Evening star., 1900-10-04

Suspended HOrseman Said to Have
Won S25O.OOO.

won PS0O,OOO.
The most talked-of man on the American
turf just now is Samuel G. Hildreth. For
about four months Hildreth's luck" has
kept horsemen guessing. He came into
toriety Of another character on Tuesday
at Morris Park, when the racing stewards
barred him from the privileges of the track
by ordering the secretary to reject his en-
tries in future, the edict amounting prac-
tically to a ruling off the turf of the east
for an assault on waiter in the club house
Even then fortune clung to Hildreth, for
at about the same time that he received
notice of the stewards decision his horse
Beau Gallant won the $20o00 Matron stakes
the last great prize Of the season, and, in
addition. Hildreth backed his entry at
long price.
Hildreth began the present season as
trainer for the millionaire turfman, w. C.
Whitney. but failing to satisfy his en-
ployer, gave UP Mr. Whitney's horses early
in the summer, and bought a few horses
to race on his own account. Since then
Hildreth has won innumerable races, has
bought many other horses, and by a mod
crate estimate has won $250,OO0 In bets,
stakes and purses. He has bought UP near
ly every good selling class animal In the
east, and now has about thirty horses in
training, worth in themselves about $780,
600, in addition to horses scattered among
other trainers. but known to be Hildreth's
property. He has won heavily from the
bookmakers. too and his success has been
such that he now has difficulty in getting
his money on when he wishes to bet.
HiIdreth Is a western man, and formerly
was A horseshoer occupied chiefly in plat.
ing race horses. His earliest venture into
racing was in partnership with William
Angel. the firm campaigning Tam o Shan
ter and Dago through Iowa, and later rae
ing in Chicago. Hldreth came to New
York about 1890 to race at Clifton, n. j.,
and later had some success as owner of the
Khaftan stable at Gutenberg. He has been
in trouble with the turf authorities repeat
edly. but always secured reinstatement. For
time he trained Lucky" Baldwin's
horses in California. but left that occupa-
ton to race on his own account. He sold
TO Mr.. Whitney the horses he brought east.
and then was engaged by Mr.. Whitney as
trainer. His present fortune he accumu-
lated since he left Mr.. Whitney's employ.
The ruling against Hildreth will bar him
from the Benning track, as well as from
the tracks of New York. His big stable of
horses cannot run in his name. at least. In
the meantime horsemen generally are in
duging In much speculation as 10 the Sc
cret of Hildreth's remarkable success. but
none has been able to explain It, except to
credit it to good luck.
Three Wins for Johnnie Rein.
At the first days racing of the Leicester,
England. October meeting yesterday
johnnie Reiff. the American jockey. rode
the winning morse IN the tHTee f0iiOWfnS
races: The Gopsall plate (handicap} of 200
sovereigns, one mile and half. won by
Anxious Moment. The Midland auction
nursery handicap of POO sovereigns. five
furlongs, won by r. McCreery's Betty
Badge. The Camp selling handicap, six
furlongs. won by Eugie. The only other
competing American jockey who won a
race was Danny Maher, who had the
mount on Garter Knight. which finished
first in a maiden two-year-oId plate of 100
sovereigns, at five furlongs
Walnut Hall Won Futurity.
An interesting card drew "a large crowd
to the second days races held under the
auspices of the Kentucky Trotting Horse
yesterday. The weather was exceptionally
fine and the track FAST
The Futurity, for stwo-ysar-oids purse,
5000 was won by Walnut Hall, owned by
L. v Hardness, whose filly Fereno won
the three-year-old Futurity of $4,000.
PrioIa. a strong favorite at % to ID, made
several breaks in the first two heats, and
was distanced in the third. In the 2.12 pac-
ing Gam Boy won in straight heats, lone
being picked as the fayorite at odds of
to 10.
In the 212 class trotting the first two
heats went to Lamp Girl In fast time. In
the third heat the New York mare, George
anna, beat Lamp Girl at the wire The
next heat was easy fof sGebrgeanna. In
the last heat the New 5F6rker had all she
could do to save off the rush or Onward
Silver, driven by Ed Geers, At the con-
clusion Of the race the Judges fined Fred
Noble, Georgeanna's driver, $500 for laying
up the first two heats.