The Washington herald., 1907-04-03
AT THE HOTELS.

them 10 have a hand in the n0blest 0f
human sports and not from any meTce-
nary considerations. said Mr. Jimmie
James. ore of the best known OF the
bookmaking frateraity at the Shoreham
Years ago George LoTillard told his
trainer that if the latter would not let
his employer lose more than $500 year
on his thoroughbreds that he would con
slider his racing venture 2 success. be-
cause Tie pleasure derived from bis horses
would be fully equal to that expenditure.
CuTiously enough. Mr.. I.oFiliard's stable
did not entail on him loss because of
the many prizes won by his animals. and
yet J cannot think Of another famous
owner who had any such fortunate ex-
peTience. The Keenes. the Belmonts the
Whltneys, and others OF equal fame who
have made the racing history Of the coun-
try have done 1t at an immense financial
sacrifice.
None Of the great owners Of stables
are given 70 betting on their horses Mr.
Belmont doesn't put up a cent on the
issue OF a race. nor does Mr.. Hitchcock.
or Mr. Keene I never heard Of William
c. Whitney doing So IN the old days
when Senator Hearst had some fast ones.
he occasionally backed one of his own.
and get ] never knew him to risk over
500 on a race Indeed. when the crafty
old Californian put uD that much he was
plunging heavily. Lucky Baldwin would
sometimes make bet up 20 $50. but that
was his limit. Haggin was not a bettor.
The only man Of this class who risled
his money was Mike Dwyer. and it proved
his ruin. He was the nerviest speculator
on . race OF modern times. I saw him
once put up sl5.090 10 win $500 Think OF
a man venturing that much coin on a
1-tO-5 favorite. His horse won by the
narrowest sort of margin-a short head
Had he refrained from backing his judg-
iAent he might have retired as rich man
as his brother Philip
Mr.. Louis Sterne, one Of the merchant
princes Of New York City. is at the New
Willard Mr., sterne can afford 10 laugh
now. but it was no joking matter al the
time-that time he refused 10 take on his
hat because his majesty the German En-
peror Was coming along the street His
refusal caused a big Berlin copper TO
pinch" Mr.. Sterne. and but for the inter-
would have remained a while in durance
vile. AS il was. the case was eompro-
missed by the payment OF a fine MT.
sterne eherishes the hope that some day
the Kaiser may VISIT New York, where
upon certain citizen Of the metropolis
viii show the autOcrat that il is no ofense
in this country for man to keep on his
lid # matters not how great mogul may
be 0n parade.
popular young patron of the turr vito
mingles nightly with the New Willard
thr0ng Is Mr.. Francis Joseph Nolan. of
Albany. y I. Dir. Nolan is young man
Of pleasing personality and excellent
family connections who is in racing more
largely for pleasure than profit. He Is
son of the late Congressman Nolan. who
vas elected 10 Congress in 1SS2. and who
vas three times the Democratic mayor of
Albany. The son is owner OF d very good
string OF horses that are included in the
Beverwick stable and be also is reckoned
among the solid business men of New
York's capital.
In regard 10 the issue Of veracity that
has been raised between President R00se-
welt and M. Hartman, il goes without
saying that the American public viii take
the word OF the President" said Mr. }.
W Gerard, a New York lawyer Of high
standing al the New willard SIR. Gerard
married a daughter of the late Marcus
Daily, and like his father-in-lew. is a
stanch Democrat. having for number
OF years been chairman OF the regular
Democratic campaign committee Of Tam
many Hall.
The reason that the public viii side
with the President IS simple; he has the
confidence Of the people. something that
Mr. Hartman. with all his millions. does
not possess. The Hartman letter proves
nothing ard the emphatic denial of the
President viii be accepted by his coun-
trymen-
I say this as a Democrat who hopes 20
see his party again get in control of The
government. which is by no means a
utopian dream. If the Republicans are SO
certain OF remaining IN power LET them
nominate some of their frgid and emf
nentiy respectable candidates like Messrs.
Fairbanks and Root. and then watch
what the voters viii dc 10 them. Col
Bryan looks q pretty sure winner Of the
Democratic nomination. and it IS going 20
make the dominant party hump itself TO
beat him
I do not believe that there l. any
oveTpowering sentiment I'm Massachusetts
for tariff revision said Mr.. II. A. Gould.
a prominent paper manufacturer Of
Springfield, Mass, at the Arlington.
1T is curious how this tariff question Is
perennially before the people. I remem-
Der coming TO Washington during the
civil war 10 appear before the Ways
and Means Committee Of the House.
which was giving hearings at the time on
a new revenue bill tt is trsie that the
schedules need rearrauging but the
trouble is that any change creates IN
rest and dread in business circles. and
We had better go along even with an Inn
perfect Law than 10 disturb a good bust
ness situation. Ny notion is that a COM
mission ought TO be appointed that would
handle the tariff scientifically and take IL
out of the realm Of partisan politics.
I have read many books aboue Ameri sI
prior 10 coming here and was fully pr
pared 10 be impressed with the grandei r
and enterprise Of your country. bur T hg
now after seeing something of b.. to Cs-
clare that the reality far exceeds my most
sanguine expectations, remarked MI l.
Petschek, of Aussig. Austria, at the New
Willard. Mr.. Petschek Is known as The
coal king of Bohemia and is one of the
richest men IN the Austrian empire. He
is accompanied on his tour by his son
Ernest and his nephew Paul who are
students in the university at Dresden;
and Messrs. Gustav Bihi. Francis Hviz-
dalek. and Herman Locker. counselors
of the government and expert mining
engineers. In the party also is Mr.. Joseph
POlatschek former chief clerk Of tho city