The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-27

would keep watchful outlook for some
such bargain IN the race horse line as my
uncle's great mare had proved to be, and
make start for myself. The opportunity
came sooner than looked for
Over at the neighboring Endorf stud
farm there was held annually the usual
spring sale of yearlings, at which some
great bargains were often obtained, after
the equine swells, so called on account of
their relationship to winners, had been
knocked down to millionaires or their rep
resentatives.
Among the lot to be sold the spring
which proved an suspicious one to me
was bay colt by Lawyer. out of Optime.
As the sire was a son of Lexington and
the great mare Levity, and the dam by
that famous imported son of Irish Bird
catcher, knight Of st. George, 1 was pre-
pared to see the colt fetch a high price.
But perhaps because he was a bit "buck-
Skinned" and had just the suspicion of an
"osselet'' on his off hind leg | got him
dirt cheap for something under a couple of
hundred dollars.
never shall forget my feelings as the
autioneer, Colonel Brewster, after knock
ing the colt down TO me, asked. What
name?" and I proudly answered him.
slender bank roll, paid for the youngster
on the spot, and led him away amid the
approving mods of many of my seniors in
the business.
Well, for a long time thought that 1
was badly stuck" in the Lawyer colt.
After l had him bridle-wise and got him
to galloping bit, the fall after he became
my property. he developed propensity
for boiling that nearly cost him his legs
and me my neck. One day when I was
riding him myself, trying to teach him to
"break' from a drum tap he broke
with vengeance. Like a shot out of a
gun, he ran couple OF hundred yards and
then espying break in the fence made
for it. Essaying to get over, he only sue
ceeded in 'straddling" the obstacle, after
dumping me on the other side on nv
head When | scrambled up rubbing my
Uranium, there was my worid-beater that
was to be. hanging over the rails strug-
Cling Tor dear life and apparently i'm
paied.
Blu. after some of the help had let down
the rails and the colt too, | found the
youngster was not impaled although he
had cuts and bruises all over his legs and
the inside of his thighs. and he hob
bled of so lame that We could hardly get
him TO the barn.
Well, did no more with the colt that
fall. | turned him out, and fortunately,
when | took him up the next spring. he
was apparently as sound as ever. Before
beginning to work him, however, | took
my uncle's advice and had him added 10
the list.
My uncle was not believer in running
2-vear-olds to death, however, and again
taking his advice, | did not start the
youngster many times as a 2-year-old
For all that he ran a fair race in good
company and then | named him after my
uncle. Richard LoudOn. As | was also
named after my uncle. there were then
three Richard L0udons-Loudon, sr, Lou
don, jr. and Loudon the horse. Which of
the trio did the most service TO the house
of Loudon IN the period covering the mar
rative | am about to relate | Will leave to
my readers. however, TO judge.
The following spring, after resting up
there bit, L shipped the horses direct 10
Saratoga via the Chesapeake & Ohio and
Pennsylvania railroads to New York. and
| arrived with nv small string Of three in
good shape at the springs after a rapid
trip.
As il was some weeks yet before racing
began AT the springs, | had little trouble
in securing stable room at Horse Haven,
and after confab with Secretary Whalev,
OF the association, selected one OF those
Immediately behind the old grand stand
in the famous pine grove. Here had the
old three-Quarter-mile sandy track to gal
lOp my horses on, as Wei as the regular
course lust across the avenue.
My lite at Saratoga during these prelim-
mary weeks was very pleasant. The IN
surpassed water and pIne-laten atmosphere
OF Horse Haven did wonders Tor nv horses
as " ell as fer myself, and by the time the
lest weeks of July arrived nv little party
was in good shape for business. An inter-
esEed spectator o. my horses progress