Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
WHEN GLENMORE
BEAT BLACKBURN
Jennings Big Coup in the Coney
Island Cup Race in
1881.
Bought His Maryland Farm on
His Winnings in That Sen
sationaI Contest.

Young William Jennings OF Maryland,
who has been racing string OF horses at
Benning. said last week that his venerable
father was still crippled with rheuma-
tism that he would not be able to be down
here this fall. if, indeed. he ever witnesses
another contest between racehorses outside
of the trials at the home farm.
But If he never does enter the race
courses where his blue white cap" has
been borne so prominently in years gone
by. the senior Jennings will go peacefully
down the hill Of ripe old age in comfort.
outside, of course. of the painful aiiment
which has tied him almost literally into
knots of late years. His homestead at Glen
gar, Md, is model one in every respect,
and has a romantic history, in that it was
purchased through the winnings of the best
horse he ever owned-the great Glenmore
and mainly from one race won by the horse,
the sensational Coney Island cup Of 1881.
While many turfmen Of the day consider
ed Balankeel the best horse Mr.. Jen-
nings ever owned, to me the lordly Glen
| more. named from the sky-cleaving sum
NIT at his owners Scottish home, was the
better racehOrSe and in this l think his
owner will agree with me.
Balankeel foaled 1871 by Asteroid- Schot-
tische by Albion. was sturdy brown all
horse, but in the plain order. While Glen
| more. foaled 1876 by imported Glen Athol-
Latta by Hunters Glencoe, was a rangy
chestnut on the 'peacocky" order, hand
some stylish mover. that would have earned
a prize in a showing on his looks alone.
And rarer still in his case he belied the old
saw of handsome is as handsome does by
doing great deeds as we'll as looking the
equine dandy, winning at all distances from
half mile to four-mile heats, and always
ready to break like shot. from the drum.
the flag or the drop of a hat.
BY the time that Glenmore came into the
Jennings stable Balankeel had finished his
racing career and gone to the stud. Sold at
| the Woodbury. sale of 1877 GlenmOre as
| a yearlng was small. but later developed
very rapidly and grew to be big colt. He
was raced very little as a two-year-old
| and only few times as a three-year-old
owing to some trouble with his feet. But
| as a four-year-od in 1880 Glenmore won
| lot of races in the west at distances up to
cup route and further, coming east that
| fall with reputation. At Brighton Beach
Glenmore won at two miles and went into
winter quarters there a candidate for
| the principal all-aged events Of the follow
| ing year.
Glenmore at Sheepshead.
The aH-aged stakes and handicaps of 1881
| on the eastern tracks drew out some great
| horses. Luke Blackburn was then at the
| zenith of his meteoric career, and the year
before as a three-year-old had won race
| after race for the Dryers under Jockey
James Mclaughlin. So great was the pres
| tige Of the bay son of Bonnie Scotland and
Nevada that he was heavily backed early
! that spring QSSD to win many of the big
! handicaps and cup races at Jerome and
| Sheepshead Bay.
The heaviest wagers in the futures" of
| that spring were on the Coney Island cup,
| run at Sheepshead Bay in June and after
Biackburns first start of the year. in
| handicap at Jerome Park, which he won,
| Kelly G. Bliss, Cridge 4 Co., and other met
ropolitan layers were loaded up with the
| Dwyer money Blackburn, standing to
| lose heavily to the Dryer crack Parole.
Uncas, Monitor, GlenmOre, Ferida, Irish
King George Mccullough and others were
| also backed in the futures, but all the layers
stood to lose heavily on Blackburn.
! A week before the cup was run Glenmore
| won race at a mile and a furlong heats.
| in which he defeated some good horses.
among them Parole, who was a prominent
cup candidate. The next night, near mid
night, Old man Jennings, who was sleeping
on cot in lie barn to be near his horse,
was awakened by hearing his dog growl.
and footsteps outside were followed by
some one trying the door,
Getting down his shotgun from the rack,
Jennings followed by his dog, started for
the door, with the soldiers instructions
running in his head to shoot first and ask
| afterward." But he was saved that neces-
sfty by Q voice from outside that asked
admittance on business. Taking down the
| bars and leashing the dog that started for
the late caller. Jennings, gun in hand. told
his visitor that business at that time and
place would have meant for some a dose
of cold lead
BY this time he recognized his visitors
face as that of an employee of Bookmakers
Kelly and Bliss, and in a moment the man.
James Milliman. produced letter Of intro
! duction from the firm named. Taking his
visitor inside and fastening the door again,
| Jennings and Milliman sat down in the
| "tack' room, and the latter stated his
errand.
| Briefly, Kelly had sent Mailman down to
| find out whether Glenmore was certain
starter in the Coney Island cup. The book
makers were in SO bad against Blackburn
| that they were getting cold feet and cast
| ing In every direction how to get out. Their
messenger told Jennings that his employers
would be badly crippled financially If Luke
Blackburn won the race. and asked the
| veteran horseman what chance Glenmore
| had to beat the Dwyer crack.
Jennings Midnight Caller.
| As Kelly.s agent asked the question Jen-
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