New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-12
MR. TALLER BLACKBALLED.
KEPT OUT OF THE COACHING CLUB
srIpRIsE OF MS FRIENDS AND OTHER CLUB
NEN-A WFLI.KNOwN WHIP.

srIpRISE OF MS FRIENDS AND OTHER CINB
MEN-A wELL-KNOwN WHIP.
T. suGern Taller a, the last election for members
=. tbe Coaching Club was blackballcd. and when the
,el, became known TO the older members OF inc c'uo
,,e srea est establishment was expressed. MI Iaer'
REV declared. was eligible In every way TO become
. member OF the Coaching Club. and as ne had done
as much ss any young man for coaching IN 'hiS
Country the older members thought that the acuoh
n, the men opposed TO Mr.. TSllers election womb re-
All, in injury TO the coaching interests In Newl ork
a, Taller has many friends In the Newfork Coach
ina club and time ago he was urged 10 JOIN the
-ssnszaton No one supposed that there would he
~, slightest opposition TO him. and when his namo
was presented the members one week ago last
saturday for approval or disapproval his friends al
-eady regarded him member. ana simply looked
upon the election Formally.
The election Of members OF the Coaching Club Is by
.,. ballot and the secrecy is absolute that II is
impossiblc to determine how the members cast tnol
hauos The voting is done by mail. Ballots m''"o
at,rn and against are sent to the members "N'
dressed envelopes being inclosed. and all th"' we
voter IS required do is to scratch Out one Vi w
words on the ballot as ~ indicate inc WI! "' ~
,.ss Frederic Bronson. the secretary OF the oiuO'
ceivcd ;he ballots when they were returned ana the
.c,,on committee met early last week 10 determine
,ho result II was then found that suihcieh'
,,fer q, bllckbaus had been cast 10 keep MI laier
on; Of he Coaching Club. The result had 10 DC an
uounced and it was so surprising that oi"ol'e"
,ecan 70 talk about It. and in this way inc Story
became public.
A member OF the Knickerbocker CLUB, VINO also
tAloncs 10 the Coaching Club when seen by Tribune
reporter last evening, in speaking OF the treatment
which Mr. Taller had received, said
Il think tina; II WIS unldnd 70 treat man who mas
done so much for coaching IN sch a manner. DO
nj care 70 lave my name mentioned IN cohn'cuoh
with the aGar. hut the members Of the club VINO are
interested IA the success OF coaching in New-lor@
C feel that ar injury has been done 10 ii by refusing
70 admit llr Taller TO the club. lie IS good clever
fellow. hehy esteemed BY lis trends, and there is no
cool reason WHY he should rot be admitted and at
1u,ure meeting his name will be again propo'ed Ills
friend, do not purpose 10 let the matter drop here
4 few members Of the club simply blackballed his
name because tley probably felt little envlous OF
Nr Taier's SUCCESS In coaching do not think' hJw
ever that the men who voted against him realized
at the time they their ballots that their votes
would result il. his defeat. really believe that II
tere were another election 10 morrow and Mr. Taller
ns,ne were again presented, he would be elected and
Tie men who voted against him at the last eIecuoh
would be heartily In favor Of him. The men who
tlsrkblled him no doubt already see that they made
an error in voting they did Tom Taller is
clever fellow; his ought to be on the membership
lit Of the Coaching Club and and thirty eight otter
neubars of the GLIB, whom l know 70 be Mr. Tailers
friends regret exceedingly that such mistake Should
lave been made at tie election. ill.,. -, .,o .,,h
colonel William jay, the l~osldent OF the Cup,
also said that IL to be regretted that MI Ia
uaMe had not received favorable CONSIDERATION "
do not wish 10 cntclse the action OF any members OF
The club" said the Colonel but Mr.. Taller takes
great deal OF interest I'm coaching. and he would have
been active member -.
Inc COaCAlns Club is old organization, ana lts
mcmb r,hip list contains many OF the wealthy men OF
New York Among the members are tairnan Rogers
Augustus Sch.rmeihorn j. Roosevelt Roosevelt Pres
cO,t Lawrence Reginald W. KNes, COFnehls Wander
blt, Perry Belmont Delaney Kane, /. II Stu'slS'
Eugene Higgins, w. Seward Webb. francis !. JhdeI.
hill and Charles Carroll. 1t has clubhouse, but
meet Is Of the club held at tie knickerhocker or
al the houses OF the members.
L. SuicIn Taller is the only son OF r. n IAlsr
who lives at M. IL Washington square North. lie
l. about tyenty-seven years old, Harvard graduate
ana q member Of he Union and Racquet cluOS. lilS
eng gm nj Miss Maud LOrliard the only unmaircd
daughter OF Pierre LDIillard, was recently announced
Nh Taller has always taken great deal OF interest
Ia Goa hing and other outdoor sports. Last summer
he did great deal OF driving In France and this li he
brought over coach, which he drove TO the Morris
Park races. He has given much study 10 the SUB
In general lis writings have attracted attention he
cent articles OF Mr.. Taller in The Century" and The
Illustrated American" are Road Coaching up TO Date
md Coaching and Coachmen" lie holds the record
ar making the best time In 10 hours and so minutes
IN that time he drove coach and four from Paris 70
Trouvne, distance OF lao miles. ,,,a ..
Mr. Taller when seen last evening declined TO
talk about the refusal Of some Of the members OF
The Coaching Club TO admit him 10 their organization:
but he said his intention 10 devote as much OF
his time as formerly 70 the interest OF coaching III
THIS country.