The National tribune., 1907-02-14

Yacht Club and the Philadelphia Yacht
Club. His private yacht. Gretchen, is
known as one of the Ixading pleasure
yachts of the Atlantic Coast.
Mr.. Reyburn is a believer in outdoor
life. He likes the water. and in earlier
days was a footballs player, a baseball
player. a rover andTa horseback rider.
He was a membertof the famous old
Olympic Baseball Caub.r when amateur
baseball playing wasitheb great National
game. A-sg
AS rover Mr.. Reyburn has an un-
usual record and experience. He is a
member of the Quaker City Barge Club
on the Schuylkill, and dior nine years
pulled an oar in fours and singles in
many races. He was a participant in
the first race in which the sliding stroke
was used. The circumstances will bear
relating:
Rowed in n Famous Race.
In the Winter of 1869 Admiral Porter,
then in command of the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, agreed to receive chal-
lengeS from outsiders for the Annapolis
crew. The Quaker City Barge Club is
sued challenge, and it was accepted.
All Winter the crew of which Reyburn
was one trained under the direction Of
Henry Coulter. of Pittsburg. Coulter
taught the sliding stroke The crew
was put in training for three weeks at
Annapolis. and being watched by Bla-
kie. the celebrated Harvard trainer.
aroused considerable curiosity and con-
cern. Blake is said to have notified
the Annapolis crew that the sliding
stroke which the Quaker City boys were
using was the coming thing and must
be adopted. Apparently it was, for in
the race which followed the Quaker
City Club was beaten, but only by 16
seconds.
1t is something of coincidence that
+. Fred Rothermel, former District At
torney of Philadelphia. who was promi-
nently mentioned for the MayOralty
nomination, was to have taken part in
the race at Annapolis. and during the
training period. when Reyburn. was
supposed TO have overdone his strength,
was sent for to fill his place. The lat
ter, however. recovered in time for the
race.
POssessOr of Four Homes.
In addition to his home on Spring
Garden street. Mr.. Reyburn has resi-
dence in Washington. He is devoted,
however, to two other homes, which
the family use in Summer and Winter.
One is in North Carolina.
Some years ago Mr.. Reyburn pur-
chased an island on Albemarle Sound,
was originally the property of George
Durant. Quaker, who migrated from
Rhode Island to New Jersey and thence
to North Carolina, because he believed
he could there obtain religious freedom
not accorded by the States named The
island is known as Durant's Island, and
contains 5000 acres. Mr.. Reyburn has
used it as shooting and fishing resort
The Summer house is at New Lon
t0r lnt
Gated at Bay Chaleur (Warm Bay). on
the Gaspa Peninsula near Prince Ed
ward Island. in the Province of Quebec
The house was built by Lord Stanley
when he was Governor-Generalo of Can
ada. The Earl of Aberdeen. on sue
ceeding Lord Stanley purchased the
Stanley House, and7Mr. Reyburn bought
it from the Earl of&Aberdeen
Apart from his varied legislative ex-
perience, Mr.. Reyburni has been inter-
ested in business enterprises from which
he has derived comfortable revenue.
He Is now a director of the Union Ma
tional Bank. having succeeded his faith
er, who was one of the strong men of
that institution. d.
Mr. Reyburn's View Of the MayornIty
AS to the Mayoralty,, it can fairly be
said that Mr.. Reyb'Irn did not aspire to
the place. II would much rather have
had this task imposed upon some one
else,' said he. Il did not seek the hon
or, and would gladlyvhave supported
any good Republican who might have
been selected. l amf devoted, however.
to the interests of Philadelphia. want
to see II foremost among the municipal
tiles. i have labered to make Il so. IT
should have deeper waterway to the
sea. improvements for the benefits of
commerce along the river front, and in
all things it should be made attractive
for business and residential purposes
If l am elected shall strive to advance
the city in every direction, and this in
the common interest"
His Attachment to Old Friends.
Mr.. Reyburn's personality is pleasing
in the extreme. He has a mild, agree
able manner which pleases. while it
also reveals distinct strength of charac-
ter and fearlcssness. On his return
from the inauguration of Gov. Stuart
at Harrisburg, j asked him if il was
true that he had fallen in line and
with the parade thru the slush
and snow on the streets of the Capital
City.
why. of course Ldid." he responded
why shouldn't /? There was Bill Tot
ten and lot of the other boys who
have gone out and marched for me
time and time again. I'm not too old
nor too proud to march with them
derives great deal of happiness in this
world thru the knowledge that friends
cling to him. Friends who are worth
having, who are the same to-day asl
they were yesterday.-J. HAMPTON
MOORE.