New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-17
New Owner of Yankees
Once Winning Owner
on Racing Turf.
AJAX HIS MOST
FAMOUS HORSE
Counter Tenor, Gotham. Sport
and Nicolini Among Best
in His Stable.

Colenel Jacob Rupert, who. with
Captain Huston. now controls the New
York club in the American League, in
other fields OF sport predict that he
will not let money stand IN his way IN
the work % upbuilding the Yankees.
And they are % the opinion. also, that
70 will get his moneys worth tor long
experience ss the manager Of one Of
The biggest brewing industries OF the
state and country has made him an
acute business man.
Twenty years ago Colone. Rupert
took up horse racing and put 100000
in thoroughb-eds. which he got out
again, because he bought shrewdly and
managed well lie and his father are
the owners % the biggest and best
equipped stud OF trotters in the East
the Hudson River Farm. nesr Pough
keepsie, the domicile OF seventy-fve Of
the best broodmareS and half dozen
o. the most successful standard bred
stations IN the United States, the
$4,000 Oakland Baron, Guy Ak
worthy and Sir Msrque among them.
In addition. Colonel Rupert owns
himself the most considerable kennel
Of 81. Bernsrds in the East, one Of
bic stud dogs. Scottish Prince. having
cost him $500
Colonel Rupperts experience as an
owner OF racehorses began IN 1891 and
extended over a period Of SIX years.
He took part IN racing IN lis GOLDEN
age. It's competitors for It's honors
and distinctions being such men as
Senator Hearst, John A. Morris, ID. y.
W!thers, Wsleott and Campbell. Gen,
sYal Frederick {. McLewee and fred
Ehr,t. John C. Follsnebee. james K.
and FoxhGll ?. Keene, Marcus Daily
John DAILY, Frederick Gerhard. Luck
Baldwin, Colonel William T. Thomp-
son md his sons, ". p. Thompson.
r.. and Lewis Thompson, Michael +.
DIVER. Philip J. Dwyer. Richard Gro
ker. John Hunter and Pierre Lorlilsrd:
Pittsburgh Phil Was At the summit OF
his fame ss Spectator and Carr
son. Griffin and Tara were a. the
height Of theirs as riders.
Rupert Shrewd Buyer
At the executors sale Of the racing
stable and stud OF the hrst August
Belmont, at which Charles Reed paid
100000 for the stallion -. blalse ana
Marcus Daily paid S59,20O for I'VE BROOD
mares and James K. keene paid SlO,-
GOO FOR the St Blaise yearling after
ward known ss -. Leonards, SoIoI e.
Rupert paid $4,000 for another 81.
Blaise veerling. the eontending bid
oars being Mr.. keene and Mr.. DalN.
Willisn Lakeland and William Huston
trained for Colonel Rupert, and Henry
GriHn. Anthony Hamilton and Cssh
sloan rode for him. Among the famous
horses that bore his colors were Ajax
Counter Tenor. Gotham. N!collnl. Sport,
Manchester and LOngdale.
The -. BlAise colt for which Colonel
Ruppert psid $4,000 was known as ~.
Domingo, and he was popularity sup
POSED 70 have been h goldbrch. blt
Colonel Rupert says he was no such
thing, and he ought 70 know. O.. n
II always considered that ~, 70
minso was worth every cent o. the
$4,000 ! paid for him ne ssid yes
-.rdav. in discussing with a IHouhe
r.nortsr MS incursion into racing
"But he had bad luck. He was so Dlg
and awkward a. two-year-old that
William Huston was afraid 20 DO any
hing with him. Trainers are prone
20 be timid where horses that nave
cost a lot OF money and Of which great
things are expected are concerned. nut
81. Domingo came TO hand nicely as
three-yeGr-old and We thought un,!
he broke down IN the running o. me
Belmont Stakes Of 1898 al Morris PARK
that ne would beat any colt OF MS time.
The Belmont that year was race OF
one mile and q furlong over the M,
and St Domingo was ieadlhg ms "eiu
bv a safe margin and gong easll!
when ne suddenly stumbled as ne oP-
preached the dip. whic" was opposite
the lower end Of the long gIahdslanu
and nearly a fdrlOng from the hnlsh.
80 uffIIgn ana
Comanche. Dr. Rice and Rainbow swept
past him 70 take the money.
IAN examination developed that ~.
Domingo had broken one OF The smail
bones In his near foreleg. We DID not
train him again, and regret now tnat
] did not make stock horse OF MN
For besides being prepossesslng IN
dividusl. he was splendidly bred. On
~ dams side ne was Of the family o.
Tsdv Ro.eberv and Lady Primrose,
which among other good horses, gave
20 the American turf the Canadian
Derby winner Fort Hunter. F0rt
Hunter was bred by General SANFORD
~ Amsterdam and IS now, understand
General Leonard Woods iSvorlle
mount
Ajax a Consistent Winner
Ajax was/t the most successful Of the
horses that bore the silks OF Colonel
Rupert in the early COS. As a two
vsar.old i'm 1892 he won the first part
az the Double Event az Shoepshead Bay
from field which included Hamm'e,
Lswless and Lady Violet; the Hartford
stakes from Lady Violet; the Holly
Vondicsp from Rainbow and spartan
and the Algeria Stakes from SIR iran
cis Corduroy and Rainbow. ne victory
% Ajax over Sir Francis was esPeclaliy
gratifying 20 his owner. for Sir Francs
bore the silks Of Fred thret ms Dusl-
ness rival. who 81 that time owned the
famous performers lorkvilie belIe ana
Don Alonzo.
This son Of Dandie Dinmont and
Moonlight was a capital distance run
rer as three-year-old, ln 1898. lie
won the Cape May Handicap az Mon
mouth from Sport and Bassetlaw. the
Raritan. one and one-quarter miles.
from Comanche, Sport and RAINBOW;
-he Hackensack from Restraint ana
Reginald. the Palisade from Redskln,
and the Ocean from Lamphghter' us
victory in the Ocean, race OF one mile
and one furlong. was something o. an
achievement Lamplighter was one OF
The best horses IN the country at that
tine and the hero OF some famous bat
les Colonel Rupert and his friends
were not taken unawares. they eN-
pected Ajax 90 win, and prohted by ms
victory. After this victory Ajax went
over 10 Sheepshead Bay and won me
fran field