Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-01
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Work on the Dewey Loving Cup
Nearly Completed.
CROKER MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING
MISSING
Interest Growing in the Coming
International Yacht Race
SHAMROCK'S HULL CORRODES

Work upon the costly loving cup which
is to be the gift of the city to Admiral
Dewey is going steadily on at Tiffany's.
The cup is to be of the finest 1S-earat gold,
and will cost at least 5000. In order to
have it ready for September %, four sets
of artisans will be constantly at work, day
and night completing it's different parts at
once. The cup will be three-sided Roman
pattern. with Greek dolphin handles. A
band of stars, one for each state in the
Union, will surround the brim, and upon
each side, between the handles, will be a
chased figure-one a portrait of Admiral
Dewey, supported by oak leaves and the
spread eagle; the second the cruiser Olym-
pia and the third an inscription stating that
the cup is presented to Admiral Dewey by
the city of New York. The exact words of
this inscription have not yet been DECIDED
upon. A twisted rope. emblematic of the
navy, will surround the neck of the cup,
and beneath. upon the base, will be the
initials G. D., the four stars of an admiral
and the seal of the city of New York. The
legs of the cup will be anchors, four in
number, resting upon oak leaves.
The first of the substantial Dewey SOU
venirs has made its appearance on the
streets. 1t was an iron composition metal
medallion, little larger than a silver dol
lar. A bas-relief head of Dewey, surround
ed by the words, Dewey, Hero of Manila"
the design. The medals were sold
cheaply, and there seemed to be a steady
curbstone demand in the Wall street dis
trict. The buyer of notions for a large
jobbing house says that he has received
intimations that the Dewey badges, fans,
canes and other souvenirs will be produced
in almost endless profusion. A large build
ing in the center of the manufacturing dis
trict has been taken by a firm for the sole
purpose of making novelties to find a sale
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on times when the return of the admiral
is being celebrated. The building is a six
story structure, and it is said that a thou
sand workmen have been engaged for two
months on this work.
Missing Richard Croker.
Lost, strayed or stolen-one Dick Gro
kerr Although some Tammany men insist
that Richard Croker was in this city yes
terday and is here today, no trace of him
be found and the truth seems to be
that he promised to be on hand yesterday
and failed to come. He was undoubtedly
expected at Tammany Hall last night by
men who have been in his confidence in the
past, and the meeting of the executive COM
mittee was delayed nearly an hour in the
hope that he would attend. Not a single
district leader knows anything about the
big chief. He hasn't seen fit to send for
and shake hands with one of them since
his return. All Were notified to be at
saratoga TO meet croker, out lne ram
many chief ruthlessly broke the program.
His Indifference to Tammany's welfare Is
exciting much comment III view of the
new labor movement and the Ramapo scan
DIAL There can be no reason to doubt that
there is genuine dissatisfaction in Tam
many over Cookers leadership. The men
who are candidates for assembly in close
districts, for aldermen, for civil judges
for city court judges and for county offices
say that Cookers place last night was at
Tammany Hail. where he should have re-
leved the organization as a whole from
the faint of the Ramapo deal and placed
the blame upon the individuals concerned
Cookers indifference is creating an ugy
feeling, and also the hope among loyal
members of the organization that John g.
Sheehan will carry his district and lead
the men in the Tammany executive COM
mittee who willing to join hands with
the Brooklyn democratic machine in put
ting an end to Crokersm. A candidate for
civil judge who is likely to be nominated
says that all classes in Tammany are firing
of Cookers methods and of the present
management Of the organization.
IF we had a mayoralty election this fall
We would be beaten out of sight" he said,
"and as it is we may have a very close
fight in this county"
There seems to be no doubt that a strong
anti-Croker faction is being organized in
Tammany Hall. Leaders like Percy Nagle
Senator B. F. Martin and Councilman Oak
ley VIII. it is said, join hands with Sheehan
at the proper time and bring others with
them. This would make matters decidedly
interesting IN the next mayoralty conVen-
ton, and there are twenty-one assembly
districts in Brooklyn, as against thirty-tive
In Manhattan and the Bronx. The defec-
ton of ten Tammany district leaders would
give the Brooklyn delegates the power not
only to nominate the mayor, controller
end other city officials but would DESTROY
Crokers prestige and drive from power the
men he has set up in several districts az
leaders.
m raAf In
Interest in fall yachting will be alb
sorbed this year in devoting attention 20
the preliminary work of the cup defender
and the cup challenger. New Workers, ex-
cept those who are fortunately provided
with means and plenty of time to devote
themselves to enjoyment, will not have
an opportunity to see the formal trial
races between the Columbia and the De-
fender. A decision has been reached to
hold them at Newport, and it is in line
with lselins requests for years back
While there is little no doubt that The
Columbia will be chosen to sail against
the Shamrock, the customary formalities
will be observed in order that committee
and public may be thoroughly satisfied in
their own minds to the superiority of
the new Herreshoff boat over the old
Hitherto the trial races have been held on
the course where the actual contest takes
place. and there are d great many persons
who are of opinion that the committee
should have adhered to the time-honored
custom. However. owing to the accident
to the Columbia at the time of the races
TO have been held off Newport this sum-
mer, the residents of that watering place
were unable to see the yachts in contest
That may have had something to do with
the decision of the committee to conduct
the trial races off that port. Possibly. too,
it is argued that the number of excursion
steamers will be smaller and that the
yachts will have an easier course to sail
for that reason. 1t occurs to some of the
yachtsmen that the trial races would have
been well held the Sandy Hook course
in order to test the ability of the govern
ment authorities to maintain clear course.
But whatever the yachtsmen in general
may have thought, the committee of the
New York Yacht Club which has the mat
ter in charge decided upon Newport for
the trial races, and off Newport they will
be held early in September The Sham
rock may attend them. 1t is said that she
will be ready for the water by the end of
this week. and may greet Sir Thomas LIP
ton when he arrives on the Saturday
steamer. Until he gets here nothing def
mite will be known about the program of
the cup challenger. 1t is pretty safe to
say, however. that she will conflne most of
her sailing to practice spins over the Sandy
HOOK oouSoo. while her pilots study the