Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-01-02
SOME ,vERY-p .o .~tAasas-.
Enormous Sums Won and Lo6t O. tHS
Ra6eACourS0G or FnHfaId.

men1onS In the + ortnlghtly REVIEW that
Davis lost FAC, 900 to Mr.. Bowes, the
owner Of Daniel O'Rourke, in one bat,
when that horse won the Derby. While
at dinner the evening after the race
Mr.. Bowes expressed some anxiety as 60
whether Davis would be able to meet
hia engagement, for he" knew of others
to whom he had lost largely, and I'm fact
Davis was said to have boon hard hit.
Mr.. c. c. Greville being one of tho guests
at the table that evening and hearing
tho conversation, mentioned the circum-
stance to Davis the next morning on the
course, who Immediately wrote Mr.
Bowes q check for tho amount and gave
1t to him. This wealth was madc, and
tens Of thousands of pounds more, by
small sums received at the list in shil-
lings and half-crowns by acarpenter-for
this was once the daily occupation Of
Davis, the greatest better ever known.
We had then as owners Of race-horses
the Dukes Of Beaufort, Newcastle and
Hamilton. Lord Stamford and the in
domitable Marquis Of Hastings. Messrs.
Saville, Chaplin, Stuart (now Lord AL
tngton), Sirs Frederick tombstone and
Hawley, all Of whom knew how and
Hermit for the Derby ETC, 900, and Lord
Hastings did the same thing, but on
Lecturer for tho Cesarewitch the latter
won e75, 1000, and he thought but little Of
winning or losing e1O,o0O on race. II
Lord George Bentinck could fairly DO
called the Napoleon of tho Turf in 1889,
Lord Hastings was deservedly entitled
TO the appellation in 1867, for no had no
superior in the magnitude and value Of
his stud or the Price he gave for year
lings. He paid Mr.. Padwick Ell, 900 for
Kangaroo. His three two-year-olds-
Lady Elizabeth, See Saw and the Earl
were perhaps at one time equal so, if not
; better than, Sir Joseph Hawley's trio
Blue Gown, Rosicrucian and Green
Sleeves. Goodwood was then at tho
height Of its prosperity with SO races
and S5 starters in o raco. The Duke Of
Beaufort, always one of the best support
ers Of the turf, had &c starters in
one year at Goodwood and won 4
races, which included both tho
Cup, the Stakes and Three Hun
dred Sovereign Stakes won with
Vauben. Tho Marquis Of Hastings won
| tho Lavant and tho rich Post sweep
stakes of three hundred sovereigns each
with ines. These stakes were run for
at the Bibury and Stockbridge meet
| ings. His Lordship's lucky star was in
the ascendant, and the racing had never
been so good before. In the SO races
that were run for, his horses started 81
times; winning ten races Of tho value of
s7,200. Whether we look ut his gigan-
tic betting transactions or the number
and value Of his horses and the stakes
they won, it can not DO donicd that the
| Marquis Of Hastings was then the first
man upon tho turf. But these facts and
ngures, gigantic and surprising as they
are, dwindle into utter insignificanco
when compared with the value of Her
NIT. This wonderful and lucky horse
stands alone as race-horse and stallion,
for Hermit has won in stakes and bets
| for his fortunate owner, Mr.. Chaplin,
somewhere about s150, 200, and has since
earned at tho stud at least as much
more, and may still further augment
this almost incredible sum. Again,
Donovan, up to the present time, has
won in stakes moro than any other
horse over did, and may, ond most liko-
ly will, add many moro thousands to his
record. He has already secured $780,
962, and may yet even surpass the
mighty deeds Of Hermit at tho stud, as
he has triumphed over his performances
on tho race-course. Ayrshire, another
lucky horse, has won for the Same ducal
owner nearly as much as Donovan him.
self, having secured in stakes alone
over ESQ, 900 up to the present date. and
may, like him, yet Incl case largely this
magnificent sum before his racing Ga.
feer is Terminated, and afterward be
! at tho stud rs great n success as
either Of tho two extraordinary
horses / have just mentioned. These
few GASES, to which many others
may DO added, will show Ms the present
value Of our race.horses, and how Rreat