New-York tribune., 1911-03-17

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He went - work in machinist's shop.
The fortune he leaves behind is estimated
az s150o0cGO Ho was the last ~ tho great
amateur horSemer known two generations
ago. Prominent among tho reiusmen Of
that time wore Frank Work Commodore
Vanderbilt Rober' Bonner. Sheppard
Knapp, George e. Alley. Charles n. Ker-
ner. William Trrnbull and William ~ VAN
derbilt
Among The famous pairs z the late 7o's
were Frank Works Edward and Dick
Sw.veller. fc bought tho pair in 1875 after
seeing them almost keep step IN a race in
Providence The first mile they trotted TO-
gether was four seconds under the record
For Edward Mr. Work paid 5000 and for
DICK he gave jimmy Golden $1,000 and
another horse. He drove many other
horses among them being Sensation. Billy
Freer. Pilot Boy. Marie Moore and Bar
META. but the SWivelier team had inspired
In him an affection that remained fresh
long after the beautiful speeders were dead
Perh ps one Of the strongest features of
Mr. Works well known kindness of char
scter wa the care 10 lavished on his
horses in their old age He kept Dick
Swivellcr in MS stable with every attention
until he was we'll over twenty and finally
dropped off with no suffering Edward
lasted until no was thirtv-sX and durin.
the period of his pens.oning the money paid
70 his keeper amounted 70 S70oo Speaking
Of it. Mr. Work said 1T vas a big bill
but Edward was The best horse ever
oVred. so T 10 not beerudge IL"
When William Rockefeller let his feet
couple. Independence and Cloora start for
a record i'm louole hitch they drew sulky
in .l6i- ~ Hartford in lss5 This beat the
2.r5a4 Mr. Works pair had scored over the
Fleetwood track in this city on July H.
1SS2 Nothing daunted. the latter gave his
flyers another chance in 1854. and they sue
ceeded IN placing the high-water mark at
2:l6i,.
II was when ho was driving one day that
Mr. Work met Commodore Vanderbilt. also
a Beau Brummel in dress. \ friendship
sprang up between them that was doubt
less the turning of the tide from mer-
camille career 10 one on the New York
Stock Exchange He was elected TO MEM
bershio in the Stock Exchange on June
g. $50 A stock broker Mr. Work
was cautious, and prospered by keeping
on the conservative and safe side leav-
ing for others the excitement consequent
upon bold. daring plunging. It was largely
on Commodore Vanderbilt's advice that
Mr. Work bought and sold on the Stock
Exchange His different firms q Work.
Davis and Burton: Frank Work & co. and
n, successor arm Of Strong Stureis & Co.
have all been well known in Wall Street
II * less than ten years ago that ne
sold his seat on the Stock Exchange. al
though ne had retired from active business
Ton wears before that He was a member
of the Manhattan. New York Yacht and
New York Athletic clubs. and a director Of
trc Chicago & Northwestern and the Della
ware. Iackawanna & Western Railroads.
NJ Works wife was Miss Ellen Wood.
w-o was the daughter OF rich parents and
was Httie EIrl IN ChilIcothe when Work
use peunUess youncster Their ddugh-
top Fannie became prominent in 1850 by
ror marriage at Christ Church 10 Burke
Roche. VI T.. brother ~ Baron Fermoy.
Subsequently she married Aurel BdtOnyi,
well known as a whip For while Mr..
Work refused 20 talk with interviewers.
but on the occasion of tho marriage OF
We'll known Young woman OF New York 10
a foreign nob'emln he denounced inter-
national marriages as follows.
IT'S time this international marrying
came % a stop. tor our American girls are
running our country by II. As fast "a our
honorable. hard working men can earn
their money their daughters take II and
toss il across the ocean. And for what
For the purpose of lille and The priy-
lege II paying the debts Of so-called noble
men. II had anything 10 say about the
matter ia make an international marriage
a hanging offence.
Il am an American 20 ny backbone.
therefore / have only contempt FOR these
helpless. hopeless lifeless men that cross
the ocean To- carry OFF the ye.y flower OF
our womanhoOd. When they win our girls
they use them. humble them and dishonor
them. and then cast them aside for ac-
-resses or adventuresses OF their own real
class"
At Nr. Works bedside yesterday were
two daughters. his only children. Mrs.
Peter Cooper Hewitt and Mrs. Burke
Roche. with the latter, three children,
Aiaml,e. Frank and Mr. Arthur : Bur
.eu. j. Henry Work, lawyer of 30. .,
broadway. nephew of Frank Work, Will.
it s said. have charge ~ the lesal matters
Connected with the settlement ol tie es-
tate
tl. utmost simplicity might prevail IN the
funeral arrangements Services VIII be
held ~ ms nome TOMORROW morning AT
10 O'Clock The Rev. John Murko idg' of
TRINITY chapel viii offiCi1te Burial viii
oe at Green wood Cemetery.
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