The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-28
TURF AND TURFMEN
An Instructive Letter by a Prominent
Horse Authority.
WINNINGS AND BIG LOSSES
Movements and Plans of Owners
and How They Have Succeeded
and Their Chances of Future
Success on the Track.

ooCSSoo Ott hfC avn.
George Suytlafn, n very agreeable fell
low and a good bookmaker, has caused
a whole lot ef trouble among the pikers
and the kind who love to follow heavy
bettors about TIM ring, because he has
been confused for "Pittsburg Phil"
The deception was not Georges fault,
but n IL had had the effect of exter-
mfnnslnU TN whcae gang fAiA Pufter
An1 0fAAnAA vUtld nave e1&aaT con
tr1bxted . stipend TO ccastnue dNring
Suydams life. Many are of the opin-
ion that Suydam does not in the least
resemble Phil. but 1T is a fact that he
has been mistaken for him in nearly
every city where racing or betting is
enjoyed. The most notable Instance oc-
CURED In Baltimore, Nd, the year that
Reclare and Gregory were two years
old. II win be remembered that they
were matched and Reclare was pro
nounced favorfte. Suydarn was IN Bal
timore at the time and he went to a
pool room where they were selling auc-
ton pools In n small way, the choices
selling for about $40. Suydam wanted
to bet $50 on Gregory and had to buy
up a half dozen of the pools to get the
amount placed. Soon IL became noised
about that Suydam was none other
than "Pittsburg PHIL" and he became
the cynosure for all eyes. and the small
fry strung their money behind his. The
absurdity of the idea that "Pittsburg
Phil" would visit Baltimore and
small pool room to back a horse never
entered the minds of the frequenters
of the place, and they played Gregory
so strong that despite the fact that the
odds came from the race track showing
Reclare to be a to 10 favorite, she re-
ceded and nobody would have her.
while Gregory was made to 10 IA
vorite In that pool room. Gregory won
and the "ahs" and II told you SOS"
drove the smoke out of the place. The
rumor that Phil was in town spread to
the streets and cafes and wherever
Suydam went In Baltimore that night
he would find little groups standing on
one side holding a whispered consulta-
tion and casting wistful glance in
his direction.
New Zealand Is a horsey land. This
has never been disputed, but still prom
inence is given to the attribute by a
law recently passed. Ii is now reported
from the colony that the Rangltikei
county council has adopted a bylaw by
which anybody riding a velocipede on
any public road in that country. meet
ing any person riding a horse or driv-
ing a vehicle drawn by a horse or
horses within &C feet of such person
shall dismount and remove his veloci-
pede to the side of the road until the
person with the horse or horses shall
have safely passed" Under this ar
rangement the cycling habit will be
found rather burdensome to the neigh
borhood.
1.-THE star of the evening sale was
Monroe Salisbury's little black rascal
Direct, whose record OF 206 to high
wheel sulky still stands as the best
ffrTaA On afaA ~ n ~ n
writer in the New York SUM- in his re-
port of the Kellogg sale. He is not
large horse, standing 15.1 hands high,
but he is all horse from his ears to his
heels, and Ii IL safe to say no horse
ever came In for more admiration in a
sale ring than the coal black son of
Director and Echora did when led
through the crowd in the Garden last
night. George Starr. who drove him in
his memorable race against Hal Point
err I'm 1891 and 1892, opened the bidding
with an offer of So. 900. which was quick
ly raised TO $500 and then to $4,000.
the latter bid coming from John II
Shuts of Parkville Farm. James But
Ter, president of the Driving club of
New York, entered the list with an Of
fer of $4,000. and then a tall, anxious
looking young man, who stood on the
rear OF the auctioneer's stand, said
5000. He stayed with the New York
u1lll SosoVV WAS Diu anu
then dropped out, the worst disappoint-
ed man In the Garden. He was Allen
Campbell from Spring Hill, Tenn, and
he wanted the little black chap to
cross on the pacing mares of the Tom
Hal family in Tennessee.
Il reckon I'd have had to ride Direct
back home IL he had been knocked
down to me-" said Campbell later on to
the Sun reporter. for / bid railroad
fare and every cent / could scrape to-
gether for that horse. Some of us got
to talking about him last Sunday down
home and we raised $1,000 to bid on
him. / had to leave in a hurry. of
course. to reach New York in time for
the sale. IL i could have waited day
or two longer they wouldn't have got
Direct for $4,000 tonight"
The wind-up between John II. Shuts
and James Butler was a good one. and
the crowd applauded every bid from
$500 up to $3.50. the price at which
he was finally struck off 10 the presi-
dent OF the Driving club. Direct was
retired TO the stud after cutting his
record down TO 2:051s in 1892. his ankles
having given him some trouble that
year. John Kelly. who trained him and
drove him to his mark. is now in the
employ Of Mr.. Butler as trainer at the
East View farm near Tarrytown.
Nelly DlTtGI VIII
training again after a let-up of three
years. and the chances are that the
black horse will be shaped up at Fleet
wood after a short season in the stud.
for an attempt to beat the stallion rec
ord of John r. Gentry. 2:O3A. and the
champion record Of Robert j.. 2:0lis.
Many competent critics Of harness rae
ing who followed him through his two
campaigns believe ne can wipe out
every record I'm the books IL he can
stand the necessary preparation for a
fast mile.
Mr. Buffers main purpose in buying
the horse. OF course. was 20 use him as
a stock horse AT his farm. but he said
last night that II Kelly wanted to take
a shot at the two-minute mark with
the little black bundle Of whipcord he
might do 50 this year. Direct was never
in the stud until 1891. In that year AIr
Salisbury bred him 10 six mares. Four