New-York tribune., 1892-12-04
MARCUS DALY'S TURF CAREER
4 TALK WITH THE MILLIONAIRE. h.
HIS EARLY EXPERIENCES IN THE WEST AND
HIS LOVE OF THOROUGHBREDS.

conner mine Mr.. DAILY is stout. hick-set ana aoou'
fifty years old. The story OF his life \ ro''"oe IL
itself Mr. Daily born In Ireland, but '"'"' -
thI, country when boy. lie worked at various occ"
,o,io,s in tlAs city for a number Of years and u"h
went West 10 grow up with the country" HOW wen
ne has succeeded b shown by the vast interests VII"
which he is associated He says that VIE" ''e ''',
went to Montana II truly virgin county, "''i
that the present site OF the Anaconda hle HI" me-
hoen visited by "A white man, the Indians oi ti'
region were fierce and warlike and resehteu N'c -"
truon Of the pale faces to the death. pec''use ."e
country was rich in big game and formed the hihUhs
grounds OF many different tribes. IIcSe 'r'peS i''''
war Oh each other, but united In common '"uSc
against the white man.
Thot tbc territory would eventually become great
breeding country, evident from the vast ho''oe'
OF buffalo which had grazed in the valleys "i"e'
,o,re,er vvas an af or consideration with Mr Day.
who saws that 1t was plain TO him that nature 'on
ccacd vast treasures In the mighty mouh'aas WIN"
divided continent ,-,. 40
TO an Eastern who pays caSuh >'7i' "
Montana I'm the winter months and does not s'"S i''e
cnourb TO investigate the country Thoroughly s'u
ur nov the climate of the state east oi the sied'
divide seems like that ofGrecnand That Is the way INC
stories OF tie severity Of Montana 5 chi"'e VI
| expcricnced II the first winter spent u"
the spr,nc I'm company with others, prospeo''u io'
silver In the mountains. succeeded /" "''""e -
and conner as well as silver and In anahl''e' "''
made men miHoHdii'o en-"
o,,i.r ,rhich I never expected TO attain ho"cN'i'
ovorv penny own | earned by facing every i"'","p
that mining prospectOrs are compelled 10 i'''c W.
I'm pursuit OF wealth. am happy 10 say '' ',
paccd many others, who put confluence !" NY -,
mont beyond the reach Of want IL m"S sur
,ou vo, II Is nevertheless true. that am see'' "
tho northular individual who needs ullim''u ""''
-, a. ,,,,. rumbcr of persons who Imagine tial ~"
, cor,lle Of managing my own affairs althous" '''S
os, nv judgment In regard TO the investment "
,undrcds Of thousands Of dollars ,,,
:. ,,,.r | had found out that there was uniih'e'
wealth sccreted in the mountains, made u NY Nuny
=, lind ont every possible particular about the country
s a., ooIogv The study was extremely Interesting
a. I, roouired n great deal OF travelling troug"
o,,,rv which was almost rs little known aS Is NV
immediate vicinity Of the NORTH Ioie' ""o"
country east Of the 'd.yldc,' as TIE ROCKY ",",'"
are called WAS completed, was s''"'"'" ~,, NJ
country was such that agricultural pursuits "ou'u
becomc profitable With the advent oil raro"'H' ""D
,h,, vast herds Of cattle could sustain themselves
,-,or tho scver.st winter. II naturally followed
,,t the countrv could support II large popuia"o"' "
,-,encc,inc c,,t OF the divide treasured every IT,
nort of trappers, Indians and miners -" r''' ny
inst what to expect when the country WIS u'N''oP0
Nv next step was 10 investigate thr 'ou""' W"
-, ,he rnountoIns ! had some misrvhgs wheh n'''
% " w., , ,,, ,-,,,h have been pleased with the con
,,r ~ ,h. conrtry if II had been anywhere he'r ~
GOOD az | fonnd II on the eastern sld'' 10" ""'
imagine the surprise In store for iue Vc"'"
November and the SHOWS OF wlhter LHu "'''.''' ~
on th, other sldc) when found 'hat ''' '''
O'a, degrees mllder uiat the herbagr was ~ gree"
,,a IN, ,ho, everything essential TO succcS'iul
breeding Of any sort OF stock from I''" ''0"''
rnc,horses WAS furnished by hatu'''
IN. maintains on the east were eapPN WI" -
nal snow but the climate oil the N"i''SS W." =,
with the Chinook zophyrs. as the warm VIM ,ao
WV ,c,ec ocean are called that side Of ID" K"'N'''
IA Al1-hst.
the climate west Of the Rockies as '"' "''' ''''"
a. 49,, 81. climates Of some OF the countries on Inv
shores Of the Atlantic ocean nod. !
&. In studvine the geology 81 the country NO."
many discoveries I'm regard to the wafer s"IP''
valley, and the manner In when IL '"''' w
There is mission house In The biner ho'' -.
,,'a, ,as established In 1876 by the Je'uiS Every
, . ,r, ,,c couuirv from that year has Deem |
,d In the mi sslon- house. 50 that IL was 'oiiP""'
,,,, oo.v to learn all about the suridr' % '"'
couutry resolved nj the time That Sho''u ''' ="
a,lc 70 do so would establish s'ook l"F'h III Wv
r,,,r Foot Valley aud raise tliooucbrrds ~ NV "
for racing IS hcr' ditary and have io''u '"e ~ '"
childhood. ~ f., , or,irs |
, ,,,. f,u. of In. great Anaconda mine was world
r,1 Then | WIS amply able to crafty the desire oi
mv youtn 10 breed and race horse'. CONSUME" '''
I.ni,s at the mission about the project, and th'S
said # VA, surely he country 10 ac'"WPha" NV Wv
iec. but added that there Was serious ui'"""'A %"
,,, of thc scarcity of water In the summer S'a'oh'
=, ,, d, season the streams dry up and there Is no
al, for y...s AT time. The good fathers were !
,ro,,lv siIrprs.d when | told them that river o'
,uro water was running under their iee'' ana 'u"'
an they needed TO do To secure supp "'7 ." '"P |
Il 4, the Jesuits had given me 50 mu'h ihlor'n'
,to, aboui th, surface OF the country. was pha''"
with The chance Of rcpaying them Win SUM "'
,,o, ,bout what was underneath IT. large "hA !
co. ,,ad and wrll sunk 10 a depth OF forty siN i'et
.rd IN that manner a plentiful supply oi water WAS
obtained With what Is called nose pump pres
sure Of three hundred pounds to fourinch pipe was
developed. The question Of a water suppy was u''"
encctmlly settled .,
.When | had the time TO spare | used to visit Mr'
,c,,,,s ranch near sacramento and observed the |
u.thods employed at the Rancho del fH'"'
In lss5 | began 70 form racing auipl''
NV object ia buyng was TO race 'he |
horses purchased reject the ordinary ones thHt ua
not show quality and 10 retain the best Tor f'euS
purpo,ts have a number OF trottefS on nv ranch |
which ar. hiehl, bred and are likely TO be- heard |
from through their progeny. do not in'rnd 10
purchase any more horses for racing purposes. but III
The future will depend horses Of my own breeding
/ have been cXten-ive buyer III Enslnhc' IL Dr.
cvc that to get the best results from our American
brood mares, mnny of which are closely inbred We |
must have a horse that has been winner Of mum
ber Of great race, In England md that shows by his
performances that he has both speed and stamina III
vctnrs, was a failure in this country. 20 was sieve
E,t.s. The colt by Hampton. out OF Cherry may le
another but that does not change my opinion as 10
what sort Of "A sire Is needed IT. lhis country at /
The present time with the performances OF the sons
Of bennington tnr tracks and In the sud 10 gun"
me Mr. Plckwick my idea OF a Hermit SIRE -
the sons OF Hermit were called. II Is ply ihal
Mr. Iickwlck died before he hnc chance to show |
hat "A union Of the blood of Hermit, who represented
The Ncwminstcr strain, aud Tomato, vino was
daughter Of King Tom, thu, combining The blood Of |
D.rl,y and OAKS winner. would produc'
" / want TO breed the best to the b,s'. ana ! tgink
Montana 4, the best place to do When YOU read III
the pprrs OF few years hence that the winncTS Oi
lin. fuiurty and the Realization were bred by Marcus
Daly of Montana, do not be- surprised AS the dry.
braclng air ana rich grasses of Montana are sure 10
piv. fe Youngsters bred In that state plenty OF lung
power with the constitution and conformation backed
good breeding To compete with the horses bfed any
where on the face of tnr globe
ia regard to last seasons racing Mr. DAILY said he
was prrrrtIy satisfied Tanmany Is his faVOrltr, al