He served as Vice President of the Hostetter Company, his family business.[1] He also ran the East End Riding Academy.[1]
He built a polo field on his Pennsylvania farm, and played polo regularly.[1][2]
He was also a notable gambler.[3] For example, he won US$30,000 on the United States presidential election of 1896, by betting on William McKinley.[3] He also gambled and won on yacht races.[3] Additionally, he would bet US$1,000 a game on polo matches in Narragansett Pier.[3] The year before his death, he lost US$1 million, mostly to David C. Johnson, John Daly and Richard Canfield.[3] David C. Johnson sued his widow to get his money back.[3]