The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-21


 serve price of S1750 being placed on hlhl' Not man was found to bid that much for him. consequently he was withdfa"h. Tn all probability he would have remaiheo unsold had not Williamson, relative oS marriage of Lord Zetland, seen hlifi' ana having taken a fancy to him finally per suaded his lordship to buy him. Ills Juas ment was trumphantly vlndlcated' 10. not only did Voltigeur win the derpy ana St. Leger, but he succeeded In estapils'i-- : ing line of theroughbreds which is at nresent dominant on the English turf and likely to remain so for some time 10 come.
 Won Nine Races Out of Fourteen.
 Thormanby. too. was sent up to be dis noe of at Doncaster, and like Noltgeur did not reach nominal reserve. Desir- ous of getting rid of him, however fiuih- mer, his breeder. requested the famous trainer. Matt Dawson, 10 come and nave a thorough look at him. This Dawson dlo' and perceiving at a glance good points about him. which no one else apparently had noticed bought him for MT. MerrN' his patron. Strange enough, DaWsoh gave the same figure for Thormanpy as that paid for Voltigeur. As a 2-year-ola Thormanby ran IA times and out or tliis number scored nine wins, and in the derby of the following year he beat field of 9O It was said that the race netted Merry the neat sum of s2Oo,ooo.
 The cheapest horse that ever won the derby was Little Wonder, who was sue cessful in 1S4O, for he only cost his owner. Robertson the meager sum of $325. Span iel too winner of the race in 1851, was picked up for very small sum. Lord Frerton. his breeder. letting him go Tor s750 Pvrrhus l. who won in lSl6. was purchased by John Day, the noted train CT, as a yearling at Doncaster Gully the pugilist taking a half interest Tn mn. As a 2-year-old the horse never ran, and seemingly bis abilities were then or on unknown quantity. for at the end Of tho season Day agreed to sell his half snare in him to Gully for $500 Days chagrin at his subsequent victory in the derby was very great
 Bred by 6 Blacksmith.
 Teddington, the winner of 1851, was pred by A blacksmith who sold him as a foal together with his dam to Sir Joseph flaw ley for. s125O- and a further $5Ooo if he won the derby Sir Joseph and his confeder- ate. Massey Stanhope. to whom the horse really belonged profited largely over the success. and the jockey, Marson, who rode the horse, received s10000 as token of victory. which in those days was un-
 
 precedented.
 Sainfoin. who carried the colors of Sir James Miller to the front IS years ago. was an exceptionally fortunate purchase by John Porter the trainer. He bought the colt out of the Hampton Court lot of yearlings in 1888 for the very reasonable price of $2720, Sir Robert Jardine taking a half interest in him. As 2-year-old ne was seen only once in public, and he won L. feet following he won the Fisher Stakes in canter. after which he was sold to Sir James Miller for s30 600 and a contingency of half the stakes if he won the derby. It was indeed a profitable deal for Porter and Sir Robert.
 Another instance of Porter's shrewdness as Q horse dealer was his purchase of the great horse Isonomy for the bagatele figure. comparatively speaking, of $lSOO The real owner was Fred Gretton. Ison- omy gave no real promise of his worth as a 2-year-old, his only victory being a nursery stake in the latter part of the season. As a 3-year-old he was not seen in public until the Cambridgeshire, which he won easily by two lengths, and inc!- dentally earned not less than S2OO,OOO in bets for his owner. Had he been in the classic races he would nave In all prob ability cleaned the board.
 S5C0,000 Profit on $500.
 At years old he won the gold cup at Ascot and the Goldwood and Brighton cups. and crowned these feats by literally running away with the Great Ebor Han dcap. carrying the crushing weight of 136 pounds. The following year Isonomy proved himself better horse than ever, not only winning the Ascot gold cup again. but also the Manchester cup, with the almost impossible burden, one would think. of 13S pounds It has been calcu- lated that altogether Isonomy won for his owner upward of s500,000 in stakes and bets. which for an $500 investment was q colossal profit
 Still another example of John Porter s judgment in the purchase of a race horse was furnished by Paradox, which he, in conjunction with Captain Bowling, bought for s225O at the sale of the Yardly Stud yearlings in 1883. He was not tried either in public or private until late in his 2- year-old days, when, however he ac- complished such a great performance in a home spin that the Duke of Westminster bought him for $90,O00 After running once for his new owner he changed hands again. and in the colors of MT. Cloete won the Two Thousand Guineas and should have won the derby of that same year.
 Captured $50,oo0 in One Season.
 Virapo was purchased by her owner when n yearling at Doncaster for s1750 and Padwicl.'s judgment was rewarded, for in one season she captured $50,O00 in stakes. As a 3-year-old she accomplished a feat that has never been duplicated winning two such diverse races as the City and Suburban and Great Metropolitan Stakes at Epson within the space of one hour.
 Octav;an, winner of the St. Leger. was purchased by the Duke of Leeds from one of his tenants for the paltry sum of $50 while hls grandfather, Crpcifix, who wor the Two Thousand Guineas, the Ont Thousand Guineas. and the Oaks, and al | together upward of s60 GOO in stakes, cost Lord George Bentinck. together with hel | dam. only S260.
 At Middle Park, in 1S75 there was very remarkable sale, the two famous animal. | disposed of being Galopin. to Prince Batthyany, for s2600. and Stray Shot, tt MT. Chaplin, for $1000. Galopin was bough entirely on John Dawson's advice. ant he proved to be one of the best horse,