The herald., 1893-01-26
MARCUS DALY'S HORSES.
WHAT THE TRAINER OF TAHMANY
THINKS OF Los ANGELES.
The Bitter Root Ranch of Marcus DAILY
and HIS Imported Horses = MIR.
Byrnes Says Los Angeles Is
Horse Heaven.

A neat and quietly dressed man o1
about 40 years of age may be seen about
the reading room of the Hollenbeck
every day; and no man who has ever
followed the fortunes OF the "hayseed
brigade" would ever take him for a
trainer of race horses. But such he is.
Matthew Byrnes is in the employ OF Mr..
Marcus DAILY, the great copper million
aire of Montana. who won the great
Suburban handicap of last year with
Montana; and the Realization and Lor-
illard stakes with Tammany, son of
Iroquois, the great brown horse that
won the Derby and st. Leger of 1881.
Jacob Pincus was the head trainer OF
Mr.. Lorillsrd's stable at that time and
Byrnes the first officer" The follow
ing year eaw Mr.. Byrnes promoted to
head trainer, in which position ne con-
tinued five years, when Mr.. Lorillard
sold out altogether. The Dwyer brothers
purchased all the best horses in the
lot and Byrnes went into their
employ for couple of seasons, but left
them to enter that of j. B. Haggin, for
whom he trained such cracks as Saliva
tor, Firenzi, Hidalgo and other celebri
legged chestnut when he beat the worlds
record of mile in :351a. Wh'n Mr..
Haggin retired from the turf at the close
OF 1890, Byrpes signeda contract with his
present employer.
Mr.. DAILY has about 1900 acres near the
little village of Charlton, on the Bitter
Root branch of the Northern Pacific
railroad, in Montana. Here he has
about 50 mares, OF which about 80 were
imported from England, while the rest
are of the very choicest American strains
OF blood. His stations are five in num-
ber, two English and three natives. The
first is horse called Child of the Mist,
10 years old, by Blair Athol out of
Ma Belle by. Lord Clifden; and
the other is Inverness, by Cymbal
out of Belle of Scotland by Blair Athol.
The native stations are Brown Fox,
Silver King and Hyder Ali, the latter
being the sire of the famous Montana
colt, Spokane. The young colts from
these mares are broken to saddle by d
young man named Norman Smith, who
sends them east to Byrnes, to be pre-
pared Tor racing engagements. Mr..
Daily has lost great many valuable
foals and yearlings in the past two years,
and it is, for that reason, very doubtful
if Mr.. Byrnes ia in Los Angeles for his
health alone. A HERALD reporter met
him last night at the Figueroa hotel,
where he is staying with his family,
which comprises his wife and two chill
dreD. When asked how he liked this
neck of woods MIR. Byrnes said:
ut is a paradise, sir, more especially
for children. Ny boy and girl are out
of doors from morning till night, and it
is about all you can do to get them to
come into the house and get their
meals"
you live in New York, Ipresume,
said the reporter.
"No sir, at Eatontown, N. j., a short
distance from Long Branch, but l am
afraid these lovely winters of yours will
spoil my little folks for next winter
when the snow begins to fly about our
Jersey home."
"What do you think of our country
here, as horse producing section ?"
81 know of no country that has any
license to surpass it," replied Mr..
Byrnes. "You produce excellent grass,
good corn and oats, and have plenty of
good water. Added to that, your mild
climate enables horse to grow all the
year while at the east his growth is al
most entirely suspended during the
winter months"
81 suppose you are looking forward
to the weights in the BROOKLYN and Sub
urban with some anxiety?" said the
scribe.
eyes, little. 1t is most probable
that Longstreet will get the top weight
in both cases, with Lamplighter next in
say, and our colt Tammany third"
"How did he retire last fall, Mr..
Byrnes?" asked the reporter.
"Sound as rock, sir not pimple on
his legs. If he was anything like what
he was last year, it will take a great
horse to beat him."
Mr.. Byrnes will remain here about Elk
weeks longer.