Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-05
THE WHITNEY,
PAGET STABLE.
The Millionaire Ex-Secretary
Of the Navy and His Young
Partner Are Collecting a
Splendid Lot Of Thor
0ughbred Horses.
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Followora u the American turf are
watching Mr. william e. whitney. nit.
lonairn ana turf patron. aud Mr. sgd
uey Paglt. his junior partner. a young
English gentleman rider and good Judge
% hompiicsh. with q good deaf VI inter-
est Just at present. These two gentle
men are getting together o. stable OF tho
finest thoroughbred horses. In time
they may control the fastest runners
and ntccplcchascrs In America. They
have gone ah11t tho business of collect.
ing the best that 10 20 be- had. backed b.
the two prime requisite good Judg-
mont and plenty of money.
For many years ox.secrotary Whit
ncy has been known as an ardent lover
Of horfcncsh. but Tor a long time he
confined hia ownership to harness and
saddle horses. hut such an enthusiast
In all matters connected with the turf.
especially when he n worth some tss.-
10000. could not be- thus content 80 he
determined 10 start a racing stable that
should be- the peer on any In tho United
states. Well aware that hln own knoWl-
edge Of horses was not sufficient for
auch an undertaking. which. n not car
flcd on properly. was capable OF making
deep inruada into even multimiiiion-
aires Income. he looked around Tor
capable partner with tho necessary
practical experience. iio found such
man In Mr. Sydney pngct who IL the
brother of Mr Whitney, ron-in-law. a
pleasant faced Enrllahmnn who has
proved wen able 90 nll the post.
Mr. whitney relies upon Mr. pnrct'a
tkili and knowledge 20 run the stable ha
he secs NJ ard purchase any horses he
may desire. For some time they plan
ned only 30 go In Tor racing but recently
they have decided TO raise race horses
also. and the purchase Of tho imported
stallion Mcddior means that breeding
will be- an important feature. II IN said
that August Belmont. another famous
patron OF the turf. was the one who In
duccd AIR. whitney 20 20 In for breed
INK. lie told Mr.. whitney that he would
never know the true Soy OF horse rae
ing until he had won race with
horse that he had raised himself.
II IL not the purpose 60 20 In very
heavily on that end Of the game az yet.
The intention n 10 have about 20 brood
mnrca About half dozen have already
been purchased. ana Mr.. paget IN con-
FINALLY 0n tho lookout Tor likely nni-
mails. ono M HE most recent purchases
was tho woll bred mare PootoHa. for
which he gave 1900. Among the rest
are such good ones ua Madame Reel.
iioiru Mar and sunnyrIdo.
When Mr. whitney bought the acnsa-
tional 2-year-old Jean Hcraud. some
months agn, horHomcn FIRST fully rial.
lscd tho firm'H Intention 20 have the
host blood IN America represented In
their stable. The price paid Tor the colt
ID said 30 have been 10000 cash aud m
Interest In hia Winnings. Jean Hernud
~ tho winner ~ the $50 900 National
stallion race. the Eclipse stakes. the
Hudson stakes. the Great American
stakes, the fremont stakes and other
events that have earned Tor his owners
nearly $4,000 already.
Another good horse. though not IN the
anme class an jean Hcflud. in tho
pnFct stables. IN Damien. Aa % record
breaker Damien ~ not On 10. but as a
money winner he II u great horse. lie
was bought for 81 800 and already has
earned several times thnt sum- IIr Is
@ years old and may be expected 10 win
races FOR two years more. Martha u
and Goiaha are couple M splendid
a.yolr-oid miles. both perfectly sound
and sure 20 improve.
The purchase last month of the lm.
ported horse Moddlor was "a rplsnd.d M.
vestment. Tor although the fr
English racer cost $4,000. the I
price paid for "a horse ln Am.
several years, yet be- will brIn.
good blood % tho stable Of Doll
owners that be Is wen worth th.
tuno paid Tor him.
Meddler has had quito a rom
history IN the olgs years N hs I.
Ills sire ~ H. uatlen and Dis oil.
iiunybody, grandam splnsway unu
grcat'grandnm tho well known Queen
Bertha the last three an winners n
the English oaks IN their day. IIc was
bred and owned BY the ~ fated "sgulre [
Abingdon Baird, whose death al New /
Orleans in 1888 disqualified the colt for 1
tho Derby, Tor which he was ana canal /
faVorite with tho great islnrlnsl. He |
won nll three races In which ha started |
AZ a 2-yelr-old-the British Dominion |
ana Chesterfield stakes ana the Dow, |
hurst plate, His breeders death BROUGHT |
him under The hammer and tho lato ~ I
IT, Forbes ~ Boston got him Tor IL b0o /
guln"HH To was placed in tho stu1
ana has some good winners TO hls cred.
o. Mr Forbes death ana tho Dispersal
~ The Noponset stud again placed Med.
l''r in the auction room. whpra Do fsu
ntier o. short rtruggl', into tho banda
or Dds present owners. Il win thus he
soon that ho has belonged ln hir Time
i1 three multlmlllionAires, He o. now
IN hIs prime, q rich, beautifully finished
baN o. typical equine gentleman, with.
them from an damages or respopsl.