Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-15
FOXHALL, THE WINNER.

How Mr. Keene Received the News of the
Victory of His Colt In tho Grand Prix-
Amount of the Stakes and How the
Money Was Observation-Disclosures of Such
Victories to the Breeding Interests of the
Country-Foxhalrs Engagements Mr..
Keene's Plans.
New York Telegram, 18th
Jas. H. Keene, the owner Of Foxhall, re-
ceived the news of the victory of his colt at
his house, No. II West Tenth street, at noon
to-day. His friends discovered Foxhall had
won the Grand Prix before Keenc did, and
when he received the cable dispatch announc-
ing his victory, he was surrounded by throng
of ladies and gentlemen, all anxious to
congratulate him. His rooms in West
Tenth street were crowded with friends
all the afternoon, and he held a
sort of levee after the news came
to this city. To a reporter who called
on him, Keene said 81 am not at all
surprised at the victory of Foxhall. l have
been expecting it ever since he went into train
ing. My trainer informed me yesterday that
Foxhall was in the best of condition, and lex
pected the victory which have won. It is a
soon after the winning of the Derby by an
American horse, and have received during the
day number OF kilograms congratulating me
on the result of the race.
THE STAKES
of the Grand Prlx which l win on this race
amount to $35, 0G0; of this have telegraphed
to my agent to give $4,000 to the jockey, So, 500
to the trainer, and nearly all the rest of the
to- how ndA fInn
victory for Foxhall and America. I had no
bets on the race, and, 80 far as l
know, mono of my friends had any.
am not running my horses to make money
on them as gambler. have sent them to
England and the continent because I want to
see America win some of the great races on
the other side of the Atlantic. 1t was great
thing for us to win the Derby, and our glory
has been enhanced by the winning of the
Grand Prix Europeans will be anxious to
buy American horses from this day on, and it
Is in this sense that
THESE GREAT VICTORIES OF OUR COUNTRY
are Of Importance. Idon't know how much
money was bet on Foxhall, but don't think it
amounted to much. Nobody except myself
and my men in Europe had much faith in him.
I am gratifed, of course, to know my horse
has won the Grand Prix SO soon after an
American horse won the Derby. This
victory following so closely upon the Derby
must show the people of Europe that Ameri-
can horses surpass European horses as much
as the American people surpass the European
people. l am proud of the victory of my
horse for this reason alone. have not made
cent out of the race, and want the public to
understand have not. Had it been otherwise,
1 should not take half the pride in the victory,
which I now take.
s'FoXhall was bred by A. j. Alexander, of
Spring station, Woodford county, Ky. I pur
chased him through an agent for $3.50 in 1879,
when he was year old. King Alfonso was
the sire of Foxhall, and Jamaica was his dam.
The colt made his first appearance
on race course last year, when on
October Is he ran for the Bedford stakes
at meeting, at Newcastle, En-
gland. He won these stakes, but next day,
during the same meeting, he was defeated in
race for the Ashley sweepstakes, although he
defeated the favorite, Sininel, by neck. In
the City and Suburban handicap, run for at
the EPSON meeting this season, he ran second
to Bend Or, winner of the Derby last season.
These are all the races In which FOXhall took
part before the race to-day. He is to run in
and on the same day, at the same meeting, he
is engaged to run for
THE GOLD CUP.
I16 Is dloO cuGcIcu W Iuu lOI ULc cuulIuCI cup,
July 9th, at Newmarket, and for the Grand
Duke Michael stakes Sept. Goth, at the New
market meeting. Lorillard's Iroquois, win
ner of the Derby, is also entered for this race,
and these two celebrated American horses will
meet Peregrine on the track, and the race
promises to be the most exciting ever run.
Foxhall is also entered for the Select
stakes at Newmarket, Oct. 18th, and the Chal-
lenge stakes at the same meeting. Of course
hoo in oil {hooo h,,fif ba 10
in good condition he will run in the most i'm
portant of them; and after his victory of to-
day | feel he will make a good
record in the future engagements which
he is called upon to fill. l intend to keep him
in Europe, and also intend to send other
American horses to keep HIM company. If
the Europeans have not yet discovered we can
raise better colts than they can, we will force
them to make the discovery before long. The
Derby and the Grand Prix have now been won
by America, and those are
THE TWO GREATEST RACES
of Europe in which American horses are al
lowed to compete. The year 1881 will prove a
memorable one in the history of the American
turf, because during that year we have abso-
lutely torn the laurels from the brow of Euro
pean turfmen and placed them upon our own
heads.''
10 announcer interviewer MT. heene SalQ. Wy
brother, who was present, and my trainer,
Sherrard, cabled me about the result of the
private trial, and said the colt was in perfect
condition. On this did expect to win. Still
knew often times things 60 wrong, SO if he
had not carried off first money l should not
have been greatly disappointed, as 1 never al
low such things to worry me. l only
WANTED A SMALL AMOUNT,
Just enough to make it interesting. There is
nothing that will take young men away from
the gambling table quicker than the legitimate
running of horses.''
"Have you given up your places for breed
ing in Virginia?'
''No, I cannot say / have. / want to pur-
chase nearer New York if l can find suitable
land; otherwise l shall probably 90 to Vir-
ginia.''
Before the reporter retired, Keene said he in
tended to send over batch of youngsters he
purchased the other day in Kentucky, as one
horse in fifteen generally proved good; he
would not be content until he had won the
Derby, intending to wait patiently for that
honor. His parting words were: "For the
credit of American breeding and American
horses, I am very glad of Foxhall's victory"
THE WINNER.
Foxhall is likely bay colt, and was bred
by A. A Alexander on the WOODBURY. farm,
near Spring Station, KY. He is by King Al
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