The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-14
PITIsBURGH PMS BETTING.
Hs Relates Interesting Incidents About
Horses aud Men 60 Judge Burke.

What do you think OF the weights for the
Brookyn Handicap was the question put
to the famous Pittsburgh Phil one evening
recently. lie had Just returned from New Or
leans. where lie had gone after the Corbett-
Mitchell nasco.
Il think Don Alonzo is we'll in" he an-
swered. at 1lS pounds. II this horse re-
covers his early three-year-old form l AN
satisfied he will be hard to beat"
" How about Sir Walter ?" was asked.
Now you speak OF a true running horse"
he SAID. A horse like Sir Walter is worth his
weight In gold to a man who bets his money.
The rogucs and sulkers of the turf are enough
to drive some men crazy Il isa positive pleas
within a second or two Of his best form. ON
IIaqqaicap which 1 would prefer to back against
How about @. W. Johnson 2"
think he has such bad legs that II 10
doubtful II he will stand training" was the
And Rainbow ," was the next question.
Glass" he answered. ri myself timed that
horse at Sheepshead Bay mile and one-half
his work he " would beat every horse IN train.
S. Walter Vas worked mile and y, D.
think Of him = and | answered. You will win
the stake; that move was good enough for
ter's running four or i've seconds faster in
race than in his work. Some horses are very
Grady. remember one day he and Henry OF
Navarro were to meet in race: Aehestnut
rsiibird who the colt was. and he replied. Sem
tST int Is EHSd sSs 95 ssrs
had made bet the railbird. who bad fol:
IN On shs and
M Ter VIZ S "a and ssnator Grady won.
NnW hnU p III
had not opS Seen tod G It was Henry Of SSvarr.
woul d have stuck to my fret selection. Senator
been an accidental winning. but the money
would have been Just the same as though 10
Pittsburgh Phil" is most certainly keen
observer; T2ward The latter Part q last week
DoSFss S' pGsa form .aG shs
the horse ought to win he was beaten. run;
much On Monday Of the next week Captain
Hammer was down to start again. This time
backed. but not by ".Iitts6urGh Phil" lie
had argued this way; II had seen The horse
rode him. and called my friends attsntioa
to his PECULIAR PrORBBy action .. That horse Il
t. nov say. sS rhi Il CAPT Hs an no eouid
not win with pogGstt up. how is he going to
rum u" f The s
showed ne was correct. Capt Hammer was
mot three Ap2hs Of hGS
In Florida he had visited both contestants.
food. and aiterward, played baseball Whom
! saw Mitchell eat, said rhil. he did not
seem TO relish his food. | watched him in
teptly and noted that Aterwsrd heard that
only few days before his stomach had gone
back on him. He and his trainer started on .
twelve-mie spin and they only went three
miles. was SO convinced that Mitchell would
be easily defeated that | had determined. 10
the fight was post poned. not to stay over for It
In my opinion it was a hundred to one on
Corbett"
Speaking OF LampliRhtsr. Phil said II
had not lost so much money In 1898 II would
have taken great deal more than 100000
TO have bought him and he would hays gone
straight back 10 Mr.. hogers. providing Rogers
would have trained him for me He Is a lost
peculiar horse 10 train. and | believe Rogers.
who mad made a study OF him. m iRht get MIN
back 10 his hest form. Still. think he is yets
good horse"