The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
THE WHITNEY,
PAGET STABLE.
The millionaire EX-Secretary
Of the Navy and His Young
Partner Are Collecting a
Splendid Lot Of Thor
Oughbred Horses.

watching Mr.. William c. Whitney, mill
lionaire and turf patron, and Mr.. sgd
ney Paget, his junior partner. a young
English gentleman rider and good judge
Of hoTsenesh, with "A good deal of inter-
est just at present. These two gentle
men are getting together "a stable of the
finest thoroughbred horses. In time
they may control the fastest runners
and steeplechasers in America. They
have gone about the business OF collect
ing the best that is TO be had, backed by
the two prime requisites-good judg
ment and plenty of money.
For many years ex-Secretary Whit
ney has been known as an ardent lover
of horsehesh, but for a long time he
confined his ownership to harness and
saddle horses. But such an enthusiast
in all matters connected with the turf,
especially when he is worth some $685.
900, 900, could not be thus content. So he
determined to start a racing stable that
should be the peer of any in the United
states Well aware that his own knowl-
edge of horses was not sufficient for
such an undertaking, which, if not car
ried on properly, was capable of making
deep inroads into even multimillion-
aires income. he looked around for a
capable partner with the necessary
practical experience. He found such a
man in Mr.. Sydney Paget. who is the
brother OF Mr.. Whitney's son-in-law. a
pleasant faced Englishman, who has
proved well able to fill the post.
Mr.. Whitney relies upon Mr.. Pagets
skill and knowledge to run the stable as
he sees fit and purchase any horses he
may desire. For some time they plan
ned only to go i'm for racing, but recently
they have decided to raise race horses
also. and the purchase of the imported
stallion Meddler means that breeding
will be an important feature. 1t is said
that August Belmont, another famous
patron of the turf. was the one who in
duced Mr.. Whitney to go in for breed
ing. He told Mr.. Whitney that he would
never know the true Joy Of horse rae
ing until he had won a race with .
horse that he had raised himself.
1t is not the purpose to go in very
heavily on that end of the game as yet.
The intention is to have about 20 brood
mares. About half dozen have already
been purchased, and Mr.. Paget is con-
mails. One of his most recent purchases
was the we'll bred mare Poetess, for
which he gave $4,000. Among the rest
are such good ones as Madame Reel,
Helen Mar and Sunnysde.
When Mr.. Whitney bought the sensa-
tional 2-year-old Jean Beraud, some
months ago, horsemen first fully real
ized the firms intention to have the
best blood in America represented in
their stable. The price paid for the colt
is said to have been 100000 cash and an
interest in his winnings. Jean Beraud
is the winner OF the $4,000 National
stallion race, the Eclipse stakes, the
Hudson stakes, the Great American
stakes, the fremont stakes and other
events that have earned for his owners
nearly $4,000 already.
Another good horse, though not in the
same class as Jean Beraud, in the
Paget stables is Damien. AS record
breaker Damien is not In 1T, but as a
money winner he is "A great horse. He
was bought for $4,000 and already has
earned several times that sum. He is
years old and may be expected to win
races for two years more. Martha III
and Geisha are a couple OF splendid
3-year-old fillies, both perfectly sound
and sure to improve.
The purchase last month or the I'M
ported horse Meddler was a splendid in
vestment, for although the famous
English racer cost $4,000. the biggest
price paid for a horse in America in
several years. yet he will bring such
good blood TO the stable OF his new
owners that he is we'll worth the for
tune paid for him.
Meddler has had quite a romantic
history i'm the eight years of his life.
His sire Is st. Gatien and his dam
Busybody. grandam Spinaway and
great t-grandam the well known Queen
Bertha, the last three all winners or
the English oaks in their day. He was
bred and owned by the III fated Squire
Abingdon" Baird, whose death at New
Orleans i'm 1898 disqualified the colt for
the Derby, for which he was an equal
favorite with the great 1singlass. He
won all three races In which he started
as a -year-old-the British Dominion
and Chesterfield stakes and the Dew
hurst plate. His breeders death brought
him under the hammer, and the late w.
II. Forbes OF Boston got him for H.50o
guineas. He was placed in the stud
and has some good winners TO his cred
it Mr.. Forbes death and the dispersal
OF the Neponset stud again placed Med
dler i'm the auction room. where he fell.
after a short struggle. Into the hands
of-lis present owners. IL will thus be
seen that he has belonged In his time
10 three multimillionaires. He is now
in his prime. a rich. beautifully finished
bay a typical equine gentleman. with