Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
DROPS SPORT FOR WORK.
Clarence w. Mackay Has Been Meta
morphosed in Recent Years.

THoTpHOScu IN Recent years.
Never before has such a radical
change been wrought in a young
mans modes of life than that noted in
Clarence w. Mackay since his fathers
death little over year ago. Previous
to that event ne was one of the gayest
of the richer set of Americans,
whether at home or abroad. Now he
occupies one of the most prominent po-
sitions in the business world as presi-
dent of the Postal Telegraph and Com
mercial Cable companies. His rule
for business success is to devote his
attention strictly to his task and to
follow as closely as possible in the
footsteps of his father, John w.
Mackay.
The son had careful schooling in
order that he might fill acceptably
the position of the father. AS a director
of the Postal Telegraph Co. every
branch, every detail of the plant and
service was passed before him. 1t
was his fathers aim in life to leave
his son prepared to carry on the work
he had begun in various directions, and
the son has accepted and is manfully
fulfilling his fathers wishes.
A Pacific cable was one of the elder
Mackay's hobbies. He believed in its
practicability and in its ultimate sue
cess as an investment. When he died
his son Clarence took up the I'M
finished work. In assuming his
fathers duties he says he was aided
by able lieuetnants. OF course he had
had training as director in the Pos
tai Telegraph Company, but without
the aid of his assistants he is modest
enough to say he would mot have been
able to carry on the work so we'll.
AS to Mr.. Mackay's life, about his
only recreation these days is taken at
his summer home, Roslny, l.. L. or on
his chartered yacht, the Colonia, in
which he makes the trip from the
country to the city and back each day.
He is in his Office every day, in the
week, except an occasional Saturday,
from 9 in the morning until 5 in the
evening, and his capacity for work has
been remarked by every one who
Although an all-around athlete, Mr.
Mackay has paid little attention to
athletics since his fathers death. He
seems to have settled down in the
business rut. He is an expert rae
quet player, but even this, his favorite
sport, he has not INDUCED in. He
still keeps a stable of polo ponies, but
does not play the game.
Since he disposed of his racing
stable at Saratoga in August last year
Mr.. Mackay has not owned race
horse. His stable was one of the best
on the turf, but when his father died
young Mr.. Mackay cabled from his
bedside to his trainer, Charlie" Hill,
to sell every horse he had, and they
were disposed of at sacrifice. Such
horses as Mexican sold for $4,000.
His Eminence for $4,000, horses that
cost Mr.. Mackay more than double
that amount year previous.
He wanted to quit the turf to drop
all outside complications that would
interfere with his taking up the work
his father had left unfinished.
1t would be easier to tell what social |
clubs he is not a member of than to !
enumerate those of which he is mem !
Der. Broadly speaking, he is con-
nected with the most prominent social |
clubs in this country and Europe. In
his business life he is president of the
Commercial Gable Company and the =
Postal Telegraph Company, a director
in the American Exchange National
bank, the Equitable Trust Company,
the United States Mortgage and
Trust Company and many other i'm
portant enterprises. And he was Just
20 years old the 18th day of last April.
Mr.: Mackav does not own a New
York city home, but leases his house
at II Madison avenue. His country
home at Roslyn is the only one he
owns. There he lives the quiet life of
a prosperous business man. He was
on May II, 1898, to Miss Kath-
crime Duer, through whose veins flow
some of the oldest and best blood of
New York. She was known as pretty
Kitty Duer. The country home at
Roslyn was built at her desire. and
Mr.. Mackay spent s1,000000 in COM
Dleting the house and laying out the
grounds. q
Many evidences have been given of
Mr. Mackay's charity. He Is said to
De content to perform these acts in a
luiet manenr. AS far as the disposi-
ion of his great wealth is concerned.
le has nothing to say beyond the fact
hat it will be used to carry out the
wishes and plans of his father