Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-26


and brandy, and racing stable, he .mana-
ges to keep from getting lonely.
j. B. Haggins, another Pacific coast citl-
zen, has one of the largest strings OF horses
on the turf, but it costs him a great deal
more money than it earns. His legitimate
| business is hop raising and he probably
gathers and sells more of this beer-making
material than any man in the United States.
Yet his enthusiasm and pleasure is with his
horses. Itisa strange penchant, for very few
of these Pacific coast sportsmen have an OPP
portunity of seeing their horses run. West
ern men, as a rule, run to the hazards OF
life more readily than Eastern capitalists
But we have plenty of citizens of wealth
and position who turn for their pleasure or
designations to field sports.
Commodore Kittson, who at the time OF
his death had stock farm near Philadel-
phia, was an important figure in racing
matters. He had very large material inter-
ests both East and West, yet he loved to
talk about his horses better than anything
else, and would rather be interviewed about
them than any other affair of life. He was
fond of both trotters and runners and raised
and raced each with equal pleasure.
OUR OWN CAPTAIN.
Captain Sam Brown, of Pittsburg, who
owns Troubadour. the winner OF the sub
urban handicap of two years ago, spends
probably $50, 900 year on his running horses
and yet they are not overly often III the lead
at the finish Yet he never complains at
the expense, and the pleasure of having o
horse start in race does not seem to be
marred with him, no matter what its posi-
tion under the wire.
"a. j. Cassatt, OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, is probably the most successful man
nf al ho orioh ruho for II
He has been exceedingly lucky in having
such prime ones as the Bard, Taragon,
Eurus, etc. Mr.. Higgins, his trainer, is
| regarded as one of the most capable men in
| the business, and to his watchful care and
intelligence is due much of the success that
has followed this stable. Prominent horse
men tell me that it does not cost Mr. Cassatt
anything, but pays him a fair dividend on
his investment. This is probably due to the
fact that he has it handled like any other
business in which he engages. Horse-racing
is like everything else; if done in a business
like way it is apt to pay, but most rich men
leave everything to their employees, and the
result is loss and disappointment.
The Dwyer Brothers are the most success
ful men that ever ran horses in this country.
They are both practical horsemen, and they
give their stable their earnest and un-
divided attention. While they still keep
their butcher business intact, that is left to
employees, while their racing stable is looked
upon by them as their regular occupation.
They buy colts, raise horses and race them
upon strict business principles. They watch
the training OF their animals, and know
just how they are being handled.
SOME BIG WINNINGS.
The result is that they have for two
seasons won at least quarter of million
of dollars in stakes and purses, to say
nothing of what they have taken out of the
poolbox by betting. William L. Scott,
another Pennsylvania, and like Mr..
Cassatt, railroad man, has not been so
successful. For a season or two when he
had Quito, Charity and one or two other
good ones his colors were often seen in front
at the end of race, but for the past two
seasons he has probably spent $4,000 a
year in endeaVoring to get horse to the
front at the finish.
He got disgusted last year and concluded
to quit this sort of dissipation forever. But
like man who swears off drinking and then
goes and treats his resolution, he could not
stay out of the game. He went this year
and bought more horses, and himself and
his colors are again to be seen at the present
great meeting at Gravesend, where he hopes
to see his 2-year-olds give good account of
themselves.
Captain Connor, who keeps the st. James
Hotel is one of the best known turtles in
this country, and although younger than
many other men of means who turn tc horses
for recreation, his name as a patron of the
turf can be found farther back on the records
than almost any man who is now prominent
in racing circles. He has owned and raced
some of the best horses in the country. Just
now he has about 20 head of youngsters.
some Of which he expects to see at the front
during the present season.
Mr.. D. D. Withers is another notable
horseman who has grown very wealthy in
legitimate business enterprises. He spends
his entire summer season on the race track,
and his word is good for million at any
time and in any place. He manages the |
Monmouth Park Association, of which Mr.. |
Cassatt is the President His word is re-
garded as his bond in all things, and, he is |
one of the severest and most capable judges
on the race track. I have often heard Cap |
tain Connor, who is himself high up on all |
turf matters, say that Mr.. Withers is the |
best authority in this country on all rules |
and law, written and unwritten, that gov
erns horse racing.
A NEW TRACK.
John A Morris, who is perhaps one of |
a mile race track on his farm out in West |
chester county. I was out there the other |
day and he is going to have q splendid |
course. Race meetings are to be held, and |
as big stakes and purses given by this single |
individual as any of the associations will |
offer Besides this stock farm in West
chester county, Mr.. Morris has a breeding
establishment in England, where he sends
American brood mares and raises his own
colts from English thoroughbreds. He ap-
pears to have started in to devote the balance
of his life to raising and racing runners.
All of these men are interesting and force
full characters. There are others of greater
or less note whom could recall. But these
are the leading names. They are also the
leaven that make tolerable the rude loaf of
which inevitably gathers about
all kinds of field sports. Men such as 1
have named run horses for pleasure. No
element of unfairness would be tolerated by
them, and it is this character of, men who
force all those who follow racing to run
their horses fairly and give the turf a stand
ing among all classes.
1t seems strange, however, to a man whose
inclinations do not run in that direction to
see these rich men, staid and even stern
in business association, loving to mix
with the rough element about the stables
and race tracks. For the moment their
whole nature seems TO change and they are
young again, In looking them over and
this phase of their lives, am re-
minded how true is the old adage: GA little
nonsense now and then is relished by the
pest OF men. FRANK A. BURR.
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