New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-30
NOT HORSES ALONE.
A TURFMAN INTERVIEWS. AN INFER
VIEWER"
M'LEwEE HAS SOLD ALL HIS HoRsE5-LILL1AN
RUSSELL GIVES LoLLPoPS TO
LITTLE CHILDRE

ing their questions.
"what earth do you turf writers do in winter :"
sad n horseman last night. "You must be awfuiiy
tired of writing about horses all the year"
"We" said a modest chronlcler OF turf AFFAIRS 10
whom tho question was addressed, eve do not con-
fine entire attention TO horses after the close Oh
the regular season. october IS. We write edtonas
tho Briggs controversy, do an occasional pllHe
fight, have fun with politics, dance at the Assembly
balls, drive fourth hands in the Park dine at DelS
breakfast at HitChcock's. parade in Broadway IN inc
afternoon 90 TO Rock Ledge or Monte Carlo ai'er 'ne
holidays do sketches for the Bachelor syndcae az
$500 a column, return to New-fork In May ana 20
into training for the spring. summer ana AUTUMN '"i
pAign."
q That win do Now look here. You have inter
viewed Inc hundred times. suppose try IT on your
go ahead You know that Chauncey Depew says
We boys never know anything till somebody tells IL
10 u.s."
4Mr Depew is always right, when he isn't wrong
SO am l. Now, what did you do yesterday
"Went to a matinee-La Clgale'
"What did you do that for?"
81 went to ask Tag If he won combination on the
Guttenburg races
"WeIl9'
aNo But he came so near it that his head swan.
He played five horses at $50 to l. and four Oh them
won. The other was second"
did lie declare you in?"
mo Russell had half the bet and Streitman a
quarter. Wouldn't have robbed Tag of the rest"
"Who Is Russell? One OF the tenorS?"
emo, no, mol Miss Russell, the empress OF comic
opera, the queen Of opera comique."
"You don't to say that Lillian Russell bets 7"
"Just well as she sings"
"Wel well / must go hear her. didn't sup
pose she knew anything about horses. Docs she PICK
any wiDners''
Never was known to be q loser at anything"
aShe must be mighty lucky. What does she do
with all her winnngs'"
Buys candy
she must be fond Of to love candy like that
she buys it her little girl, who divides tons of
II every saturday among tho twenty little tets VINO
dance on the stage. Prettcst sight you ever saw.
mamma, daughter candy and little tots The Emplesss
little angel Of daughter made the whole house green
with jealousy yesterday. She ga'c theatre party
to eight school chums and the schoolmsuesS was
along TO keep order They occupied the upper left
hand box and Miss Russell playing To tnat box
all the afternoon devouring it with her glorious eyes
and smCthering it with kisses thrown over the foot
lights. violets chrysanthemums and American Beauties
rained on the stage from the childish hands III mat
box, and once in awhile gleeful laugh was heard
The audience in the dark concerning the goldenhaired
fairy to whom the Queen making love, LETT the
theatre with a sad cOuntenance. No sooner did The
last curtain fall than the dminutlve divinity flew be-
hind the scenes into her mothers arms linen
followed terrific scampeIinS of baby feet
as Miss Russell led the way 10 her
dressing with score Of youngsters in her train
owned her. The picture that of magnificent
bird OF Paradise surrounded by cOvey OF chattering
parOquets, for Miss Russell had not yet changed the
dress she in the last act. nor had the babies
taken of their gorgeous apparel OF the dance. Ana
then little Titana Il don't know her other name) dis
tributed the candy, pounds and pounds of ii. When
little hands could hold more little bonnes and lit
tic hats and caps were filed and little pockets too,
on the sly. l think that should be put on the
stage. The complete happiness of those children, Of
Titania and of her mother, revealed Lillian Russell in
new light. If you have real old leadpipe cnch
send it to her.
III do 1t. IN die for her."
@ $50 will l. I'll tell you something that's not for
publication. OF course l can trust you. It's one Of
those little condolences that fellow wants kept
sacred. Tag and did ourselves the honor TO call on
the Empress before leaving the stage. light rap on
the door of her dressngroom started argument that
this way
"Russel-Who is 1t?
"Tag-It is l. Tag. Miss Russell.
"Russell-Oh, is it you, signor Taguapietra1
"Tag-I am come TO introduce friend.
Russell Through the key-hole)-Is he with you
"Tag-At my SIDE waiting TO you.
RUSSELL am not dressed. What shall do?
cannot you as /
"Tag-YOu cannot see usl
"Russel-Indeed, indeed cannot. have on only
Friend Gnterruptng in time to save Miss Russcll)-
Don't mention it, your majesty. / am only one Of
the little boys come for candy. Will you give
me some?
Russell-lndced, viii; all that is left.
In u fit of generosity she threw open the door
A little hand filed with candy stole slyy around the
edge. a delicious followed it, bare the shoulder
for Heavens sake don't PRINT this where it disap-
pcared in halo of lace. cid not even hope II
more but the next moment was delirious with Joy
two biz eyes peeped out 70 see WY had not
taken The candy"
tnnl- thn randy DIM
"Yes."
Sand intend to treasure it forever"
u ate it on the spot and want 70 30 back next
Saturday 70 get some more"
What else did you do yesterday? Seems to
I'm getting pretty good story"
- tumbled McLcwee and Fred Lee last night
and picked up bit Of news that ought TO be worth
paragraph McLewee has sold cut his entire racing
sablo-YorkviLe Belle, Rey del Rey Fan Juan, Demutl
lmO GIandt, teter hell Gato, tied Lee, Cialend0n,
Judgo fOst, Reilly, Anne, Beau Drummer. Acme ana
tho rest"
is il possible ! though he made so much money
this season that he'd so On"
"iic dd have prosperous year, the stable winnings
in stakes and purses amounting TO $l04553. lie
fourth in the list of winning owners Ills stable
cost him 100000
WHO has be sold bis borses TOT"
prank Ehi,st, who formerly owned them and who
sold them 10 McLewee The sale is bona hde, The
,ole owner Of the stable aud Will race next year In
mo - WI j. comes of McLewee and Fred Lce?o
"McLewee will manage Ehiets stable aud Fred Lee
will be the secretary. McL5wee retains interest
whatever in any of the hOrseS II Jacob iIppcrt mad
rot gone in for racing on 50 heavy sa: Eniet never
wouid have thought OF starting stable In his own
name But Rupert has eggcd him on. 1t is beer
against beer RUPERT against Ehre and tl, fur Will
probably hy.'
The BROOKLYN Jockey Club that the Fort
Hamilton Handicap for three yearolds in 1897 will
he a guaranteed race tn of $4,000 Of which
The second horae will receive 800 and the third
300 Tnis year this race worth but S2,10O TO
Tie winner: next year it VIII be worth $4,000 SO
that all the higher class three year-ods may be gotten
ready for IT, the will not be run until tie latter
49, '-..irr, nao,inu The conditions are