Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-21
+. K, c. BILLINGS
HARNESS KING.
so,odv Trotters Have Already
Cost Him a Mint Of
Money,
FINEST STALLION IN WORLD
u I, Estimated that His Hobby Has
Cost 10 the Nelshborhood
Of $4,000, 900

rho tItc ~ Americas Harness Horse
yl,g watly belongs TO G. i, o. Blllhgs'
Mc Nrw York millionaire, Az q gentle
r.,se owner and amateur driver MT
we,,oys has no peer, and hls stables of
,o,orI. l,reaRlng troticrs ana PAGERS has
49,, n,,n npproachod, either IN coaill.
,l,,. pr rppcd. interest " the uolung anu
lNr., Uurld III conferred around the own'
mgh ON Dillon, Major Dolmar, ana Two
,,ot' other star harness poriollnvls' WIN
M Bllngs 10 sGor' ioI sRoo'' ,,os,iiInny
aCrlG Mr' Blllings can indulgo ~ h,s
S5,bv 10 hlp hearts content without HlN'
Irg .nplo thought To the side OF "
mlnrrg and he has thus been ablo 10 Q0n'
XIII ls pulatlul horse ostnOll shmont IN
Tu6ncr a, once ,GnlqY gliq l'S and ,rom
Eur,snap of note I'M this country can
W,,w Lus dhlinctiOn ana Mr. BlllingA
HS" pIOul VI hls unchullcngod hunolH,
VIZ .afr TO say his hobby has cost him
In round nplros 100000, but ne does
nol rcgrrl the expenditure ~ TINS SUM
Ho owns race track az Mompnls, sWpi.s
Wii,on Avenue, Cleveland, Momphls,
,bIralO and Lake doneva WIS., with
su,Dl1w stables IN Speedway stables ana
burMWif he potsos6oH the fastest uol-
irW and PAGERS In ne world while his
coach and carriage nnd saddle morse arp
,on humorous for him 10 count Ito emf.
roys over 100 oonchmon, trainers, ana
,mb,mpl and spends u fortune annually
on salaries and FOR the keep Of hls horses,
SPENDS $4,000 ANNUALLY
Nr billings has about s3O0,OOD invested
m huspnrth devoted 10 harness racing,
spl sp,udy $4,000 annually on tho main.
q ...tltlNR ItullIIHN uIllAIllll
touaI in lhr interest on 100000 of Rllt
,3gr investments. Among the World-boat
iDp DsfHct I'M his Hluhbf, according 20
kc Sew York Times, are,
lDu pNluu, queen Of the troling turfi
N"lor 0rmar worlds champion gcd.
Wm.dF noting record 10 pole me
Monk yuyud Equity, blk, &c., 2.0,N
NUId half milo pacing rcruid 20 polo
Prince Direct and llonlas crook,
W'rIds uoilmg record to saddle
Charlie Mac. 2llAl,
Worlds umnlur pacing record IN polo
Morning star and Prince Direct s.Od
Worlds fastest milo IN race by pacing
Nauol. Fred < Wodgcwoud g.0iM
These alr but a Few of the records held
by No. liOllngt, nll of which stand today,
me majority NJ these have hrcn muJo by
i#,! Th" Monk .o#, ldTltE
sGl. Mn Albert i. 9:oR, Iloniaa
rrooh 3oiR Prince proct 200 and
GENTLEMAN AND SPORT
What the late william &. whitney did
lor the promotion Of running rurrp Mr..
billings bias accomplished IN the uottmg
and pacing hcld his great fortune, loft
Dino hy hls father ANA nearly doubled
ilnCn De- ulmu INTO possession of IT, giVrA
Mm iOr mDtnN of gratifying lis Ncry
Wish IN many respects MI nOllnRs dif.
lrN nom tho usual run ~ largo horse
oNOcw llr ~ a true gentleman sport IN
ihh ho doe. not believe IN gamhlng and
lOVl bets u dollar ON "A horse race Az
Nh Iaro rack AZ Memphis he absolutely
Prohibits holung or hookmal,ing ~ amy
a9rlpl.uU Ills love for thc Uotlng
horse wa. Inherited Ills father, the lalo
lrcu NJ UlIlnes owned prnrcss ono of
lho famous mares uf the trnttug lurr and
Gam NJ lMpUN Medium lie took up the
.porl m l mail way about ~ Year, ago.
lll Doe process ~ development hns been
gradual flum mat time uniil the present
NE avoid Che limrlighl of mhliCItv Mod.
'l ana iNns Nmiug he Va never conHplcls
uOf 0ni hlh horses are pot pnudrd for
mc NullUAtIon ot lnordintio vanity
lNl' when lNIr performance warrant II
are lho lnInps Of his horses exploited
wv lhl oWN M The interest W iroitnr
wv FllhI, ~ troitrrp and puCurN W M
charge of "nop' charles Tanner VI Clovr.
hd VI" NW distractions meyer 10 show
lO' Guam Ions IN oNhlhllion miles, but on
NraNoO IN show against time for the
mn'Ol NJ iho public Even then hr ~,
l4Ma payment for the work NJ his cham.
moh. MI hllllnRa stands al0nc today I'm
WAY %, O'. mover driven u HulkN llo M.
N'lr llt IN a fom-Whoolod wagon Whou
noWNR hN star performers, aud Is viii.
t No. ,'nOgln m amy goutlCmnu's dirty,
h cum lnl puts up trophy mo- mat,
WI whether II 81 worth s. or 5000. and
',ilN Qi mis- ho enjoys the TITO ~
.Nnl on" NJ Mr. Blllingr' horses over
Fl "''"0 IN I'd iuro for money since ho hos