The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-07
From the Ne,c York Star.

From the Ne,c York Star.
Among the passengers who arrived 10
this city yesterday by the Etruria was Rob-
ert A Swigert of Kentucky, a son of the
famous breeder of thoroughbreds, Daniel
SWigert, whose Elmendorf stud has world
wide reputation. Mr.. Swigert has spent
eig months in Europe, visiting Germany,
Switzerland, Italy, Austria and England,
and seeing with an appreciative eye what
ever has come under his observation. Natur-
ally he was much interested i'll the thor
oughbreds Of England, and he was afforded
every facility to study them.
81 went to Elton Hail. he said, with
young Mr.. Tattersall, the son of the great
| auctioneer, and saw the Duke of Westmin-
ster's stable. While We were looki e at
the yearlings the duke joined us and per-
sonally conducted me over his house and
about the grounds. He has the most per-
feet racing establishment in the world.
visited the royal stables of Germany, Aus
| trla and Italy, but they cannot begin to
compare with his. The place itself, which
is 4 900 acres in extent, with It's magniicen.
trees, It's drives. and is scenery generally,
reminded me of Kentucky. | saw the u
beaten o monde, and he is the finest looki &
horse | have ever seen. He is a handsome
bar, 16 han is ! a ches hlgh, and has a
perfect acti IN. Yes, 1t is true that he has
| been sold ! he duke tolG me that he let
him go for $4,000 H, will stand at New
market until July. when his new owners
will take him to the Argentine Repu lie.
The reason he was sold is that lie i roar
err and the duke has a prejudice against
anything Of the kind. ! TIL k this is uon-
selse, for it certaialy has never been a
! draw back to the getting OF good colts in
Glenelg, the sire OF FireAZi and some of the
best horses of this country, who mas led tue
wi ming sires for three years; or in Pri &C
Charlie, the sire If Champag 9 Charlie aid
Salvador, who ran seco4d to Proctor X cit
for the Futurity. The duke has in Orion,
son of Bend Or out of Shotover, one of
the grandest yearlings | have ever looked
at. He will take Ormonde's place if ne
turns out to be what he gives prol Use Of
II was also at John Porters stables at
Kingsclere. Mr.. Porter is the trainer for
the Duke of Westminster, the Prince Of
Wales and few othecs, and is one of the
greatest Il ainers in the word. His estab-
| lishment is perfect in all its appointm hts.
1 saw there Or it, the winner of the Eclipse
stakes Of $4,000 Friar'S Balsam and Gay
| Hampton, Napoleon and Ben Stroms, from
whom Mr.. Porter thinks the Derby winner
will come. As to Nap ,leon, / don't think
he is of the Derby make. Ben Stfome ap-
peared to me to be too large for al early
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me. My choice was Gay FL mpton. Am ng
other horses that fancied were Ordeal, q
year-old chestnut colt and brother to
Orbit; Blue Green, a brother to Blue Gown,
the horse for which Mr.. Keene paid
SIS. 000 and which died on the passage to
this country; Ornament, full sister to
OrmonIe, a d the finest FLY | ever saw,
and Isis, 2 year old daughter Of Bend Or,
out of Shotover.
al didn't r. Yro1rh ~ ha LOT Of hcr,ao
l saw at Hampton Cou t, although they be-
long 10 the Queen, AID the produce of the
stud brings big prices The thoroughbrel
of E lglaud see ms to me to be much inferior
to the American thoroughbred. He has not
the bone, aud, consequently, not so mucn
stamina. the reason for this, | think, is
tuat tae English horses have been bred in
and in for SO many yea 8. 1t would tie great
thing for English owner, if some OF our
blood were taXen over there and crossed
with theirs, but they are 50 firmly preiju-
diced against anything not English that
they will continue to stand III their own
light for a long time to come.
The Elgllsl trainers are men of much
better education than our trainers as rule
There the training of zee horses is consid-
cred much more espec able employm
than it is here. the general idea of tie
American turf is that it is a great & lmbling
machine, while in England hoI sss are Il aineI
and run for the pure love of tn spor a ID
betting is only an incident OF race. wish
that our turf could be raised to that Level,
and believe it will be time. 1t is only
about twenty five. years oil, as against at
least hundred years in England"
Mr. Swigert owns small but select stud
of his own, aud races horses, bat he has
never bet dollar on q race ne is also re-
markable, for a sporting man, in that he
does not use intoxicating liquors or to-
bicco. He said that ne frequently aston
ished his acquaintance whil5 on the conti-
uent, particularly in Germany, who could
not understand now man hsiling from the
Blue Grass region. and the home of the
finest whisky in the world. did not drink.