New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-03


hoard 81 Aldermen of any city. much less cities
like Mount Vernon and Yonkers' gets to fe Tnn
too they were playing for charity. and charity
covers a multitude of sins ever In baseball.
THE PROCEEDS FOR 4 HOSPITAL.
The receipts from the game. drawn from over
two thousand people from Yonkers. Mount YER
non and adjacent towns were for the benefit OF
the Mount Vernon Hospital. Mayor Strong was
the drawing card in his advertised capacity oil
umplre and certain 1t is that the institution Will be
richer by some hundreds Of dollars. whether IL
will have an of patients to-day by reason
OF the game was one of the burning questions OF
yesterday. $50
The story OF this game would be long one were
1t all set down. and there is some entertaining
day Mount Vernon ever saw reminded the Mayor
OF story, which he told TO the party on the way
out behind Lawson " Fuller's smashing SKIES
There a man In Dayton. ohio. VINO was al
dcted to drink TO an inordinate degree He was
purchased and brought home he advised to
abstain to get sober view Of It, That's all
WAGONS all right III be too drunk to see it, but
Mount Vernon.
THE DRIVE
About the preliminary and Mr.. Fuller. 1t will be
remembered that some days ago he had ask ID the
pleasure Of driving the Mayor to the game and the
latter had accepted. Guests with the Mayor were
President John Jeroloman of the Board of Alder
men j. Seaver Page and r. Bradley Strong. son Of
the Mayor When Tribune reporter cached mr.;
usr house at yen ana
man. despite his seventy-two years. was flying
ration Of harness and horses berating ''Patsey."
his stable boy. one minute and dlscoursing on the
unparalleled exce.lences of Dexter and Cricket the
next BE IT known that these the names of
two little back stations, whose record In iouDe
the lead but this occasion, as the team was to
be made up Of six horses they were made the mid
and ROAM both very fast, were the leaders. The
wheelers were Dexter v. also stallion. but sober
enough for wheel work, and Flora bay mare,
gentle a kitten.
GOING EASY" WITH THE MAYOR
Never did mean thing In her Hfe" said
Mr.. Fuller with sincere pride and an affectionate
pat he passed on to correct Cricket, who would
persist in meddlng with Sir Walters flowing tail
Now, sir. you little scamp, look me in the eye.
You know better than that. Let Sir Walter alone.
will YOU" And Cricket looked his owner full in
the eye. as commanded, and raised his ears and
seemed anxious to oblige that one would never
suspect him Of malicious wrong doing. NO. do
not intend TO take any chances OF wrecklng the
marked the veteran whip 'and shall proceed very
carefully. But aren't they beauties| abiding en-
middle OF his team. ii call them my two diamonds
between four pearls. and | guess that's about
All things must have end and even Mr.. Fuller's
elaborate preparations were finally completed
taking on his guests. At lOSo o'clock he brought
the turnout, a handsome two-seated drag. and the
mettesome team up under the elevated station at
one hundred-and- forty ffth-st He had not long
10 wait Soon the party off up the hill 10 st.
Nlchoas-ave. Then the course was north TO Kings
bridge Road and up to Washington Bridge. over
that superb drive at clipping gait he sent the six
horses. and then down through Feather y. l Lane
to Macomb's Dam Road. Then north
and into Jerome-ave. by a convenient cut. through
Fordham Heights, on up past the weed-grown en-
trance of old Jerome Park and still until the
six-in-hand stretches its length under the portal
of Woodlawn Cemetery.
CHEERS FOR THE PARTY
The official at the gate removes his hat 10 the
Mayor: but that has become a common occurrence