The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-18
JOHN {. MADDEN WAS
A SUCCESS ON TURF
Now NNirrd, lie Can look Rack
WIN Pride ON "a Career Earned
Through Hard work

Sew YORK March 90 Having re-
lircd hs a public breeder Of thorouEu.
bred race horses John T. Madden
can now pause and look over tho
record which he made during tina
past 80 .Echrs IN the annals of tho
American turf As dca lcr facing
owner ana breeder, his success IN
no language Of Dominic sampson,
has been "prodigous" No magician
from "hinter narbary" ever met him
on tho street and led him Ike hlad-
uin TO tho enchanted lamp NJ easy
fortune, as all that came his way can
he traced To constant application,
puick thinking and skillful manage
mcni, backed by thorough know
edge of the business I'm which he
played 40 prominent a part
Madden firs, attracted attention in
the racing world AT The Cleveland
Grand Circuit meeting In 1887, when
he started the gray gelding, class
Leader, and gave him y record of
, 80 - lie was rather weak
reed TO lean on, but his failings
taught his athletic owner what TO
avoid IN suhsequcnt purchases In
1890 Madden appeared again on the
sulsunfirlnR line with the Eleciioneer
mare Sulsun which to all appear
anccs had the $4,000 NJ and NJ a.
Detroit won when the race was post.
poued, and Walter r.. landed tho
event the following day. lie was
also ready 10 make another bid for
the event the next year with Wyan-
dotte but tho lndlana-brcd trotteT
died from an attack OF cole few
days before the race was called. In
the interval Madden had also given
tho public notice OF his operations as
a dealer by paying 13S 900 for Robert
McGregoT
Abbie V. was his next performer,
and while Turner was racing her
on the grand circuit, Madden decided
to 20 over to the gallopers. II was
not long before he made a place for
himself In that sphere, his thorough
knowledge Of balancing and fitting
giving him an opportunity 10 make
good with horses which others had
discarded. This, with that unde-
Unable quality OF being able TO select
future champions In the rough. soon
carried his name into the list Of
winners, While Hamburg was his
greatest selection, tho laurels won by
Yankee. King James, Fitx Herbert.
Plaudit. Sir Martin, ormondale. GAL
videre. star Shoot. The Finn, ogden
and a host or others. which he bred.
raced or owned, will be recalled no
long as racing folk refer TO the
leading horses OF their day. But
even with them, the limit was not
reached AZ the returns for tho past
two years shows that Madden sent
out from Hamburg Place 6N win
ners, his nearest rivals In that re-
spect being Harry Payne whitney
with 2s5 and August Belmont with
2ss. G
Notwithsta nding his III ccess al q
breeder OF race horses, John h. Mad
den has always hid 4 fondness for
the trotters and whenever he started
one, It was found In the first flight.
In 1905 he won the Kentucky
Futurity with siliko ana had Brigh-
ton ready to make a bid the fol-
lowing year when he went amiss. In
1908 he made sweep with Harm
burg Belle. her three winning heats
In the $4,000 Charter Oak purse at
Hartford being the best on record
up TO that date. The following
year she also defeated Uhlan In
2.0l IA, tho worlds race record.
Her sale for $4,000 also gave the
world an idea as to the value OF a
good trotter. while her campaign was
followed by the splendid scries OF
races won by Tenara and soprano
In the same colors.