Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-08-17
MARE IN
PEDOLER'S HANDS
Amy Smith, Dam Of Anvil, May
Be Pulling Wagon on
East Side.

New YORK, Aug. 13-SomeWhere on the |
east side. pulling peddler's wagon, there
tolls daily mare whose son at Detroit
two weeks ago won the $4,000 Merchants |
and Manufacturers trotting prize. When |
the dam of Anvil was identified with |
racing she was known as Amy Smith.
Frank q. jones' who owned her, sold
her at the Old Glory sale conducted by
the FasigTipton company In 1897. He
received less than 500 for her
George S. Dougherty, second deputy
police commissioner. was with the Pink
erton agency at the time Mr. Jones offered
big reward for the recovery of Amy
smith.
1--WE learned" said Mr.. Dougherty,
that man who gavo his name Stern
purchased Amy Smith for $50. Ho took
hold of the mares halter and led her out
of Madison Square Garden to some sta
bic or stall on the Eas, Side Probably
to-day that mother Of a champion, an
! animal probably worth ut least $4,000,
| hauled wagon in the heat with the man
driving her ignorant Of the fact that she
is worth her weight In real money
In addition to the mare herself being
worth a fortune there Is this interesting
fact At the time she was sold she was
colt was born on the East Side. but so
far they have been unable to ma the iost
mother or the lost foal.
The fact that Amy Smiths son. Anvil.
won that big stake. of course, has re-
newcd interest in the search for her. For
several days trained men have taken
/ good looks at everything on four legs
hitched to wagons that are stabbed on the
hat
would pay almost any price to get Jack
: that mare.
Mr.. Dougherty for many years super
intended police regulations at the race
tracks. What he does lot know about
the turf could be REPRESENTED only by
white space. Discussing the reward Of
: fcred for Amy Smiths recovery he said:
THE case of Amy Smith is interesting
indeed, but there are other cases just as
interesting. | am sure that right now
John r. Madden and others who stand for
the Improvement Of the breed willingly
would pay any sum for Morgantic, tbs
mare who gave to the turf that champion
of champions, Iitz Herbert, now the
property of Sam Hildreth Fitz Herbert
won a Brooklyn handicap so easily tina,
it was almost criminal for those who had
i Fitz Herbert tickets to take a cent OF
" money FRIENDS of Mr.. Hildreth have
been calling upon him to send his grea'
horse to Europe. They are sure that OF
the other side he will sweep all before
him. and show that the United States /:
: entitled to first prize as a producer o
q thoroughbred stock.
"Morgantic was sold without pedigree
for just what traders figured her name
tail and four legs were worth. She was
one OF collection of brood mares at the
! plant Perry Belmont had in the ole
days. Some one told n foreman to sci
] three or four mares. and Morgantic Wen
under the hammer. When her son. Fit;
\ Herbert, began to win races the turf
world took notice 1t was known tina
J Ethelhert. the father Of Fitz Herbert
] was in the hands OF August Belmont
and had been shipped out Of this countr!
to France after the Hart-AGnew law tina
wrecked racing in this country had beer
passed. But none knew what had be
RI come of Mercantile. and. as in the cas-
Of Amy Smith. they do not know yet
Mr. pougherty, becoming reflective
then said:
You've got an interesting situatio
now. You have on the list of missing tn
dams of Americas greatest runner an
trotter. This brings to my mind the stor
of the animal responsible for all III
" speed, stamina and courage we used
" see on the race courses here. I refer
the Godolphian Arab. According to wha
V they tell me, he was pulling a cart
some other thing in Paris when som
~ body saw his excellent lines and Pun
chased him then and there. The anime
was taken to London and sold to Lor
lie Godolph. This little transaction gave
"a history all that has been set down abol
"a great horses"