The Wizard of Wall Street and His Wealth; or, The Life and Deeds of Jay GouldWhite, Trumbull
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The Wizard of Wall Street and His Wealth; or, The Life and Deeds of Jay Gould
White, Trumbull
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography; Gould, Jay, 1836-1892
Mr. Gould attended the recent horse show on three afternoons, but
these are the only occasions he ever publicly exhibited any particular
liking for horses. His city stable is one of a row on West Forty-fourth
street, between the Berkeley school building and Fifth avenue. It is a
two-story, twenty-foot front brick building trimmed with granite. It
is No. 14 West Forty-fourth street. It is a neatly arranged stable of
the old-fashioned, oak-trimmed pattern common in the neighborhood. Mr.
Gould kept only three pairs of horses at the time of his death, and
they are all quartered in the building. Four of the horses are cobby
bays, two with docked and two with banged tails. The other two are
long-tailed black roadsters, and the most valuable of the lot. None of
the horses would bring a fancy price if put up at auction, but they are
all of the good, plain sort that will stand plenty of work.
Simplicity was the chief characteristic of the carriages used by Mr.
Gould. He always bought the best and paid the prices asked without
cavilling, but the first outlay was all the carriages ever cost him.
He was careless in the extreme regarding repairs or fresh trimmings,
seldom having any work done on any of his vehicles. Mr. Gould always
selected his carriages personally, and always bought from the same
firm. He was easy to suit, always telling just what he wanted and
taking the first carriage that met his ideas.
James Downs is the Gould coachman. He has served the family for over
ten years. The carriages at the stable ready for use are a brougham,
landau, victoria and a hunting wagon. The last is gaudy in yellow
and black and is the newest of the vehicles. The others are plain in
coloring and are what driving people call old style. Jay Gould’s livery
is a dark green, and was worn on the usual occasions by both coachman
and footman.
Two years ago Mrs. George Gould was in the habit of giving her
father-in-law early morning drives in Central Park, calling for him
daily in a neat trap of her own. With this exception he seldom drove
for pleasure in the city. At Irvington he was occasionally seen
driving on the roads near his residence. Until the purchase of his
yacht Mr. Gould drove to and from the railroad station daily, but since
then he has only taken drives at infrequent intervals.
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