The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-22

transferred bis fondness to the better man.
and Pritchard, without 1.-The SQUIRE behind
him, became one Of those who remember
past glories, but are not glorious themselves
any more.
Among some Of bis more recent ventures
in pugilism were his backing of Jack Burke
against his old protege Pritchard lin which
fight It Yves reported that Burke threw" the
fight for a consideration and of ''.Iem'
Smith against Frank Slavin. At that time he
declared, according to many witnesses, that
Smith should win, and, if he could not, at
least Slavln should not. IL was said that be
hired a gang OF rutf1sns TO go to Bruges,
under the leadership OF ''Jem" Carney,
which attacked Slavin with black jacks,
'knnckle duste-s,n and all the artillery
known to the fancy. This affair made
great uproar at the time. and the squire was
expelled from the Pelican Club and other
clubs in London for completely in the fight.
AT this time he lost many friends among
sporting men Of the letter class. Socially
his standing had never been high, and it
is a fact that he had few friends besides
those whose allegiance he bought with his
lavish generosity. The sQuire's hatred of
Slavin was intense, and the TWO men quar-
relied in London over the favors OF a bar
maid. His course Of dissipation told upon
him, and his appearance of late has shown
the effects of very fast life.
Besides running horses and minding the
prize ring and other departments Of sport
the squire found time to gain much noto-
riety as a protector and financial hacker of
a large number of actresses of high and low
degree. One Of his most costly adventures
Of this kind was his admiration for Lily
Langtry. For several years he showered
her with gifts and backed her theatrical
productions at a cost of many thousands of
pounds. Last year he presented her with
the 2year-old Melford from his training
stable at Newmarket. Melford had won
several good races for the squire and is en-
gagged for the present derby. Mrs. Langtry
races as Mr.. jersey" The squire himself
also had a good horse named Nader 10 for
the blue ribbon. This horse is considered
by many to be better one than Meltord.
The squires intimacy with Lily Langtry
was full OF lively interest, as behtted
sporting hte.- On one occasion they quar-
relied when the squire was in his cups, and
he proceeded to give the LILY vicious beat
ing, blackeninR her eye and otherwise i'm
pressing his views upon her. For this little
en- entertainment the squire was very much
astonished and sorry when he got sober aud
healed her wounds by an extra gift Of e25,-
600.
On one occasion the squire became enam-
ored Of Dolly Tester, the amiable wife Of
his grace, the Marquis OF Ailesbury, form
erly Lord Savernake, the costermoDger
peer. The squire made such Roadway in
her affections that she eloped with him.
AT er they grew tired Of each other the lady
returned to her husband, who declared that
mis- feelings and dignity had been grievously
hurt. Thereupon the squire paid Aiesoury
500 ,0o0 and the family honor was declared
healed.
At another time he posed as the friend
and financial msiustay Of Agnes Hewitt,
burlesque lady Of England. The incidents
g 81, :
pleasant thoughts in the mind OF MIR. Lancas-
ter. the husband Of the star, and q suit for
divorce resulted, in which the squire was
named as correspondent.
With regard to money matters, the squire
was a complex character. At times, he
would play ducks and brakes with his
patrimoDy in a way that must have made
the canny old Scotch ironmaster, his father,
turn in his grave, and OF other times the
power of heredity would seize him, and he
would haggle over a shilling like the veriest
huckster. The only fit Of generosity ever
known to have surprised the old Gartsherrie
iroumaster himself was the time that he
gave the prlncely sum of 100000 to the
Kirk of Scotland, donation which some
wicked wag designated as the largest fire IN
surance policy ever taken out.
The story is told that shortly after this
gift to the Scottish church, the donor and
Mr. Merry, another wealthy ironmaster and
one of Englaud's most famous turfmen, met
in a train at Carlisle Old Baird began to
take the latter TO task for his sporting pro-
clivities.
You old hypocrite, " retorted the blunt
Englshman; for all your cant, I'll bet
Ell 600 that you're not able to say the
Lords prayer right through"
''l'll TAX ye up; I'll tax ye up: eagerly
snapped Baird. The bet was made, and
Baird began, in a nasal monotonous tone he
deemed suitable for the solemn occasion,
on the psalm, Tho Lord is my shepherd, l
shall not want" ''Stopp said Merry,
so the tale goes. that's enough! You've
won, but Pm ID If thought you knew
it,"
Whether Baird was SO delighted by his
proving his religious principles to the Philia-
tine Merry that he determined to keep the
sum won as a souvenir is not known, but it
is certain that for many years the only
adornment Of his frugally-furnished bed-
room was a Bank of England note for
91 200, which be had Kept framed over his
bed, paying on moderate computation the
annual sum of $500 for the privilege OF hav-
ing small fortune on hand above his beds
head.
The incidents of the sluire's fatal visit
to America are SO recent as to be easily re-
membered. He came here about six weeks
ago as the friend and hacker Of Charlie"
mlICu6Ii, WIZ udu JUDI Dcoh ASlChscu AAOLA
prison at Pentonville to arrange fight be-
tween Mitchell and Corbett. When they
landed from the steamship Majestic their
first step ashore was into the arms of fede-
raj officers, by whom Mitchell was arrested
as an ex-convict. They got out of this
dilemma by sharp trick of able legal
counsslors and then proceeded uptown to
the Hotel Brunswick, where their applca-
ton for rooms was refused. The whole
party WAS in q towering rage by that time,
and they went to the Gedney house, where
they stayed while their wrath cooled.
Negotiations for the proposed Corbett-
Mitchell fight began at once, and the squire
entertained everybody lavisnlY, when Supt.
Byrnes took hand in the gaze and fright
ened the party out of town. During the
negotiations the squire put up $4,000 for
Mitchell to offer to Corbett hackers. which
sum is now lodged with the stakeholder.
1t is quite possible that the death of the
squire may cause this money to be wtth~
drawn and thus interfere with the expected
fight. The squire's kinsman may net wish
to carry on his dead cousins business lat
the old stand" and the legal complications
which may arise cannot easily be foretoldA
When the squire and his party lett New
York suddenly they went to Lakewood,
where they held court for a time, contracts
ing large bills, all OF which, Of course, the
squire paid. Thence by easy stages they
went to New Orleans for Jim" Halls fight
with Fitzsimmons before the Crescent Atm
letic Club, which resulted the other night
in the Australians defeat. The squire had