New-York tribune., 1901-07-05
PROMINENT MEN RETURN.
!, COMPANY OF LEADING FIGURES ON
THE DEUTSCHLAND.
xoNE WILL DISCUSS COMMERCIAL, OR
FINANCIAL INTEREsTs-H. P WHIT
NEY on HIS ENGLISH TURF
STTCCFSSFS
SUCCESSES

ocean together, the Deutschland of the Ham
burg-American fleet, the swifest liner of them
eli steamed up the bay to her pier in Hoboken
Yesterday. The boar was crowded with pas
sengers the list Of those who came in the saloon
cabins numbering go but the vessel was more
crowded than ever when she left Quarantine, be
csuse many friends of the well known pas
sengers came aboard to greet the returning trav-
oilers and hid them welcome home.
The most prominent men aboard, according ia
the measure of dollars and Importance to the
various interests Of this country, were ]. Pier
mont Morgan and W. L. Elkins. and P. a B.
Widener of the Elkns- Widener Syndicate;
Clement A Grscom. president of the Interna-
tonal Navigation Company; Bernard n. Baker
president of the Atlantic Transport Line: Alex
ander J. Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company: Harry Payne Whitney who
has been caring for his fathers interests on the
English turf: W K. Vanderbilt, jr, and Pierre
Lorillard.
It has been reported from the other side that
these men. desiring privacy that could not be
obtained ordinarily shipboard. had engaged
the entire saloon deck for the purpose of dis
cussing various plans affecting large vested in
terests in this country and arranging several
deals among themselves. Wall Street itself
appeared TO believe this story. According to the
men themselves, however. the story was made
out Of whole cloth. and had not a particle of
truth in it.
Individually and collectively they denied that
anything but ordinary topics had been discussed
on the voyage over. and said, also. that they
took the same boat-ferryboat. of them
called it-by simple chance, and that CONNER
cial political, traction and railroad well as
steamship interests Were avoided by common
consent.
But they were ready for the reporters who
they knew would meet them when the vessel ar
rived in the bay and they exhibited a great
willingness TO say that they knew nothing. 1t
led TO the surmse, which might almost be called
q positive conclusion that they had discussed
and agreed upon at least one point-to wit. that
they were ignorant of what had happened in this
country since they left it,
WILL NOT DISCUSS FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
Mr. Morgan, as is his custom, was the most
outspoken-on subjects that are not connected
with the business world, and that he can dis
cuss without danger of anybody knowing what
he proposes to do.
Il will not discuss the story that there is TO be
combination of the Atlantic Transport Com
pany and the Leyland Line" said Mr.. Morgan,
and 1 know nothing about the coal situation
nor a strike at the mills. I will make a state
rnent about both subjects in few days, but you
know that 1 never say anything on any subject
until I am absolutely conversant with all the
details pertaining TO il.
The report that have bought picture or
two is correct and also the report that 1 will
present the Gainsborough picture of the Ouch
ess of Devonsflire TO the New-York Library. So.
too. is the tale of my gift TO Harvard. Too
much fuss has been made about these things.
believed that / could do some good by present.
ing Harvard with S10O0OO0, and I did it I
have university teaching at heart. May the
money do great deal of good! The greater the
better. That is all that need be sad.'
The somewhat irrevelant question, Have you
bought Windsor CASTER" was asked but Mr..
Morgan did not even smile as he looked at the
Questioner and turned his back upon him.
Mr. widener and Mr.. Elkins betrayed a
lanentable ignorance of traction matters IN
Philadelphia, but appeared not to care for such
information could be given by men who had
spent the time on this side Of the water and in
watching the progress OF affairs. They did not
even know that John Wanamaker had offered
millions for the new franchises for trolley pur-
poses in Philadelphia, where their interests are
the heaviest. Neither did they know anything
about the state of London traction affairs They
were much concerned by the news of the death
Of A. L. Johnson, which, of course they re-
ceived for the first time when the boat reached
Quarantine and expressed regret that prom
inent a man in surface railroad affairs had
passed away. Mr.. Widener said Mr.. Johnson
was admired man and as power in the
circle in which he moved. Alexander ]. Cassatt
and ". K Vanderbilt, jr., united in saying that
no railroad matters were discussed on the voy-
age and Clement A. Griscom and Bernard N
Baker declared that the subject Of ocean trans
portation had been similarly neglected.
wHITNEY's ENGLISH TURF SUCCESSES.
Harry Payne Whitney was met by his father
William c. Whitney, who came aboard at Quar-
antine on the Health Officers boat to greet his
son and welcome him home from his successful
season the English turf.
Il have been six months away from home"
said the young man. land 1 am glad to get back
again. But that is not because have not been
admirably treated by the Englishmep. 1 have
nothing to add to the accounts that have been
published about the winning of the Derby by
Volodyovski II has been well and truly told
proud of it, and so is my father. His ambi-
ton is, however, TO win the Derby with morse
that has been bred and trained by himself. we
VIII try for il again next year What II we 90
not win then? Try again. that is all. He is
POOR man who will give up easily as quitting
then would imply.
The story that American horsemen are not
liked by Englishmen is all bosh. There is not a
word Of truth in IL. English sporting men love
The American sporting men, and. indeed. any
other true exponent of the game. They are.
however, opposed 10 the men who went over
there and attempted to make the British race
tracks gambling dens.
Our American jockeys are doing noble work
on the tracks, I suppose i need not tell you.
But there is opposition to them, and they re-
celve the treatment their English
brothers. Lester Reif is the admiration Of every
man who has anything to dc with a racehorse,
ana the English jockeys are copying his style of
riding. Our trainer is well liked and. the other
trainers are not averse 10 listening TO anything
ne mas 10 say about the preparation or horse.
Of course, they all say he fortunate. but
they mean nothing more than would be
seyeo by the same expression from Americana
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