St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-14

who rode the horse, he won just $40, 500.
exclusive of the stake, which was worth
an additional $1,000 to the winner.
He was just sixty-nine and two-fifth
seconds winning it, and he earned every
dollar of it.
Pittsburg Phil is one of the marvels
of the turf. just how he came to be
called Pittsburg Phil, by the way. is
mystery. as he does not come from Pitts
name is not Phil, but George
E. Smith. He is marvel because he
holds his own at the hardest gambling
game in the world to beat, With no APP
parent percentage in his favor.
Like Pittsburg Phil, Mr.. Dwyer would
make the very poorest material for a
horrible example. He is as devoid of
wees as DIR. Parkhurst. He never
touches strong drink, and the taste of
tobacco is unknown to him. He
doesn't gamble. except on horses. and
until his wife died last year there was
no more devoted and attentive husband
in America. He spends his evenings at
home with his family. and rises at day
ally he is pleasant. agreeable man; i'm
business transactions he is Shrewd and
eXacting, and those who have had
occasion to know say that he is OPEN
handed to degree to those who are
deserving or to his friends.
The ablest Of all the plungers is j. E.
Mcdonald, young man with clear
cut, colorless face. the jaws and chin
we'll defined, keen gray eyes, and a
strong, firm mouth. Although he has
scarcely entered his thirties, he is re-
garded AS the leader of the ring, and his
advice is sought by men who were rae
hn
Two years ago Mr.. Mcdonald planned
and executed one of those coups which
English turfmen say can only he accom-
plished once in lifetime. He bought
mare called Daisy Woodruff out West,
trained her in secret and sprung her on
the public one day at Morris Park.
Nobody had ever heard of Daisy
Woodruff. No one knew her owners or
her trainer. There were sixteen horses
in the race, and the bookmakers opened
the betting by quoting 100 to l against
Daisy Woodruff. Then the money began
to pour in. odds were cut right and left,
and Daisy Woodruff, when she went to
the post, was the hot favorite. She led
by half dozen lengths. At least Sl25,-
900 was taken out of the ring by the
hackers of Daisy Woodruff.
Of all the men who bet on horses Mr..
Mcdonald is the most studious. lie
devotes as much time and thought to
horse race as Mr.. Choate does to law
case or DIR. Hamilton to diagnosis.
The night before the races are run he
studies the conditions of the race and
the previous running of the different
horses as given in the World guide. In
addition he keeps.by his side the Turf
Guide for several years back and the
American Stud book.
He rises at O'Clock in the morning,
times the work of the horses himself.
and when he mounts his box in the
afternoon he has what he himself would
call "a shade'' over his rivals in the
ring.
The same amount of intellect and
energy turned into any other channel of
life would make success. and Mcdonald
would probably be a leading merchant,
broker or Spectator if he had adopted
another business. But there is fasci-
nation about the race track as there is
about printers ink or about life behind
where the footlightS glitter, and once a
turf bettor always a bettor-if the
money lasts.
Mr.. Mcdonald keeps all his affairs to
himself, and no one knows his income
O. his fortune. He is popularity believed