The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-20
Eastern Women Are Buying Up
Race Horses.
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Duryea
to Rival Husbands.
ARE SOCIETY NATIONS
Will Run Their Racers Under
Name of Mr.. ROslyn.
Effort to Beat Horses Belonging
to Their Hnbbies.

Saratoga, IN. L., aug AV.-2sAh . AAoA y
Payne Whitney and Mrs. Herman B.
Duryea have formed a racing partner
ship and will operate on the turf under
the firm name of Mr.. Roslyn. the
partnership was formed and the stable
started yesterday with one horse, IN
creased to two by noon. and to three In
the afternoon. Last night it was stated
on the highest authority that Mr.. Kos
Ign" would buy no more horses before
morning. For the moment the assets
of the firm are:
Alsonso, chestnut gelding. years old,
by Administrators.
Intervention, bay filly. years old, by
Observation-Disclosures.
Brown filly. 1 year old. by st. Blaise-
Seaweed
Three halterS.
Three blankets.
Three SurcingleS.
All the other equipment needed for a
racing stable has been borrowed for AZ
hours from John E. Madden. Tomorrow
Mr.. Roslyn" will acquire stable para
phernalia and install it and their horses
in a barn of their own.
The new firm is looking for the rae
ing scalps of the firm of Whitney &
Duryea, composed of one Harry Payne
Whitney and one Herman b. Duryea. 1t
is even limited that so strong is the feel
ing existing between Mr.. Roslyn" and
Whitney & Duryea that the new firm
spurned we'll meant offer of stable ac-
commodations for over today made by
Whitney & Duryea.
AS far as possible "Mr. RoSlyn" will
have an entry in every race in which
Whitney & Duryea start a horse and
the new firm will make it the particular
business of its copartnership to wipe
the older firm off the face of the earth.
Whitney & Duryea have Irish Lad and
Whorler and Mr.. RoSlyn" has AlsonSo
and Intervention, but the new firm also
has the yearling FLY, and if it becomes
necessary Mr. Roslyn' will run these
N a in n
or both the horses of their rivals.
Mrs. Whitney, who was Gertrude. the
older daughter of the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt, and Mrs. Duryea are the
first women in fashionable society in
the United States to own and operate a
racing stable. Twentyfour hours ago
neither had a thought of becoming horse
owners. They were chaffed into the
thing.
Yesterday morning William C. Whit
ney, Mrs. Thomas Hastings Jr., young
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney, and Mr. and Mrs.
Duryea went to the track early in order
to be there for the sale of the Fair
view yearlingS. Whitney and Duryea
began to talk horse. Their wives be-
gan to ask questions. One said: You
ought to start a stable and take turns
at training" The remark was ignored
by the women but presently they stroll
ed out of the club house and into the
paddock, and not long after Mrs. Whit
ney and Mrs. Duryea were in earnest
conversation with Mr.. Madden. After
time the three separated, Mr.. Madden
stepped high.
The young women walked over toward
the sale ring, Joined their husband, and
one remarked:
by the way. we've bought a race
horse
Bought what?" asked Mr. Whitney
and Mr.. Duryea in the same breath
Bought a racehorse. but you boys
wouldn't understand such things
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asked Mr.. Whitney.
Simply that we have started a rae
Ing stable and may take turns at train
ing. We have bought Alsonso from Mr.
Madden and if We see anything we like
among those horses that are to be sold
viii buy some more
The young men were not quite GER
tain whether they heard Alright or not,
but concluded to await developments.
Presently Mr.. Madden bid s., 400 for the
yearling FLY by st. Blaise-Seaweed
and got her. To the auctioneer he said
the filly was for Duryea. To Mr.. Whit
ney and Mr.. Duryea he said he was act
ing for Mr.. Roslyn. a young friend of
his
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Duryea SEEM
ed not to care to talk horse with their
husbands. but they did let the elder
Whitney into the secret. and he fairly
doubled up when he heard it.
Later in the day news came that Mr.
Madden had bought of julius Fleish-
man the 2-year-old Intervention. who
won good race Friday, for S. 500, and
that the purchase had been made for
'Mr. Roslyn''
The racing colors of the new firm
have yet to be chosen. AS soon as they
have been decided upon the Jockey club
will be asked to register for life the
firm name. MIR. Roslyn," and the col
ors. 1t is probable the riding for the
stable will be done by Turner and
Burns.
Kelley Gets Pitcher McCann.
Cincinnati. Aug. 20.-Manager Joe
Kelley announced last night that he had
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