St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-19

small, bright eyes can see further into
the merits or demerits of a race horse
than NEST of the men who follow the
turf for living.
Like that other sterling supporter of
the turf, Marcus Daily. Mr.. Baldwin
went 10 California forty years ago, a
man without dollar. He began his
Western life In San Francisco as the
keeper of livery stable. Then he went
to selling groceries, and got lot of
stock in different mines In settlement of
his bills. This apparently worthless
stock he put carefully away, and then
went over to Japan to bring over a
japanese troupe as a sort of theatrical
enterprise. He WAS gone several
months, and when he returned he found
that the Comstock lode had been dis
covered, and that the mining stock he
had put away was worth considerably
over million dollars. This was were
he earned his sobriauet of Lucky"
His Vast Wealth.
Notwithstanding his sudden accession
to wealth. Mr.. Baldwin went about over
the country with his Japanese troupe
! until his contract was filled. Then he
vent back to San Francisco and REIN
vested his money. and he is now said to
be worth fully S20,000,000. He owns
vast ranches in Southern California.
hotel at Lake Tahoe. the Baldwin the.
ater and hotel in San Francisco, and
several valuable gold mines.
1t is at his Santa Anita ranch that
Mr.. Baldwin's celebrated racing stables
are located. 1t is here that the king of
the Santa Anita ranch, the celebrated
Emperor of Norfolk, is located. In one
year this great stallion clesTed ST9.OSO
fer Ar. Baldwin. Santa Anita raach is
in the San Gabriel valley, about twenty
miles from I.ss Angeles. and consists Of
so, coo acres. Mr.. Baldwin breeds. raises
and trains every horse that carries the
Maltese Cross. The stables are plain
and simple and utterly without the
usual fiiigree told about in connection
with the quarters of Maud S and other
flyers. Mr.. Baldwin is not believer in
such things. There are no gilt .edged
stalls. The he.rses, some of which are
valued at from $4,000 to $4,000 each,
live in pain wooden stalls, fifteen feet
square, which are kept In the utmost
neRtuess and order by attentive stable
attendants. Near the stables is beau
tiIal mile track, on which the horsss are
exercised.
Likes Everything Spa nish.
Mr.. Baldwin is great lover OF every
thing Spanish, and most of his horses
are given Spanish names. The best
known are Chiquia, Florians, Santa
Cruz, Rev Del Carades and Rey Ell
Santa Anita. Four times Mr.. Baldwin
has won the Derby. On the last o.
casion it was Rey FL Santa Anita that
carried the Maltese cross to victory.
Mr.. Baldwin manages his stable as
business enterprise. and he makes 1t
pay, although it is doubtful If he would
worry much if it should prove losing
ysniure. He pays little attentoa to
horses himself and dri YES but seldom.
In addition to his racing stock Mr..
Baldwin keeps or his ranch large
stock of Devdns snd Durhams, and his
dairy turns cut 2.Ge1 pounds of butter a
week. He has 1900 hogs and 5000 sheep
OH his ranch, and the amount Of good
old wine in his cellars is stupend deus.
On one ranch alone he has $1,000 gal
Ions of wine and $4,000 gallons of brandy,
from three 10 twenty years old.
Mr.. Baldwin Is a hard worker and a
| man Of not many amusements. One OF
them, however, is quiet and moderate
game of poker. His career Oh the turf
covers over twenty years. Last year he
made up his mind TO retire from racing
on account of a pressure OF business,
and although he sold some of his herses.
he could not part with all. At present
| he devotes more of his time to breeding
| fine horses than racing them.
Outside of Mr.. Baldwin Iurf history
| his career has been a eheckered zone.
| He has been maTried three times, and,
although over seventy years Ut age, is
hale anu hearty, and promises to live a
great many years longek