New-York tribune., 1897-01-17
TALK AMONG TURFMEN.
A WESTERN MINERS EXPERIENCE WITH
A HOTEL GUEST
RACING IN cArIroRvrA-owNERs OF COURSES
THERE DESTROYS OF aErviNa EASTERN
MEN TO SEND THEIR HORSES TO THE
SLOPE, IN THE WINTER MONTH";.

SLOPE IN THE WINTER MONTHS,
ut Is bad form TO be seen In the street oeio,e
dark" was the remark made by one OF INC "e,,
known men of wealth and leisure OF 'h's e"' "
the cafe Of an uptown hotel recently i"e "
mark caused much discussion Of what Is require"
=. ,h. "rea, thing" IN the social push that goes
"a make up the set which haunts the cares oi '"c
leading hotels rather than the clubs NOW .''"'
MANY Of the leading social AFFAIRS are he'u u"
ballroom which Is near a public care 'ne NC" "
are on the outside Of the sacred c'c'e "o'o 90
opportunity to deceive unsophistca'eu so'ou'" .a
from distant cities and few euiNp'e pe' A.
are not familiar with the ways OF 'hose "ho ~
uah, an making their friends believe that the!
are ON familiar terms with the ceieorities Oh So 80
c,ety The man who talked about pao io'"' "
lated upon the Of his associates. iie sou
"I, ,s not the proper thing for man OF "ea,,n
and position to go down to "aI'-s'' " se
broker On the contrary. he should arrange ma
go On that his broker should come to see h'r'
~ course n IS all right to take drive t"rous,
tho PARK hut one should not be seen OH ioo'
away from his club In the daytime.
ssone Of the men within hearing OF TINS gar
ruous person were pedigree experts. anu on
sudible remark that certain brokers wouio 20 az
.., .,, a,stance 10 talk with some of the young
,ors ,ro,e relatives who went to see the'r oroNe'
an waIl-st caused the young man 10 suoS'"e. "
few interested persons watched 'hc p0 ,s
IN the cafe with interest. one staid o'u o"9~
man from the West told friend that ne was s:' =,
that he could not accompany MN nome
o'clock but his daughters were danci"s "
ballroom. and Of course he was compe'co ~ "a
sor them At certain functions men III e'e~
clothes go in one door and enter 'he care D' t
other thereby giving the impression" l" w
ouen,crs of the cafe that they are OF 'he e.', az"
are terribly bored by attending fa'r'ai."s
~ IN reality the only balls they attehu 10 Piop
.rlv ara "high balls served under 'he "".'.o
:. ,.mo. or Oscar There are so much shaf' an.
s.,oc,,on among certain men VINO nave "'a"
wealth that the old timers ana pe",es .ns,or.
1est and make merry over the so''"' ,,.,a
~ tho army of unknowns who throhs p'".e -,
society focks. 1t is pitiabe 10 "i'ne' ...r, N
=, son,e men land women. too. for that iii"''
y. s,.,r tho names of guests at hotels 1reaueh'e"
~ soc,etv AT one hotel where strict oroeis a..
,tven to the employees not TO gra'hs '"p or
curiosity by giving informauoh "s " ,rrst.d
.r.n the names Of guests TO induirers'
employe got into trouble one hisn' '"" - wasa a
Vt. ,o,d an inquirer that Western miner ~'s
- ,,o,,r banker who is in the top row VI soe'"'
s.,ahr,,,es The man who received the inlor"'a'o.'
hss,ened Off In the wake OF the miner a", so,a.
onportune moment extended MS nan" a, ,.,oa
.riow do YOU do. Mr.. B." The miner s',.
m and glared fercely at the man. anu - o,
.sse here. What is there about me that "iahe' 'ou
.h;,r vou con sell me gold bricks: IL may oe '"''
,r,erna, togs Confound your impudence' nav
mind TO slap your face. am roch snap ''o. ~
Montana. and II you don't get away from h',e' .o
will think you have been run thro"e' '"
stamp mill , oryr;,v de-
.raed NJ the employe why he made him look so
r,a,cu,ous before his friends ION. you spoNe W
The wrong man. | thought you meant MT d. WY
has lust gone out" The inquisiuVe pe'so' no"
taken his meals in his room ana never VENUES
downstairs unless satisfied that the ihi"ei 10 ""
the building On the other hand. the miner 'e"s
~. .s.oc,atas that An attempt was made to bunco
hin, the very first time he appeared In evening
clothes. ,. . ..u
Frederick Gebhard is frequent visitor 10 'he
Waldorf Mr. Gebhard has every reason u oe
pleased with the success OF 81. saviour rs , ,"e
Reports from Kentucky say that the young Things
ny g. Saviour are far above the average In quality
and general appearance
De Courcey Forbes intends to go to England IN
time TO witness the race for the i-hcons"'io
Handicap which will be run in March, and ne VIII
remain In England from the beginning or the racing
season at Lincoln until 1t ends at Newmarket. IN
the autumn Pierre Lorards stable is in excel
lent condition, and is likely TO prove prominent
factor on the English turf this year The s'aoie
placed twenty to Its credit last year. despite
the MANY drawbacks ccasioned by sickness and by
various mishaps which occurred TO the horses
Lord William Beresford is rapidly recovering from
the effect OF the recent injuries which he received
I'm the hunting field and IL is safe TO predict that he
will be present to witness the running OF the Lin
colnshre Handicap.
Enoch wishard is wintering his horses at Saratoga.
Lester Rein. the Jockey. is slowly recovering from
severe attack Of pneumonia. Reiff expected to be
we'll enough 10 ride the early spring meetings. The
report published in The Tribune that Mr.. Feather
stone the bicyc.e millionaire Of Chicago. intended to
buy First Mate and Ben Holiday has been verified
by the purchase of both the Western runners. Mr..
Featherstone intends 10 his horses in the East.
and with the addition of Dr. McLeans stable to the
list of hor ed in he
tests between the fast ones OF the East and those Of
the West may be safely anticipated
An absurd rumor has been going the rounds OF the
uptown hotels and cafes that effort made 10
break the contract of Powers the lightweight Jockey.
who has left the employ Of r. Brady. who Is known
a. Virginia Brady. so that Powers can enter the
vice OF +. Lorillard and ride for him in England.
not been made public. although 1, is vaguely hined
al by the patrons OF the poolrooms In the baiWck OF
John G. Fo.ansbee is in California. but is expected
10 arrive In this city next week. Jack Foliansbee
admired by all classes o. associated with the turf
as well as by every one who has the pleasure of his
acquaintance
REPORTS ABOUT ULLMAN.
Reports from California say that Joseph Ullman
started of at rapid pace as bookmaker the
San Francisco tracks and t.5op in three days.
The ''slopers got 10 his and won 1; all
back In addition 10 $4,000 OF Ullman's Eastern WIN
nings. with the result that Ullman qu!; the game and
Tod Sloane attracts more attention in San
Francisco than More" Gunst. When the latter
arrives In this city the announcement IL made in
all the leading hotels that Nose Gunst has
come" When he departs cal BILE dispatches are
stnt abroad announcing tina, Nose Gunst has
went.
David Gideon is extremely happy and Is rapidly
becoming enamored OF the Pacific Slope. He visits
the GIN House almost every day. and sings
snatches from the popular operas to the sea lions
David is not betting large amounts the races.
as his experience at New-OrIeans last year taught
him that II Ia dangerous TO try to win
penscs at winter racetracks.
General +. c. McIewee Is likely TO be a frequent
visitor to the racetracks the coming season. The
appointment of General McI-ewee official steward
by the Jockey Club would cause many OF the angels
Of the turf to depart for the West while others
would be Tx ,ly to sell out their racing interests at
Q sacrifice: bat then the Jockey Club IL not likely
to appoint men like General Aclewee to official
place. his reports on racing might be altogeher
too frank and candid.
Colonel Thomas r. Ochitree is In Washington