The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18
DREGS OF THE ARION WINE.
ABOUT a. NJ WAR BROKE our IN
THE GARDEN REsTlURANT

TIppters eauebbtet All over The Fises
Faster thar the Detectives Couid Detect
a Mysterious Athletic Clus Episode.
The waning hours Of the Arion ball In Mad
ison Square Garden on Friday night were
marked By several free-for-all fights in the
restaurant They began shortly after 3o'clock
and ragged In different parts Of the restaurant
at one time There were plenty Of detectives
there. but they only added to the confusion
when they tried to stop IL
The nrst row broke out In the centre OF the
crowded restaurant and In less than minute
City men and several women we're swaying In
q bunch, each struggling TO put the other out
Of the way In some manner or other The
tables were swept clear OF bottles and glasses,
chairs were overturned. and the crash OF glass
ware on the stone floor was an accom- paniment
to shouts and screams Halt q dozen Central
ONCE detectives were In the midst OF the
huilsbaloo separating belliRerents and en-
deavoring to weed out the main sgeressors.
The detectives succeeded. after ten minutes Of
hot work. In getting some sort OF order out OF
the Undesirable tumble. OF course IL was all
caused BY woman
She was good looking girl, dressed In black
and half drunk. A tall. young fellow was sip
ping wine noar her and exchanging glancos
over the top Of his glass with a little woman
whose dark eyes sparkled underneath heavy
veil. The girl watched the pair for moment.
and then marched straight up to the young
man. She grabbed him by the arm and said
in an authoritative tone that abe wanted to
speak with him Immediately. He glanced at
her and blushed crimson. Then he said:
Go away. I don't want to talk with you"
and he shook his arm free.
"whatp shrieked the girl. clutchinR his
arm again and becoming more enraged; you
talk like that to mef'
Now 90 away: l don't want any trouble
here" exclaimed the young fellow. strug Cling
to free his arm.
What do you mesn'" demanded tho girl
furiously.
Waiter. call an Officer" said the young fell
low.
Then the girl reached across the table and
tried to tear the veil from the face OF the little
woman. She would have succeeded had not
the young man given her push which almost
knocked her down. Another young fellow got
into the wrangle then. and tho free iRht dsvel-
oped. The tall young man disappeared In the
T he walters had hardly had tim. to pick up
had G mot r.. 1aS sn Se bsfePs
thers was another melee. This had been de-
rss S4
by looking at the caroussrs. when 10 caught
fellow whose attentions were evidently wasted
tho IL Table. and shsf!Ss hand: with sSs blond
womsn sat down. The slim I'm man mar gnred and
tSa:d Els s the and ss
temptuously. The slim young man struck at
him and missed; The big man put on his hat
mon me-" and burly waiter y led t to intsrrerc'
The slender man made spring at the pig one
SoG d ~ i.s fsoE and .hp ss Si%
asoyaa cfss 1e ona to BOB sSt
under the big mans nose as aggressive as
sasSsa Rim AGAIN one: ana more Se
dissppeaIsd. but he seemed as slippery
e.. an eel n.S Sr aS 1't SS oh S'h ND
neck. There was rush to save the big man
rs s ei
them wore evening Clothes fnstssd Of CLUBS.
jumped on the small man and held him. Sc
eureiy while St is pushed the pair and their
remnant Of this combat moved of to COR
.nf 10
the restaurant saw that the brawlers intended
to keep It IN all night. and. turning out part OF
During ail the trouble fat-facsd. jolly little
which we're Invariably followed By a side:
splitting laugh from stoutiwoman who sat
~ inc same thDle. Iney ate oysters hnu drank
champagne and were entirely oblivious to
everything that occurred away from their
table
Il is rare that such scenes are witnessed at
the AIion ball. Good nature and order have
been the general rule. The only trouble last
night was In the restaurant. The society had
1uO picked men to serve as floor com rnittee.
All these wore costumes, and all were stall
wart handsome fellows. Their work was sys-
tematiZsd. and they did 1t snsctually. Only
once was there any real trouble on the floor.
and that occurred when q muscular soubrette
tried TO see how high she could kick. One
OF tho guards cautioned her TO stop. but she
only laughed at him. He took hold OF her to
put her of the floor and she resisted. She
slapped his face. and clawed. kicked, and hit
at him. but he seized her in his powerful arms
and carried her bodily OF the floor. She was
turned over to the police. who put her out.
lust before the ball ended a short. stoekily
built man with bloody noso and rumplsd
shirt front approached a group OF men stand
ing In the lobby. and cried:
" Is there anybody hero who has q liking for
the New York Athletic Clubw
You bet we have" said one OF the crowd
Well follow me. boys" shouted the little
mans running inside again; hut the crowd
moved on the other way The little man dis
appeared inside the Rmphitheatre, and came
out on the rbn a few moments later with his
silk hat jammed over his eyes and one of the
tails missing from his coat. lie mover stopped
running. and soon afterward a stout German
walked out placidly. No explanations were
given.