The Dickinson press., 1889-03-09
SUCCESS ON THE TRACK.
CAREER OF oWYeR BROTHERS, THE
GREAT AMERICAN HoRsEMEN.

beginning Life as Butchers. They Acquired
II Lovc for Racing-Pluck and Ncrvc
Have Made Them Rich-The Horses That
Havo Won $1,000. 900 in Twelve Years.
In 1876 two brothers were engaged in bust
ness i'll Washington market, this city, as
wholesale butchers. By sobriety and atten-
tion to their calling they had prospered and
were well to do, but scarcely to be termed
wealthy Then unknown outside of limited
circo their name has since become rs
household word throughout the country.
They were the Dwyer brothers, Philip j. and
Michael, of Brooklyn.
AN HUMBLE BEGINNING.
Being at the Saratoga races in 1876 they
made their first investment, buying at first
third interest from George Longstaf in tho
black colt Rhadamanthus, son of imported
bennington and noted even then as n sprlnter.
On tho 18th Of August he started in their
name for purse of $500, ridden by Barbec,
and won tho race, dash of n mile and n fur
long. AS they were shrewd and bold
spectators it is safe to assume that the
brothers profted by the victory to a much
greater extent than tho mere value of the
purse. Eeforo tho close of the season
Rhadamnnthus won three other races out of
seven starts, and while he was doing this tho
Dryers came into possession of Galway,
starting him ut jerome Park in October,
when he finished second in selling
race, u position which he occupied i'll two
other of his four starts, his winnings alto
gcthcr amounting to but S465 They made a
much better bargain in buying tho 3-year-old
colt Vigil, who had two valuable stake en-
gagcmcnts at Baltimore, both of which ho
| won. The first was tho Dixie stakes, valued
at $4,000, and tho second tho Breckinridge,
worth $500 more. He also won another
race that fall, swelling his earnings to sl5,-
100 In purchasing Vigil they thus carly
demonstrated the pluck which has since made
them famous, for Vigil cost, together with
the brother to Bassctt, $4,000. They came
high, but tho end justified the expenditure.
Their total earnings with four horses for
their first year OH the turf was 1865
Such was their unpretentious but auspi-
cous beginning. With the exception of the
following year, when their winnings fell Off
materially, they have steadily mounted tho
ladder of success, and since 1880 have dom
mated tho American turf
During twelve years of active campaign
ing they have won upward of $1,000 600 in
larger sum than was over won by any turf
man OF confederation Of turfmen in this
country.
In that tmo they havo headed the list Of
winning owners in 1881, 1882 1883, 1856 and
1887.
They havo won more in ono year ts20S 900,
| than was ever won before.
With Hanover they earned moro money
tSS9,712) than any horse ever earned in a
single year.
In Miss Woodford they have had the most
successful animal Ill the history of racing Oh
this continent her aggregate winnings OK
cecding those of any other.
| They have won more races in ono day than
any other stable, capturing five at Mon.
mouth Park during tho season Of 1885 with
Paniquc, Richmond, Lulu, Portland and
| Barnes.
| STARS OF THE BROOKLYN STABLE
| In almost every season since they began
racing the Dwycrs have had tho good for
tune to own one or two of the best horses on
the turf, and as they entered them lib
orally in valuable stakes tho returns have
been large. Those which have won upward
| of S1'1 liNl nrn ne rnlln,rc.