The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-04
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

There IL at least one man in town who
has not forgotten that once upon a time
New Workers objected to signs in the sub
way and who is still carrying on a cam
paign against them. He has a system of
his own. He comes dOwn every morning
on the West Side branch, and every morn
ing he queries, first. the ticket seller and then
taken out YETI" Entering the tram, he
never fails to remark to the guard, Fl see
those signs are still here. TOO bad, too
bad" He then addresses himself to those
Of his fellow passengers who are near him.
Il tell you if every man who rides in the
subway would do that we would run these
signs out in a month. The trouble with
New York is that it doesn't take the trouble
to remember"
Only two New Workers. were among the
ten to be licensed as gentleman riders
this week by the Jockey Club, but before
the season ends probably twenty more
will have qualified The first big amateur
race meeting will be at the Rockaway Hunt
ing Club on April 2S, to be followed by a
dozen before the season ends at Nirvana
Farm, W, Gould Brokaw's country place
birds to get their licenses are E. H.. Carrie,
a young Westchester county amateur,
and Harry s, Page OF Hampstead, who
has been riding s~teeplechases at hunt meet
ings hereabouts for fifteen years and is
clever at the task.
John O'Neill's oyster house is not the
only establishment Of the kind compelled
to close its doors because there was no
longer a personality az its head. The most
noted case Of this kinG was the restaurant
keeper who with a new p. ace on Fifth avenue
almost Immediately met with a degree Of
success that none Of his rivals knew. One
restaurant established for many years
longer enjoyed no such prosperity.
"1f there had been any member Of this
old family left to control the restaurant
observed one Of its old patrons, its old
time clientele would never have disappeared.
But there were only employees OF the COM
pany and the man to play the host was
missing. Mine host may no longer be as
important as he was, but New Workers
still like to see a familiar face in o restau-
rant and know there is somebody In control
who is acquainted with them and takes a
e peGsG1a to ,a a@iie an d b 5asm' s s0f tRe If r]e it as 9nIy
that would succeed must have its pro-
prietor."
Irving Brokaw is as good at polo, golf,
motoring and yachting as at figure skating,
the sport at which he has lately been trying
for the championship. He is one Of the old
New York family and learned to skate in
Central Park in one of the old time winters
that used to freeze over the lakes and make
a holiday for thousands of skaters. Bro
kaw was one of the early golfers at Deal
and Lakewood; he plays polo at the Rum
son Club, sails on the Shrewsbury at Sea-
bright and motors all over the country.
The Seventh Regiment, which is prepar-
ing to celebrate its centennial in May of
this year, has had a most interesting history
since it was organized in the old Shake
speare Tavern at Nassau and Fulton streets
a hundred years ago. 1t is descended from
the Eleventh Regiment Of New York Ar
tillery. In 1929 that body became the
Twenty-seventh Regiment Of Infantry and
in 1s47, when the State regiments were
remembered, the Twenty-seventh became
the Seventh.
The organization was called Upon for
service in the riots Of 1884. 1885 and 1887.
In the Aston place riots of lS49 it again
defended the city, and in 1857 and 1859
was called upon for further riot duty. 1t
also served at the time of the great fires
Of 1885 and 1s45. The regiment marched
in the funeral professions of Presidents
at the receptions to the latter two Presi-
dents as well as at the reception of Gen.
Lafayette in 1884. Although as a separate
body it saw little active duty in the civil
war it contributed over 900 officers to the
Union army.
The distinctive gray uniform Of the
organization dates back to 1924. One day
the officers Of the regiment were discussing
what kind Of a uniform would be most
suitable, when Philetus Holt, a private,
went past in his gray working coat. 1t
fitted his trim figure so snugly that the
officers were struck by its appearance and
at once adopted gray as the color of the
regimental uniform.
Modern society is full OF pitfa lis and
perils, asa certain smart young man realized
to his sorrow the other day.
ooh. I'm sure I've met you before" he
declared to a pretty woman whose name
of course he had not caught. Ignoring the
warning frown from a friend, he rushed on.
why, Of course: l used to see you around a
lot with Blank-Dash; now didn't II" And
he smiled t~riumphantly.
Il CAM deny it," she returned sweetly,
but 1 couldn't help it. l used to be mar
ried to him."
THE BURROWS BANK SOUND.