The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-28
NEARLY NOT A STARTER
Only Entered in Cincinnati
Derby at Last Moment.
Ellison Celebrated His Victory
in Fitting Manner.
Gave Trainer Of Winner a
Thousand Dollar Bill.


The Latonfa derby, Harry New, is a
black colt by imp. Pirate of Penzance,
out OF Barcelona. He was bred by Mil
ton Young at McGrathiana stud, near
Lexington, KY. and was sold as a year
ling to w. H Laudeman, the Lexington
bookmaker. for $1,000. He was very
promising at that age and MI Laude-
man entered him in n any OF the events
for his two and three year ola lOtlll- ~
"a two-year-old he started eight times,
won twice and was unplaced twice
Iiaudeman turned him over to TAT
Dunno this spring, and ne began IAcllls
at Memphis. He started i've times at
MONTGOMERY Park, but was unable 70
win The best he could do was second
once and third once. Dunno said that
he was unable to improve him and aa-
vised Mr.. Laudeman to sell him Al
Louisville Charley Ellison, who mas
earned the title 'piunger through MS
high speculations opened negotiations
for the colt and got him for 81 SUI he
started him three times at the DOWAS
and he was not outside the money.
Trainer Johnny Mayberry believed IN
the colt and persuaded Ellison to send
him to 90 in the Derby. he said lhat
if the track was anything like BAD
one he was sure that Harry would YIN.
The victory Of Harry New was due
more to the fact that South IrimDle
had had the edge taken OH MN TO a
considerable extent by the recent mile
and half in the mud and to the mlser-
able ride which Buchanan gave nln-
Small wonder that Mr.. Vanderbilt was
willing to send him back from france
on the application of Tom Mcdowell
for a jockey.
Mr.. Baker gave each of his riders.
Buchanan and Ransch, 500 each.
Trainer Henry Mcdaniel had little to
say about the defeat of Abe Frank. He
said merely. He will do at a mile, but
no further" Both Harry New and Abe
Frank viii beshipped to Chicago. Jock
Ia a
night for Chicago, and Buchanan goes
east today
The Derby was worth to the winner
$4.475.
Harry News victory was a surprise.
Just about ten days ago Hops Laude-
man, who then owned Harry New, grew
Disguised with his horse and offered him
for sale. Harry New seemed to be what
is termed on the turf a morning glory.
That is, he would run like stake horse
in the morning and like a selling platter
ia the afternoon. Plunger Charley Eli
son thought Harry New a good invest
ment and purchased him for $1,000. The
first time he started in the Ellison col
ors he ran a disappointing race, and
Ellison was telling his friends he had
purchased a bad horse. Harry New was
entered in the Latonia Derby, but Eli
son had no intention of starting him in
the Over-the-river event He had not
shown his owner that he was a Derby
colt. After his bad race at Louisville
IaEE ET1uGX ELLISON LQOu2LL ne WOulQ
be saving money to keep him in the sta
bic on Derby day. But Ellison had
some friends who did not take this view
of the situation. Among these was one
Nose GOldblatt, one Of the characters Of
the turf. Nose insisted that Harry New
had a chance to win. and he told Eli
son So His suggestion to start him
was greeted with a laugh. but GOldblatt
insisted that New would turn the trick.
Ellison, however, was Obdurate, and he
nj q
anything but a cheap selling race.
What Start Harry New against Abe
Frank and South Trimblei No. not for
mer' he is reported to have said. Finally
GOldblatt threatened to cut him off his
calling list unless he started New in
the Derby, and Ellison, taking the mat
ter as q Joke. sent him to IatOnia in
Goldblatt's care. So little did the colt 3
owner think of his chances that he did
not even come here to see the race, go
ing to Chicago instead. Such We're the
circumstances which made it possible
for Harry New to go to the post
The boOzmakers shared Ellison's opin-
ion of News chances and laid 10 to Z
against him in the betting. He really
did not figure to have a chance, but for
the first time in many a moon the black
son of Imp. Pirate Of Penzancs made up
his mind to run. and he came to this
conclusion just in time to have his name
enrolled among the winners of the clas-
sic event Of the Latonia Jockey club.
ELLISON WAS LIBERAL.
Chicago, May 28.-Charley Ellison
found many friends to help him cele-
1rate the victory of his 81. 800 colt. Harry
New, In the LatOnia Derby. Mr.. Eli
son remembered several of his friends
with orders for hats, but Trainer May
berry came in for chief consideration al
The hands Of the piunger owner. Fol
his skillful handling Of Harry New t
fit him to win Latonia's big event the
young trainer was presented with
one-thOusand dollar bill by the colt.
owner.
u was not sure about Harry New
winning the Derby" Ellison said. 1--WE
have been laughed at for our preten
slons with him. but. just the same,
kept on working him. They said h
would never go the route. 50 I JUS
gauoped him at it and took no chances
on his running his race before the rea
event came up. So now you can SCI
that this judgment was right"
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