The Washington times., 1902-08-17
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

a number of racehorscs were sold at
Saratoga On Friday. T. Hitchcock. ir..
purchased River Pirate from Captain
Brown for $4,000; John w. Schorr bought
Bensonhurst from Ben Vincent, the ex-
jockey, for $4,000, and NJ. J. Cavanaugh
took Flying Buttress from p. T. Wilson
out OF Il selling race for S2,0S0.
River Pirate, who was bought by Mr..
Hitchcock, is a brown colt, by Pirate
of Penzance-H Hose Reel. and has per-
formed fairly we'll this season. He is
bit understood, but John E. Madden
thinks he will develop into good three
year-old. and it was upon his advice
that Mr.. Hitchcock purchased the colt.
Bensonhurst, who went to Mr. Schorr,
was recently sold at the dispersal of
the Bennington horses for $500. the
purchaser being Ben Vincent. an ex-
jockey. Bensonhurst is very fast colt.
but in all CT his races this season has
shown an inclination to stop very sud
denly. Schorr. however. says that Luke
Blackburn showed the same weakness as
-year-oid and later on in his three
year r-old form could go any distance. 1t
was this sudden backing-up in his juve-
nile year that enabled the Dwyer
Brothers TO get Luke Blackburn fer
$500
Flying Buttr5ss is great big colt by
Montana, and was seen at the fall meet
ing at BenEing last year He did not GO
much then, but has been a fair perform
er this S, ason and looks as if he would
make good jumper should he be
schooled over the cross country courses
W. o. B. MacDonough. the California
millionaire who startled the turf world
few years ago by paying 100000 for
Ormonde. would like to engage the light
weight rider Redfern to pilot his horses
In California this winter. Redfern is
under contract to the Pepper Stable, but
will be al liberty after December l.
Steve L'Hon!medieu, the erratic West
c a rlungcr. who was barred from East
arn race tracks year or SO ago, has
again made one OF his periodical "re-
tirements" from the turf. He quit the
game only short time age, but bought
a lot of horses afterwarG, among them
the mare Lady Chorister. who suddenly
developed an inclination to run in and
out Naturally her owner was criticized
by the turf writer's and now L'Homme
dieu announces that he will not stand
for any more criticism. Friday he sold
or gave away ali OF his horses. The
plunyer may be expected to buy some
more horses pretty soon in order to have
the OPPORTUNITY TO retire again.
j. G. Follansbee thinks he secured a
lnreaip in Il .iz1pff1 GllV
which he purchased at the recent Hag-
sin sale. she is at present on his farm
at Brookdale, and Jimmy Rove says she
is a good enc. Mr.. Follansbee mas been |
lucky in getting good horses cheap. |
Cameron. his good miller, cost only $500. !
while Roehampton, great horse last |
year. was purchased for $500. Daisy /
Green and Astarita. two OF the best fiji |
lies seen this year, brought, respectively, |
sJ00 and S450.
O'Conno- will receive 50 GOO frcm
Whitney {; Duryea for second call on /
MIS- services the balance of the season.
Clarence Mackny had engaged the young
Jockey. but his retirement left Winnie at
liberty to accept the Whitney & Dur
yea offer.
Mr. August Belmont's young stallion.
hastings, son CT ;he dead Hanover. leads I
he winning sires so far this season.
With total of $685. won by his get.
which include only two and three year
Ids. He has tied the record of the ia
nous Hanover By having sixteen two
'ear-old winners. and the horse bids
air TO surpass the record of Hanover as-
sire The latter was bred TO as a pub
ic stallion, while Hastings has been
,red to only the mares on Mr.. Eelmont's
arm. or the twenty-th-ee horses bred
~ Hastings that have raced this year,
ixteen have been winners. while only
hree have been unplaced Several of
hese won their first races at Bennine.
.otably Rosetint. Gloriosa. Carroll D.,
Toscan, Anak, Red Damsel, and Happy. /
hastings, who is nine years old. is the
oungest stallion that ever led the list
f winning sires of America. Following
S a list of the horses sired by Hastings
nd their earnings on the turf this year
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