The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
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the Great TurfnsS was.
The late August Belmont was remarkably
fond Of his horses. and had the most Implicit
confidence In his trainer. James Rowe. who
has been starter for the Board OF Control track
the past two years and is now occupying the
chief chair in the judges stand at San Fran
CISCO The great flnancisr and turfnan would
pass from stall to stall whenever he came to the
stable. looking HE pets over and constantly In
curing how each was coming on.
Rowe IL n man OF few words and wi en- Mr..
Belmont would ask. How's the little Prince p
meaning Prince Royal. the game little son OF
KlnRnsher and Princess, the trainer would
reply. Pretty we'll" When the door OF Fldss's
box would be thrown open. disclosing the
beautiful mare that could outrun anything
else The III Used ever got the eager inquiry
would be made, "How's the little Fides p
Pretty we'll" would be the inevitable reply.
Sometimes Mr.. Belmont would look sharply at
Rowe. raise his eyebrows. and say. Only
pretty well2"
Mr.. Belmont was always bantering Rowe to
race Raceland against Prince Royal He be-
lieyed that the chestnut horse could defeat
the big geldlng that won the Suburban for
him. despite the trainers repeated assurances
that Old Bones" could beat the Prince In any
kind OF a race Whenever the discussion be-
came particularly warm. the question OF jock
eys would come up. Mr.. Belmont would In
ri take my own Jockey tHamitopl and you
Prime SH lear and Willie Hnt, who Is now dead. was
only q clever exercise boy. Rowe could not see
1t IN that light. Halt a dozen times arrange range
prevent it. G II he had lived Mr. belmont would
was the master OF tho stout old gelding that
will apparently race on forever
MIR YES ss Eht bsedne rae
he was. the day Potomac and Washer; both
second for the Futurity He was like q child
In his Joy; He wanted to race In the big
he s wanted sd to have a repressntatiye. it was
this spirit that prevented Rowe from giving
the bookmakeTs u shaking up some years HEo
good two, year.oii: Just missing the
SCOTS Chaos, but as a three-year.old he ap.
peared to lack ability to stay and was late IN
race at sheenshead bay over a distance OF
ground and the general public looked upon
him as Sp tSo He had wG rid S sPssd
o. the cracks and IL which q, the betting would
was, foreGOne, conclusion IN Rowe,s
mind. as he hnd shOyn po, Dhsnomsna,
trial at the DeluOnb came
along however discovered that st. Carlo was
in mile and a furlong stake and. expressed
a desire to run him against Tenny. the sway
back then being at HIS best Rowe sent him
to the post for the race, and old timers will re-
call how St Carlo ran the first Ave iurlongs In
a trifie over minute. opening a tremendous
gap on his opponents, and was only beaten n
st. Carlo would have won from anything in
training that day. Mr.. belmont didn't care;
however, for the bookmakars' money and
took pride in the hard struggle his colt gave
one OF the champions OF the year..
Stories innumerable about Mr.. Belmont
could be written. but the foregoing ones show
the manner OF man he was. His sons August.
q. n. T.. and ex-Congressman Perry Belmont
have inherited their fathers love for the sport,
and are in racing for the good Of the turf.