The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-10
No More Races
Jersey Lily VIII Wash Her
Hands of the Turf.

oIorASS' y ABOUT 70 dispose OF her rae
! ing stable and 10 wash her hands for
ever OF the turf. She viii DO this Al the
expressed wish OF her husband, Mr.. Hugo
Gerald de Battle. who does not think il
is woman's province TO own race horses
So it may be honestly said that Mrs.
Langtry is giving up the amusement
which she loves best OF ali amusemefs
for the sake Of her husband.
| 1t was not until 1892 that Mrs. Lang
| try's colors, torquoise and fawn hoops
| and Turquoise cap, were noticeable on
! English race courses. Her fnfatuation for
the sport was encouraged by Abingdon
Baird, better known as Squire Abing-
don" who died in this country in the
early nineties, when touring with Char
ley Mitchell, the celebrated pugilist
The story told is that M Baird and
Mrs. Langtry were dining in London
when a friend Of Mr.. Baird MADE him
an offer for the horse Milford. Several
sums were named, and forty thousand
dollar offer met fat refusal
4 ike q good horse myself. sir" was
Mr.. Baird's reply 10 all offers.
After his friend left the dining room
Mrs. Langtry animated that she would
ike to own race horse.
I'll give you Milford" was Baird's
immediate reply. and Milford became the
nucleus Of AIRS. Langtrys stable.
Milford, however, cid not prove the
gold mine one might naturally expect.
as he won few races, and finally develop
ed into rogue and became very unreIi-
able But Mrs. Langtry was in the thor
oughbred business for money as well as
pleasure. She purchased and sold horses
during the season of 1893. finally Offering
TO release Milford for 5000. but MS rspu-
tation was too well known She won
considerable money in purses in 1894. In
1885 Mrs. Langtry's racing stable was
known as Regal Lodge Newmarket. Her
trainer was sam" Pickering. and she
employed two jockeys Trundley and
Feaks
When not otherwise engaged Mrs.
Langtry spent much Of her time at Re
gal Lodge paying all attention to her
horses. AT four o'clock in the morning
she would be on the heath watching the
morning gallops on the private track
connected with tina lodge She then had
seventeen horses in training. including
Milford, Nobleman, Carrick, Pride Of the
Sea, for which she paid q. high price TO +
Lord Calthrope; Chillington. which was
knocked down to her for $40 guineas. and
a dozen others Of more or less note
During the season Regal Lodge was
credited with some big winnings. nearly .
every horse in the stable earning win (
ming brackets in stakes and purses.
The year 1886 was not so productive as
the year before. and in 1897 Fred
Webb was the trainer at Regal Lodge.
It was ne who fitted the Australian bred
horse Norman for the Cesarewitch. 1t
was on Cesarewitch Day that Mrs Lang
try raised herself several notches in the
of English race-goers through
the victory Of Norman
Il was a great day in Mrs Langtry's
history. The crowd cheered, and she was
the queen of the meeting
Cesarewitch Day of 1897 was made
more notable by the fact that the Prince
IF Wales escorted Mrs. Langtry into the
enclosure and mixed with Jockey Club
society
On Merman's victory it was estimated
that Mrs. Langtry won anywhere be-
-ween S10oO00 and 800 900. She sent Me--
nan to the post 10 to choice. besides
having wagered considerable money in
ne future books. II was in this race
hat Tod Sloan rode St Cloud for
James r. Keene. Mr.. August Belmont's
Keenan, also started in the race. but. like
81. Cloud. finished among the trailers
Up 10 the fail Of the present year Mr..
Jerseys coIors were not very
prominent. the stable having, in racing -
'arlance. gone or" but she was the
GODDESS Of Goodwood. as the sterling
Lorse Norman Won the Goodwood stakes ,
nd the GoodwoOd cup. He was then
ent to birmingham, where he took the
birmingham handicap. AT Lewes Uni
orm carried Mrs. Langtry's colors in the
andicap, and another horse from her
table. AIaIuma, won the Prince Edward
andicap. At Windsor. worth $1,000. Ca
etteer also won two smaller. stakes al
Windsor.
All told. Mrs. Langtry's career on the :
,nglish turf has been prosperous. She :
7ent thousands 70 retain a good string
horses and won many thousands For l
Ine smiled and frowned at intervals, bu.
be smiles were more frequent
The notable woman delights in super
itending all affairs she is interested in.
nd during her career on the turf chang
/ trainers four times, substituting Joe"
annon for Pickering. and following with
-e55 and ". T. Robinson. When az
ONE she never missed race meeting. :
nj would parade the paddock before
-ery race. chatting with this man and
-at getting The opinion ot the Prince o.
-ales and comparing her own notes with
lose % her trainer.
She rarely let ere % her horses run
ICE without giving IT some support. and
y winnings have been very large on d
veral occasions The actual amounts sz
. her own secret, but frequent r. Sc
ark among some OF Ta;tersalLs' mem 81
~. after the turquoise and sawn had p
en- prominent was, tTh= Jersey Lily q
us1ed me today.
Mrs LaREtry's arst idea o. going into Is,
q thoroughbred business developed IN z.
g. when she bou-ht q tract Of six thou
nd acres in California maklns an ex- Ne
1ssve ranch sac made many purchases =
hne bred horses and mares The ven n
re 6.5 nos make the success anticipated :,
8 her project Is almost abandoned Sac II
e aa5 ranch in Nevada close 20 :,
rsan City. which. ike the 3,asr. was n
productive g
Us Lenzt-v IS nor the Grs- woman =
20 has aesa prominent in English turg Dls
cles There have been several. notably -
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