St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-10
Theodore Winters Asks $780,
600 for the Greatest Of
the Runners.
He May Campaign 1t Under
the Colors of the Chicago
Stable.
Joe McAuliffe Wants to Fight
Corbett for Doodle or
Peanuts.
Duryea Signs a Three-Year
Contract With the Gin
cinnati Reds.

cinnati Reds.
CHICAGO, March 9.-El Rio Rey, last
seasons unbeaten tWo-year-Old king of
the turf, is regarded by most horsemen
as the best thoroughbred that ever
bllnked through halter. A syndicate
of Chicagoans is negotiating with 'Theo-
dore Winters, the colts owner, for the
purchase of the mighty three-year-old,
and, If successful. the champion horse
of his age will race under Garden City
colors this season. Upon Ell Rio Rey's
arrival at Nashville from the East last
week the Chicago men sent veterinary
South to examine the racer. He re-
ported the great son of Norfolk and
Marian to be in first-clasS condition,
with every promise of upholding as a
three-year- old his unblemished record of
last summer. The colt had been seriously
i'll with pneumonia at Westches-
ter during the fall, but his sickness had
no effect, according to the doctor, on his
speed. nor would it interfere in any
way with his running ability. Mean
munication with Winters. He was
averse to opening negotiations for the
great colt, but finally consented to
name a price, and said his figures
would be high enough to deter the Chi
cagoans from proceeding further in the
matter. Yesterday Winters terms
were received here. The value he
placed upon Ell Rio Rey is not positively
known, and will not be until the gen.
tlemen interested meet to accept or de-
cline the offer. 1t was broadly limited,
however, tnat
THE FIGURE WAS 100000,
and that within a few days the famous
racer would become the property of tine
Garden City horsemen. If the deal is
made Ell Rio Rey will be the most ex-
pensive thoroughbred that ever changed
hands. Reports from California early
last winter said that Ell Rio Rey, of
whom nothing was known, was destined
to become turf wonder. In the spring
Winters sent his string across the
Rockies. The two-year-olds included
Ell Rio Rey and the Gar. The latter
was regarded by his owner as the more
formidable of the pair. and even
while the former was adding
stake after stake to his credit
Winters claimed the Gar could have
beaten Marian's other son by pound "a
But the Car never came to a race.
While the string was resting at Denver
en- route to St. Louis the alleged phe-
nomenon died Of pneumonia, contrated
during the trip from the coast. El Rio
Rey's first bow to the starter was made
at st. Louis last June. when he won the
Brewe RS stallion stakes, six furlOngs.
in 1 :22 on very heavy track, defeating
Swifter, Santiago and Goodbye with
the utmost ease. Then he came to CHI
cago, and
AT WASHINGTON PARK
on June 20 won a five-and-a-half furlong
purse in 1:Os. allowing his opponents
from five to fifteen pounds, and defeat
ing Lord Peyton, Extravaganza, Lizzie
P0nso. Aunt Kate, Sunderland and Jed
i'm galIOp. The Kenwood stakes, five
furlongs, run three DAYS later, was Ell
Rio Rev's hardest race. There he met |
Protection, to which he gave twelve |
pounds; Penn P, ridden by McLaugh |
lin; ia ia, Santiago. Blarney Stone Jr.,
Honduras, Roemont, Frederick l., May |
or Nolan, Eberlee, w q Morris and
Pullman. and carried a penalty of five |
pounds. Ell Rio Rey won in :01 from
Protection by head in whipping |
his rider, thought the race too easy |
and never shook up his mount until |
almost too late. Before leaving Wash |
ington park the great youngster placed |
the rich Hyde Park stakes to Winters |
bank account. Again, allowing his field |
weight. he romped away from Sinaloa, |
w G Morris, Honduras and Swifter, |
covering six furlongs in l:14%. Going |
to Westchester, El Rio Rey startled |
Eastern horsemen by capturing the |
great Eclipse stakes, value to the Win |
ner S33. $50. from.a field containing the |
cracks of the stables of that country. |
Fifteen horses ran. the winner crossing |
the wire in IA. Goodwin's guide, in |
no description of this race (O possible, |
the favorite being SO much superior to |
his competitors.
HE WALKED HOME
six lengths ahead of Eberlee." In the |
White Plains handicap he met famous |
field and won famous race. He was |
compelled to give his opponents from |
ten to uwenty-eight pounds. and won the |
six furlongs from fourteen horses |
in Ill, making the fastest time on |
record for horses of any age, land truly |
phenomenal one for two-year- old. On
that occasion Ell Rio Rey won the title |
liking of the Turf" He was acknowl- |
edged world -beater. The Dunmow |
stakes, six furlongs, was his last public
exhibition, winning with ridiculous ease |
i'm 1:121S for the six furlongs. |
These seven races netted his owner |
SAC. .S35, and it was Winters fault |
that the amount was not doubled. |
He treated Ell Rio Rey more like
frail pet than big, OvergrOwn race
horse, to race which more frequently |
would have benefited the horse. Re- |
monstrances and advice of other turf
men avaiied nothing. Winters wOr-
SHIPPED an equine idol: to have shat
tered it would broken the old mans
heart. 1t is, therefore. no wonder that
the Californian at first refused to place
price on his great horse. 1t is said he
consents now to part with him only be-
cause in Ell Rio Rey's full brother, Rio
del Rey, he has another turf wonder.
Alf Estell, who trained Winters horse.
said recently that Rio del Rey would
prove his brothers. worthy successor in
every respect. Both animals are at |
Nashville. the two-y year-old being slight
ly under the weather.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 9.-The |
story that syndicate is trying TO pur- |
chase Ell Rio Rey was shown TO Man.
ager Estell. of the Winters stables, and |
he said so far as he knew there was no
foundation for it.
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