Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-15

that was 10 10 obtained from IL Owner. Of
face horses were mostly southern gentlemen.
hut The time came when people "a the north
that there vas money IN The nnstifn. A
great sensation was made whom Falsetta owned
by Hunt Reynolds, came from the south and
met Mt Saratoga the fsete-t horse In the north
spendthTift The sire of Kingston and Lamp
lighter. spendthrift owned by J. X K-ene
Falsctto won. and soon afierward tho same
horse captured the kenner stake witch Vas
the largest that had ever been known up - that
time. amounting 20 $500 Pierre 1orillArd
thereupon bought fAlset;o for What was then
considered the wonderful price Of eco, 900.
RAorSa OWNERS IN TUE NORTH
The only racing owners in the north in those
days were rich men. who found II amusing 10
possess fast horses. Pierre Lorillsrd owned
Parole and Iroquois, which latter Was the only
American racer that has ever won the derby in
England capturing that event ir 1881. George
Lorillard owned the Duke Of Magenta and Tom
Ochiltree. William Aston was proprietor OF the
Ferncliffe stud, at the head Of which wss Pride
Of the Village. August Belmont had a stud
which included Baden Baden and Susquehanna
the dam OF Potomac. Leonard Jerome and
David Durham Withers were slso owners Of
fine horses. IL was perceived by certain bust
ness men that racing was getting hold on the
people Of the north and the Dwyers, who were
then butchers at the Washington Market, en-
tered the held, purchasing an interest in horse
named Virgil Subsequently they bought
Radsmanthus from Belmont and also the
selling platter" Charlie Gorham. Thus they
formed the nucleus OF what was destin cd TO be-
come great stable.
on BUSINESS BASIS.
At that time the only racing ground in the
north was Jerome Park Lucky Baldwin Of
California. Hasgin, the copper king; Congress
man Scott, Sam Brown, the coal king OF Pitts
burg: Corrigan and others undertook to estab-
] DEh e 4 4
built at Brighton Beach. After this track be-
came popular, the Jerome Park Racing Asso-
citation tried to buy IL. Offering enormous
| price, but the proprietors would not sell so
then the Jerome Park Association selected a
suitable locality at Sheepshead Pay and made
IT the most attractive race course in the world
! Up TO that period purses had not often e1-
ceeded $500. At present the event known as
| the ''futurity," which is contested annually at
Sheopshead Bay. is never worth LEES than
10000 TO the winner. II is run by two-yoar-
oIds, and all of the entries are made before the
animals entered are born. There arc always
| several hundred entries, each paving $3.50. Of
which a part may be Withdrawn up 20 within n
| certain time of the race. When the latter
comes of there are never more than a few con-
| testants, simply for the reason that the great
majority OF the horses have meanwhile made il
evident that they would have no chance so that
| their owners withdraw them. together with the
drawbacks in money allowed them.
FAT PURSES.
The next biggest purse is the "Realization."
for which horses must be entered when they
are yearling colts IL is a contest of three-year-
olds, and the prize is worth S45, 900. The "Om-
nibus" run at Monmouth is worth S25. OO0 the
| ''Great Metropolitan Handicap" at Morris Park
from $4,000 to $4,000, the Suburban" at
sheepshead Bay $4,000 to S20. 900, the Junior
Champion" at Monmouth from S25 600 t.
| sac, 900, the Champion" "A. Monmouth ON the
| same day. 900 TO $4,000. The Twin Citr
Handicap" and the Brooklyn Handicap" both
for horses of all ages. and the "Great Eastern
for two-year-olds, have each a guarantee OF
| $4,000.
on THE GREEN swARD INSTEAD OF THE GREEN
CLOTH.
This will give a fairly clear notion OF the vast
amount OF money spent racing nowadays.
II Is all diverted from Legitimate business into
the pockets Of the great gambling fraternity. In
stead Of playing for money on a green cloth the
people Of the United States learning TO invest
their earnings in chances on the green sward
Through the Development of this new and peril
Gus institution Americans seem likely soon 10
become a nation OF gamesters. and the youth of
the future viii lind its most admired exemplar
! OF successful industry IL the typical sporting
horse owner. who, AZ seen at the tracks. is GER
tainly an unlovely being-rather shabby, care
less OF his appearance. smelling OF the stable,
soiled To his linen, but provided with a large
wad of bank notes with sl00 or 81 900 bills on
the outside, which he keeps inside Of his waist
coat, extracting 1t therefrom whenever ne de-
sires 10 back his favorable judgment of horse
with cash. RENE BAcHE.