The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-06

American Derbys and classic events on every racecourse East. except New !7S1ssH 47r1lesns' fell to the wearers of the horses went back over the mountains each fall laden with honors.
 Two Of the first mares that Bald ta Anita were Clara D. and Jennie B., by Gleneg, August Belmonts great racshorse and sire: And, then he paid a. a stir price to Theodore Win McCarty, after she had been beaten by Ten Broeck. at Louisville. He took her back East the following sum mer and won the largest bet of his turf career with her at Chicago.
 The MoIlie M.Csrthy Coup.
 In the spring of 1879 Mollie Me Carthy trained s1 well. hongh then a 6-year-old that Baldwin and his son with her at Chicago. and shipping East early in June they wen: direcs to Chicago. lodging her Latonia Cup being that win there en:a led d pen. alty in the Chicago event.
 track ehe Mos Gas@ase @sSarpY Club Park fashion. and a week before the race showed her trainer a trial of two miles in s;sO. AS this was half ill-fated McWhirter. Baldwin. Doble and trainer, L. R. Martin, were in scs cstasiss a ss.t and nd began to look around
 George Howson, who had ridden Mollie in most of her races up to that time. had grown so heavy that nc pity. as he understood the game little mare thoroughly and she him. In this dilcm,rIa. Martin wired to New York editor of The ieS New SoiS YoTk sportsmen,, aslen, to get them f1rst-class jockey of un- questionable honesty.
 Foster secured for the Californians Sanford. Col Puryear and others. who had proven his ability to hold his own with George Barbee. W. Lake saa GaoEge Evans W. aams' pa%ss Kows Hennessey and all the best riders of that day. Feakes reached Chicago two days before the race, and gave gallop. Then he wired Editor Foster: "She can't lose"
 It was the first season of bookmak- auctions and mutuel pools were stlll mediums of speculation. and racegoers were gradually becoming educated up tS tS the neT system; The night before very heavy pools at Chapin & Glore's, with Janet a pronounced favorite.
 Cahf0rnians Were Game.
 Solicitor was made second faNorite.
 
 win party bought their mare in al number of pools that aggregated some $42.000 for an investment of s5,700. The next day at the track the two Californ!ans, fath CT -in-laW and son-in- law. invested fully $7.000 more in pools and books at nearly the same rate of odds-if anything. trine better-for the Janet craze was a pronounced
 Mollie Mccarthy was a front run ner and despite the fact that she was FaKes to l take Ssr oa n fon tSa stay there: to run the first mile in 1:4B or 1:4s, and if he was push ed to go faster. the second in 1:45 or there
 And the fleet little California mare, in spite of her pacemaklng, answered every challenge with gameness that could I,ost6 not be SsI denied ed Coming to the and the gap was never closed She won easily by a good three lengths, So- l!citor, beating Janet in a drive for
 The time was 400 1-2 and Mollie after the race. The big crowd gave Feakes and the mare an ovation when deserved it.. Baldwin and Doble cash ed s93.000 in the pools and books, which included led the s amount they had the play and Baldwin the rest. which | left the winning in the proportion ot | about $17.000 for Doble and $63.0o0 for | Baldwin. Lewis Martin also had a good bet down. while Feakes received |
 BaIdwsn's Biggest Winning.
 It was Baldwtn's largest betting | coup on any race of his turf career | Then Monie McCarty was taken 10 | Saratoga. and a big three -cornered | race got up for her Bramble and the | mare Fortuna at Brighton Beach | But MollIe was not sent down from | Saratoga. and going wrong. she never ran again.
 Baldwin carried his own feed (aI- falfa), and water East with his mare Mollie McCarty and for years after ward with Volante. Emperior of Nor folk. Verano, Mission Belle, Lucky B. Rapido. Sinaloa. Los Angeles. Gano and other great horses.
 Lucky Baldwtns notable feax in win ming the American derby -four times is often told and there were champions in these days if there were Collins and 1 Sysonbys and Sir Martins In later times. In 1885 Volante. with Isaac Aurphy uR beat Pavor and TroIba- great Emperor of Norfolk won from Falcon and Los Angeles. and six years later Key Fl Santa Anita defeated Senator Grady and Despot.
 Twice he secured place with San tlago and Miss Ford Los Angeles sh owed when entered for an attempt to secure first money.
 won Baldwin bet S10,000 against SI.0o0 on his favoTite's chances. The same year Emperor peri orTned the unpar- alieied feat of winning the Western and Sheridan Stakes.
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