Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-27
champagne Served TO Everybody on tue
Race Track.


of Illinois Is short, stout man, with
florid complexion and frosted sandy
beard. He represented the Eleventh
District in congress for two sessions.
He was anxious 10 stay longer, but af-
ter long and stubborn
contest he failed of renom-
ination. He made an independent
race and got lett. Many Of the boys
who relish good Shippers will miss sim
gieton. He Il high liver and prince
Of entertainers. He was among the
richest Of Western landowners, and Is
said to still possess handsome ior-
tune. He has II team OF stations IN
Washington said 10 he worth flW,Wm,
and he keeps Il great number oi THOR
ouphbreds ut his place near quincy.
He has raised some Of the finest tfot-
ting stock In the West. The story Of
how he came into possession of the
famous stallion silver Heel, the
greatest horse of his day, Is
worth recording. II was two or three
DAYS before the race. Singleton
was at his zenith. He was president
OF tile st. Louis and Wabash Road,
and he wanted to own the fastest horse
in the world He travelled all over the
country seeking for
AN EQUlNE KING,
and ut the New York State Aglcul-
tural Fair he came upon silver Heel.
He ascertaiued that the owner was
Commodore Vanderbilt. The eom-
modore told him that Silver Heel
could not he bought for S5W,O0o.
Singleton went back home disgusted.
Not long atterhis return Wabash stock
took h sudden boom. lie was surprised
one day to see Vanderbilt calling on
him. After little chat the commD-
torc asked bluntly;
"sSingleton, when are you going to
let Wabash drop ~
III don't know why you should ask
me such u question was the reply.
.Well, look here, now, said Van
derbilt, "you want silver Heel, don't
you?'
"Ycs.n
"Wel, tell me when Wabash IS
going to drop and the horse Is yours
singleton paused for mom0nt and
then replied:
"WeIl when IL reaches So,
The commodore departed. Wabash
went to So Vanderbilt uuloaded
rniScd in his pile, aud in due time Sill
YER Heel arrived at quincy in q
special box-car. The gen
cra had now come int
possession OF what h thought the
finest horse ia the world About this
time the 50. Louis Jockey Club bought
81. Lawrence, n well-l<nown stallion
for Tl0, 900, and the following summer
got up an exhibition. Singleton con
oluded to take Silver Heel down anl
capture the prize OF Sl0,000 offered n
premiums There were three entries
st. Lawrence, Mambrino Chief mt
Silver Heel. Mambrinu WIS the prop
erty OF james Clay OF Kentucky, nnt
was noted as the sire of sonic flee
trotters. When the Judges had beer
appointed, Singleton inquired In WIN
points they desired excellence. They
responded, "ln style and action.
Singleton had u very light harness
made and II very
LIGHT SutdtY
constructed for the occasion, and in
formed Abrnhams, his trainer. tina
style and action, not speed, were r.
uuired. When the horses came oi
tho track silver Heel WAS the favorit
with the grcnt assemblage, but tn
award was given to Sc. l.awrenc,
This onragod the general. The judg
informed him that the former o.
IIawrence) showed greater speed tina
Silver Heel He accused them of la'
ing misled him, and challenged thel
10 trot match for $40, 900 q side, ii
went Rurtherand offered TO put up SID
600, against like sum, the whole To Z
into the treasury OF the club, wheth,
he won or lost. He gave this oil,
publicity in the newspapers, and tl
club WAS forced To do him justic
1t would not accept his offer, hl
decided TO put up n cup and SaQu AZ
further to allow the Judges 10 rever
their decision II they saw it, III
truck was II small circle of one-sixih
mile, and the General, knowing q
superiority of silver Heel over :
lawrence, Instructed Ahrahams, h
trainer, to hold up for him and th,
pass in front OF the stand at least io
times in the mile. This instructiS
was fulfilled. silver Heel was declare
the winner amid the Widest enthu:
asm, The decision of two days hefo
WINS reversed and tho $4,000 premiu
was awarded to Silver Heel III
General gave breakfast ON the {,
lowing morning 90 aNelect party at ol
of the principal hotels. James Ola
the owner of Mamhrino C9icf, W
II guest. Tho horse questi,
WNS plluNllfNt NNtutt hl tpilNtIs
ton, Clay was especially euloglstis
Mamhrino. He declared that the col
OF the chief had outtooted cverythil
on the turf and that they would co
tinue to do so. His boastiug ncttl,
Singleton, After standing it as lol
as possible he ripped out,
NOV look HERE,
Clay, have two colts here, They n
o-year-olls and snoithcr has he
trained. | viii take one OF thom III
you the whole Mamhrlno breed Ga
leet tronl and viii trot you on n ii
60 he fixed next summer for $1,000,
side Clay laughed and told him
was sheer folly to make such bet,
lac was certain 10 be beaten. The ge
eral refused 10 receive such an answ,
aud they finally SETTLED the matter
repairing TO oneot the banks and depc
iting s. ,oO0apleee, the balance 60 be y
week before the race. The IA
came ON the following summer. II
happened that CLAY and Singlot,
We're 10th elected delegates 10 the \
tional Democratic Convention viii
was to meet at Charleston, and viii
afterwards broke up in row, and Il
journed 70 meet in Baltimore, III
both resigned and repaired 10 Lou