The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
Winning Horses and Their
Greatest Performances.
THE STAKE TROUBLE.
The $4,000 Futurity Dwindles
Down to $35, 900.
pLuNGERS AND THEIR WINNINGS.

PhiI's Coup-A Great Army OF Losers
rortunes or tho Book makers-List OF the
winning Horses and stables.
The racing season Of 1891 will be memoir
AHA AZ the first governed by the Board Of Con-
trol. whose rulings on some points met the
snnroyal OF many and the disapproval OF a
tav. Il will also be remembered as the only
war in which one OF tho most powerful and
influential racing associations was compelled
m abandon It's own property in New
Jersey and race under the more liberal
laws OF the Empire State. leaving minor or
uanization to race unchecked under tho
snecial patronage OF the Chief Executive OF
the state. The year 1891 will also come into
snecinl prominence as the time when Jockeys
we're taught that they must ride to win and
not endanCer the lives Of their fellows by reck-
lass work In the saddle. and. finally. by far the
most marked feature OF the year. the potent
fact that the turf Is In more prosperous con-
dition than ever before.
The enormous prices paid BY the millionaire
turf followers and breeders ut the recent Bel
mont sale show conclusively that the turf has
4 wonderful future in this country. and the
croskers who have been foreshadowing tho
end Of the sport will be forced to hedge in the
liveliest kind Of way. One thing. however.
"a brought forcibly to the attention OF
close observers OF tho turf 1t is this:
Racing has in tho last ton years.
and particularly during the last three years.
become more OF business than sport. Men
with money know that nothing yields q
greater return than tho breeding Of thorough
bred stock OF successful or winning strnins.
and racing men who are willing to take a
chance know that they will have q fortune Sc
cured In case they should be fortunate in tho
selection Of their racing plant
RACING Az A business.
In the good old days long ago. when almost
everybody raced for the sport and took more
pride in seeing horse OF their own breeding
first past the post than they did in the winning
Of wagers. the turf was recreation: but
when men who have made millions In
other industries by the closest kind OF
attention to business come In and
put down their money for thorough
breds as they did at the dispersal OF
the Nursery Stud. there is more business
than sentiment in the motive. In these days
Of big stakes moneyed men are willing to take
chance. That is what induced the million
aire brewers. Jacob Rupert and Charles
Fleischman. to follow the example Of young
Frank Ehret whose horses won over 100000
during the last season. The same spirit un-
doubtedly moved E Clarkson Potter. and per-
haps Mr.. Potter's father-in-law. Theodore
Havsmeyer to consider the investment quite
Is good as some sugar certificates. although
the brood mares. weanlinGs. and yearlings
eadnot be listed on the Stock Exchange and
> made to auctuate quite so readily. That stcr-
ling business man and level-headed Ameri-
can. Stephen Sanford Of Amsterdam. whose
carpet looms have brought him in untold
wealth. was evidently Of the same way Of think
ing when he paid S205OO for ono brood mare
and 900 for another and he chuckled saga
clously and thought his investment good one
when the yearllng son Of the mare for which
he paid $4,000 sold on the following day for
$4,000. As the mare in question was with
ioal to the same sire again. there is u very
good prospect OF Mr.. sanford's selling the
progeny in a year or 30 for as much as he paid
for the dam. Messrs. Morris. Lorilard. DAILY.
and Haggin. all interested in the breeding and
racing Of thoroughbreds. know a good thing
when they see 1t, and who will deny that the
active participation OF such men is not
destined to put tho turf on firmer and broader
basis than ever before.
NEEDED REFORMS.
The turf. however. Is far from perfection.
There Is room for very many reforms, the
chief Of which is the abolition Of the forfeit
list Racing associations make too much
money. and in many instances they drive the
poorer class Of turfmen to wrongdoing. The
forfeit list is responsible for this. When large
stakes are opened. say at 500 for subscrip-
lions. tho poor man. with fair horse. is
compelled to take a risk. His candidate may
train on and win the event. but the horse is
likely to 60 wrong in training. or sioken land
die. Forfeits mount up very rapidly. and the
poor owner. who may have other animals In
tn xutn linz
event, Is prevented from starting them I'M
I'll no pays the forfets duo on the stake
candidate He has no money and tho In
evitable result follows-the owner transfers
MS home to somebody else, or goes South or
west and races where the forfeit list cannot
touch him. There should be merely nominal
ice Tor oven our biggest events. and surely
surfmen would be better satisfied with smaller
stakes II the cash WAS forthcoming when the
race was won than they would DO to have ono
half the amount paid month or 30 after tho
race was won and wait years for tho balance.
with chance OF never receiving anything like
the amount for which the horses are penal
lied. Take the case OF Dave Gideon as an in
stance. Mr.. Gideon's colt His Highness. won
the great Futurity Stakes at Coney Island last
september. the advertised value OF which was
sioOOO As matter OF fact Mr.. Gideon and
$50 poi'HcIs tecelNcu u cneck LOT 1JCOOO. Inc
other s35.OOO Is to come and as most OF It Is In
iorfeits. the chances are exceedingly remote for
the ultimate payment Of the full amount 1t Is
I. wcll-known fact that Sam Bryant, who won
tho initial Futnrity with Proctor Knott three
years agp has n vi received payment In full.
several forfeit .itl / cling due.
The forfeit list is nuisance and an Injustice. |
and Its abolition is only matter OF time. The |
example OF the Washington Park Jockey Club |
Is worthy OF emulation. This prosperous Chi |
oago organization will In 1892. during it's |
worlds Fair meeting. guarantee the full |
amount OF its stakes. The American Derby to |
DO run during that meeting. is guaranteed to |
% worth $4,000. and check for that amount |
Will 10 hung from the wire at the finishing
post to be cut down by the Jockey Of the VIC |
sorious horse. The Saratoga Racing Assocla-
non Will also guarantee its stakes next year.
any racing association will open It's books |
VIII be seen that the profits are enormous. |
why not be satisfied with . smaller dividend |
And abolish the forfeit list2 Make the SUBJ |
scriptions nominal and there will be less an
noyance and rsscslity all around. The forfeit |
u6t puts q Uranium on ropuarv