Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
PA DAILY PROUD
THAT ,AE'SAFARMER
The Veteran Turfman Talks of
the Jockeys He Has Trained
and Their Successful
Careers.
By L. D. Sale.

BY L. D. Sale.
The most unique character on the run
ming turf, and one of the best known. Il
William c. DAILY, better known as Father
Bill DAILY Born in County Cork. Ireland
| sixty-two years ago, in the very same
| section that produced the Tammany Hal
leader and. turfman, Richard Croker, he
came, when seven years of age. to the
United States with his parents and set
| tied with them and his three brothers or
farm near South Windsor. Conn. The
Days of Ireland are an ancient race, i,
being claimed by them that they can trace
| their ancestry in an unbroken line 1or
nearly one thousand years.
Indeed it is asserted that the estate or
which William C.. DAILY was born has been
in the possession of a Daily for 92O years.
The date of erection of the dairy on the
farm, which is sunken In the cement and
crushed stone. of which it is constructed,
would seem to bear out the statement.
When Mr.. Daily last saw the ancient
structure it was in fair state Of repair.
As was the custom, the dairy was erected
over a spring Of sparkling water, icy cold.
Although Mr.. DAILY is proud OF his an
cient lineage and proud OF his successes
on the turf. he is prouder still OF his fame
as tiller of the soil. He Is the owner
of a farm of 500 fertile acres near Hart
ford, Conn. where he raises all the cereals,
fine quality of wrappers 1or cigars. g.
few running and light harness horses.
some fine muttons and large number OF
the best examples of Holstein-Friesian
cattle. With the latter he has taken nu-
,merous first prizes. Within the past few
years he has imported from Holland up
ward of $4,000 worth of Ho!steins for
breeding and dairy purposes.
Father Bill's Jockeys.
In the production of Jockeys Of the first
rank no American turfman excels Father
Bill" In a recent conversation with the
writer. while seated on bale of straw
at Benning meditatively chewing a stalk
of hay, Mr.. DAILY said:
II picked up Mclaughlin at Hartford
when he was nine years Of age and
schooled him to such a fine edge that he
none. l confess that he was first-class
raw material to begin with. Today he is
a successful trainer, owns good string
Of horses and lives in easy street. Car
rison. known throughout the racing world
as the Snapper" came to me when thir-
teen and rose rapidly in fame. Like Nc
Laughlin, now that he is too heavy to
ride. he is a horse owner and trainer.
Looking back over my racing career and
taking an inventory of all the boys
have put over the plate, it Is just for me
to say they were the best I have turned
out. 1t was worth f1fty-dollar note to
any turf enthusiast to see Mclaughlin and
Garrison. equally mounted. ride from the
eighth pole.
Later OH brought out Lamly, the Pal
mer brothers, Winnie OConnor. now rid
ing in Germany: Dannie Mahar. now rid
ing in Egland at the reputed sum OF 40.
600 per annum; Eddie WEIGH, NJ. Miles.
now riding In Austria; Johnnie Slack and
Guy Burns, now leading California
jockey. Fitzpatrick and Charlie Post two
of the best steeplechase riders in this or
any other country, were also schooled by
me-
A Strict Disciplinarian.
you have the reputation, Mr.. DAILY, OF
being severe disciplinarian."
Yes, and I deserve it all. Every sea-
son I am beset by parents to take under
my wing boys difficult to manage at
home. There seems to exist belief in
twigs-and some mighty tough ones-the
proper bent and make desirable citizens
of unfuly boys. There ia no call for Jul
venile courts in my locality. When get
a boy of the kind specified first try him
out for limited period with the milk OF
human kindness. If the remedy. called
by me first aid to the wicked fails L
have safely slowed away in my stable a
simple but effective preparation labeled
Father Bills Oil Of Strap None genu-
inc without his face blown in the bottle.
Beware of limitations.
TIN extreme cases have been known
to have at hand a few severer remedies.
the formula and application OF which IS
secret between myself and my charges.
MY reputation for subduing incorrigibles
l. r.,y.-n ia "a
the consequence being that l am COM
PEELED to turn down a number OF solicitous
parents every racing season. Only few
months ago parent informed me py
letter that my fame as boy tanner mao
reached him in the jungles of darkest
Brooklyn. where. 1 am told. there are
seven churches to every block.
THE old man urged me to give his son
a trial and see if L could not save him
from the fate of being what Roosevelt
terms an undesirable citiZen.t The boy
thought his vocation was that OF a Tam
many Hall politician; failing in that, q
policeman or a lawyer The father would
not submit to the humiliation OF his be-
ing either and I took him, although my
book was full of his kind. ! have had
reason since to regret my action. In
addition to the fact that he will never
learn to ride a goat to water, much less
horse in race, he is the worst ever.
why, that boy is SO fond Of being dis
cipiineQ WIFI a Steel tfdGe CIldIu thdt
every morning l find him at my door
begging, fairly begging, for more OF the
sa me kind OF medicine. ] can't turn him
out into an unfeeling world, so / will
keen him about to fan me should | be
threatened with heart failure when l lose
a fat purse
Origin of His Sobriquet.
You ask why / am usually addressed
as father continued Mr.. Daily, as
grin overspread his furrowed features.
1T is this way: Along in the seventies,
when racing was In vogue al Long
Branch, l was engaged one day in UNI
loading some horses from a boat. Look
ing up, / saw standing few feet from
me a pain dressed, respecta ble-!ooking
woman weeping bitterly. Three small
children were clinI.ng 10 her skirts,
Asked as TO the cause of her distress.
she replied that she had Travelled all the
way from Salt Lake and was on her way
TO join her husband, who was working
in Massachusetts mill. Her railroad
fare and the frequent demands OF her
children for food had depleted her FUNDS
and she was without cent to go on with.
Convinced after some question that she
was truthful, my Irish heart was touched.
and, putting my hand in my pocket, l
handed her SO. New York re-
porter who Witnessed the incident men
TONED the matter in his paper the next
morning. and said had proved father
to the woman and her children in their
distress From that date | have been
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