Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29
FAMILY OF 0RBY
HAS MANY WINNERS.

After they have had a chance to 20
over the pedigree Of orby, the winner OF
this years EPSON Derby. horsemen OF
America win be hard to convince that
Mr.. Croker's three-year-old could have
done otherwise than win the turf elias.
sic of the world. The records show tina.
In the direct female line, Orby and Kin.
ley Mack, the only horse even to win
the Suburban and Brooklyn handicaps
IN the same year, are closely related.
Had Kinley Mack been n perfectly
sound hrose he might have made a
name for himself equal of any horse
that ever raced IN this country. and as
1t is, ne holds record that may not be
eclipsed for many years by winning the
two great American classics.
Many years ago. according to advices
from New York. about 1882 William
Easton brought number of thorough
bred mares from England to America.
For some reason he was harshly as
sailed by prominent breeding sharp
on this side of the water. the claim
being that the mares were of inferior
blood and not of a kind to advance the
breed of American thoroughbreds
Printed attacks on Easton had such a
strong effect that he found himself un-
able 10 dispose OF the animals for
breeding purposes. as he had intended,
and he finally sold them for any pur-
pose that might suit their purchasers.
one or the lot. little mare named
Sweet Songstress, by Doncaster Easton
kept and for year or two his daugh-
ter used her as park hack Ths lit
tie mare. because Of her exquisite con-
formation. attracted the attention of
the late Congressman w. l.. Scott OF
Pennsylvania breeder, in a small way,
and he bought her for a very small
amount To Sweet Songstress and her
direct descendants the turf world owes
Kinley Mack Order, Nasturtipm. Orby
and many others that have helped to
make running race history In the last 10
years.
After Mr. Scots death his small band
OF horses were dispersed, and Sweet
Songstress was purchased FOR breeding
purposes in Kentucky. There the form
er little park hack produced, amonS
others. Margarine and Songstress The
former. bred to Hanover, produced the
now famous Rhoda b.. destined to be-
come the dam of an English Derby WIN
ner, Songstress, mated with Islinston,
sent Kinley Mack TO the races to win
undylng fame, Sweet Songstress is
long since dead.
David Gideon had a quiet laugh at
Belmont park yesterday when he was
told that Mr.. Croker had failed to bet
on Orby in the derby. Don't tell me
that" said Gideon Croker never over
looked a good bel in his life. You can
bet he had his money down and lot
of it, Trust Croker to see The book
makers when he's got a winner in his
stable. ] was never more pleased az
anything than 10 hear that Orby had
won the derby but ] would feel bad n I
believed that his owner failed to win
anything except the purse. But don't
YOU believe IT,
John T.. Madden says that the result
OF the derby will go for toward con-
vincing the world that American thor
oughbred blood is as good as can be
found In England or any other country.
Mr.. Madden, David Gideon. Samuel
Emery James r.. Keene, Andrew Miller
and Frank Farrell were a few ~ The
horsemen who sent congratulatory mes.
sages to Orby's owner Immediately ON
learning the result OF the derby. Mr..
Keene declared himself extremely
pleased that an American owner and a
nearly American horse had won the
great classic He himself has had elig-
Ibles for the race for many years past.
but has never succeeded in winning II.