St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-28
ISIDOR COHNFELD.
The Owner of the Fastest Team in
the World.

The Owner of the Fastest Team in
the World.
Mr.. IsidOr Cohnfeld is representative
horseman. Although not so long identified
with the trotting horse as MIR. Vanderbilt
or Mr.. Shepard, his team MaxY Cobb and
Meta Medium, have gained the highest hon
ors by the record, 2:15s4, and Maxy has
further shown what a phenomenal trotter
ne is by making mile III harness, in 2:13A,
which IS the fastest record ever made by a
stallion.
Mr.. Isidor Cohnfeld is 40 years of age,
was born in Germany, but grew to mans
estate in England and then came to this
country upwards of twenty years ago. He
is essentially self-made man, and by SUI
perlOr business talents has accumulated a
large fortune. He became citizen of New
York in due time and has lived his business
life here. SO actively and successfully did
ne prosecute his business of importing and
manufacturing ostrich feathers that he has
now houses IN London and Paris. He en-
ploys over 1000 persons at his works in
this city. He has also representatives in
Chicago and Boston. 1t is conceded that
he transacts, in his line of goods, the largest
business in the world.
New York city is on the corner OF Blocker
and Green streets and extends over twelve
numbers. 1t is a model of architectural
beauty inside and outside and one of the
highest in New York, as it towers seven
feet higher than the Equitable building on
Broadway.
Mr.. Cohnfeld, like other millionaire
horsemen, has fitted up palatial stable,
with smoking apartments and rooms for
his master OF the horse, in the building,
which is located on the corner of Fifty
eighth street and Fourth avenue within
stones throw of the Fifth avenue entrance
to.Central park. He takes great pride and
pleasure In the enjoyment of his horses
and
IS A REGULAR ROAD RIDER.
He has now some sixteen head of trot-
tiers, carriage and saddle horses. The
trotters can hold their own with the best,
either on track or road, and Isidor Cohn-
field, like all true sportmen, is never back
ward in demonstrating the fact.
1 have had the pleasure of his acuuaint-
ance for years and have found him a gen.
tleman of taste and culture. His home is
furnished with all the elegancies of refined
life, and there he is the soul of hospitality
During recent chat [ remarked: 'As
Maxy came from the turf with champion
honors and won an easy victory over all
stations at the great st. Louis fair, he
should have his choice of mares in Ken
lucky"
Il have every reason to believe he will, y
said Mr.. G.
'sWhat are your plans after his limited
stud season is over?"
81 shall have him trained with his mate
Meta for double team work and expect to
trot them for purses or stakes. l think
team trotting is now uppermost in the pub
lie mind and should be encouraged, as it
serves to keep up the right kind of interest
in the trotter. This interest has suffered
in many ways, but there is one thing most
injurious to good horses and unsatisfactory
to the spectators"
''What is it, about which you express
yourself so earnestly?"
''Why the faulty manner in which the
starting is conducted. have seen the ma
jority of field of trotters score up for the
word again and again, but no word given,
just because there is an animal or two
amongst them so stiff or rank that he will
not trot until he is scored half an hour or
so. The consequence is, while such a
horse is footing short distance he is at the
same time wearing the honest trotter out
with full scoring, and many good horse
loses race that he could win. This is all
wrong, and a change should be made in the
rules or in the mode of starting horses
Chicago Horseman.