Evening star., 1901-09-25
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Upton is Shy of Two Commanders
on the Shamrock.
REMEMBERS LAST EAR'SEXPERIENCE
Consequently Captain Wringe viii
Not Be in the Race.
OF MR.. DEPEW

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, September "a, 1901.
Bob" Wringe will not be on the second
Shamrock during the races for the inter-
national cup. 1t is stated on the highest
authority that Sir Thomas Upton has de-
cided to hold Captain Wringe as reserve
skipper, and to let Capt. Edward Sycamore
have absolute control of the Irish chal-
lenger during the match for the Americas
cup.
1t was the original intention to have
Captain Wringe sail on the racer to as
sumo general supervision of the sails, but
that, profiting by the unsavory Hogarth-
Wringe fistiana episode of two years ago.
Sir Thomas would never again have two
masters on his craft. Nobody dreamed
however, that Captain Wringe would be
prohibited from being on the boat during
the contest, and the fact that he will be
causes a great deal Of comment.
Another important piece of information
that comes from semi i-official sources is
that Sir Thomas has assured several Of
his best American friends that on the
event of the Columbia losing her mast or
becoming otherwise disabled during a race
the Shamrock would turn back, lend any
aid that was possible to the crippled boat
and refuse to sail over the course alone
Slr InOmdS insisted upon the every DOdL
to abide by her own accident clause two
years ago in the conditions for the race,
and when the first Shamrock lost her top,
mast and the Columbia walked over the
course alone the committee reluctantly de-
cided in favor of the American boat 1t
is stated that Sir Thomas has said: 'L
want to win squarely or fairly or not at
all No fukes, no walkovers for me-
DIR. COTey's Experiences.
St. Paul's Church at East Chester, of
which Rev. William S. Coffey has for fifty
years been the rector, has been draped in
mourning for the martyred President. The
mourning is of purple and on the outside
is large American shield draped in the
same color The same black lace that Dr.
CCffey used to decorate his church at the
time of the assassination of President Lin
coin and of President Garfield has been
used in connection with the interior pur-
pie drapings DR.. Coffey distinctly re-
was shot and recountS many incidents that
occurred during the time of mourning.
DR.. Coffey took part in the funeral process
sion of Gen. William Henry Harrison, who
died but few weeks after his Inaugural
ton. The body of President Harrison was
brought to this city, where there was "a
large funeral. DR.. Coffey has a copy of
the hymn that was composed for the occa-
sion at the request of the New York city
corporation and which was sung on the
steps of the city hall.
New Political Party in Prospect.
A new political party IS to be launched
by the civic council, which was organized
as a non-partisan body over year ago.
The council is composed Of delegates of
over 100 labor and reform societies The new
party Is to be known as the Independent
political union. 1t will take an active part
in the mayoralty campaign, according to
the Rev. w. D. P. Bliss who first started
thn A ttpaa ann Int for hQ
purpose of comforting with the delegates
to the conventions of the anti-Tammany
bodies regarding candidates will make a
report after the conventions. 1t is almost
a matter of certainty that the committee
will not recommend Seth Low as candi-
date for mayor.
Mr.. Morsan's New Country Seat.
Oriental Grove, on the sound, near Great
Neck, L. l., scene of countless picnics and
political 'chowders,' is to become the coun-
try seat of a millionaire. Where the Bow
cry followers of Senator Tim" Sullivan
and the men who followed Pat" Diver
ate, drank and held athletic games ]. Pier
pont Morgan will have vast estate Mr.
Morgan has purchased the property as part
of a great estate which he is to improve
at a cost of 81 .0O0, 600. He will present it
to his daughter. the wife of Herbert l..
Satterlee. The estate will be the finest on
the sound. 1t is understood that Mr.. Nor
gan will pass title deed to Mrs. Satterlee
on the return of her husband from Europe.
Anecdote About Senator Depew.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew, while re-
pairs are being made upon his house in
54th street, is living at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Some time ago he went there and reserved
a suite of rooms. When he came back
frcm Washington last week after attending
the funeral of President Mckinley he went
directly to the hotel. AS he stepped up to
the desk there was a woman arguing with
the room clerk The argument ran some
thing like this The clerk said
II am sorry, madame, but we have no
rooms"
II want parlor, bed room and bath, and
/ must have Them, said the woman de-
cisively.
1--WE have none," said the clerk, ycour-
teously.
Then, will take one room with bath"
But we have none"
who is taking up all the rooms?" asked
the woman, combatively.
WELL said the clerk, people coming in
for the yacht races. the hore show the fall
shopping, and so on. We are quite full
Just then Senator Depew stepped up and
the clerk said affably:
1.-The rooms you engaged are ready, sem
ator. I hope they are satisfactory.
The woman turned AMI looked at Senator
said to another woman with her, in wither-
ing scorn:
II should think that these people who
pretend to live in New York would have
homes here and not go to hotels" and she
fOuted off