The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-20
PHIL DwYER ON RACES.
Cost of Keeping String of Goers--
Ullman's Story.

Cost OF Keeping String OF Goers--
Ullman's Story.
"You are doomed, my boy" said Mr..
Philip Dryer, as inc stood talking to Joe
Ullman, former owner OF the crack two
year old OF 1887, Raceland. 100 much
success at the start, tell YOU" continued
the great owner OF first class race horses.
And the younger man had nothing to say,
but stood Eliminating over the flight Of
large proportion OF the $50, 900 with which
ho went back TO st. Louis last fall after
selling Raceland for $1,000.
"A racing stable is a most expensive af-
fair" said Mr.. Dwyer, land man must
get ilrst.class horse or two every year to
make it sclisupporling. Right now tina
actual cost To us OF our horses IN training il
Sl.00 each day, while, taking into ac-
count the salaries OF McCabc, the trainer,
and Mclaughlin, chief jockey, forfeits,
etc, the entire expense OF forty-iOur
horses will foot up an average OF - each.
The longer | am in the business the moro
strongly do | feel the conviction that
racing is most uncertain. Perhaps for
man trying TO catch on TO big money tho
correct system would be for him TO
plunge on his horses. In the position L
hold today, | cannot bring myself To tho
idea that heavy backing up OF our ANS
mails X advisable OF course my brother
Mike is the heaviest Of bcttors, but he does
not put the money on In chunks only
when we know our horse Is the best"
AT the Belle Meade sale bought sev-
cral colts and flllies, but, whereas the get
OF the Belle Meade sircs may produce
great race horses, they, a. yet, have not
done 30, aud shall 90 10 Lexington and
be willing to pay u much greater price Tor
tho Billcts and the llindhos. think tho
best colts To buy have been those 10y Billet
and Virgil, ~, II they showed nothing as
two year olds, they never amounted to
anything Except in the case Of Spalding)
and could be wocdcd out.
"Other breeds may or NAV not turn out
we'll later on, and are q source OF great
outlay aud greater anxiety.
"Our policy has been 10 rather buy d
rcady-made race horse tlian to take tho
chance OF developing one, although Trc-
mont and Hanover have made MS whole
on all the ycarlings We ever bought.
! al have always told people that Runnys
mede was the best billet We ever owned,
and this is saying great DEAL when Miss
| Woodlord is taken into account tako
n lot moro credit In picking winner out
side the stable than in Il, for IL n great
satisfaction TO feel myself u competent
Judge OF oil horses, irrespective OF tho
owners, trainers and Jockeys opinion"
"lhat isn't the way with me, broke In
Ullmnn, why | always bet my money
freely, yet never felt tho SAME as when
Raccland was bringing u home. III tell
YOU story OF the race Won by lakeland
over los Angeles and others. You see,
/ my good old mother, who has been a Grip
pie for many years, was sitting In the
= stand and sent down two - notes, one Il
4 DO put on Raccland, nj 4 10 I, the other Il
save the first ON Los Angeles fof u place.
snow | had 5000 on Raceland, and
was satisfied ho would win, 40 just sent
mother back ticket 100 TO 10 Racciand-'
"l,aceland Won easily, and from tho
qunrtcr-sirotch | looked up aud waved my
hat to mother Let's take drink. Here's
10 her hcalth God bless hcr-what do
you suppose she did2 Just threw down
her crulchcs and actually began TO dance.
was even ON my life, you can bet. | ran
30 the battle-ground then up in tho
stand, with tho $40 aud 500 beside;
kissed mother, and then told her 10 take
the money for trip 10 the White mount
aims and the Thousand islands. Win on
my own, indeed, | should say So"
Aud Mr.. Dryer, with a tear starting
down his cheek, was heard 10 say TO him.
self:
"For an experience like that think I
would give even a Hanover Or a Trc-