Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-18

tor Sherman's headquarters has seen
him wipe his face OFF with his sleeve
and polish his rudy nose with his
brown mitten after these winter eXcur-
sions.
Allison. whose name is linked with
future greatness as q dozen others are.
is very fond of driving. and very smart
he looks upon the bOX-seat handling
the ribbons in front of a apprehension
sleigh. Allison is a rich man. He
owns horses of all cOlors. and he ham
dies them Well Allison does not skate,
plays golf very little and tennis not at
all except i'm the hottest weather He
likes. best of all summer games, gar
den croQuet. But he drives considera-
bly,. and this is a winter sport, as every
one knows.
Ii Calvin Brice were to give up all
aspirations. resign his seat as Senator
and hand over his railroad interests to
some one else, ne could become the
greatest master Of hounds in the world
He is a dashing rider, never takes cold
is absolutely fearless and can lear
fences as though they were brush. II
is not often that Mr. Brice will ride
TO hounds. but when he does he makes
an impression upon the riders. Ahead
he always is. with his ruddy face and
russell hair shining in the cold air. like
q signal Of encouragement waved
ahead. Brice also amuses himself driv-
ing, but he likes better TO ride.
CARLISLE'S SPORT.
Carlisle has no outdoor snort eX-
cept watching the carriage folk from
his front window OF this he is very
fond. He takes a seat by his window
every afternoon that he is not busy
and sits there until the gray of twilight
calls him i'm TO where the lights are
Mir. Carlisle began watching from the
window years ago He used 10 say that
ne worked out his mental problems this
way Anyway. you can see him there
almost any day. with his face pressed
close TO the pane, and the face of the
curtains falling around him as around
q sage Of solomon. No man likes 10 be
I interrupted al this winter sport. and
nothing veXes the Secretary of the
Treasury as much to have a friend
drop I'm TO see him. as if he were lone
some and wanted society
Levi p. Morton has as many winter
amuSements as he has daughters. He
actually tOboggans in the city of Al
f bany. where he is spending three win
+ ters. TOboggauing in Albany il differ
ent from I'm other cities. There they
build a slide for the Sleds, with step:
leading TO the top. There is music
there are attendants, and in the mids
Of all the tObogganer goes down in tri-
umph 10 the foot of the hill.
But it is out at a country place. tha
of the Corning estate, that Levi P. Nor
ton enjoys himself most in winter
Here he INDUCES i'm winter golf. anC
. rides to hounds. He is a horseback
man an the time and much resemble!
on horseback Samuel Tiden. who's
one-time seat he now occupies.
Very amusing things are said of th'
winter sports of the diplomats. Tale
of the "scorching' of Mavroye Bey
whose bicycle is nickel-plated, and thu
coasting frolics of another Ministe
are freely whispered about. But theS'
are quite put out of cOuntenance by TIT
sDorts of our American statesmen, WHIT
differ from the foreigners only in tina
they know which Of our fine winte
/ pastimes are conventional and which
are not.
CLARENCE S. RUSSELL.