The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-12
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In his day on the turf % Lucky Baid-
win had many trainers, but none VINO SO
indelibly impressed his individuality on
the stable as " Counselor Bill Brien.
Counselor Bill had but one thing in
common with his predecessors and sue
ceSsors. and that was that he didn't last
lorg. Bill made his incumbency interest
ing almost TO the point of the spectacular.
He made the Santa Anita stable an I'M
intermittent guess. and he had the mas
ter OF the esta b1shment guessing just s
hard as the others who were in search Of
a little advance information. To be placed
In the possession Of some information as
70 the internal workings Of an important
stable is the right OF the person who has
something TO lose and little TO gain in his
support Of the game Of kings. But that's
thing apart.
il was only a question OF time when
Baldwin and Brien would come together
in the relation of owner and trainer al
though they came from opposite sides Of
the earth. Brien succeeded rather abrupt
~ but not surprisingly TO the shoes OF
Henry Mcdaniel just on the eve OF the
American Derby Of 1904. which Rey 81
Santa Anita won. Brien succeeded to Rey
el Santa Anita after Mcdaniel had pre-
pared the colt for the big event at Wash
ington park, but BTien cooled him out
after the race and took all the glory for
his victory, which was, perhaps, no more
than was coming TO him.
With the credit of having placed the
bluH ribbon OF the western turf on the
black with maltese cross for the fourth
time the counselor proceeded 10 do things
with the Baldwin stable that the former
trainers had never dreamed of doing.
don't know that the Zigzag course that
the Baldwin horses ran through the guide
from there to the end of the chapter re-
bounded 10 the peeuniary Advancement Of
the trainer. In fact, do not think II did,
for never saw him when he was free
from financial care. Baldwin was not
caring much in those days. He was bask-
ing in the sunshine OF his fourth Derby
victory, and he was content TO leave the
details to Bill and his agent
" II looked good for the counselor for a
while. The judges were impressed with
the value Of the presence OF the Baldwin
horses, and any little deviations from the
straight and narrow were Strengthened out
by the excellent line Of conversation that
the trainer carried.
1t was in the following winter in San
Francisco that Bill was confronted with
the dire necessity TO lead his converse
tiOnal ace. The Baldwin stable had not
accumulated much prestige at that par
ticular meeting. II had subsided INTO the
hest you can class. One day the judges
we smitten in the face by the spec
tacle OF one OF the produce OF the Santa
Anita ranch that looked, to go with. a
logical 70 chance, foundering IL the
rear of school Of saurians which be-
ionged more properly in the lanyard. The
start was all right, and there were no
reflections to be cast on the earnestness
Of the Jockey. It was. therefore, up TO
the trainer 10 piece out the discrepancy.
really can't account for 1t. judges"
said the counselor when brought into the
august presence, " except that Passmore
must have tempered with the horse be-
fore he sent him over from the stable
And who is Passmore?" asked the
presiding Judge.
Passmore?" returned Bill why.
PassmOre is a big cO.ored fellow that was
with the stable when ! took Il, and has
been rubbing this horse ever since he was
q yearIing. I suspected him long ago OF
tOuting. and I was thinking Of lettinF him
go, hut the foreman is kind O. stuck on
him and really. gentlemen, I have been
forced to'keep him"
l. went. Passmore was made what is
technically termed the fall guy. His
badge was lifted and he was taken TO the
gate.
A week later the Baldwin stable was
started on its journey east, and among the
stowaways in the alfalfa car was Pass
more. he was discovered somewhere be-
tween Williams and Winslow on the Mo
lave desert, and Il took the entire train
crew to unload him. The train resumed
its tourney leaving PassmoTe sitting on
the side OF the right OF way at spot
where the nearest friendly object was the
sEy. The conductor watched him from the
ear platform until he became mere
speck onthe horizon.
Three days later when the Baldwin spe-
cial pulled into the siding at Memphis
Passmore was sitting on the fence ready
20 assist in the work Of unloading.
Brien almost tainted q the sight Of him
When he came TO he grasped a balestick
and exclaimed: What are you doing
here? How did you get here?"
20, just kind O. iloated in on de Pull