The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-12
WIDOWS COIN BUYS
RACERS FOR MCCOY
Kids Winning Ways Land
Him a Snap.
FIFTH MARRIAGE VENTURE
Pugilist Espoused First Wife Three
Times-Faked Marriage With
Actress.
FIFTH MARRIAGE VENTURE

NEW YORK. June R.-Primrose dot
ted with white VIII be Haunted by
famous Jockeys on the metropolitan cir
cult before long as the colors Of Kid
Mccoy, or rather, Of Mrs. KID, Mccoy
to be, for the pugilist yesterday applied
to the Jockey Club for life registration
for his racing hues, and in the same
afternoon bought the FLY Pamela from
the Whitney string as the nucleus Of a
stable.
Mccoy and his bride-elect. tt wealthy
widow Of Bud" Ellis, are devoted to
the thoroughbreds. and they won't be
happy till they have one of the finest
Of the smaller barns of the New York
region After their marriage they
doubtless will race their horses under
the name Of Norman Selby, the fighter S
real appellation. and, of course. the pres
ent Mrs Ellis will be known as Mrs.
Selby- Mccoy, though. finds It hard to
get himself called by any save his prize
ring nickname. He is the Kid" to
sporting men, and the Kid" he un-
Idoubtedly viii remain In their vernacuiar
wherever the hempen barrier bounds the
squared circle
Seiby and his prospective wife intend
TO go into racing on a practical scale
The pugiiist yesterday offered John
IhornDy $500 to train his flyers through
the current season. Pamela is the only
flyer the Kid owns thus far, but he
purposes buying more horses soon II
Is said Joe johnson Will ride all the
stable. Mrs Ellis and her adorer had
a long talk with Thornby yesterday, anc
they discussed the selection of THEN
premier jockey knowingly.
Mrs Ellis met her first husband the
celebrated Bud when he was on Nc.
Coy's Cedar Bluff farm in Saratoga. two
years ago. She was Lillian Earle ar
actress All the other Ellises expressed
Buds choice. They are descendant
OF Ellis, the engine builder, and tht
whole OF Schenectady sympathized with
them He left her his entire fortune
when he died in this city on September
! - last.
Fifth Marriage.
| The rich ,oung widow will not be Sci
| by's fifth wife, but the marriage vii
be his fifth venture Into natrfmony, 70
! he welded his frrt wife three times
! She left him IN the GUNNER Of 1903 AM
went 70 japan 7 was after che hat
obtained tho Si from him an,
| Selby. Or MCCOY, got Z decree On tn
ground u 6eDer1lDn
| Next he PAID court 70 Indicla Arnold
an actreEs. vino tagggnt zinc WIS mar
! IIt1 10 I4..3i ~ EICFs@sASs. STle le5tlifs-
| afterwaTd the supposed Justice OF tn
peace who tied the knot was a frien
| OF the pugi!iSt and only iTnDersonate
| that official. IIiEg Arnold sued 81 Rhod
Islal1d 70 have the alleged marriage an
| nuiled. AN inferior court decided fl
her FAVOR but the higher tribunal he'll
! that as no actual marriage had takel
place. no annuInneut could be granted
That left McCoy'B state IA doubt, 8
| Mrs. Ellis at great eXpenge. ascertain
ed to her own satisfsrction whether tn
| fighter was free 10 wed her. 1t is un
| dcr5toCd she is convinced Kid" McCo
| Is free man. and that she will no
hesitate 70 give him her hand in mar
| rage. The establishment OF the racin
stable with her money and In her nam
was regarded az proof Of that fact