The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-26
LIVE TOPICS ABoUr ToWN.

as 1t might II the experience Of one man who
wentto theatre last week Ia often repeated.
The particular advantage OF this new plan.
which, In its general detail. seems admirable.
is to protect audiences from the eKtortions OF
cabmen who may ind their services in in
creased demand In case OF rain or other unia-
vorable changes In the weather during the eve
ming On this particular occasion a rain came
up and cab was ordered at the box Office by a
spectator. who received the customary ticket
Tor Il. but afterward found the driver waiting
NJ the door whom the performance was over.
HE defamation was within one Of the limits
programme. He drove there and offered the
cabman the sum called for by the schedule OF
all very we'll for the theatre cabman." he said
but am not oIe OF them. / was waiting out
side the theatre for a fare when l was engaged
asked Tor the cabs which The regular stable.
keepers supply." The only thing to be done
than twice the amount mentioned on the, pro;
Eramme. This passenger did it.end wondered
to take advantage Of the theatres effort to
cater TO tho convenience OF its patrons
A loyal Englshman who came to Wall street
by way Of Montreal. and who admits that he is
the most expert navigator OF a dory on the
Sound. sized up the Shamrock and the Column
bia two weeks ago. and thon locke around for
an opportunity to place few bets He waved
his colors in crowd OF Wall street men. who
asserted that England never had turned out
good yachtsmen. They are tho best sail
ors in the world" said the English
man. and the other brokers replied by
Offering him good odds against the Sham
rock taking homo tho Cup. When the Eng
lishman began to figure UP the number OF bots
that h 8 had tai en- he felt 1t the part OF caution
to again look the Columbia over. He saw her
racing around the Sound with tho Defender
md proyip0 beraaf n mi AT "a he battar
boat As an expert dory sailor he could not
close his eyes to tho good points OF the Amerl-
Tho ThsE 1 % he Of To
say, that tho Coium bia was not so slow.
You have lived here long enough, to lose
your loyalty to your own country said one OF
Not BIT otit but as a yachtsman know q
fbooa Boat when h see IT,. was ms reply; ena
bets Just TO prove the proposition. The Eng:
lshman who sails dory found at the end OF
the Columbia at various. odds. Then he bal
anced up His bets on both boats and found to
his amusement that II the races were sailed he
won the races. That looked like a good thing
and he has been busy ever since increasing his
been tortunate enough to get up money on a
sure thing. he said. and | w am making the
A theft OF a pocketbook containing a small
sum Of money at the Normal College last week
prompted President Thomas Hunter to advise
the girls lem bed in chapel on Friday morn
ing to exercise care In looking after their
belongings. and then he stated that some one
among them was thief and he proposed to
find out who she was Dr. Hunter suggested
that IL tho girls would have pockets in their
dresses for their pockethooks they would be
less liable to have the latter stolen. DR.. Hunter
was quoted later as saying that the presence OF
at least one thief in every new class in n normal
Hunter has had long experience In the New
York Normal College; and during Il there haye
proved that any Of them was committed by a
student he did not make that fact public
and his sweenng. statement that one thief
might be expected in each new class in large
institutions like the Normal College is very
likely to be denied by other college presidents.
the Normal College attracted general atten-
tion: Not only the students but mem hers OF
cloak rooms. Every effort was made to catch
the offender, but so far as the public knew they
rooms and also on the grounds around the COL
iege; but n9thinG came OF ii Several OF the
cure that the thief was not one OF the, students.
Nassar and Smith College have ench had one or
did not discriminate closely as to tho properly
rights OF their fellow students AMI Yale has
had one very sensational case OF the kind.
NO man could rival Gilmore as the leader Of
a marching band" said the youngest member
OF u Fifth avenue club yesterday and re-
| member now little favor which he did for me
In a big parade OF the National Guard dozen
years ago or more. II was my good fortune to
know Gilmore and like every one who had that
privilege | was very fond OF him. I was a
youngster in school then and was very proud
OF my acquaintance with the celebrated band
IN 81 n ioht IaFo no do lInJ
or Mr., Gilmore and asked him. IT, as great
favor to me. he would strike up Marching
| Through Georgia when his band reached
Twenty first street, told him that was goin g
| to watch The parade with some schooltellows
| from window al that point. Gilmore laughed
and said that he would try to remember nv
T. suggested wRsn the head Of lie parade came '
| in sight that we should ma Ike pools on the
'n po SaRa' Se%n hf m
| lost every pool until far up the avenue | saw
the regular lines OF the Twenty Second Reg-
II wont go into any more pools said ]. but
will bet that can name the air that Gilmore
THAT sounded rash and every boy in the
tex We AND p a"h
nue. and ! wondered whether he would forget
his pTomlse. The chance that he might forget
saved me from the charge OF betting on sure
march i. had been playing Just before It
| i
| signal and his musicians marched past play
ing the piece for which I had asked won
ner on the strength OF il. 1t was charncte ristic
| OF Gilmore to please a boy friend in this fash
| ion and have never forgotten it,"
party OF New Workers who went down the
| bay n few days ago in a schooner yacht to take
a look at the Shamrock had an experience
which none OF them would be willing to repeat.
| Late in the afternoon the wind died out. leav-
| ing them drifting around out beyond the Hook.
| This did not worry them much because the
steward had foreseen such an emergency
and prepared for it, When 1t got dark how
| ever. and they realized that they were in the
| path OF incoming ships without breeze enough
| to give them Roadway. they were quite ready
to accept tow home. but no tug appeared.
| The discovery was then made that they had
| left their sailing lights behind. There
was nothing in the shape OF a light
| aboard to indicate that the boat was a
ga ing vessel. A small light appeared far out
at sea in the darkness. Probably 1t was a tug
| hoo cd ; bo ntafp and In khak 4