The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-21
RACE-TRACk PLUNGER ARRIVES
WITH WEALTHY CALIFORNIA BRIDE
Charles QUINN Member of Pr ointment Kentucky Family and
Daring Follower of the Turf Brings His Wife the Daugh
ter of San Francisco Millionaire Niece of the
Famous Ma rk Hopkins

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Quinn, the for
mer an adventurous scion Of a bluegrass"
Kentucky family. the latter a niece OF
Mark Hopkins. OF the famous quartet OF
millionaires. who once owned California.
are in ST. Louis on their honeymoon. They
reached the city last night and are at the
Planters Hotel
Quinn - known from New York to San
Francisco as race-track follower, who at
times was prosperous but whose small for
tune. by bad luck and bad dope dwin-
died again and again to nothing.
His bride, who was Miss Mabel K. Hop
klns, is Of striking appearance, and shone
In the first society OF San Francisco. She
is wealthy in her own right.
Though Quinn. in track circles. was re-
puted dead game" and a good fellow be-
sides, his precarious mode of existence, un-
til recently. caused the opposition of Mrs.
Josephine e. Hopkins. mother Of the bride.
to the marriage. But the determination OF
the young man and woman trinmphed. and
row they are on a bridal tour, which Will
include a summer in Europe.
The report teiegraphed from San Fran
cisco that the wedding was an elopement
Is denied by Mr.. and Mrs. Quinn. They say
that Mrs. Hopkins finally gave her con-
sent. and that the wedding was celebrated
at the Hopkins home.
Much gossip was circulating among the
racing men at the Fair Grounds track yes
terday concerning the wedding. That Char
ley Quinn should have captured a million
airess of the Western State was not surprts-
ing to those who know his striking appear
ance and winning manner. 1t was expected
that one of these days he would come un-
der the wire winner"
Barney Schreiber. who knew Quinn.
speaking of him. said:
"He was one of the kind of fellows who
when he had twenty bet It: and If his twen-
ty won hundred he bet the hundred. If
he had a thousand he bet the thousand,
and SO on
QUINN's RELATIVES HERE.
The newly married couple will stop in st.
Louis for several days. The object is to
visit friends and relatives. among them
Charley Quinns sister, Mrs. p. A. Brady,
wife Of one of the judges at the Fair
Grounds. A brother, John Quinn. is also In
the city at the present time. Two other
brothers. Tom and Jim. are in Chicago.
The bridal pair are expected to visit the
track tomorrow afternoon. where they will
| receive a warm welcome.
The Quinn family is prominent in and
| around Lexington. the center of the famous
Kentucky Blue Grass district. whence come
so many of the thoroughbreds that have
| such charm for the young bridegroom.
The grandfather of Charlie Quinn was a
| minister. His father was the first of the
| family to become enamored of horses. and
was dcvotee Of racing. The four sons fol-
lowed in his footsteps, and from the time
they were old enough to understand the
ropes they trusted their future to the
vicissitudes of the track.
All have made fortunes in their time, and
as regularly lost them. though all are now
said to be doing well. Charley Quinn ac-
| companied Riley Grammar when that
| plunger invaded the Eastern tracks. That
was his halcyon days upon the turf.
The two brothers had but one sister
Jennie Quinn, whom Kentuckians still re-
| member as one of the most beautiful women
| Of the bluegrass territory a land famed for
its women. Her husband. Judge Brady, was
part proprietor OF the Lindell Hotel. ano
sold out to Martin Shaughnessy.
Last evening at the Planters Mr.. and Mrs
Quinn held an impromptu reception to re-
| ceive the congratulations of their local
friends. When seen by Republic reporter
, Quinn said: I'm married, that's all
There's nothing remarkable about 1t. We've
been engaged for two years. There's nc
truth in the report that my wife was en-.
gagged to French doctor. and that she
eloped with me. The wedding took place al
| home and was duly announced"
BRIDES CONNECTIONS.
Orrfn Hopkins, Q brother Of Mark Hop