The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-03
Race rack ard
Stable Gossip

breds stationed at or near the Chicago
racetracks, and a whole army of own
ers, trainers and stable boys. The
purses, which are expected to pay the
expense of maintaining both horses and
men, amount to only $4,000 to $1,000
day.
E. ]. Baldwin, the California turfman
and breeder announces that he will
go East again next year with a pow
erful string of thoroughbreds. Mr..
Baldwin has 16 horses in training at
his big ranch near Los Angeles for the
San Francisco winter meeting. He also
has grand bunch of coming 2-year-
olds on the ranch.
Il should say that Rey del Carredes
was the fastest horse ever bred at San
la Anita" said Baldwin recently. Sin
alOa was the greatest race mare, as a
glance at her record in mile and
qurter race on the day Salvador estab-
lished the worlds record for one mile
at 1882 over a straightaway course.
will show, but think Rey del Carredes
was the fastest horse that ever stood
up on iron. He worked a mile so fas-
that few people would credit the per-
Torrance If l gave the time, as it was
so much faster than had ever before
been accomplished. A few weeks after
ward Richard Croker gave me $4,000
for the horse and $10.0 900 for the racing
qualities of Rey del Santa Anita. He
wanted to take them over to England,
where they both afterward failed to
live up to their American record. But
this was not surprising, as Croker in
sisted on securing an English trainer,
although Sam Hildreth was very anx-
ous to take charge of these horses. II
Croker had followed my advice and
taken Hildreth with him, Rey del Car
redes would have displayed his phen-
omenal speed on the English tracks,
but the horse did not take kindly to the
system of training across the water,
which is so opposite to the American
method. In support of my argument l
only need draw attention to the fact
that American horses that amounted
to anything in England were those
trained by Americans
American nominators for the English
derby for 1901 were usually numerous
this year. Sydney Paget has sent in the
names of eight yearlings, Jack Follans-
BILE one, w. c. B. McDonough one,
Charles T. Patterson one, James R.
Keene four, Marcus Daily five and John
Daily one. These are all Eastern horse
men. Walter S. Vosburgh, the agent of
the British Jockey club, who received
the nominations, expects to hear from
one or two Western turfman before the
week is out. Green b. Morris, who
has several promising yearlings, missed
the choice of nominating them for the
derby, because he put off doing so I'M
til after the time set for the closing cf
the race. and then Mr.. Nosburg refused
to ACCEPT them.
AS long ago as the Aqueduct meeting
attention was called to O'COnnor's an
tics at the post and in races. He is as
loud mouthed as he is small, and he
sets a bad example for all the other
boys. He is cute and crafty, and is or
dinarily sagacious enough to keep out
of the hands of the racing authorities.
His riding, both rough and foul, at
times, has spoiled the chances of many
horse beside those on which he has
had the mount, and he ought to have
been punished long ago. But the pa
troll judge and the stewards have over
looked his many offenses, and his con-
slant escape from penalty has served
only to make him holder than he would
otherwise have been.
Clothing, both loud and invariably ir
| bad taste, has marked the latest stage
| of O'Connors impishness, and when not
riding in a race he has made himself 6
| conspicuous figure in the racing crowd
| in raiment more gaudy and of more col
| ors than any Franklin street darkit
| could ever get together. He has sur
| rounded himself with a band of testers
| who daily melted him to further effor
in his folly, says an exchange.
wait till Tod Sloan comes back from
| England" said OConnor one day las
| week. I'll make him look like 81
| cents. He'll never beat men with those
| English toys of his"
On that occasion this insufferablt
| midget wore A light coat and trouser!
Of different patterns, with a vest o
| the brightest red, dotted with yellow
| The band of his straw hat was red anc
| black, and in his hand he carried {
walking stick painted light blue. 4
more self-satisfied little ass could no
have been found anywhere, and the onl!
thing that could have squelched hi
vanity would have been to spank hin
and put him to bed.
What he needs is thorough
| trouncing, and 1t is pity there Is n
one to take him in hand.
One can see by the published letter
| from London that Tod Sloan is the but
of all the music halls. One place offer
a special topical song, entitled "Th
Sloan Broke Bookie," written by Gu
Garrick. The midget. who in his way
even more insufferable than O'Connol
is served up in all styles. Writing q
the matter Alan Dale says:
Il think | may congratulate MI
Sloan upon having stepped in as topi
with the midwives and The baby car
riages It is something to be topic
and Mr. Sloan is undoubtedly a sho1
felt want"
wouldn't that jolt you?