The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21
GEYSER, Ed GgRRIGAN'S
GREAT son OF Ben ALL
SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
THE HORSE THAT STEPPED
SEVEN-EIGHTHs N I::i Al
a FRANCISCO LAST
WEEK.



WRITTEN O THE NIAY REPUBLIC.
Geyser. who seems to Dec the best race
horse in training 1T san Francisco this win
Ter. IS a 6-ycag-oid bay ge.G!nS 10y Ben Nj
Hot Springs. Gcyayr was bred at Rancho
del Paso, the famous California stud, and
belongs to Ed CurIIgan. who h;s owned
some of the greatest taorouGhhreds in the
history of the American tHrf. Gvys.r dis
tinguishcd himself al Ta8foran Park the
other day by stepping seven furlongs in
the ~phenomena!iy fast time Of l-2o nat. lie
shouldcred ia9 pounds in this race and de-
feated a field including Advance Guard,
Ben Doran ana Tar Hin. The American
record for the distance is Is -, made by
Clifford at Sheepshcad Bay. August =. "a.
clifford was a 4-ycar-oIG when he cStah-
lishod the American record for the route
and packed ~ pounds. but hrTSemeu agree
that GeyserS performance is the best. con
s,derinG the fact that IL was made in ;he
dead Of the winter. when horses are rot
supposed TO be as good as they are in the
middle Of the summer. G,yser j. the horse
that won eight straight races during the
winter season Of S1-'ss at san Francisco
CorriEan secured possession Of the gelliug
as a G-year-old, ana Geyscr has shown con-
stant Improvement as a racchorse ever
''"'V A' h''dl4t tAH properly o. Alt. Cor
rigan- The latter bls owned Il lot of great
racing machines. notably Freeland. Mod
esty. Lizzie Dwyer. Riley. Huron and Vas-
sal. Lizzie pwyc- aud MoGcsty were two
Of the greatest race mares ever seen on
the American turf. while Riley ard Free
ana were both performers III the very
hlsheSt class. GoyseT Is q horse Of ire
mendous speed, probably as fas, as any
horse IN America. as far as he VIII go. How
ever uHtil b" demonstrates ability to go a
route and beat first class horses over a
distance Of ground. Geyser can hardly be
ciassed with the great quartet already men
TONED that carried CorriCan's colors to vic
Tory in contests that required both speed
ana stamina ,
Hot Springs. the dam Of Geyser. was !
formerly owned by Doctor g. W. Crowley
o. q LOUIS. Doctor Crowley purchased Hot !
springs along with Gratitude, dam Of tnttia
Mills. and Bonnie Lass. dam Of English
Lady. al the disposal sale OF the late Cgn-
iain William C0ttrill'S racing stable. Can
tam Cottrill viii Tee as 4 di.- |
MnsuiSheu Southerner, from Mobile. who
was Tor years the Nestor of the Western
ILri. ii"t Springs, Gratitude and Bonnie /
las were al young mares when bn.Isht !
10y IGctGr Crowley who was at the time
HtSotdIlhg Tor a farm in 81. Louis County. !
Where he intended to breed q few runners
ne deal for the farm fell throuSh. how
ever, ard Doctor Crowley. having no place I
10 Keep the mares. sold them to his oNi
TREND. john Duffy. who subsequently, sent /
hot Springs to California. and DISPOSED If
Gratitude 10 a party in the interior OF the
state. Mr.. Duny still owns Bonnie Lass. /
VINO Is now a dignIticd old matron. AT
Joseph d. Lucas's Goodwood stud. in ST.
Louis County.
Il wish had those three mares now
declared Doctor Crowley. while in a rem
inisCent mood recently. You know. I now
have q farm. also a promising young stall
lion in Counter Tenor. but frst-claSs mares
are hard TO set, and l now bitterly regret
having ever sold Hot Springs. Gratitude !
and Bonnie Lass. All three have proven
themselves producing mares Of more or less
renOwn. especially Hot Springs. VINO. in ad-
diiion 10 Geyser, also threw the useful race
horse L+dgitor, winner Of a lot Of races
around on the Frisco tracks within the last
year.
Hot Springs is by Rebel. who sired many
Of the best race horses that came out of
the South right after the war Hot Springs
had a wonderful turn Of speed as a g-ysar- /
Old. and Captain COttTill expected to win
the Quickstep Stakes at Washington Park
with the FLY, but she went wrorE while
receiving a special preparation for the
event. Ben Ali. the sire Of Geyser. won the
Kentucky Derby of 1856 from Blue Wing
and Free Knight. Ben All was one of the
best race horses that ever performed in
the coiOrs of James b. HdEgin, the master .
OF Rancho del Paso. Gratitude is now a
member of the bECOdrare band at Barney
Woodlands farm. in st. Louis
County. In addition TO Lottie Mills. she is
the dam of Good Hope and First Shot.
day. Bonnie Lass still remains in the pos
session OF Mr.. Duffy. Bonnie IFasS's most
famous foal. English Lady, was one of the
best 3-yeaT-Old FLIES of her wear, having
both the Kentucky and Latanir
Oaks in 1880. The Ncssrs. ScogEan sold
English Lady when she was az the height
Of her glory to Major Buck of New York
$1,000.