St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-14
better than that, and had he lived in
another time he would have been four


ing everything into consideration. | tell
YOU he was wonder, and when in the
best of condition [ have yet to see the
horse that, in my opinion, could defeat
him. Mr.. Thomas, the trainer OF
MI. Baldwin's stable, worked him
a trial at Nashville last spring be-
fore shipping him to Brooklyn, and he
beat VOante as if he had been selling
platter, giving him weight in addition to
the three years difference in age.
When we landed in Brooklyn, Sir
Dixon, just purchased by the Dwyer
Brothers for long price, and Raceland,
Mr.. Belmont'S great colt, were all the
rage, and when the Emperor started
against them in the Brooklyn Derby the
Eastern turfmen were Of the opinion
that he and Prince Royal would have
the empty honor of fighting for third
ton until the head of the stretch was
reached, and then sent the Emperor to
the front. and he won without the
semblance Of an effort.
COULD THEN HAVE BEATEN ANY
HORSE.
''That day 1 believe he could have
beaten not only any horse on the turf III
America. but he could have wiped out
any record. He was in the same fettle
all the rest of the season until his leg
went wrong at Chicago, and in my hum
BILE opinion brought to an end the career
of the best three-year-old that has as
vet appeared in this country. He was
certainly the best [ ever saw. and L
hardly believe it possible to breed a
better one. Outside of his remark
able qualifications as a race horse
he was most pleasant animal
to ride. docile as lamb, ran we'll IN
front or in ruck, and when called on
never failed to respond. | never thought
he would stay on the turf long, his I'M
mense bodily conformation being too
heavy for his legs, which, good as they
were, could not stand the strain neceS-
sary.to fit him for a great race, as he
was simply a glutton for work. have
faith that | will live to ride some OF his
colts to victory, as [ believe he Will
prove as successful in the stud as he
was Oh the turf.
WHEN ISAAC WAS IN DANGER.
81 do not know of a Jockey who has
ridden so many races as L have that has
been so fortunate in escaping injury.
| never had but one horse to fall with
me in a race and in that instance | was
only Slightly hurt and able to ride i'll
the last event of the same day. 1t was
at st. Louis, on June IL, 1884. L was
! on Bonnie Australian, and along the
| back stretch Revoke. who was running
in front of me, fell, and my horse
| went over him. Another horse General
| CuSter)struck me in the side as he passed;
| but he did not hurt me much, as | was
! able to drag Fshburn, who was riding
| Revoke and was badly injured, through
the fence, and remained by his side
until medical aid arrived. For a long
time after a shiVer ran through me
when | recalled the accident, as had
| General Custer come a little closer he
would have struck. me square i'll the
head. [ was very careful for many days
| after that; but such an accidents of the
| unavoidable kind. and if it is to happen
| there is 20 way to prevent 1T.
GIVES MISS FORD A HARD NAME.
you ask me another hard question
when it is to name the worst morse L
| have ever ridden. jim Douglas was a
good representative of this class, and
| Miss Ford was hard to down.. jim
Douglas would run kindly, however,
| whenever he got started, while MISS
| Ford was just the reverse, as she would
| stop right in the middle of race when
| you thought she was sure winner
| Tom Barlow was another hard horse to
ride. Whenever he came to turn he
would always want to leave the
track. But Miss Ford, | believe,
taking it all and all, was the worst
of the bad lot Nothing could induce
her to try when she once concluded to
stop, and she was all the more remark
able from the fact that she would quit
when running easy as often as when
fully extended. In fact she. had a
mind of her own, and neither punish
ment nor coaXing had any effect upon
her. Perhaps she made as many
Christians as any animal on the turf in
recent years, as her in and out running
was enough to make the eaSy-loSing
better forSake the race track and JOIN
the church; or if it hadn't that effect it
was likely to send such, or even the
best balanced minds, to the asylum.
| She broke many good fellow.
THE SURPRISE OF IsAAC's LIFE.
s.Of course, like every jockey, my
| ca Ger has been full OF surprises, but
when won the American Derby i'll 1886
at Chicago, on Silver Cloud, | can safely
say | was never more surprised in my
backstretch when the notion just struck
me would send him to the front if
that was possible, as neither Mr..
Baldwin nor Mr.. MeCleiland
the trainer, had any idea ne
had the ghost of chance to win, nor
| did think so. AS | raised on him
| drew the whip and struck him twice,
! and before the other jockeys could real
| ize it | was ten lengths IN the Lead.
| They at once set sail for US, but Silver
| Cloud was racehorSe, at least that day,
| and drawing away at every stride. won
one of the easiest of races by dozen
lengths or more. The bookmakers
cleaned up everything on that race,
| as | honestly believe there wasn't
S25 bet on Silver Cloud, willie Ben
| Ali, Blue Wing, and several of the
other starters were heavily backed. In
| this connection | recall that have been
| remarkably successful, in that race. the
| American Derby, as i'll the five times it
| has been run, | have won it four times,
with Modesty, VoIante. Silver Cloud
| and Emperor of Norfolk, respectively,
and | should have won it when c. H.
Todd captured it, as | could have piloted
| Miss Ford to victory, but by Mr.. Bald
wins orders rode her stable compan-
ion, Goliath. Miss Ford lost by head.
while | never could get Goliath near the
front, and he ultimately finished among
| the badly beaten members.
TOOK ALL THE RACES.
my most successful days riding was
at Detroit OH July 4, 1879, when l won
the entire programme of four events
with Checkmate, Enquiries and Glen
more, the latter winning twice that day.
In the same year at st. Louis rode
three winners in one day-Solicitor,
Checkmate and Shortline. and might
| have swept the deck on that occasion
also had had mount in the last race.
HOW HE SUFFERED UNJUSTLY.
Il have been exceedingly fortunate
in keeping the respect of starters and
racing officials and thus avoiding the
ban of suspension, with but one single
exception. That took place at Cincin-
natl, at old Chester park, in 1878, and
in that instance l was in nowise to
blame, and for four months paid
the penalty of another'S mis-
deeds. l was riding Classmate
in a race and boy started to cross mes
not only cutting me off. but running the
risk of iniuring both the mare and my
| SaIf Ac If waS IL knocked tho mara N