Evening journal., 1905-09-28
STRANGE STORY
OF PACING HORSE
Dry Monopole's Alleged
Ringing Experiences Of
Sensational Order
DIED, THEN CHANGED HIS NAME

The West Chester. Pa. Local News
says:
OF an the strange horse stories ever
told IN Chester county that Of Dry
Monopole would seem 10 take the lead.
Yesterday Dry MonOpole was shipped
by Adams Express from COatesvlle to
Pittsburg, at cost OF 500. thus being
returned. II Is said, to his real owners.
after being spirited away almost a year
ago.
II the story be true. then Dry
Monopole, the fast pacing horse from
littsburg, and Tasberg. the horse
bought last Spring by E. y. Dickinson,
Of Coatesville for $3.50. are Identical
and the horse goes back TO Pittsburg
under his original name.
IL seems that in the year 1901, j. w.
Fleming. an owner of fancy stock IN
Pittsburg, went to New York and there
al the Madison Square Garden saw
promising thiccyelr-old that took his
fancy. The young animal was a stall
lion named Dick Wilson. clear bay.
having white star I'm forehead, white
stripe on nose. and two white feet.
AT his new home I'm Plttsburg young
the town. He had a bold easy swing
that promised much, and MI Fleming
was highly compllmented on being such
a fine judge Of horsehesh ana in secur-
Ing such an admirable bargain.
GAVE HIM A NEW NAME.
But Dick or even Richard was moi
considered quite the proper name for
the speedy youngstcr. Mr. Fleming
cast about for a name. Nearly an the
good ones seemed to be taken. What
one would do? II must be original and
at the same time handy. Suggestions
were i'm order.
Now Mr.. Fleming, In addition to
having a horse, had a friend, and the
friend was in the wholesale drug busi-
ness. The two gentlemen. IL is said,
would sometimes enjoy quiet bottle
of wine together, and one day a happy
thought came to them. There is
wine called Dry Monopole. Why would
not that do for a horse? The more
Mr.. Fleming thought about it, the bet
ter he liked It, and after a day or so
he resolved fully upon changing the
animals name to this
Application was made to the National
Trotting Association that special au-
thority on an matters pertaining to the
affairs Of the turf, and a fee OF $40 was
paid IN advance, with the understand
ing that stylish Dick Wilson. with his
long stride and graceful motion, should
hereafter be known as Dry Mdnopole.
IN YANKEE LAND
So the horse appeared on various
tracks. the Pttsburg track like the old
time lands Of the Helvetians. being
entirely too narrow In It's build for such
a dashing prize winner. Dry Monopole
went up into New England. there
astonishing the Yankees by making a
mile IN pos on an open track and thus
establishing his record 1t is said that
on a trial one day he really dropped as
low as 2.03. but this did not count be-
cause he was not at that moment
strictly under the racing rules. He was
four years old and a plungcr Now he
Is seven and still rapid.
But there come unhappy changes IN
The lives Of horses and of men. One
day last Autumn. while the leaves were
falling; and frost had come to Pitts
burg. Mr. Fleming came to the final
turning I'm life's lane ana was no more.
The horse had no owner.
AT AUCTION BLOCK.
After the death Of Mr. Fleming, the
estate was taken IN hand by w. j.
Brennan. an attorney Of considerable
repute In the Smoky City. Mir. Bren-
nan desired to realize as much as pos
sihle for the heirs. who preferred cash
ANA securities TO horsenesh. so he sent
three handsome Flyers 90 New York to
Ia. 81 la. IVA.
Dry Monopole returned to Gotham and
once more approached the auction block
where he had been sold before as Dick
! Wilson
Whether he grieved over the loss Of
his master or had encountered a
draught ON the train. or was not ac-
customed TO the air of Manhattan and
the Bronx, does not appear. but ii Is
shown on the records that Dry Mono.
pole was sick. The PAGER suffered from
sore throat In fact. he was in such q
condition that the manager of the sall
stables refused to have him go on thu
auction block. as he could not be SOLE
as a sound horse.
From that point the mystery began
An that has been said thus far regard
ing the history OF Dry Monopole is ad
mitted, so the News informant says
but after the day the stable man re
fused to allow Dry Monopole to be sold
the facts are hazy.
Dry Monopole was in charge OF
Jockey. Bert Shafer who wrote TO MI
Brennan that the horse was sick, yer.
sick; in fact, had died That was o.
the 9Th Of December. 1904,
CALL BY PHONE.
Now dead horse 400 miles fror
hcme IS worth his hide and tallow an
no more. unless it might be fe,
pounds OF glue. so Mr.. Brennan. afte
regretting that the horse was deadpa
no more heed to the case. and Shafe
went his way
But there are details. as given in tn
way OF gossip. which, if true. read lnS
a romance.
But one day Mr.. Fleming. sitting 4
his office IN Pittsburg. was surprised Z
receive a long distance telephone ca'
from Coatesville. and the speaker wa
ANOTHER Brennan. who formerly ha
lived I'm Pittsburg. He said to the sur
prise Of the attorney, that Dry Mono
pole, the dead PAGER, had been resur
rected, or, in other words. was unde
the delusion that he was another hors,
and was living IN Cuatesville under IN
name Of Tasoerg. Apparently DR.
Monopole had entirely forgotten an hi
early associations. knew nothing of Ia
tracks about Pittshurg nor even IN
Grand Circuit i'm Massachusetts. Cor
nccticut and down east" Moreove
there was another change. whereas h
g. rnaHsa aa.. 3.