The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-16
Young Belmont Hard Training
Goes to Work as Clerk in His Fathers office

| but retired after a few years service
/ the only one OF the first August's
/ three sons who did not follow out his
/ fathers wishes as TO a career
| If there is any truth in the adage
| that blood Will tell" il is fair to as
suI-e that young Mr.. Belmont will fol-
low in his fathers footsteps, so far as
business is concerned, with no less as
sured a tread. With the start be has
in life, with the huge transportation
enterprises his father set under way. il
follows that If he lives he will be the
responsible head of the greatest local
/ railway system in the world Besides
the subway and its connections and
the multitude of other Belmont cor
pOratiOns, he Will also have 10 as
/ sumo the direction of his fathers two
huge hotels, the Belmont and the
Murray Hill, and the realty companies
( formed in connection with the first
subway contract. That is where those
big shoulders and the head kept clear
| by his devotion 10 outdoor sport, may
be counted on 10 help him through.
At present young Belmont hs had To
put all thought of outdoor sports away
from him except for the interval of
Saturday afternoon and Sunday. But
there is a phase of his sporting career
years go on, and that is TO see if ne
develops the same love for racing that
his father has shown. Up to the pres
ent young Belmont has not displayed
any decided prediction for the 'sport
of kings" He only goes TO the metro
politan track when one OF his father 2
horses is entered in a big race, though
he is seen at the Saratoga races every
day when his attendance there does not
interfere with his polo games which
are his master passion. Like MS Faith
er, he is extremely fond Of Saratoga
and the racing there. But in his lack
of appsNont enthusiasm for horse "aC-
ing as a sport he may be only revealing
another semblance TO his father. Men
who know August Belmont Well say
that no one can ever judge by his ac-
tons just how dearly the president of
the Jockey club cares for his horses
for all good thoroughbreds, in fact.
Even before his business and his
horses August Belmont cares most for
the memory of his father And in keep
ing his oldest son out Of association
with him in racing at present he is only
following his fathers plan. IL is told
that the present August Belmont went
TO a sale of his fathers horses and
bought one Of the lot that struck his
fancy. Two weeks later his father
learned who had bought the horse and
sent for his son, who was at work out
in the counting room,
Il hear you've bought one Of my
horses" he said when the young man
entered his private office.
Yes, sir, I did"
What did you buy him fOr?"
Il thought he'd make a good polo
pony. sir"
well" remarked the elder Belmont,
drawing his check book toward him,
Il guess you can get all the polo ponies
you want without buying thorough
breds. How much has he cost your
The son mentioned the cost of the
horse and then, with true business in
sight added a fair sum for the ex-
pense of keeping the horse two weeks.
lust sign a receipt for that amount
and I'll buy him back from you" said
the elder Belmont. as he pushed a
check across the desk ton 10 his son.
August Belmont kept out of racing
until his father died, and then, rather
than see the great nursery farm go
into other hands. the magnificent col
lection of thOroughbreds dispersed and
the nqme of Belmont pass out OF the
annals of the American turf, he
bought in the farm and what he want
ed of the stock and began his career
of making the name of Belmont more
important than ever i'm racing history.
Those who have been intimate with
Mr. Belmont in his racing career de-
clare that il is more than likely il viii
only be a few years before August. jr.,
is associated with him in his racing en-
terprises, as Mrs. Belmont was in her
lifetime Then the Young man will
have more work. He viii not only
have on his hands the management
of Belmont park. the greatest race
track i'm the world but he viii have
to display rare tact in the handling of
what Belmont i'm his racing career de-
clares racing. Altogether this young
men, who now, first of all, is learning
to be "A good clerk has a life of big
things before him. He can do much OF
little for the development of New York
and for the we'll being of its people
II all depends upon himself.-New York
Press.