The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-07
CORBHTF ON HIS FARM
The Picturesque Spot Where
the Worlds Champion
Trains.
NEXT TO THE Y. NJ. c. A. CAMP.
How the Pugillsts Spend Their
Time in the Asbury Woods.
NEXT TO THE Y. NJ. c. A. CAMP.

Special TO The Jersey CITY Neps.
AsBURY PARK. Sept. Z. 1893. One Of
the attractions OF this neighborhood just
nov is the champion of the World"
James J.. Corbett, the "gentlemanly"
pugilist who succeeded in knocking out
the seemingly invincible John L. Sui
Ivan. What aver one may think OF Mr..
Corbett and his chosen profession It is
none the less ths fact that he is honestly
entitled to his sobriqnet of "Gentleman
JIM" When be first returned to Aspury
after his little disastrous dispute with
the Chicago Fair Managers he stopped
for a few days at the Brunswick, and
frequently made his appearance on the
board walk. IL is intensely amusing to
hear the good sisters OF Ocean Grove who
put a prize fighter in the same class with
the arch enemy OF mankind himself ak
about Corbett- They all declare that
they cannot believe that sue a nice look
Ing, gentlemanly appearing man could be
one OF those horrible priZe fighters, mi
they make no attempt TO conceal their
admiration for his personal appearance.
X While at the Brunswick the guests
occasionally succeeded in getting Corbett
w AoJ aSt00 ME OA
or whatever his reserve might be called,
and lningls with them. On such occa-
sions he conversed freely, and there was
nothing in his manner to suggest the
modern pugillst.
He has just started In to train for his
fight with Mitchell ut his recent purchase
which he calls The Farm" Deal Lake,
which forms the Northern boundary of
Asbury Park. has five arms which
lions after its waters have
poured through the small culvert under
the railroad track at che Interlockeu sta.
ton. On n of these arms, about ten
minutes walk from the North Asbury
Park station, beyond the Athletic Clue
grounds. is the Farm.
NEXT TO H Y. NJ. C.. A. CAMP.
1t Immediately adjoins Wauamassa,
the camp ground or the Y. NJ. G. A. and.
as IL to shield its young men from the
contamination of whatever evil inf1u-
ences. Turk around the pugillsl's
homo. the association is erecting a high
fence between the two places. A deep
gully. crossed by rustic bridges, forms a
natural boundary between the training
grounds Of those who fight each other
aud those who fight satan. The Farm is
a slight pIaLue shaded with a thick
growth of young trees. which delight
fnlly shade the grounds.
The main building in which Corbett
lives Is a low cottage with large ample
ptazzas upon which you can lounge aud
obtain an unobstrucGed view over the
arm OF the lake to the breakers on Deal
Beach. In the distance. From the cot
tage the ground slopes gently TO the edge
It the lake not over a hundred feet away.
To The right of the cottage looking to-
ward the lake Is u small two STORY build
Ing which has been fitted up as a gym
nasium in which the champion takes
much OF his exercises. Near the house
is q croquet ground apd off toward the
barn in the rear OF the house Is u large
handball court. The lake affords ample
sourc for business or sport.
There Is a Strai ghtaw way course of a
mile and Il half for the man III training,
while the bass Inc pike with which the
waters ara stocked provide p.euty of
sport for the ang er- The clear runntng
water of the l.Ke brings a cold refresh
Ing plunge TO tbs champions very doors,
while a few minutes spin in a shell, or q
rapid walk brings him to the surf bath
Ing on the beach.
VISITING THE CHAMPION.
The other day Frank Ten Brock, the
energetic Mayor of Asbury Park, VINO is
a warm friend OF Corbett's, took a patty
of newspaper men ard members of the
Legislature over TO 1.-The Farm" TO see
the champion. When they crossed one
OF the rustic bridges over she gully they
came upon Jack DEMPSEY. the
ex : champion mid dlewelghr, and
Brady, Coroett's manager, play
ing a game of croquet. while
Donaldson, the cham pion7s sparriug
partner. and two or three other pugilistic
stars of a lesser magnitude were seated
upon the porch. The Mayors party, after
being introduced to the fighters, took a
seat upon the piazza. and began to ex-
press their admiration for the picturesque
spot which Corbett had picked out for his
headquarters. These were interrupted by
the appearance OF q tall young mar en-
veloped from head to feet IN a dark
brown bath robe with a pleasant iutel-
lectual face aud a wonderful dark brown
Pompadour. OF course it was Mr.. Cor
bett. and as the Mayor presented each
member of his party, the pugi.ist crested
him with a clasp of tue hand. a
warm smile and q pleasant look of recog-
milton. He said that he was about 10
punch the bag and invited the party to
accompany him. All went to the gym
nasium, where the champion threw off
his bath robe and stood forth stripped to
the buff, only more so.