The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-16
BY W. III. GOCTIER.

Having retired as a public breeder
OF thoroughbred race horses. John Il
Madden can now pause and look over
the record which he made during the
past thirty years In the annals Of the
American turf. AZ q dealer, racing
owner and breeder, his success
In the language OF Dominic Sampson
has been ''prodigous" No magician
from "hither Barbary" ever met him
on the street and led him like Alad-
din in the enchanted lamp OF easy
be traced to constant application.
quick thinking and skillful manage
ment. backed by thorough knowl-
edge OF the business In which he play
ed so prominent a part
Madden first attracted attention In
the racing world at the Cleveland
Grand Circuit meeting in 1887 when
he started the gray gelding Glass
Leader and gave him n record Of
|2:22 Ia. He was a rather weak reed
to lean on but his failings taught his
athletic owner what to avoid in subse-
|Quent purchases. In 1890 Madden
with the Electioneer marc Suisun.
which to all appearances had the
t10.o 600 NJ. & NJ. at Detroit won when
the race was postponed and Walter
T. landed the event the following day
He was also ready to make another
bid for the event the next year with
Wyandotte but the Indiana bred trot-
ter died from an attack OF colo q few
days before the race wac called In
the interval Madden had also given
the public OF his operations as a dealer
gor.
by paying s35 900 for Robert McGre-
Abbie v. was his next prominent
performer. and while Turner was
den decided to 60 over to the gallo
pers. 1t was not long before he made
. place for himself in that sphere. his
thorough knowledge OF balancing
ana fitting giving him an opportunity
to make good with horses which
others had discarded. This with that
undesirable 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. the laursls won by
Yankee. Kang James, Fitx Herbert.
Plaudit. Sir Martin, Ormondale, Salv-
dere. Star Shoot Tho Finn. Ogden and
l. host Of others. which no bred.
long - racing retsr 70 tho leading
horses OF their day. But even with
them. the limit was not reached as
tho returns for the pasct two years
shows that Madden sent out from
Hamburg Place five hundred and
forty-eeven winners, his nearest
rivals In that respect being Harry
Payne Whitney with two hundred and
ninety-five and August Belmont with
two hundred and eighty-eight.
Notwithstanding his success as a
breeder OF race horses, John E Mad
den has always had fondness for
the trotters and whenever he started
one. It was found In the first flight.
Futurity with Hiliko and had Brigh-
ton ready to mako a bid the follow
ing year when he went amiss. In
1908 he made q sweep with Hamburg
Belle, her three winning heats In the
$4,000 Charter Oak Purse 1T Hart
ford being the best on record up to
that date. The following year she
also defeated Uhlan In 3:04 IA. the
worlds race record. Her sale for
$4,000 also gave the world an idea az
to the value of good trotter, while
her campaign was followed by the
splendid series of races won by Tenara
and Soprano in the same colors.
After they were sold for export to
~
band OF trottiny bread mares at
Hamburg Place began to appear on
the turf. Il All OF them were speed
mArvels, the group including Bright
on b.. Nancy McKerron, Dagastan.
Margaret Parrish. Straight Sail. as
we'll as the flying two year olds Wal
nut tree and Periscope.
Among turf men who have always
been willing to buy or sell racing
speed Of the high dollar. John Mad
den will anyways find q place. He has.
in all probability, sold more race
horses tor big money than any man
who has ever been identified with the
industry in Kentucky ana It Is just
possible that this two SONS with sue
coed him In the business. One Of
them, Edward. who wAs leading all
round athletic at Princeton. 10 now Q
captain in the army Of occupation In
Europe, while his brother Joseph. af-
ter doing his bit In the war. 10 now
at the same university.
Dice Rollers Cnught
Police Sergeant Dunnavant, with
the cooperation Of patrolmen. Dubu-