The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

Inc New York American League base
ball team has been financial success
from the start. and the Farrell racing
stable has lost money but one year That
was several years ago. This does not
mean that Farrell has never quit the track
loser. for. like all other followers OF the
turf, ne iirts with fortune and has tcen
known 20 wager the entire earnings OF
his stable in a year upon one race-a'ld
lose.
It's hard 10 say which ] Ike the bet
ter-baseball or racing" he said. as he
watched the running Of the first race at
AQueduct AS a steady money maker
baseball is undoubtedly the better. but
there is a fascination about the turf
which I cannot get over.
The horses We're coming into the
stretch. but ne explained that he didn't
have bet down, and kept on talking.
utterly regardless of the 1000 people
cheering around him
Il like baseball in the baseball season.
he explained. and racing in the racing
season. But that wouldn't do so the
writer pinned him down to a personal
choice
"Oh. well If you insist. 7 guess I viii
have 10 admit that personally-that is.
for my own amusement would have 10
choose the ponies. But as scientific
sport I believe the public is more deeply
interested in baseball. 1t can be a sue
cess without gambling
You know" he explained. Il have
been around the track all my life. I don't
mean 10 say that racing is n greater
sport than baseball In any particular.
bu. YOU wanted To know about my feel
ini =
Mr Farrell then caused a surprise by
declaring that baseball was more eNpen-
sive than racing by several thousand dol
lars year.
The expensive part Of racing Is my in
dividual betting, and ;h8t is a personal
affair. and Il wouldn't be right 20 incor-
porate it in the cost Of running "a stable
Run of Hard Luck
For instance" he continued, without
noticing the prancing thoroughbreds. 7
have lost sixteen straight bets"
~ loss OF perhaps $loooo' the writer
interrupted
Yes. ! wish the loss was only five
times that much" he replied. evidently
looking on $4,000 as you or 1 would
box Of scent cigars.
AS I was saying" be went on. that's
Mlldi hItsihS iAtA On Nilt tEstcA- Ny stable
itself makes money by winning purses
alone.
Baseball. you see. is a regular thing.
and pretty darn regular sometimes. too.
he laugh ed.
And another thing. too. he suddenly
remembered. when you lose al baseball
the papers and everybody jump on you
with both feet. but when YOU lose at
racing nobody has TO worry but yourself
'The secret Of running a racing stable
Is In having a trainer who has good jude
ment about entering horses in stake
races In baseball the secret is IN having
a manager who knows how 10 select play
ers and keep expenses down 70 reason
able amount.
Now. YOU see. these big stables owned
by millionaires like keene or Whitney
can afford to enter horses right and left
They do not care for expenses
in one meeting last spring. he re-
sumed, MIR. Keene stood to lose $4,000 in
foTfeits if he had not started horse"
Mr. Farrell then gave a lot Of figures
on what it cost to run a ball club His
knowledge Of detail in both sports was
amazing. While he SHE'D at giving fig
ures his remarks indicated that his profits
in baseball amounted TO something like
$4,000 a year
Mr.. Farrell has lost as much as 100000
a season backing HIS and other horses.
He has won in one season more than
that amount
Keep away from the betting ring" he
concluded. and a well managed stable
will make money"