The herald., 1898-10-19
TURF TALK
W. Q. Whitney Will Breed Racers
Racing Results

W. " w 0At0ey WILL O1oeW ~s~soA0'
Racing Results
NEW YORK, Oct. ls.-The purchase Of
the great stallion Meddler by VIM. G. Whit.
ney for $4,000 calls attention to his plans
for breeding, horses. In an interview Mr.
Whitney said:
shall breed horses as well as race them. !
at first thought the we should not breed at
all. but some time ago / decided to raise
race horses.
1--WE do not propose going into breeding
upon q large scale. We shall have about
twenty broodmares. / already have pur-
chased four, Tulla Blackburn, who was
and another. Meddler will be the head of
the stud for the present. We shall race
Jean Bereaud for couple of years longer
and then we shall very likely retire him, and
Plaudit as well.
"Of course we shall try to maintain q
high standard for our stable and we shall
want to win some races. If We cannot win
them with the horses we breed ourselves
that we shall buy good many OF our win
ners, if we have any.
"At first was not inclined to think much
of Meddler. He never run in but three
races, which he won, and he is admittedly
the best two-year-old in England. But the
death of his owner cut short his racing
career. He has been in the stud ever since.
thought that Hanover was such high.
class horse that it would be difficult to find
better.
"When I saw Meddler, l changed my
mind. l think that he is the handsomest
horse that ever saw. He looks like a
race horse. He is very highly bred ON the
dam side. His dam, grand-dam and grand
grand dam won the Oaks successfully. We
shall breed here on my Long Island farm.
1t is better adapted for the purpose than
my Lenox farm. l have a place in Aiken,
S. c., and we shall winter the horses there.
l think that high-bred horses are like men
and women-that they enjoy being out of
doors as much as possible. They like sun
light and change of air. When we 60 South
we shall take the horses with US. / do not
contemplate buying another farm in the
South for breeding. purposes. may decide
to do so later. 1t depends upon how things
turn out. l want to have horses where l
am so that can see them grow up under
my eyes"
At Chicago
CHICAGO, Oct. l8-Weatther wet;
track heavy at Harlem. Results:
Five and half furlongs-The Pride won,
Sam Lazarus second, Phidas third; time,
l:l5h.
One mlle-Moch won, Cahny flsner SEC
ond, Bethlehem Star third; time, l:52H. :.
Six furlongs-- --Heigh Ho won, Good Friend
second, Laird third; time, 1:22.
Two miles and an eighth, the Columbia
stakes for 3-year-olds and upward, $500
added-Forte, to 2, won; Creoscus second,
Elusive third; time, 4:l0 26.
Seven furlongs-Time Maker won, Boney
Boy second, Jolly Roger third; time, 1887,
Six furlongs-Pinar del Rio, to l, won !;
Mary Kinsella second, Hindoonet third /;
l:23.
AtLexington
LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. lS.-!After sew.
eral Interruptions on account OF the wet
grounds the trotting meeting Of the Ken
tucky Trotting Horse Breeders association
came to close this afternoon.
The association has lost money on the
meeting, but it is in good financial condition
and will not be affected by its losses. Track
heavy. Results:
The American stock farm purse for 2year;;
old trotters, value $3000-Grace Onkard
won first and third heats; time, 2:3l u 2:A.
The American stock farm purse for 2-year-
old PAGERS, value $lOO0-Ecstacy won in
straight heats; time, 2:22h. 2:n.
The Bluegrass stake for 2:l9 class trotters,