St. Paul daily globe., 1890-10-20
WHIPS AND TIPS.
Gossip About Horses, Horsemen
and Their Doings.

There are some honest men even
among patrons of the turf, although
many preach otherwise. A funny story
comes from Australia that shows there
is at least one honest man ill the bust
hess. 1t seems that he discovered that
thoroughbred which he purchased
was possessed of considerable speed,
and entered her at one of the district
meetings i'm race for maidenS. 1t was
with little difficulty that he won and re-
ceived tie money from the association.
Some TWO weeks afterward he returned
the amount to the directors, saying that
he did not wish to defraud them. and
that he had found out within few
days that his mare was not a maiden, as
She had foal two years before.
Tn recent conversation Green B.
Morris. the veteran turfman, remarked
that the actual cost of keeping a stable
of race horses is about 500 per year for
each animal, but that does not include
entrance fees, forfeit, jockeys pay. etc.
He has ten horses in training this sea-
son. and says that the entire expenses
of his stable will reach $4,000.
The crack two-year-old filly, Lady
Washington, the pride of the ScrOggan
Bros stable, is thought to be dying at
the Latoaia track from the effects Of
kick given her by another horse Tues
day last. She has won five races this
year. four of which were stake events,
and her owners value her at $4,000.
James A. Murphy, of Chicago, is
credited with having won over 10000
when his flly Park Ridge won the first
race at Morris Park last week. After
the race he sold her to Dan Honig for
Sl.500, and she won a race for the st.
Louis turfman the following day.
Let every man, woman or child who
backs horse at any course, and has
reason to believe that fair run was not
given make big kick. Not until some
decided move is begun will some own
ers be made believe that the public has
rights.
President Harrison is popular with
the Washington bookmakerS, he having
vetoed the bill recently passed by con-
gress prohibiting boOkmaklng or pool
selling in the District of Columbia. The
boOkies have returned to their old rooms
OH Seventh street and opened up for the
winter.
The famous two-year-olds Potomac,
owned by August Belmont, and Strath-
meath. the property of Green B. Morris,
are both engaged in the rich American
Derby, to be run at Washington Park.
Chicago. next June.
John A. Goldsmith has driven FIVE
three-year-oldS to records better than
2:2O. They are Regal Wilkes, 2:1S4 :;
Lillian Wilkes, 2:l7sl; Sable Wilkes.
2:1S, and the PAGERS Yolo Maid, 2:i4,
and Rupee, 2:l6h.
This is declared to be the most profit
able season the turf clubs in tue vicinity
of New York have ever known. The
profits Of the COney Island Jockey Club
a arlAn mt AZ al 10
| money.
John Mackey, Mr.. Haggin's superin-
tendent, Is on his way East for the pur-
pose of taking Salvador and FirefIzi back
to California with him, where both will
be retired to private life at Rancho del
PaSo.
James Ladd & Son, Beatrice, Neb..
have purchaShed from Nat Bruen, of
Burlington. To-, for $4,000, the 4-year-
old bay trotting stallion Lobasco. 2:211,
10y Egmont. dam by General Hatch.
When favorite does win spectators
stand around in a dazed sort of way,
fully expecting that if nothing else hap
| pens claim OF foul will be entered and
the horse disqualified.
'PittSburg Phil" who purchased
Buddhist at Capt. Browns sale, was Of
fered $1,000 advance ON his bargain. He
declined, and Il keep the racer in his
own stable.
There have been over 100 days of rae
ing at the Chicago West Side Park this
season. and the amount of money paid
to winning owners aggregates upward
of $685. 900.
The four-year-old colt Lucan. full
brother of Elyton, is now being used as
a hunter. He is sound and works ia
mously in the field.
The winnings of Senator Hearst's
great three-year-old colt Tournament
this year have been about SS4, 900.
The PAGER Roy Wilkes. 2:0S1s. is re-
| ported to have gone lame.