The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22

look. remember when he was worth deal
of money. He lost it and is now working for a
living"
"He must be plunger then?"
"WelI yes, he is. He and Sam Emery were
partners in Dry AIonopole when he was beaten
by Blue Wing. Sam had backed Dry Monopole
to the tune of $4,000 and the major differed
in his opinion of the horses. He placed a cool
$4,000 on Blue Wing. This caused the split
OF the partnership. Blue Wing lost.
'Never heard of Pinkerton employing him as
a detective, have you?
''When the major was in partnership with
Tom Shannon in the East, after clearing up
$4,000 boy named Clay picked up the
satchel containing the money and walked-to
Canada. OF course they could not eXtradite
him, so Pinkerton employed Reeves to entice
him back to the States. He went over the bor-
der, chummed in with the boy, and under the
pretense of reaching boat bound for Europe
led the boy into Maine, where he was bounced
upon and nearly all the money was recovered.
'The boys are all very fond of playing jokes
on the major, and one day, while he was hay-
ing Hammam bath i'll Washington, they cut
up his clothes, and he was forced to go to his
hotel in a woman's wrapper. The first police
man that he met arrested him for parading in
female attire, but he was released when his
partner explained the circumstances of the
case.
''You bet the major is great character, but
I have an engagement which prevents me
from relating few more incidents with which
1 am acquainted. So, adios.'
"The man who tries to be amusing is not
often as successful as the serious man who
never tries to make joke is sometimes" said
S. H. Friedlander last night at the Columbia.
az was out with Mrs. DR.. Gibbons, Mrs. White
of tlo 9th io6i ut bn
Charming Auxiliary at Sutro Heights on
Wednesday, arranging about the presen tation
of AS You Like It. An EnglishmalI, who is
travelling around the world was there, and
became very enthusiastic over the place we
had chosen for the play. 'AhP he said, What
could be more fitting and appropriate? Here
you have perfect paradise, the real forest of
Arden. It's Gods theater, a garden of Eden.
But where you going to hang the curtain?' 4"
General warfeld of the California saw the
first race between the Defender and Valkyrie in
good style.
"Quite number of us Californians went out
together on g tug secured by General Cutting.
Colonel Frank Sumner and Colonel Edwards
were in the party, and l don't think any one
ever saw a race under better auspices For my
part shall be satisfied if 1 never see another.
1t was the prettiest sight ever saw or expect
10 see. our rug followed along the course, so
that we had view of practically the whole
race. When in the early part of the race the
Valkyrie made an effort to cross the Defenders
bow and failed, as her sails tapped there
was such yelling and shouting and blowing
of whistles as have never heard, for 1t meant
victory for our boat. Then again, later, when
the Defender sailed across the Valkyrie's bow,
there was another outbreak. 1t would be use
less for me to try to describe the sight and
the noise and enthusiasm. 1t was all beyond
any of my expectations"