The sun., 1909-05-27

he's burned upa ton OF money in n just
same which the English bopkmakers
hurry!'
1t was estimated that Sir Martins Tall
won nearly $500 for the bookmakers,
who stood to lose an immense sum II be
bad won. Madden declined to say how
much he wagered on Sir Martin with the
bookmakers, but it is known that he
placed commission Of more than four
figures. He lost a 5000 wager, horse
against horse, with II, B. Duryea that Sir
Martin would finish ahead Of Bayardo
Madden was visibly disappointed at the
result, for he had expressed supreme con-
fidenoe In the colt before the race. He
believed that a victory would have helped
racing in this country and that the Amer
lean breeding industry would have re-
ceived q worldwide boom
Sir Martin was bred by Madden at his
famous Hamburg Place in Kentucky.
The colt is by ,ogden-.Lady. Sterling
and superb individual. Ogden, raced
here by Madden, was a famous winner,
while Lady Sterling Ia a daughter OF the
great Hanover, the sire Of Rhoda B.. the
dam OF Richard Cookers Orby. who wgn,
Sir Martin won s7i 800 in stakes and purses
on the American turf. After capturing
two overnight events at Belmont Park
he was victorious In these stakes: National
Stallion. Great American. Great Trial,
Double Event (seoond hal0. Saratoga
Special and Flatbush. He was second TO
Mr.. Keene's Maskette In the Futurtty,
was unpIaoed in tho Hopeful Stakes at
Saratoga. which was won by Mr.. Keene's
Helmet. in receipt Of IS pounds. and ran
second to his stablemate. Fayette, In the
Double Event (first half) and the fremont
Stakes. In his first start sir Martin
was beaten by Uncle jim. a selling platter.
Second money brought his total winnings
up TO s7B,632.
Madden sold the odgen colt to Louis
Winans last fall for $sS, 600, according TO
his own statement. the colt Edward, bring
ing $1,000 more.
The Derby distance ia trifie more than
q mile and half, the course being q
horseshoe with a turn at Tattenham
Corner, where the homeetretch really
begins nearly half mile from tho judses'
quires much skill on the part Of a jockey
to negotiate it In safety. On many occa.
sions horses that were factors UP to that
point were either carried wide or got
into such close quarters that they were
crowded back hopelessly. After passing
Tattenham Corner there is a slight incline
for about half the rest Of the journey
30 that the final sprint 10 the wire n.s1
puts a weary horses stamina 70 Cruel,
ling test. the ones with eamenese and
great hung power being able to stick 1t out
Minoru is bay colt by Cyllene out Of
Mother Siegei Cyllene is the sire oi
Cicero, who won the Derby In 1905 Tor
Lord Rosebery. As two-yeer-o!d Min
oru did not amount 70 much because
| ~ frN,,t,ta I,tf vvhap N the Iwr
Thousand Guineas recently he becsme
a strong Derby factor In the caloulationt
OF the English turf experts. Minoru'i
victory is the first ever scored in the Derby
for an English monarch. King Edwarc
as the Prince OF Wales won the blue rib-
bon event with the great PerstmmoE
in 1898 and again in 1900 he carried on
the rich prize with Diamond Jubilee.
Yesterdays race was the is0th time oi
it's running. the Derby having been IN
(! augurated In 1888. with Satran the initia1
winner. Three winners bore the colors ol
| American turfmen. In 1881 Pierre Lori
| lard scored with the memorable lroquots
Twenty years later volody ovski. leased
for the Derby hS the late ". c. Whitnsy
] Reih, an American jockey, was vioto-
rious. Richard Croker's Orby. by orme-
Rhoda B., was triumphant with Johnny
Rcin in the saddle in 1907. In the las
sixteen years the Derby winners wers
Isingiass. Ladas. Sir visto. Persimmon
Galtee More, Jeddah. Flying Fox. Dia'
lnond Jubilee. voiodyovsd. Ard Pat.
rick, Rock Sand. recently purchased
for sl25. 900 by. August Belmont and nov
standing at the latter's Nursery btue
in Kentucky; st. Amant, Cicero, Spear
mint. Orby and Signorinetta. an Italian
| fiiiy who won last year.
| II. Jones, who rode Minoru. stood siI-
! teenth in the list Of winning jockeys ir
England last year. with go mounts, 81
! firsts and 1873 losers. Skeets Martin, the
American who piloted Sir Martin, wat
next in the list, with 81 winners in S4t
mounts. Sir Martin was first quoted
! in the future books at rs TO 1, but he wal
steadily played by many turf speoulatort
both here and abroad. When he recently
won a welt-Yweight handicap at mile
straightaWay with l38 pounds in frao-
! ton OF second slower than :sS his back.
/ ing became a veritable plunge. In addi'
ton TO Madden II Is said that amonl
those who sent big commissions to the
English bookmakers were John W. Gates
John A. Drake, David c. johnson. Johr
Huggins, Harry Payne Whitney, Rober'
l.. Rose, James B. Brady. Big Tim Sulli
van, Felix Isman. Richard Croker. s. c
| Hildreth and many others