The Washington times., 1902-08-12

next fall.
Trainer Jimmy Rowe believes that the
Keene filly Dazzling has a royal chance
to win the Futurity. She has shown
improvement in every race, he says, and
it is natural to suppose that at this sea-
sen of the year she is not at her best.
Colonel Fellows, Sheepshead Bays sec
retary, thinks there will be about
twenty-five starters, including all the
cracks, with the exception of Judith
Campbell who is not eligible 1t is
likely that Irish Lad will be the "a
vorite. with Mexican second choice, and
the Keenes representatives next fan
cied Trainer Charles Hill says Mexi-
can will win the race beyond a doubt.
John A. brakes horses in Chic;
have been turned out of training. ID
Lester Reiff has gone to his home in
California. Among the lot were some
of the best Mr.. Drake brought .ver
from England. including Harrow and
Corblet's Bay.
A Chicago plunger won $4,000 at
Hawthorne in three days last week. The
next day his stable jockey was ruled
off for a bad looking ride.
George Gould, it is said. has offered
Sis. 900 for the entire lot OF the Mackay
horses. This is probably more than they
would bring if put up at auction.
Pickles. the gallant sister to Found.
who has won three races over all two
year old distances. and who has been
second and third several times, cost her
OF 10
Derby Day. Hugh Kane. of Dallas, want
ed to bid on her, but Mr.. Bennett ad-
vised him to buy Kine's Sister OR a big
price Kings Sister broke dowi shortly
afterward.
Pickles is smaller, but ringer" for
Found in conformation and color. She
is fast, a quick beginner. can be placed
anywhere and can go any distance. She
is kind and true, a sweet filly in every
way Young Moody. who trains her, is
handling one OF his first horses. His
work with Pickles is very credltable.
Pickles owner. ]. E. Everett. has been
offered $4,000 for his flly.
Among the thousands who have been
conspicuously identified with racing mat
ters in this generation. no one, perhaps,
has come more prominently TO public
recognized far and wide under the name
of "Pittsburg Phil II his entire
biography could be recounted it would
be replete with suggestiveness illus
trating the opportunities that the turf
affords to a young man OF capacity and
dash. He was born at Sewickley, Pa,
July 13 mote the date), 1862. AS
youngster he was thrown on his own
resources. and the age of thirteen found
him at work in Pittsburg for $3.50 per
week. Passing that period of cutting
his wisdom teeth by the hard taskmas-
ter of experience. we come to the year
of 1886, when his losses were $50, 900,
which included his racing establishment.
Since that date the balance has been
on the right side.
4 few OF the many notable examples
of Mr. Smiths style of betting is illus
trated in his winning $4,000 on King
Cadmus. On Parvcnuc in one race he
won $4,000. and on this occasion would
have won Sl50000 but for the fact that a
mistake in the entry of Dagonet had
been made for the race. On all of Par
venues races he won $50. 900 and on
Weinberg $4,000 in two races. In
single season it is estimated that he
wagers not less than 81 500, 600. or at
the rate OF 100000 a week. His daily
losses and winnings aggregate $500
His racing establishment has had
only moderate success. At no period
OF his career has his integrity been
questioned. His personal kindliness and
charity to his less fortunate fellow be-
ings, his abstinence from liquor and
tobacco, all contribute toward the
making of an exceptional man. He has
been prudent with his fortune and pos
sesses considerable real estate in Pitts.
burg and New York. He resides quietly
in Gotham. surrounded by his family
and the environments of home and com
fort.