The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-27
Corrigan Has Been a Most I'm
fortunate Investor in Equines.
CHARLES L. FAIRS VENTURES
The Career of the Famous Yearling
Yo ell Ray-James II. keene Has
in $50 900 on Canvas Shrewd
Dwyer Bros Purchases.

about a score of equine cnpples, that were
stars in their day. stabbed on the ocean
beach, inhaiing ozon and being given care
full treatment in expectation of their re-
covery. One of the most famous in his
collection of brok en-down time-beaters is
Ducat, who was great performer in the
East only few years ago.
When Leigh E. Rose, who then owned
him, offered DUcat at auction at Coney
Island, in 1894, all of the noted turfmen
in the country bid against each other for
the horse. His rm',Indcated that
Ducat would run away from anything On
four legs. He was considered one of the
most wonderful horses of the age. and
when Corrigan bought him at the top
price of $4,000, the other bidders Con-
graduated the well-known turfman upon
his bargain.
Ducat was brought TO this city. Upon the
road he became very sick, and when lie ar
rived here had to he carried in an ambu-
lance to the Bay City tack. After his
recovery he established a California ecorl
at three-quarters Of a mile, and then broke
down. He is now one Of the cripples that
are led up and down upon the ocean beach,
near Ineleside, every fine morning. Cor
rigan will never recover the $4,000 he
paid for his Ducat, Tor the ligh-priced SOU
yenir proved to be n counterfeit.
The master of Hawthorne also paid u
fancy price for Senator Irby AT the time
OF the Senator'S purchase he was a great
handicap horse in the East. Corfigan paid
Charles McCaffeuy SO 200 for him in 1894,
shortly after the purchase OF Ducat. The
Senator won one race for his new owner
ana then went lame. Only month ago
this SIS, 900 beauty was entered at IDgleSide
in a race for horses that had not won In
three years. Z was "A cheap selling race
for a purse OF S2oO. But the Senator did
not even start in this race, for on the morn
ing OF the day Of the race he limped so
painfully thati would have been cruel TO
place him on the track.
The year iS94 was very disastrous for
Mr.. Corrigan. Besides acquiring two
white elephants In Ducat and Senator lrby
h. also annexed Handsome, magnificent
ycarlinc, who was considered wonder
Cord gan paid Brown Dick OF Ken
lucky. SIo.o00 for this horse, aud in ad-
dition. promised to give the noted coIored
horscman half Of the QuicEstep stakes
I n
carried il away. The youngster won the
Quickstcp and few other races, but then
lost form and became no better than
"sclling platter"
Veterinarians discovered that Handsome
had weak hack, and 80 Mr.. Corrigan
decided to sell him. A few days ago Zeke
Ahrahams, whose fad is the collection Of
equine hric-a-brac, relieved Mr. Corrigan
of the once famous animal. The $4,000
beauty sold for 500 Handsome lost
even his good looks after that, and Mr.
Ahrabams gave him away. The winner of
the Quckstep is now nothing but an or,li
nary tramp horse somewhere in Oregon.
Charles L. Fairs first venture upon the
turf proved 50 successful that he decided
to fill stable with hish-priced purse-win-
ners. His first pair were Gibson and Prin-
cess, both OF whom won good races, and
caused the transfer Of some thousands of
dollars from the bookmakers bank rolls
tothe millonaire's pockets Mr.. Fair was
so elated with his success that ne was
eager to win the American Derby. Theo-
dore Winters had a yearling called Yo el
Rey, out of the noted mare, Marion, the
dam of the Emperor of Norfolk, Ell Rio
Rey the Gar and Yo Tamhien. Mr.. Fair
yearned for this blue-blooded yearling and
a millionaire usually gets what he wants
if he is persistent, Mr.. Winters was finally
induced to sell Yo ell Rey &c Fair for $20,-
600.
That aristocratic yearling came down
from Winters ranch, in Nevada, a few
years ago, but of all the gold bricks that
ever deceived trusting novice on the
Eoir CO0 oh
lutely the worst He won his maiden race
last year at the Bay District Track and
has not won since The horse is a fine
looking animal, his pedigree is as long as
a Turks, and he is perfectly sound, but
he is the sulkiest brute that was ever
foaled
w. OBJ. Macdonough's investments in
borseflesh gained him fame, but clements
of chance have been somewhat gainst him
as far as his purchases are concerned. The
extent to which he has gone into the bust
ness may be appreciated by the knowledge
Of the fact that he paid 100000 for
Ormonde, the world-famous stallion.
Burns & Warehouse have also had I'M
pleasant experiences with some of their
high-priced horseflesh. They paid Sc 900
for Weinberg He won one pIuse over
lot of selling-platers and then bowed a
tendon. He was sold only short time ago
for S160.
James r. Keene, the noted speculator,
has also been badly bitten. Some time
after the California-bredTournam won !
the Realization stakes in the East, Keene |
bought him for sac 600 Tournament has |
neverwon a race for Keene.
Freddy Gebhardt also had some unpleas-
ant turf memories. He paid S23 900 for |
Canvas, a royalty bred yearling, but about |
all 6ebhardt got for his money, as events /
proved, was the pedigree of his purchase /
Canvas did win some races, but they were
cheap affairs, at Gloucester, and he has
never yet spread his sail before goodfie
The shrewd Dwyer brothers have often
paid good prices for untried warnings, but
when they paid SO ,0GO for Houston, sim
ply because he was a fun brother to the
great Hanover, they capped the climax.
Houston was the pIodigal son of that fam
Ily, and caused intense modification to |
his distinguished relative. The $4,000 |
investment proved anything but race
horse. His history further illustrates the
fact that man who invests in q LoIse,
simply because it has the blood OF a great
performer, is as unwlse as the gentleman
who buys stock in an aifship corporation /
because he has been told that the aiIship !
''do move"
At the sale of Congressman Scott stable
the Dryers paid $2S, 900 for Bolero. He
lost his speed upon the change of owner
ship, and Father Bill DAILY eventually
obtained him for $500.
Marcus Daily, the king of Montana
paid ST. 900 for Congress as yearling
Congress Immediately adjourned, and has