The evening times., 1911-08-17

IN. Y. Mr.. DAILY had a superb band of
stations and matrons ON his farm. To
see the foals grow and develop was
his recreation. He was a big con-
tractor who put tremendous amount
OF energy into his work. He built the
section of the subway from Fourteenth
to Forty-second street.-the most diff
f1cult of the work, and for recreation
he went to his farm on Saturday at
noon, remaining there over Sunday.
Among the. stations on his place was
Prince March, that he had raced.
There was also Prince Marchs dam,
Queen Lii (2:23 3-4), that was driven
on the road by Mayor F. T. Dickinson,
one-tme associate of John A. Nor
ris of the Louisiana lottery.
Prince March himself was by Del
March, one of the fastess stations in
1891. Bud Doble had him as an un-
derstudy for Nancy Hanks in the fall
OF that year. When Nancy Hanks
went lame Del March was substituted
in the race against Allerton, and won
in 2:11 1-2. which was the record to
the high-wheel sulky, and which
would be equivalent to about 2:04 to-
day. r T G was son of Prince
March, who, at the dispersal sale, was
sold into Delaware RT G was
bought simply as a farm or utility
horse. and did his work equally in
the plow or in the wagon. In his
sixth year he was trained little, but
showed no great promise and was re-
turned to the farm.
Tommy Murphy. who now trains
him and then had him in his care,
wanted to give him larger chance,
but he was needed on the Cochran
farm in Laurel, Del, and back he
went, and within fortnight after he
had enjoyed the luxuries of train
ing stable he was hitched to wagon
with another horse hauling corn to
the cribs. In 1909, however, when he
was seven years old, he again went
to the track, started eight times and
wo nsix. In 1910 he raced over DR..
McCoys track at Kirkwood and fin
won six. In 1910 he raced over DR..
Murphy, however, never forgot the
big, coarse-looking but loose footed
gelding and finally succeeded in in
ducing a friend to buy him. While
the identity of his owner has been |
jealousy guarded, it is generally un-
derstood that he is Edward Thomp-
son of Northport, L. l., publisher of |
law books, and known also as "the
oyster king" 1t was on N1urphy's
suggestion that Mr.. Thompson bought |
Native Belle. the sensational two
year-old filly of last year. Be that
as it may, R T C was the stable COM
panion this last winter Of Native Belle
at Murphy's training quarters at
Poughkeepsie.
Murphy, who is one of the shrewd-
est of drivers and one of the most |
horsemen on the trotting turf
today got Native Belle for $2,275, and
it is said purchased r T C for $4,000,
Whlle a great treinsman, developing |
speed is one of his strongest qualities.
He doesn't believe that every good
trotter with good blood may make a
racer, but he is thorough believer
that there can be no good racer with
out good blood, and that good blood !
always insures, even on the farm, the |
highest type of utility horse. He once
was quoted as saying that in one
county OF New York alone-probably
Orange county-there were more un-
developed trotters on farms than ther
were on the biggest breeding ranch in
the county.
THE farmer" he continued, "who
to shucks wouldn't-be with
out horse with some blood in him.
The blooded horse works better and
faster and longer than the other sort.
There are lot Of horses, let me tell
you, which carry the farmer and his
family in surreys to church on Sun
days that could with training and pa
tlence beat lot of those that are
races on many cidcuit."