The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-02
By the Death of His Old Stable
Companion fkern."
CAUSED ILL FEELING.
Did This Animal, Between Two
Well Known Turfmen.
Other Turf Gossip Floating
Around Eastern Tracks.

New York, Nov. Kern. who was q
stable companion of Salvato- during
the latter horses unbeaten 3-year-old
season is dead at Rancocas farm in
New Jersey Kern was never much 9f
a race horse and is best remembered
as being the cause Of i'll feeling be-
tween James s. Bagsi1 aud the Dwy-
ere, that kept Mr.. Hagsin from racing
at Gravesend or 81 any track in which
the Dryers were interested for num-
Der of years. The trouble came in the
running OF the LorilIard stakes at the
Monmouth track in 1880. 10th Saliva
tor and Kern carried MI. Higgins col
ors, while Lonsstreet was the Dwy-
err entry. Kern was one of the early
pacemakers. but when Salvador went
to the front Kern dropped back and
swerved across the track seriously in
terfering with the other starters. ana
especially with Longstreet. who had
got the worse of the start and was
just picking UP his field. He was never
able to recover the ground lost because
of the Interference by Kern. and sal
vator had an easy victory. with Long
street second. The Dryers were in
dignant over the defeat of Longstreet
and voiced their opinion that Kern was
in the race for the sole purpose OF TAX
ing care of the other starters ald IN
surfing victory for Salvador. A stable
entry was not coupled in the betting
at that time, and one horse was not
asked to suffer for the errors of d sta
BILE companion. and. as Kern finished
last of the field there was no disquaH-
ncatiOn. Mr.. Haggtn was not pleased
with the accusations OF the Dryers
and not for many years afterward We're
his cOloTS seen on Dwyer track Kern
was later the property of Pittsburg
Phil Smith, but except for the incident
of the Lorillard stakes was long ago
forgotten by turfmen.
One of the conditions of the famous
match race between Thomas II. Will
Jams and Sydney Paget at Morris park
was that the winner should take the
horse of the loser. but that the loser
had the right to buy the animal back
within 80 days for $1,000. 1t was under
these conditions that Mr. Paget be
came the owner of Frank L. Perley,
4-year-old that had never raced until
he sported silk in this match. Frank
i. Perley was among the horses offer
ed at auction by Mr.. Paget, and there
was much amusement when SIS was
bid for him. MIR. Easton had talked at
length about the superior quality OF
the horse, and was taken aback by
the offer But it was the level.
Considerable coaXing and bantering
was necessary to boost the price to $50
al which figure he was knocked down
to an unknown bidder. Frank L. Per-
ley cost Mr.. williams $4,000 a year
ling, and his racing eclipse after one
trial is sad commentary on the the
DRY of Mr.. Williams that a horse
should be all the better by not racing
until his fourth or fifth year.
D. J. Lee has Monacodor in his barn
again. On the occasion of his last
start Monacodor was claimed by AL
bert SimOns for $3.50. Mr.. Lee bought
him back yesterday at this figure.
Simons now is the owner of $4,000
horse. At least he was a 81. 900 horse,
but he cost SimOns only $500. This is
the Watercress-PanSy 3-year-old Wa
ter Pansy. who never made good to
Sydney Paget one 1.-THE of his pur-
chase price. There was little demand
for the horse when offered at auction.
and Simons did not have a hard fight
TO get him for this insignificant sum.
Simons will race Water Pansy at New
Orleans this winter, and extended
cordial invitation to Lucien Lyme to
come down and ride the horse.