Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-07

| with the other horses, have placed to the
credit of the Messrs. Morris, the elder
Morris son, A. H, being interested with
his father, some 100000. At a recent
horse sale in New York no paid $4,000
for the imported stallion Galore.
Hon. George Hearst, the United States
Senator from California, verified the Bib
lical adage that ''to him who hath shall
be given" and follows his fellow million
aires, Belmont and Morris, as the third
largest winning owner Of the year. In
his somewhat brief racing career he has
earned two distinctions. He has paid the
largest sum, $4,000, ever realized from a
thoroughbred yearling, in this or any
other country, and with his colt Tourna-
ment has won more money this season
than was ever earned by any one horse in
America in a single year, SS9.575. His
$40, 900 purchase, King Thomas, has, un-
fortunately, not proved paying invest
ment. for although now nearly four years
OF age, he Is what is termed in racing par
lance ''maiden;" that is, he has never
won race. To Tournaments phenomenal
success is Mr.. Hearst indebted almost en-
tirely for his prominent position, for al
! though he started many other animals,
upward of twenty-five, Rhono, Cleaning,
Almont, Del Mar and Miss Belle were
| about the only ones to pay their way. The
| total winnings of the stable aggregate
about S115,000.
One of the oldest and most astute of the
turfmen is Green B. Morris, native of
| Missouri, whose early life was spent on the
Indian frontier and in the gold diggings
of California, and whose educational ad-
vantages were so limited that the signing
of his name is about the extent of his
photographic capacity. To offset his edu-
| cational deficiencies he has great deal of
natural shrewdness and common sense, and
his signature, though not ornate, will be
honored for a large amount when on the
| face of a check. He nearly always has
something in his stable approaching first
class quality, and in his day has owned
some superior horses. He at one time
/ sold Drake Carter to Pierre Lorillard for
| S11, 500, and disposed of Sir Dixon to the
Dwyer Brothers for $4,000 Bersan and
Favor were two other distinguished lights
| OF the turf once owned and trained by
him. This year he has had the good
three-year-olds, Judge Morrow and Lisi-
| mony, winners of $4,000 and $4,000.
respectively, the useful four-year old Eric,
the fast sprinter Tipstaff, and the first
| class two-year-old Strathmeath, the latter
a $4,000 winner. Mr.. Morris total earn
| ings to the close of the legitimate racing
season on October 18th, amounted to
| $4,000, an amount which will be con-
| siderably augmented before the first of
January next, as his horses will continue
to race on the New Jersey tracks for the
remainder of the year.
The Dwyer Brothers have not had their
! accustomed good fortune this season, and
their long partnership is to be severed with
its close. The stable has been large one
but of the numerous youngsters, for which
they paid fancy prices, nearly every one
has virtually proved a failure. They have
had in the list brothers to Hanover, Fire
renzi, Kingston, Lelex, Belvidere and Sir
Dixon, Blue Wing, Buddhist. Miss Ford,
Swift, Runnymede and Barnes, Burton.
Hindoo Rose, ETC., but not in single in
stance have they proved worthy of their
distinguished relations. Their principal
winners have been Sir John, Kingston,
Eon, Sir Dixon, Bella B., Houston and
Longstreet. Only the three first named
have won large amounts. With Sir John
they have had some of the luck for which
they were once proverbial, for although
being far from frst-ciass, he was fortunate
enough to meet interiors in rich stakes,
like the Travars, Foxhall and Kenner at
Saratoga, the aggregate value of which
was not far from $4,000. The earnings of
the Dryers do not thus far exceed $4,000,
a very small sum in comparison with the
S20S, 900 which they won in 1886, which
was the most prosperous year which the
brothers have had in their career, which
began in 1876, since which time they have
won upward of a million and quarter of
dollars.
William L. Scott, the well-known Dem
ocratic politician OF Pennsylvania and a
Member of Congress from that State, about
ties the Dwyer Brothers in the amount
won on the turf in 1890. Mr.. Scott is a
breeder on large scale, and at his farm
at Erie has the stallion Rayon dor,
which he imported at a cost close to $40
600. Nearly all the stock raced by him is
homebred, and he annually brings out
some good ones. His best this year were
Torsa, Banquet, Bolero, Chaos and Vaga-
bond. Torsa only succeeded in winning
one race, but it was the Lorillard Stakes.
and was worth to the winner the large sum
of $40. $50. Banquet's earnings were S22.-
600 and Bolero's $4,000.
David D. Withers, to whom Monmouth
Park owes its success, and who is a man of
brains as well as wealth, is, like Mr.. Scott
breeder as well as an owner. His farm
is located in Monmouth county, n. J.. and
he has much valuable imported stock.
His horses have earned about S65,000 the
largest bread winners being King Eric,
Sorcerer, Surplus, Sluggard. Cynosl1re
Bibelot, Orageuse and Castalia. Mr..
Withers rarely names any of his horses
until they have won races.
E. j. Baldwin Of California, generally
called Lucky" Baldwin, follows Mr..
Withers on the list, and is apt to precede
him before the end OF the year, for while
Mr.. Withers has retired for the season,
Mr.. Baldwin's horses will continue to race.
A few years ago Byron McClelland, then
the trainer for Mr.. Scott, overbet himself
with the bookmakers, who dealt with him
on credit on the assumption that his trans
actions were for the Pennsylvania million
aire. The latter repudiated them, how
ever, and there was an investigation by
the stewards OF the clubs, who decided that
McClelland was not authorized to bet for
Mr.. Scott, and he left the latter's employ
oScply III utDI 10 lne DOOkmakerS. y OF
discouraged, he went to work to rebuild
his fortunes, and with the aid of the good
horse Badge last season and the filly Sallie
McClelland, this, once more rides the high
wave of prosperity. The last-named is a
two-year-old, and one of the best of her
class, She has run in eighteen races, of
which she has won seven; been second In
four, third in three and unplaced in the
other four. She was only beaten a short
head for the Junior Champion race, and
this small margin of defeat lost her S24,-
600. Without this she has earned nearly
500, 900. and has been veritable gold
mine for her owner, after whose wife she
is named
In Salvador and Firenzi, millionaire
James B. Haggin, of California, has had
two of the stars of the turf, but being both
seyond three years of age, their earning
capacity has not been as great as if they
had been younger, for the richest prizes
are for the ages of two and three. With
Salvador Mr.. Haggin defeated Tenny in
the memorable match for $4,000 which
attracted such large crowd to the Sleeps
head Bay track in June, and with him he
made the fastest record for mile-1:351.
Including his own stake money in the
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