New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
"THINGs JAPANESE"
Artistic Christmas Gifts
At Reasonable Prices.
JAPANESE TRADING GO.
tAssocates).
EAST 18TH ST.,
between 9Th Avenue and Union Square
Christmas Counters Now Ready.
OPEN EVENINGS.
CHAT ABOUT TTRFHEN.
SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE AN UNPLEASANT
EXPERIENCE WITH CHICAGO GAS

EXPERIENCE WITH CHlCAID bAS
It Is said that Lester Reln and J. j. McCanarty
will join the Duke & Wishard stable In Engan1
Wisha-d sailed yesterday. If the foregoing is trne
Il will be good news to the timid persons who trem-
be at the thought Of war with England. for 1t Is
safe TO say that England will concede every point
in the Venezuelan question II this Government VIII
only recall the McCanerty Duke and Wishard COM
bination-thst IT, If their horses race as erraticaiy
as they did In this country 1t Is reported that the
reason Mr. Wishard decided to In England
next year was because the Baltimore meeting was
too much for his sensitive nerves
W. Connublal DAILY Is in the doeful dumps. HIS
wife secured a divorce and $4,000 from him. ana
Jockey Sheedy is around telling tales about DAILY 2
cruelty to him when in his service. Sheedy has IN
timated that the evidence used In the divorce case
Will be used against the Hartford turfman. who be-
walls the ungra teuness of the boy who objects TO
being thrashed.
a band OF sad-eyed turfmen gather nightly at De-
monico's and solemny discuss the question of the
hour (the Venezuelan affair. 1t is beyond the COM
prehens.on of some of the turfmen why anything as
sociated with Venezuela affects Chicago Gas. Here
are some incidents of the situation among the turf
men, l.. o. Appeby purchased a block of stock in
the neghborhood of 20 TO hold for few days to
obtain enough money tG purchasa Christmas pres
ents or course. he did not purchase the presents,
for to use his own expression "a ten-hoe setback
makes 1t a hard game" Somebody suggested that
This aroused his wrath and he exclaimed: IL have
not hit anybody since my schoolboy days. but will
break my record by striking anybody who asks me
to strike an average in Chicago Gas" David Gideon
purchased some gas nearer home and was comfort
able winner. but is the losing side. j. T.
Mcdonald is i'm deep that he laughs at the others
because he intends to go to Europe and wait for
rise. He has selected St. Petersburg as the best
place in which to keep COOL yet he does not read,
nor Is he familiar with the Russian language. To
make 1t stronger the stock quotations of Chicago
Gas not quoted in the st. Petersburg news
papers.
John Kelly smiles pleasantly at the agitated spec
ula tors. He STARTLED James r. Keene, David Gideon
and ]. f. Mcdonald by announcing that he had
stop watch especially adjusted TO time Chicago Gas
and was anxious TO bet that Chicago Gas would 90
down hill three-quarters, any number OF seconds
faster than yeariinE trained.
James H. Mccormack. who formerly was asso-
ca,ed with William l.. Scott attempted to purchase
Domino from James r. Keene last week the
strength of anticipated profits in Chicago Gas No
body convince Mr.. Mccormack that j. J. Nc
Cafferty did not disseminate the tip He intends
to retire from the turf unless starting changes
take place tomorrow. a yearling has been named
Chicago Gas. az his owner Is confident that the
plungers will shun him and that as good as 20 TO
will always be laid against his chances