
genius, the Grand Central railroad do
pot on one and ON the other himself In
buggy driving his celebrated fast horHcs
ON tho road. On the end Of the handle
are two portrait busts In high relief Of
Cornelius and W. II. Vanderbilt, father
and son. This whip Is sacrcdly kept in
glass case Mnong the art treasures OF
the Vanderbilt gallery, aud Ia future
generations will be- treasured rs work
Of art, even though Il Ia simply whip.
jim Fisk had driving whip covered
with silk thread, heavy carved ivory
handle. handsomely engraved, gold
mountings, with tho owners name Ia
diamonds. Tho whip, with its velvet
lined case, cost 5000. w. X. Vanderbilt
has iino whip, costing $3.50.
SOME FAMOUS winrA
Jay Gould has o whip, made for him
twenty years ngo. az n cost Of Sl00. Ho
has had q. repaired only once.
Mr.. Hammond, Of the Murray Hin
hotel, New York, had whip worth $40,
and Harry Hill. the famous New Yorker,
had one worth $50.
Hon. Arthur Siedler. Of Morristown,
". j., has an ivory handled whip, beauti.
fully mounted with silver. On the ivory
is carved his monogram. The whip cost
several hundred dollars.
Tho lato Theodore Stewart, Of New
York, had whip that cost him $500.
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fine whip, with handle Of ivory, richly
carved and eneireled by twining leaves
Of tobacco, into which his monogram Ia
deity carved. !. was presented to Mr..
Loiillard 10y friends, and Is valued ut
$500.
II is quite q fad with ladies who ride
10 have a couple Of fine gold mounted
whips, tied with their fayorito color Of
ribbon aud laid In tho form Of an X on
their beds.
Many Thousands Of dollars IA expended
every year In fine driving whips, costing
from s25 10 800, rs presents to promi.
nont men IN clubs, societies, railroad
and steamship companies, etc. Elmo
whips share with the gold headed canes
in their uso as gifts. As nearly every
gentleman keeps fine horse, no must
needs have u tine whip.
For female riders, u largo variety IS
made.
As tho country grows more denHely
populated. and richer aud finer goods
become larger part OF regular trade,
now aud novel designs are continually
brought out by manufacturers.
THREE KINDS or wmps.
There are three kinds Of whips-the
straight or buggy whip, tho lash whip,
aud, for riding, the English crop. The
crop Is handsomely mounted, short,
straight stick, with Dat leather thong
at the end. into which may or may not
he fastened n lash.
America leuds tho world IN whips, and
the Englishmen have found this out long
ago. A year ago a number OF noblemcn
sent aman over hero TO pick out some
whips. Now, the American whip is a
straight whip, while the English, French
ind German whips arc all lash whips.
A New York lady has driving whip
which she values Mt 5000. In tho stock
Of the whip are foriy-seyen diamonds.
One of tho cosllleat whips ever made
IN this country was made IN Connecticut
for Frenchman. 1t was paid for by AN
American aud cost $1,000. The stock
was carved ivory, gold and jewels. The
whip itself was whalebone, braided
with tapering whalebono thread. IL
took two weeks to braid the whip.
A farmer living near New York has q
whip over 100 years old. lie bought II
at a country auction for thirty-six dol
lars. He has been offered 500 FOR It ai
u curiosity. He refused 1t. II "a a very
thick, heavy ivory, clumsily turned stock
The ivory alone Is worth twenty-five dol
lars, and Is a beautiful piece.
A whip dealer In New York has n very
old whip stock that has carried of prizes
In London aud Paris, and will be ON ex
hibition Mt the Worlds fair in Chicago
1t was made In zoe.
Bismarck aud tho German emperor
have their whips made ia this country
Many costly whips are made here TO
English and French actors, who taxi
thom home TO present to friends. Mos
of the swell guagdsmen In England VIII
drive tandem send here for their whips
National Harness Review
lie Made Room.
Lady Mallard was rather fond o
crowdng her dinner table. Once whel
the con, nanv vsaz already tiphtly hacked