The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-26
What, the Single Man in Society
spends On Amusements.

FROM AlnSlee' S.
We have, now housed, dubbed and
clothed our, bachelor. all very essen
tial, and we must amuse him if we
are to keep him in good hun1or He
will pay some attention to horses, OF
course. One of New Yorli's best known
society bachelors manages to live on
$4,000 a year allowed him by his fa-
ther because his horses are his only
extravaganza. Few of these men keep
more than a saddle-hOrse or two in
town, because they know the city is
no place for horses. Their stables are
in the country. If they go in for racing,
they may easily spend $4,000 or $4,000
a year for the pleasure of seeing their
colors on the turf There has been a
very marked revival of interest in pri-
vate and public coaching during the
last three years. The owner of a pri-
waite coach who goes in for long-dis-
lance records must be a millionaire if
he expects to have anything left after
paying his coaching expenses. One of
them, who has made several attempts
to break the read record from New
York to Philadelphia and return, sent
out under his own grooms, on his last
attempt, siXty-four horses for relays.
A good private coach that is MAIN
tanned purely for the love of it, and
not for racing, costs about $4,000
year. 1t is not poor mans amuse-
ment. The public coaches that run reg
ularly from several of the New York
hotels to country clubs and the race
tracks. are really public in name only.
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who have a very businesslike way of
trying to make them pay expenses.
That is part of the fun. Any one may
subscribe for seats on them. For the
most desirable runs, however. the en-
tire coach is usually engaged by par
ty of ladies' and gentlemen who be-
long to the real coaching crowd If by
chance an outsider secures a place he
is, likely to come back by trolley. He
finds himself distinctly 'out of it," He
may have the entire coach for himself
and his friends, however, if he can find
an open date, and such a coaching
party as this, including lunch be-
tween trips, Gamble done for 800. This
is one of the ways in which a bache-
Tor may repay his social obligations,
and if the day be pleasant and the
route well selected. it is a very much
appreciated way.
The advertisers of racing and tour
ing automobiles may say that they
burn gasoline or any other kind of
cheap fuel, but the men who maintain
them would probably say that they
burn more money than anything else.
No man likes TO be last in an auto-
mobile run. and to prevent such a hui
initiation, if he travels with such men
as we have been describing, he must
invest about $4,000 in one of these
young locomotives. His chauffeur must
be man Of skill and nerve to pilot his
flying machine safely, and such men
are still rare enough to command good
salaries. Then. when he congratulates
himself on having taken all the neces-
sary precautions to avoid the other fell
lows dust. some. inconsiderate manu-
facturer brings out a still faster ma
chine, and he must sacrifice his old one
and buy It.
Yachting is another expensive
amusement. II one is not content With
that greatest delight of the true sailor.
a small boat. Big racing yachts are
tickle property. They are not worth
one-tenth of their cost for cruising
purposes, and II a seasons races de-
monstrate that they are outclassed.
they are discarded, sometimes for their
value IN old junk Comfort Is not con-
sidered In the building OF these boats.
Speed IS the essential quality The ini-
ual expenee Of building an ocean-go-
ing steam yacht IS even greater. But
perhaps our bachelor does not want 10
own his Own Yacht and be an the mere
~ ~ bis captain. in that event he
may charter one from $1,000 20 5000,
month, ana - Thugs 80 wrong aboard
the oWDcr may 10 ibo WorrwnE ID
such q boat ho may take hia friends
fof 3 cruise through the Mediferfau-
IN the season.