New-York tribune., 1900-08-30

twenty Braun offered to bet him anything
he wanted the proposition.
Kin pick oud der men7' aske@ NV VIII
Yes and you can get the biggest men you can
And" said Braun
That's how IL came about that VIII bet Braun
that he could sink the launch with the weight OF
twenty men, and II was arranged 20 make the test
yesterday afternoon at o'clock
Mr VIII had little difficulty in getting twenty far
men He has been developing large. "soggy' men
FOR the last ten years and he entered upon the
task OF trying 20 win his bet with greatest
thus1asm The wager was the sole topic OF con-
versation around the upper East Side yesterday
and when VIII started away from his saloon IN
the afternoon with butchers truck full OF fat
men there was great hurrah Those who did
not ride in the meat wagon met the others at the
boathouse in the Park There fully two
thousand people on hand 20 see the boat sunk By
the heavyweights
Charles B. Gumb. a butcher. Of Fifty-ninth-st
and Madson-ave. the first to arrive.
IF weigh nine pounds dip der sgales at
dree hundred" said Mr.. Gumh. conhdentially. And
then to Captain Hay:
Say Cap. dots putty stout boat. How deep
is dot vater7 vot7 Nine feete Veil. guess
dond get slretty god ten d'ousan' on my life
alretty. and I would hat five d'ousan' more but
der company say I overweight Put some
chokes in der baper." he added. turning TO the
reporter.
Haven't any" said the reporter Tell US one"
Vel. say Gumb is experd swimmer. I guess
At $50 the small boys back Of the boathouss
came running down the path yelling Ike Comanche
Indians
Here come de fat IobstersT' yelled one OF them.
a which there laugh The heavyweights
were lined UP 10 have their pictures taken, and
then they began TO embark for their cruise.
Der rule is no chgglin' der boat. said Mr.. stein
fels who weighs 24 pounds. AS he stepped into
the boat the craft gave a suspicious lurch, and
small Roy yelled:
Get yer bathin' suit on. or fattywinks: youse
amt rapid transit swan, youSe amt
Lower and lower sank the boat. fat man
ias5 hiself nolns' stepped '0'y down IN and seated
II l should do some stunts six feet under water
said Philip Ries coal dealer. weighing 24O pounds
as the boat careened again
Finally the twentieth man got in the line was
east on and the launch swung slowly from the
ooray! Hooray 'y yelie Iaf t5e 25sogg small how, making
headlong rush down the beach. IN order to keep
IN the launch Mr. VIII getting first class
guying
Wednesday night, Ernest said one of his friends
ven Bob Fitzsmmons drew you down in dot
Iar TaLi out OF you Ernest but vait TIL Wednesday
ye ven a~ehty Tat men dake dwenty falls ovid nit
M VIII seemed 10 want TO get the worth os hts
not reIshed by him He soon OF beEa5 ms as wager
arc around from one side Of the launch 70 the other
SIT down. you fat stur-sit down. bawIed the
while he glared at Will When the crows Us On a.
shore saw what VIII was at they howled with joy.
culated 70 rouse their sporting blood
Mr. Will seeing that he couldn't rock the H.oat
sufhciently 70 insure spin. brfbed two OF hfs
friends TO help him, and soon the launch was fIp-
ping from side to side -
NO % %ehiggllins-no ling ehigslins! Sit down and lose
Braun. who was having the best kind Of a tirls
PEELED to take his seat
The rocky slope opposite the boathouse was COW
cred by small boys as the boat returned from its
cruise ~ "
she'll" said boy.
With the cruise ended and with the wager lost to
Mr.. VIII. the fat men climbed out OF the launch
and started for Mr. wills place Of business 10 get
an instalment OF drinkables. Before they got away
they gave their names and weights as follows: