New-York tribune., 1905-08-27
ORMONDALE WE'LL LIKED.
Colt Has Been IN Keen Demand
Since He Vas FOaLed.

Orrnondale the winner Of the eighteenth running
of the Futurity. is only royalty bred colt, but
has been eagerly sought after by the best judges
of thoroughbreds ever since he was foaled. TWO
years ago, the breeding farm of William O'BreA
MacDonough San Jose Cal. Lily Langtry
visited the farm whsn Ormcndale was yearling
and offered 5000 for him She wished to the
colt in England and then send him to the stud.
This offer refused well az bid OF like
made by James r. Keene last fall and one
from Jack Mcdonald, who said TO be acting
for William X. Vanderbilt, this spring. Ormonde,
the sire of Ormondale. unbeaten on the turf
He died some TWO years ago The dam OF Or
mondale, Santa Bella. is a we'll known brood mare
The owner of Ormondale paid $4,000 Cor Ormonde
at one of the big English dispersal sales The IA
nous sire brought to this country, but did
not make great success was expected Or
monde's Right IS by the English sire.
Mr. Marlborough. the owner and breeder of the
winner, not at the track, but Andrew Miller,
Of the stewards of the Jockey Club, who is
supposed to have part interest in the colt. was
highly elated over the victory, and was one Of the
first 10 congratulate Tom Welsh. who trains the
winner. Clarence II. Mackay, grasping the trainer
by the hand. said: I'm glad you won, Tom. for
it puts you in the front rank of trainers" Thank
you. Mr.. Mackay." replied Welsh; sure and I'm
that already"
ormondaIe is eligible for the F7atbush Stakes. to
be run this week and. barring accidents. will be
a sure starter Welsh not the colt would
win. In the paddock after the he said: The
colt better than 1 thought, and he will be a
great racehorse If he lives to be a three-year-od.
He has grown so fast that he is like a big,
grown boy He is really not fully developed. One
thing I tell you, and that is that price
could buy the colt They have all been after him.
but Mr. MacDonough will not sell. Ormonde, the
sire Of Ornondale, was purchased at a fancy price
in England and brought 10 this country for breed
ing purposes He sired only few fCas, when he
died.
Arthur Redfern who rode Ormondale was natu-
rally pleased at the success Of the colt 1t was
doubly fortunate victory for the jockey, as he has
taken on weight SO rapidly Of late that he has de-
c,ded 10 go TO England next year to ride
There were the usual brilliant scenes in the pad
dock and on the lawns before and after the run
ming of the Futurity when hundreds OF richly
goHned women watched the toilets OF the horses
The display of gowns particularly noticeable
with white the prevailing shade The day was per-
feet and the beautiful sheepshead Bay racecourse
never looked better than in its early autumnal
dress The attendance, while large. not up to
the figures Of former years, when the admission
was g. IL was estimated, however, that thirty
thousand persons We're on hand 10 see the running
OF the richest OF two-year-old stakes
Parked behind the grandstand were over three
hundred automobiles. The clubhouse and boxes We're
well filled but there were some vacant seats in the
grandstand The field packed. A few familiar
faces were missing in the clubhouse inclosure, as
Among those in attendance were Foxhall ?. Keene
James r Keene Newton Bennington. Jesse Levi
Wbitney. whit Clarence H Mackay. f r Hitchcock
Philip j. DWyer, William II. Reynolds, T. H. McCar-
Brown Diamond Jim Brady H 3. Duryea, J. H
Bradford T. Hitchcock, jr- r. I. wilson. Jr.
Sould Rrokaw ] w Colt August Belmont, Alfred
G. Vanderbilt and Robert Gerry