The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30
AUGUST BELhONT'$
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The Lexington farm Is an erea,..
sooo one Tor even that section or ssV
breeding establishments. IIss - oe
thenn, i has a splendid water s,,nr.,-
tne rolling surface is adm,ra INV -
Ter the development OF the vonr~ pss9
fhen, again. there are spacious =. 49,
Wen wooded for shade. where the 49,.
,naieS can iook after their foals n ~
neat or their first summer. Mr.. Re,,>s.s
senior had at the time of his death ~
greatest establishment not onlv a. -
country. but anywhere. II rasn
the test for decision. for when the 49, !.
were sold in 1881, after his death ~. 49,
OF SesS.a.o was realized The f~a,v..
the sale was the great sire ST. Hia,s. -
winch Mr.. Charles Reed gave s1nA - ~
secure him for Fairview stud Al C.,ss..o
Tenn. The position of the Belmor, - -
AT lhat TIME was an easy first A. ~
winnings for 1890 totalsd sl7l.ss0 - -
oy Nursery bred horses. except -
ereaised 10 Raceland- The cracks Of ~
stable included Potomac ana No.
first and second for the Futuritv, !.
Tosca. the best of her sex that vssr. s.
Charles. Ffdes, Her Highnsss. An..s~
and Prince Royal.
me present Mr.. August Belmont vaa
large and judieious buyer al the MI
sale. purchasing Fiddlssticks as IN ~
OF the new establishment ana sueA 49,
tried mares as Princess. Belladonns r.
licia. Fen Toilet, Fides. Lady Nar-.,ss
She and Semiramis. Magnetism ho.sAi
at the sale by T. w. Shreye FOR - ~
was later on secured by Mr.. Belmont -
neither OF the sires was up TO the 49,.
sary standard. SO when the late wIHian
l.. SCOTS imported ST. Leger vfnrs
Rayon dor was disposed OF he -.
bought for the Nursery farm. nv #.
nous French horse had vile 49,.
and this he transmitted to hts ri 49,
speedsest ones exeelIing In bad ternn..
Unreliability was also feature a. -
Rayon d'Ors: hence it is not mates 1S
much regret that he died about elshs.s~
months ago. What Is hoped to be = -
worthy successor TO ST. Blaise n -
American bred race horse Henry Of ~.
varre. 1t is yet to be seen what he 81
accomplish as a sire. but he has IN ~
requirements OF high breeding ana 10.
viduai excellence. both as 10 conformatlIo
and speed. 1t will be great tisnppo18.
ment TO the thousands who i6esrosa
Henry of Navarro II he Is a stud frlIrrv
1t is hardly possible for such to IS ~
case. however. when II is considersd 80
the Nursery stud mares are FOR II nnents
part dams of winners.
In other branches of sport Mr.. BeIueu1
is well known. though not outside e -
intimate friends. AS a pupil Of pfrf
Donovan of the New York Ath3etic c.
Mr.. Belmont might have taken hieh -
had he so pleased but athletic honaan p
that kind were not his mark. Later a ~
was the president of that club It tn II
when the Manhattan Athletic Club ~
its dangerous rival and Mr.. GeorH0 CT
was spoken OF as its likely presideat ~
danger being past. he dropped out a. ~
place in athletics when there was 10 -
on hand in which he could show
power. In polo also Mr.. Belmont ~ "a
leader in the days of the ferce Yyolq&
between Rockaway and Hempsteal 81
rivalry which has not yet by any 49,
ceased. His manner of getting the beot 6
an opponent has been well illustra1o1 RI
the recent tilt between the Western TIT
congress and the Jockey Club. The Joe1
Club had granted a license to thu ~
more Turf Club to extend IT. 0oo61
until the 4th OF December, which II 10E
days over the limit set BY the VGG1Cx
club for racing in the northern latltDo
When the time came for the WeG1m1
mems rule to go into effect. they - ~
great fuss about outlawing the oMcf
some Of whom withdrew from the u(CG
ing. Later on a telegram was 6ent u
Belmont who. in reply. left no fooU
for the Western association In biz G1
reminder that II would be out at tn QN
ton for the Jockey Club to admit ~
the Western congress rules WEN Il eoDC4
in the territory conceded to b eoyuu
by the Jockey Club.