Evening star., 1924-12-11
AUGUST BELMONT DIES SUDDENLY:
NOTED BANKER AND SPORTSMAN
Was Prominent as Horse
man and Yacht
Racer
Built Inferborough and
Cape Cod Waterway
Lines.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 1l.--August
Belmont, internationally known fl
nancier and sportsman, died in his
Park avenue apartment last night
after an Illness of little more than
one days duration. A sudden at
tack of cellulitis complicated by
blood poisoning. was given as the
cause of his death. He was II years
old.
While no definite funeral arrange
ments have been made, il was an
nounced that the burial would take
place In the family plot at Newport,
r. 1. s.-
Death Follows Operation.
Mr.. Belmont's death followed an
operation performed on his right arm
in his Apartment yesterday morning.
He sank into unconsciousness at 4
o'clock in the afternoon and re-
NAMED in a state of coma until he
died at $50. Apparently in good
health, the first symptoms Of the dis
ease manifested themselves Tuesday
afternoon, when his right arm be
came infiamed while he was in the
banking house of August Belmont
& Co. of which he was the head. He
is survived by his widow, who was
Eleanor Robson, celebrated stage star
before her marriage, and two sons,
Morgan and Raymond, by his first
wife, who died In 1898 Mrs. Belmont
Morgan and the latter's wife were at
his bedside when Mr.. Belmont died.
August Belmont combined the
characteristics of the hardworking
business man plus the playing sports
man. At his Office usually from 10:30
in the morning until 4:30 in the after
noon, he had a reputation of han
ding with unusual decisiveness and
celerity executive matters. of great
Importance. But even during his
busiest hours. it was said by his as
sociates, he was never too busy to
receive one who was interested In
horses.
Proud OF Cape Canal.
A creator OF great engineering
projects, Mr.. Belmont regarded the
building Of the Cape Cod Canal, in
which he was a moving force, as his
greatest achievement next TO his con-
struction of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Subway lines in New York
city.
During the war he was In the
air service, and for a year and a half
during parts of the years OF 1917
1910. he was stationed In France,
where he served under command of
Brig. Gen. Dawes, now Vice Presi-
dent-elect of the United States.
Wife Noted Actress.
When he married Mrs. Belmont. the
latter was at the height OF her stage
career, a star under her name of
Eleanor Robson. She had appear ed
in the leading roles Of such plays
as Merely Mary Ann" "Salomy Jane"
and The Dawn OF Tomorrow and
last year was a co-author of the
successful melodrama, In the Next
Room" Since her retirement from
the stage, Immediately after her mar
riage. her interest in things the
atrical and musical was shared by
Maj. BELMONT.
Not only was he known as a turf
man. but Maj. Belmont also acquir ed
reputation as an all-round out of
doors man. He was a crack polo
player in hts younger days, and CON
tinued to take part in the arduous
game until he had reached his
sixtieth year. He was fond OF dogs
and made a speciality of breeding
prize fox terriers and bird dogs, the
latter Of which he used on his shoot
ing place at Garnett, S. c., and his
hunting tract of $4,000 acres in
Quebec. He visited his South Caro-
lima place every Winter, and 1t was
there three years ago that he was
injured when his horse stumbled. He
was bruised severely and confined to
his house for three weeks.
Inherited Love of Sports
Mr.. Belmont. 1t is said. inherited
his love of horses from his father and
his love of the sea from his mother,
for on his maternal side he was a
grandson of Commodore Perry, famed