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SOMETHING OF THE LATE JAMES GALWAY. New York. April 1. Janus Calway. the veteran liirfnian. who died at his home Sure yesterday, was for 1 wenty-tive years owm r of the Preakness Farm, near Patirson. N. J. He was seventy-five years old. ami death resulted from heart failure and i-onipliea lions. He was a steward of the Jockey Ciuli and for many years was a-iively aagagad in hreedins and raekag Ihornatblitrdii P.orn in a village on the border line of Scotland and Fturlanil. Mi. Calway canie to New York when he was seventeen years old. Before hecomiliK interested in raetag he acajafared a fortune in the whole sale grocery husiness. He took up road drirktg as a recreation ahont forty years aga and later ac ipiired a string of rthtaiag and trattfctg horses. He was the owner of the noted KeldlBg, St. Jiilleu. and later iKcame interested in the laaang turf. In the • arly seventies lie was a lire commissioner ami he-fore his appointment had served for many years as a volunteer fireman. When the Beard of Control, and later the Jockey Cluli. cann- into existence. Mr. Galway was a vulu-Bhle nninl if of hath. I* June. 1S.h;. he was appointed a steward of the Jockey Cluh to fill a vacancy caused hy the death of Colonel W. I. Thoinp son. His radag colors — hlack. yellow sheves and red cap — were seen on local race courses, for more than thirty five years. One of the most noted barsea which Mr! Calway owned was Linden, which brake down while ne.ir injr home in the Suhtirtian Handicap several years auo when he was far ill the lead.
