The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
THREE GREAT HORSES RETIRE
ORT WELLS, WILD MINT AND RE.
LIABLE OUT or 1T.

ORT WELLS, WILD MINT AND RE.
LIABLE OUT or 1T.
Drake and Keene Colts Break Down In
Their Work, While the Big Watercress
Horse Goes to tho Stud-Hamburg
Bellies stock BOOms-Ring Operations.
Three famous horses, James r. Keene's
| Wild Mint, by Kingston-Mint Cake; John A.
Drake 9 Ort Wells. by King Erlo-Teas Over.
and L. II. Thomas Reliable. by Watercress--
Annette. have wound up their turf careers
| for all time, according to present indications.
Wild Mint. while taking the usual morning
gallop yesterday. broke down badly and
| will not race again this year and may be
retired permanently. Ort Wells, In trial ON
| Wednesday. also broke down In such hope
less fashion that Mr.. Drake said yesterday
that the great horse could never stand train.
this year and was recently sold by Mr.. Thomas
| to j. b. Haggin, was loaded on the cars last
night and sent to Elmendorf Stud.
After Ort Wells defeated Bedame In the
Brighton Mile at Brighton In July he went
back In his work to such degree that he was
| signally beaten In several races and was
finally turned out at Saratoga. Recently he
had been showing something OF his old FORM
and Trainer Wishard was in hopes that he
would soon be able to get him back to the races.
Last year Ort Wells. who Is full brother
| to Dick Wellcs, holder OF the worlds record
| for six furlongs and mile. won the Realiza-
ton Stakes, also the Tidal Stakes and the
| Commonwealth Handicap, In addition TO
! being beaten q head by Irish Lad In the
I Advance Stakes in world record time. Wild
Mint did not rate high when this season
opened but Trainer Rowe gradually got him
| into grand FORM so that he won NUMBER OF
| stakes. His most recent achievement was
a victory in the Twin City Handicap running
| a mile and quarter in the mud In 2O8 40.
| He also defeated Hamburg Belle In the Test
Handicap in addition to capturing the Sea
shore Handicap from a good field. his first
victory Of the year being In the Crotoho
Handicap at Belmont Park.
Reliable was purchased at the sale OF the
| late W. c.. Whitney's horses a year ago last
spring by "Get-Rich- Quick" Ryan for $1,000.
Ryan ran the big horse in q number OF sprint
| races In which he carried heavy burdens
| successfully and won more than 100000 in
wagers on him before he disposed Of him to
Mr. Thomas. In the latter's colors Reliable
! did not accomplish so much. and at the end
| of last season it was said that he was on the
| verge Of breakdown.
| Hamburg Bellies easy victory In the Flight
Stakes. which she also won last year. further
convinced a number Of experts that she can de-
| feat Artful at mile. weight for age. and that at
the same scale she would possible make
things hum for the great Sysonby at the same
| distance The Lady Amelia people were
going alb out before yesterdays race saying aging
distance in 1925 or better to beat their flly,
who, with los pounds on her back carried t,u
the llghtest burden Of her career The Belle
was timed in exactly l:2s and won so easily
that she could have beaten Letolas track
record Of IA - without doubt had she
Joyner will give the mare number OF other
races this fall as she is in magnificent trim
SSs s ii ss Of th' Rsfs @
the Winners being snyvfsani Ss1ro BFiIe9f
and Hamburg Belle, whose time last year was
me- ne U who ne has Just returned
had ii purchased IslingtSn. the Sire Of Klnley
at once nee to enter the stud Mr. OInard has
nee. america once nc for i've years for some time
| but the owners OF the stallion were not ready
to dispose of him until recently.
X seSaer the ss Ky old mare Elsie
Tor breeding purposes. The mare Is by 81.
and sd"s Wss 6 Sss al at casiesoH She isli
sister to the Keene two.year- Ally st;
%a sa Ss y j. T bsnns hs prca
paid for her BY Mr.. Mackay was not made
MT i. Danaher has received the amount Of
| the purse won by the steeplechaser Chara-
wind at Saratoga, The money was, was with,
W Mea r 9y uas until panaRer could SHOW
elusive proof that he and not Edward Corrigan
the real Of he IL i be- to be
lowed to race again in panaher's colors;
II Little Scout. owned by George G. Bennett
osns It by sns ass the ring Void have been
hit for ali OF 100000. Opening at 20 to 1.
hGTs wqs psyd TO
sasS as the the aYeree
money @eney. an and throSsh the colts owner Dave
Johnson, is in hard luck just now. there was
play By seh esSb az xhom MagBe e
Swat ' and CHARLEY Ellison JOIN Fay pn Y
a jazz MeDo naid burned up on shorthose
The Sullivan Gla1 cane tS the tack Ta eary
NIP rp% eaors f n the fourth r G ras the
magnet, and the bunch got the coin down
at sizes fyes and f9urs u, r, was Ease SEQ. OF
when D. Arkle won by snoot. as they put
it. but they were soon celebrating in royal
ys heF cs hr n on Who
was also played by Il. Angarola., Joe Ycager.
Al Stokes and Sol Lichtensteln lost big bets
III sI had 81, 500 on Athiene. Il, A. Rainey
bet ST 900 on Pronta. Charley Heney took
King Rose. and Wheeloek went to Athlone
Jack Bennett won 1000 on Pretenslon in
the nth race. and John Walters the club
house commissioner, had fat wager on this
horse in nearly every book in the ting: The The
other clubhouse agents came with rush
81 Merry fry En- England until he was backed down
to to 6. Joe Cassidy. president OF the Bor
ouch of Queens, also had 81 600 on Merry
England, with Heney aboard. too. Midas
was supported by Bill Brown. Jack Mcdonald.
| Bill Porter. Leo Mayer and Wheelock for
| liberal amounts.
Hamburg Belle carried a world Of money
in the Flight. Chicago O'Brien, Bill Porter
at to S, with Sol Lichtcnstein placing 81. 900
and the clubhouse mint In this respect.
! ock lost ~ 500 on the H'ldreth pair.
Toots Nook lost bundle OF money placed
on her by a crowd Of Kentucky horsemen
| who came on to see Yankee Consul run in
the Flight and we're disappointed. This
| FLY also got the backing Of Eole Pearsall.
| WtaaI,,l, and ha ,Johp Diaa-