New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-30
vIyG THOMAS OFF THE TURF.
Ty.THoUSAND-DOLLAR FOLLY IN
THE STUD
,xD wORKS-\ MORSEL or INFORMA
TON FROM GUTrENBUEG-TIIE POOL
ROOM COMBINATION.

r,ov FROM GUTTENBUEG-TH IOOI.-
ROOM COMBINATION.
rho consequences Of the retirement OF King Iho"ms
40 sind will give the student OF her"diN some
% think over. and the burning question: WI"
thhs ,cte ar Eurgctl will gain in testimony on !
is "- o the other. That this monumental scare
O", sho,M 20 to The stud at all seems lansHaoie.
Gro" commissioner Brcnuan'S frozen-n scowS
oae -, ~ handsome mt the head of great breed
""N CouM any man in hi1 right senses want to
Us this slab-sidcd anatomy on the thoronsh-
mpe A., courtrvl Could any be persuaded
neu cha, the mere fact Of King Thomas having
70 600 ought to make him ii proper sire
,o,a,endcd the sale Of the Rancho del Paso
non. ,n che Madison square Garden in 1858 can
!e" =, ,he tornado of excitement that Kept COM
soon ' ,. ,hs prosr.ss of the bidiing. When King
pan ro. brought in the sensation was nearly com
THOMAS % s represented the most famous family OF
pr, on the American turf. and speculation WIS
, N what price he would f"tch. some oi the
ne" among the hundreds of prominent racing men
sMe"u .nourbt he might possibly bring much as
PN''~o and there hardly man 20 be found who
sV" ,opeye that he would be knocked down for
0iu NV as stockton was sold f1r-$7OoU.
o there was not a flaw in him. The wiScst
- sounl him perfect MI hor>cmen believe III
!'a,v and not one Of them Imagined Tor Il moment
n.y. ~ vould not race a> we'll Il, his illuN,nouN IAN
Vs. IA faced before hem. 1t II amusing now 10 con
1" ubat wa, said of him on that dag. He was
@N ia a. magnificent. He had size. bone and sub
.~.s three superb qIa.'ic, in q yearling. His
."' r,oo uas angelic. His eve indicated courage |
o,r,on Oh yes, lie would race them all or
49, loo. The more sentimental among the throhG
:. ar,,rers wanted feel Of him ard hug him, to
Vi us dainty less and pick mp his pretty i""ha
~ beof. They could scarcely Keep their hands
Oh him.
rjs learill and vondcil full ,rcGur', not vet near
ri. .conI birthday WIS sold TO Nppcby a JoAn-on
uspown firm oi oohnahers, OT 10 ,oJo ana WITHIN
40 bour they Transferred him 10 senator Hearst. OF
r.n,orua. for 10000. mailing neat profit. Perhaps
- und a tumult will lever be- seen at sale ring In
mis- eouqtry acn big prccs FOR thorou:hbndN OF all
ares are common enOugh now ana occasion No 'aN' |
RI, $4,000 was 4 fortune for ohe III looo' WHICH,
after ALL Is only five years back
The history OF King Thomas on the turf Is 700 Eau To
t.u hon His was one lona, steady dcNc'n irom the
nrnaclc Of the temple down 10 the bottom OF th" bot
tmess pit. He became in VA a. III" Forty
th u~nd. dollar Folly and was derdcd everywhere
He legsn his in race with the best bo'd In
IN. lond. ana wound up at the Gut" What degrcda
,,on could be deeper. lie ran after the manner OF a |
,smel and with the action Of an On Jockeys were |
afraid 10 ride him. lie clumsy in his gait ii"
cld scarcely co the crcGit Of the track without fall
ing he had 50 wre,cLed habit OF tangiins himself up
IN his own legs.
such is brief record Of the life and works Of this
Uuslicus cara ure who hls been retired TO the stud
some Of the best size, 0i acchorseS themselves
OF but little account the turf, and IT has often been
demonstrated that the greatest racers do not always
nsla the greatest sires. But in order to be Sire
OF ans merit whatsoever a lorsc must have some re
deemng qualities. King Thomas has none except tn |
pride OF ancestry That j. quality that cannot be
overestinaed in value but in horses. we'll as in the
human family. there Is such thing as IN "h"te
aristocracy. A family sometimes runs out. The |
family Of King Ban and Maud Hampton seems TO
have run out in King Thomas. If the original horse
was a csmelopard, King Thomas has jumped back
through hundreds OF generations and gone To first
principles. He is the missing link in the horse family
The Board Of Control meets this morning ut The
once in the Cumberland, Fifth-ave. and Twenty second
81. Messrs. Dwyer. Ca>satt, Galway. Hunter and
Lawrence will probably be in attendance.
Weights for the spring handicaps due OIL Wednes
day morning. Some brilliant work is expected Of the
handcappers this year, there is little useless timber
In the lists OF entries.
The Washington Jockey Club announces its usual
spring meeting twelve days. beginning in The latter
part of April. should the NcwJersey clubs b" 50
fortunate as 10 get a bill through the LEGISLATURE
there would DC a conflict OF dates, both Elizabeth
and Linden Park would reopen their gates.
A bookmaker, Of the delectablc Gutenburg
Ggang" tells this story:
Ave got IA friend who has been losing heavily, ana
wanted to get HIM even. The other day we had
Q god thing at the track. went 10 him and told
him TO bet on It. Don't go 10 the track but STAY
In town and put your money III the pool-roonis' SAID
not thinking be would ask any questions. But he
wanted TO know right away Why he c0ndnt go TO the
track and bet, and l. like a fool tod him. You see
We bookies have hard game at the Gut ana nave
10 do whatever we Can 70 keep a little cash In the
box The syndicate fifteen or sixteen of the
books on the him. and have the best OF the play Oil
the time. The outsiders have 10 root mighty hard
TO hold their own and at that, blessed few 9i them do
It. OF course 1t is the interest Of the club TO keep
On many books possible, and when the boys 60
broke they've got TO help them out let them go
The syndicate must have somebody to bet with Tor
they can't afford 10 rob one another.
about twice a veea we have horse 10 run for
the books. not In the syndicate to get us In funds
~ Is managed In this way a pretty good horse
starts to-day IN the interest OF the syndicate Is given
ont as good thing, goes to the post at short price
and Is beaten out Of sight. Tie public lose aud the
syndicate pocket the money. All The outside books
lose, because the syndicate has backed the winner
AZ q long price. Tomorrow the same horse stars
again, at Etle longer price, but the field Is poorer
than the ran against to-day. and again he IS
given ont as a good thing. We hold bin out The
syndicate backs something cse. and agai. he Is
beaten the something else winning. The third time
he Is started, in still poorer field and II looks as
II he must will barring accident. The owner saws
be will win sure. We hold him out the syndicate
Plays another horse and the other horse wins We
GET 1t In the neck right and left for three or four
Gays. and The boOkcs begin 20 Kick. They threaten
70 crop out. The syndicate get frightened and give
US chance.
The same horse starts again Of good price. but
he public are tired OF him and will Lave none OF him.
'ae order given that he shall wn and the syndicate
ssfee not 10 put a dollar on him. but 10 let HIN
'uh Tor us The public play everything else, but