New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-19
THE BROOKDALE FARM.
SOME OF Mr.. wITHERsS wELIrKNOwN HORSES
A FRIEND OF JOCKEYS

death Of Mr. Withers ~ that Of q friend Despite his
aIIsere manner every and boy on tie turf KNOWS
would receive justice from the SaSe OF BROOM
dale should occasion require that he should have a
hearing before the stewards Of Monmouth Park lie
was Lhe Jockeys champion and the trainers would
swear by him. 10 matter how loud cry the crowd
might make al close decision. Once made, 1t never
was revoked and he would walk through the crowd
about the judges stand and would slg his shoulders
and S;N "bosh. boShr with the result that In Few
moments all wOfd be quiet
II was the same way when some trainer or jockey
wa standing trial. Some Of the stewards might show
a willingness 10 make sacrifice OF some luckcss
trainer jockey satisfy public clamor. but they
were met with the familiar shrug aud the favOnte
"bosh bo,ll,' and In few words Mr.. WithcrS would
quickly explain TO them where they were mistaken
lie WIS The Salvador among American racngmcn.
rs he conducted Monmouth Park FOR the benefit
Of American breeding and had more sentiment than
all other propretors " rac"trictS combined
THE monument Of his love for the turf, Monmouth
Park with It's magnificent surroundings long stretches
and great grtndstand.- said a urfman VIII cause
him 10 he admired AGES hence when the gucilaS Of
Gfutcntlrg and the fanatics Of NcwJersey who have
closed il. gates aT, not memories. The aciucve
mcnts II the thorourhbreds that will there In the
future Will cause him Ia be- remembered and MS
memory to rever-i by all tIrfnen. not alone In
America but wherever the hoofbrats Of the thorough
bred are heard in both heInis pheres.'
who we're MOI prcludcod in favor OF his own horses Pie
wonld breed 10 any sire Of approved breoin9 ITO Wa
a pcdigrco expert and superior 10 the stud Book
ia many Instances when horses blood Hines rln into
foreign breeding Had horse cross Ia ih pedigree
which at all suspicious he would condemn u NJ
once ana say that the pedigree Was spurious h-yoid
that orrts when anybody had the tsmerfy 20 81,
that gurd raochorsss often not " gilt t7d' IN
thor breeding The Sage Of Brookdae" would reply :
hu, golJ hing all
pase through many hands before they detected and
some reach the mint where the discovery is made That
II IA LOCUS Tile mint Of the turf IS tho breeding farm
and for that reason one can't be too sn1c'
ai.rt blood lines His fIrm at lirookdae con
.fss Of 800 acres suitable for breeding purposes.
Many will say that his breeding vcnttr" was
fanrr but few stocl. farms I'm the country imve fur
nishcd - mnny winners Of valuable stakes NJ the
Broohdne Farm. Mr. Wiihcr and August Belmont
were the only breeders in the Fast who trd n com
pete with the brcdcr- in NOR favored localities Brth
~ Thorn had their farms within sight Of rho Atlantic
Ocean and the bleak winds Of the ocean had nil sway
for day. at a time. when horses thirty miles inland
wore plnviug In their paddOcks the animGls nj brook
dale were in their boxes. but, IN The face of oil Inc
diGcnltic, IN the WAY # sucocss the h0Nes from
Hrnokdlle held their own, and often lowered the
color, Of the horse which WIS the idol Of the
public Mr. WticrS was quick - scc the valte oi
the King Tom blood when crossed with American
-r,ls and for that reason secured King Ernest. by
King Tom out of EIncstinc. by TOnchst ne, one oil
the best bred hor-'s la English Or American stud
books. The following IL H." famous h0rres
sired by him Eccola, KIM Fan, Knehkc. Report
PamperO and also King EAic, the horse which won the
Withors stakes in 1-gO-a feat which Mr.. Withcl~
wished to accomplish from the time the stake was
nrst run Kngnlc the Nursery. and King Ernest
vas fine sire NJ tie winners Of the Nursery in lass
and I1-0 also. Kug Ernost's record rs a sire VIII
compare with tIat Of ans other farm. StonehenGc.
~ blair Athol. dam COnubrc, by Kingston sifcd many
winners. Huck,tone, stolcbucl1 Marsh Redon Ada
uaTt and many others lbs credit.
Macarocn. by Macaruui, dam s,ne,tr'ss, BY
Chantcleer sired Gregory. the best two-yearod OF
loo and n number II other good performers on the
turf Mortcmer also BrOokdale aud died there
lat winter The foregoing the imported sirS
Al the farm. VcntilatOr, by Nandal. dam Carolin,
by imported Scythian Is thc horse which caused Mr.
WipIers mach trouble The If Vandh WINS not
l,,d n, suit him and he Insisted that he nd. a
thOr,ughlred, and he bred u him accordingly lie
aired "A number Of winners and the well known D"Scr
| tuo-yearO ODDS Airshaft. Arplant and Nrugh were
,red by Vcntllator. They were gall and VJrInwood
10 Mr.. Withcrs all Last season. When asked II ne
| Ind any warnings by Ventlator, he sud
/ bred all those mares MacaroOn 80 ~ |" breed
| Gregorys and I'D not breed Nentilator to single
mare Til, will give the public an IDEA OF his
| methods.
Uncas The last son Of the great Lexington. and the
produce Of his service. Is ai~o Brookdal' SIRE
and has a number " which have earned b Hckcts
| He WAS bv Lexington. dam Coral by Nandal lie
WAS "A great racchOr,c and bought Ia cross on The
daualtcr Of King Ernest and the imported mares at
grookdaIe Perhaps the greatest triumph OF Mr..
| Nlthcrs on the turf when the son OF 'hca' ana
| DuNdlc defeated the unbelten Hanover flrenzi'
| Kingston and Esqulmau were In The race. bat were
| beaten of by the trio first named. The race WIS
one Of the closest witnessed At the Old Monmouth
trnck For the whole distance. and onc-hali miles,
Iaggard and Hanover side by side. ana flichh
Joined them about three sixtcnths fiom home. From
| the fast sixteenth 10 the winning post the thIcc
horses were locked. and AT the finish IAgcnd Won Dy
the shortest Of noses. win Fireni the same distance
| nom Hanover
| Knclike is a sire bred by MI Nithcr'
and his get promise to be Lrcadwinners. Text Is by
| Einelke and Others have earned brackets Win
such horse, rs Report. Pampcro, Marsh Redon
vllado stoncbuck Buckstonc, Eric Adamant. King
| Eric s,onccrop Cascade. AurcOma, Sliggiiru, Lag
| gard surplus Nccromancy. Gregory h"c'h' MING
ike Airpiant. Airshaft. Alright and dozens oil Others
to fine credit Of ErOokfalc. and the yerung' which
are sent TO the market ecuallng the general average
of the Kentucky bred colts 1t Is to DC seen mat Mr'
| Wltber,'s breeding venture was a success
The collection Of brood NJ Brookdale is second
to none II Is hard to begin 10 name the Mares ~
one does not care pick out one to hen Inc ls' nut
"a, Mr. Withcrs retained Kinclikc to remain at Brook
dale rs SIRE Mimi, whose produce won ue Nursery
stake, three times may be selected
Favcdalc his favoriic as she was the Only mare
| bv Tie Palmer I'm this country. Adage Is another
! prnduccr Echo Fray Tattoo, Polka. Julietta. Re
| volt Nina Minority Belinda InverrnoIe. Arnica,
| Dawdle Elsie Mis-, Basselt. Pouch. Kate Buckley,
wyandote Necromancy and many Others are at Brook
dale.
The horses now I'm training Br0oldale are prom
I,ng lot and Mr.. wlhcrs was the originator OF the
two-ycarod sweepstakes to be run this season There
thiry-six horses Of various ages "nch arc III 10
train.
! When Aucust Belmont died VT. Withers said that
every man who made entries should make arrangements
about the engagements OF his bo's'' as no man knew
| when death was urcy to overtakc him. In regart TO
betting Mr. Withers said: " was as big bettor Us