New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-29
VIEWS OF LIFE
WHAT ONE SEES AND HEARS IN AN
EVENING AT THE WALDORF.


WHO GATHER THERE-FRoM THE GRAY RAG
ING BILL TO THE INDUSTRIAL SITUATION
7, is course Of study in itself TO sit in the cafe
of the Waldorf and listen 10 the general conve7sa-
zion 81 the cosmopolitans who pass their evenings
discussing the topics of the day. Perhaps the rae
In, men talking on the subject neares; their heart
are the most enthusiastic of the many parties scatter
nj the different tables. Now that the Gray Dill i
likely to become law. the clause as 10 per cent
OF the gross receipts has aroused the cormoran,S
~ certain racetrack owners who croak dsmaHy
about their revenues Every body eXcep, the track
owners and their stpendaries has known from 'he
beginning that to realize any true reform on tle
turf so that the hOrse-Owners and the puoHc VIII
receive fair play. racing for revenue ana revenue
only should be abolished. The days OF lniia'ioh
nm the turf are oye- Consequently :" per cent
Dividends and high sa aries over on the turi'
II is too late to refer 10 fe" great raves
tina; enrich each year, ana url'e }" o'''e'
into turf bankruptcy. better known as the ioilet'
list The consensus OF opinion amcAg turfnen Is
that the Gray bill is emnentty just TO eVerNOou!'
and that the calamity -howlers who cry ABOUT rev
enue should have taken nS years ago. Wheh
the greed for revenue alone caused the Respectable
supporters Of the turf to abandon II for o'her
sports in which the gambling element did hot pre-
dominate
Tn rsoara ~ the resembling of rules by the State
Commissioners all the alleged aarm is only ie.'
nv the persons who have made Jockey Ciuo
necessary There is little danger that any RUE VIII
be rescinded, as the Jockey Club OF To-Day Is TOT
the Board OF Control or the Jockey Ciuo o. TRACK
owners who cared for nothing ut what could
be wrung out Of the racing public Inc Jockey
Club Of to-day is composed largely Of men OF the
right sort The controlling element OF the Jockey
Club of to-day Is made up OF breeders ana horse
owners who are DESTROYS OF securing the pest
and hghes; principles OF the sport OF racing IRON
the avarcious grasp OF seekers for revenue 1t is
,t..F,1
care TO place himself on record without giving the
Gray bill serious consideration and study as II
is impossible TO foresee the effect of the Gray Dill
on racing revenues until after season OF racing
under its provisions.
The foregoing reflects the various opinions OF
the many different turfmen Who frequent '"e
Waldorf and other uptown cafes.
While the racing men were discussing the Gray
bill on a recent evening. other important matters
were talked about at the surrounding tables. y
prosperous looking business man, VINO might pe
ANYTHING from a bank president to wine agent
approached large rugged. weather-oea'ef'' orohNo
faced man, and slapped him on the BACK saElhs'
'Well Mack how about the dismal swamp
The man addressed as Mack replied:
ITS out of sight and much easier than either you
or anybody else believed 1t to be- The water Is pure
and limpd. and by the standp!pe system can DC
easily introduced to Norfolk and the surrounding
towns
The conversation between the two developed the
fac, that a company was to be formed to furnish
Old Point Comfort. Norfolk and the adjacent places
with fresh water from the Businesses OF the Dlsal
Swamp where all night long, by the hsht OF
FREELY lamp maiden paddles about IN d .is!' CAME
defying malaria and other affections incidental 10
dampness. .,
Marcus DAILY and Irwin c. Stump were seateu
close by talking about millions of dollars as huel'H
as IL they were discussing street-car rare AS 'heS
arose from the table both agreed that 'he sum
total of their calculations would approximate S'''
100000.
Wi,hou+ a moments DELAY the table occupied
by a typical (Col) Mulberry ,eliers. who described
the glories of Kafiiland and its mines In deep
sonorous voice ne tod how easy it was 70 aGau of
American mines look like street 'nendlcants' nc
said; ,- {, t.. ra,r,,est DAYS. when everybody
dealt in mining shares is not in it with London at
the present time Why the police are soO M
the Prince down to the costermongers is ANXIOUS 10
sss go At from the kT Rhodss and viii
few friends get in on the ground moor Deio'e
place ,S hs anGare on joins ms W. U and c
MacEay hastily left party of d fTsas ro snd
Wsere Mere several persons had gathered watching
procession OF walters with screens which were
known young clubman and variety actress BON ON
of whom have been extensively wsee seated
The fact that the pair shut out from the view
Of the seuse i4aT To as
being screened from public view.
John T. Sanford of Amsterdam, was asked oy
cotton broker what he thought Of the business out
look Mr.. Sanford replied: 49,
Gradual improvement for at least two years, as
A. is not al all likely that any attempt VIII be macs
10 tinker with the tariff do not believe there VIII
be ANYTHING like a BOOM because booms are un-
healthy and il is Impossible for any lasting boom
to come until the wages of the workers nave Deen
restored TO the standard of Republican protecuoi
FOR the wage-earner and the capitalist alike nti
the wage-earner has the same chance TO purchase
that ne enjoyed before the advent of Clevelandism
business men will plod along carefully, as manu-
facturers do TO squirt when QrlVlng on an
unknown road, full of ruts and pitfalls caused oy
the narrow-tred wheels on the Democratic wagon
heavily freighted with the plumbers OF aneeeu
statesmen and hnanciers. ,,
Taken on the whole, an hour in the main corridor
Of the Waldorf and in the cafe is fully as interesting
as a play and is instructive as well. From O'Clock
until there is continuation OF Kaleidoscope
changes that cause a stranger 10 gasp with aston
tshment.