The Glenwood post., 1916-07-08
EUGENE GRUBB's
FAMOUS RUNNER


to Eugene II. Grubb of Carbondalc,
known by half of Leadville as the po-
tato king of the west. Grubb is con-
cerned only with big potatoes, and his
fame as big potato grower has finally
filtered into New York City and got
him advertised.
The other day Grubb landed in
Father rKnickerbocker home town and
registered at the Collingwood in West
Thirty-fifth street. The first thing he
knew he was the hero Of three-col-
umn story in the Sunday edition of thu
Morning Telegraph, June 25, and the
Telegraph said all kinds of nice things
about Enthusiastically telling the
story of s'Katie Ward" the roam run
ming horse which Grubb brought to Col
orado from Kentucky in 1886 and
which with record of % and the
ability to repeat in 40, won him his
famous potato farm.
= Just as starter, the Telegraph
called Grubb "the only genuine potato
authority in the world" and then after
giving his home address, in case any
Riverside Drive potato growers might
want to correspond with him, the Tele-
gram went on to say:
go, yes, Potato Clark of the early
eighties, was a celebrity in that line,
but CLARK only raised potatoes, where
as Gene Grubb-he grows at once in
digna9t IL you call him. anything but
'Gepe,-not only raises potatoes, but
educates them, teaches them how and
where to grow, and how to. develop size
and richness and all good qualities and
he imparts' his knowledge to all and
sundry. who are wise, and hearken.
"But, while Gene Grubb is, as has
been said, the greatest of all propa-
gandists of potato lore, he is also the
most noted importer of pure bred
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs in the en-
tire west, and it should be added that
he is Judge of men as well as of
mutton. A true sportsman he is, too,
and as teller of tales he has few
equals, and well he likes to tell them
especially those that refer to racing
and most of all that particular one
which, he says, was the basis Of all his
prosperity. 1t could be entitled How
Katie Won Me a Farm. =" ..
And then comes the story of how
Katie won race after race and finally
carried home $1,OOO-a-side bet from
the Tucker Brothers, managers for Reef
and Nuckolls, cattlemen, in a Fourth
of July race at Glenwood Springs and
in addition won bets for her hackers
by the bucketful.
Reese Tucker-who by the way is a
member of Leadville Elks and we'll
known here-was one Of Grubb's back
ers in this exciting contest, and was
responsible for raising total of $4,000
which was placed on the race.
And then comes the yarn of the big
race which won the farm.
/ "sThe news Of Katie and what she
could do spread all over the country.
II got even up, away up, into Wyoming
and Montana and wherever short
horses were known and one day five
weeks later, George Caldwell, from the
Wet Mountain valley, came along, with
70 stallion lie called weh Dsssr-so
.psuad hscaass he fell in . well when
hs was \ colt, and .. whole string Of
runners with him.
"rhis George Caldwell stuck around
Carbondafs for awhile and looked over
tie field snd it wasn't long till he put
ct me fer . race. 1 saw his Well Dig
gsr was considerable Of horse, but I
knew. could bet my last dollar On
Katie and 20 We fixed up . matched
race 300 yards for $500. Each man
built his own track and when the news
Of this race got around, you ought 70
have seen the people come. Il had pro-
vided myself with plenty Of funds oy
this time and I was determined to lat
her all 60 on Katie and My brothers
and lot of friends had their money
up on her, too.
"It was pretty race all right, with
An ask.and.answer start and reckon
there were 1000 people saw II. Katie
just stood stock still like she always
did, with her heels at the score while
We'll Digger whirled and prancsd and