The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-03
FIGHTING "CURLEY" BROWN.
Termination of "A Turbulent Career
on the Turf

The determined stand taken by the rae
ing officials at Newport and the severe
punishment visited on H. D. Brown, IA
mliarly known as "Curley," for fighting
within race track enclosure, may put
an end to the turf career of one who
has achieved in a few years the distinc-
ton of being regarded as a good starter
and a shrewd owner and trainer, but one
who was forever in a quarrel with some
body, says a New York exchange
Curley Brown has had difficult es in
Vulnerable, but his assault on Dan Muir
ray was the first instance wherein he all
lowed his passion to get the better of his
judgment and make for his man on a race
track. No one better than he knew that
1t was violation of one of the most sa-
cred turf rules to start a fight when rae
Ing was going on.
This was not his first fight brought
about by affairs connected with the race
track, but heretofore he had always wait
cd until he found his man away from the
grounds and then gone after him He
believed that all was fair in a scrap and
never overlooked an advantage when he
went after his man.
As showing the character of the man.
the following story is recalled:
few years ago he was standing in
front Of the Stag hotel in Cincinnati, when
he was set upon by three men and badly
beaten. He had no chance whatever with
his assatlants, and when they finished
him he was fit subject for the hospi-
tai
Brown bided his time. He said nothing
OF his intentions, but those who knew
him awaited developments with interest
One night Brown found one of his assail-
arts alone and administered to him a
beating that laid him up for six weeks
Ten days later he ran across a second
one and gave him the same dose
The third fellow left town, but eventu-
ally came back, and just nine months
after the original fight Brown caught him
on Fourth street in Cincinnati and served
him as he had the others. He was never
prosecuted for these assaults. as the gen
eraI impression was that he had done lust
what any other man of spirit and muscle
would have done.
His trouble with the Foster brothers.
Fred and Matt, at New Orleans. two sea-
sons ago Is still remembered by the pub
nc He caught his men outside of the
track, and whether his attack was iusti-
ned or not, he used them up very badly
Last winter, during the meeting there
ne came near getting on a feud with
Father Bill DAILY, and had not the lat
ter retracted some statements he had
made against Brown the famous New
Yorker might have been one of his vic
tins.
The severe punishment dealt to Murray
by Brown and his friends is evidence that
Murray was double teamed" else he
might not have suffered so severely
Murray had always said that he believed
he could whip Brown If 1t came to ar
issue between them. He had said this
openly, and Brown knew of it.
Brown is a Californian and has al
ways had the reputation Of being a fire.
eater. Barney Schneider saw him start
at some minor meetings out there and
was so impressed with his work that he
persuaded him to come East
On his way East he stopped at Kansas
City, where he acted as starter at a
meeting at Exposition park, where Glen
Creveling was the presiding Judge. He
and Brown failed to agree, and as the
result Of row one day Creveling ruled
Brown off the turf, though he was after.
ward reinstated.
Brown went to st. Louis to start at the
merry go-round track at Sportsman
park and when Creveling showed I'D IN
st. Louis soon afterward the quarrel was
renewed and a punching match occurred
one afternoon. The men were separated
but met the next day and agreed to set
tie thei1 difficulties.
They repaired to a resort for this Dur.
pose, and when Brown suggested that
each take a gun, holding the corner of a
handkerchief, firing at a signal from 6