Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14


s-yesr-old. his only victory being a nursery
stake in the latter part Of the seson. As
a s-yehr-old he was not seen in public
until the CambrldEeshire. which he won
easily by two lengths and incidentally
earned no less than SO0.OO in bets for his
owner. Had he been In the classic races
he would in all probability have cleaned
the board.
1t I years old he won the gold cup at
Ascot and the Goodwood and Brighton
cups. and crowned these feats by literally
RUNNING away with the Great Ebor handi-
cap. carrying the crushing weight Of 1876
pounds. The following year Isonomy proved
himself a better horse than ever. not only
winning the AscoE gold cup again, but also
the Manchester cup with the almost i'm
possible burden one would think. Of 1873
pounds. 1t has been calculated that alto
gether Isonomy won for his owner upward
OF $4,000 in stakes and bets, which for
a 81. 500 Investment. was a colossal profit.
stu another example OF John Porter's
judgment In the purchase of a racehorse
was furnished by Paradox. which he In
conjunction with Captain Bowling bought
for 50. $50 at the sale of the Yardley Stud
yearllngs in 1888. He was not tried
either in public OF private until late In
his 2-year-old days, when. however. he
accomplished such a great performance
in a home spin that the duke of Westmin-
ster bought him for 10000. After running
once for his new owner he changed hands
again. and IN the colors Of Mr.. Cloete won
the 2.oOO Guineas and should have won
the Derby Of that purchased year.
vlrago was purchased by her owner
when a yearling at Doncaster for S1.Bo
and Padwick's judgment was rewarded,
for in one season she captured $4,000 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 Metro
politan stakes at EPSON within the space
Of one hour.
Octavian, winner Of the st. Leger, was
purchased by the duke of Leeds from one
of his tenants for the paltry sum Of $50,
while his granddaughter. Cruclfix. who
won the Two Thousand Guineas, the one
Thousand Guineas, and the Oaks and alto
gether upward of $4,000 in stakes. cost
Lord George B~entinck. together with her
dam, only $3.50.
At Middle park in 1875 there was a very
remarkable sale, the two famous animals
disposed of being Galopin TO Prince Bath
yany for 1880 and Stray shot to Mr..
Chaplin for $1,000. Galopin was bought
entirely on John Dawson's advice and he
proved to be one the best horses ever bred.
for he won the Derby in a common canter
by eight lengths. Stray Shot also turned
out a good animal on the r~acecourse,
though not in the same class as Galopin,
but her chief claim to remembrance rests
In the fact that she was the mother of
shotover, the only mare besides Eleanor
and Blink Bonny to win the Derby until
slsnorinetta scored this year.
Bargains galore have been made In the
purchase of horses out of selling races and
in this respect the history of Black Sand,
sire OF Rock Sand, is both curious and
instructive. He was bred by Sir James
Miller and was so small and mean when a
~youngster that the baronet made a present
OF him to his trainer, Blackwell. The
latter entered him as a 2-year-old in a
selling plate at Newmarket, which he won,
! and he was Immediately bought by Sir
william Ingram for 5000. In the colors
Of his new owner the next year Black
Sand won two races in quick succession
and then changed hands again. a man
named Pritchard buying him for $2,lOO.
This was a bargain indeed. for although
Black Sand started twice he won on both
occasions. As a 4-year-old the horse
started but once. though he showed great
Improvement. running second for TIN
Cesarewitch and for the Manchester
November handicap, being beaten only q
head in each case. The next season Blach
Sand fully recompensed his owner for the
i'll luck experienced in these two races by
winning the Cesarewitch in a canter with
ia pounds on his back. To counter
balance the loss of Black Sand Sir James
Miller had previously bought Chalteureu1
out OF a selling race and won the Cesare
witch with him.. He is sire OF this year
Derby winner.
To prove a real bargain II Is not neces
sary that a racehorse should be bough'
very cheap. One notable instance is tina
of Sceptre. for which r. s. Siever pait
$4,000 when a y~earling to the duke o
Westminster. 1t looked to be a ~foolhard!
deal to some, but the great mare won fou'
out of five classics and altogether S125,O0
In stakes.
The filly Kate. who won the One Thou
sand Guineas I'm 1852, was bought for $26
from the late Lord Arlington and the Hon
Henry Curzon. She turned out so badl,
as a 2-year-old that they decided to dis
pose Of her and they had the modification
afterward to see her come home in the biz
ladies' race