The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-11-24

1t was the ambition of Marcus
DAILY, after his spectacular develop
ment of the copper deposits of
Butte and the acquisition of
wealth, to build up in the Bitter
Root the greatest breeding farm of
ace horses in the world. And if
he had lived 10 years more than
he did, he would probably have
realized his ambition. He loved
his horses and spent all the time
he could spare at Hamilton.
He was very proud of Tammany
whose aggregate of purse winnings
was considerably oye 100000
starting in IA major events and win
ming nine, a remarkable record.
Wonder Horses
Daly's dream of a snper-horse was
partially realized through Tammany.
Other horses developed at the Hamil-
ton stock farm have, left their records
on American turf history. The farm.
or rather the many farms which made
up the group, was a unique undertak-
ing. 1t contained a half-mile cover
ed track, boarded on the outside, on
which the horses were exercised dur
ing the winter months; the home, the
trotter breeders and the thorough
bred breeders ranches and numerous
other subdivisions.
In this spot DAILY began the devel-
opment of his dream. 1t was his idea
that the best stock of England and
America could be transplanted to the
high altitude of the Bitter Roots, and
that the horse developed in the rari-
fled atmosphere of Montana's noun
tains would have greater lung capa-
city and greater endurance than a
horse developed on a low altitude
track. This dream had almost reach
ed fruition at the time of his death.
Peer of All Stables
When the entire thoroughbred de-
partment was offered at auction at
Madison Square Garden in 1901, it
was not generally known by the turf
public that the greatest collection of
thoroughbreds in the world was be-
ing offered for sale and that a breed
ing establishment which was first in
both England and America was be-
ing given up. Typical of Days every
endeavor, his efforts to build up the
best stable that money and brains
could gather had succeeded in a won
derfully short time, when the time
necessary to breed fine stock is con-
sidered, in building a stable, which
later turf events have shown, was the
peer of all stables. 1t was not until
the sons and daughters of these
horses began to make turf history in
the United States that the mining
magnate's influence in the turf and
stud history a realized. There was
a general and sincere regret that
DAILY did not live to consummate the
plans he had made for making a
stable which would be the greatest
one of all time.
AS is we'll known he maintained a
breeding establishment in Eng
land, making new purchases from
time to time and sending mares
the ocean to be bred to the
most fashionable sires. In the midst
of all his activities in Montana he
always had time to superintend the
building up of his stables.
Sysonby
Optime, one of the horses shipped
from the English farm, and sold to
James B.. Keene, shortly afterwards
foaled what turned out to be the
horse of the century, the mighty
Sysonby. He was only defeated once
during his short racing career, and
strangely enough, by another DAILY
product, the great filly Artful, and
that was in the futurity of 1904. In
1905 in his first start he ran a dead
heat with Race King for the Metro
politan handicap, after which he
easily defeated the best horses in
training. In Is starts he was first
IA times and third once He is list
ed as the third greatest purse win
ner on the American turf, being ex-
ceeded only by Man o. War and Dom
Ogden
Ogden was another of the great
horses owned by DAILY. The story of
his starting and winning of the great
futurity of 1896 is of the classics
of the turf. Adjudged by eastern
trainers to be immature, he was left
behind at the Bitter Root when the
was taken east that year. I'm
expectedly a telegram was received
from DAILY to ship the horse, and
without a moments notice he was
started for the east under the care
of Johnny Campbell. He "a enter
ed in the futurity and with Doc Tu-
berville up, won the stake in easy
fashion. The purse that year was
at S43,970 to the winner.
Ogden was bred of the stoutest
lines, being by Kilwarin,
dam Oriole. He was a horse of great
quality. One of his remarkable per-
formances was in the Great Eastern
handicap, carrying 125 pounds, and
be easily defeated such sterling cam
paigners as Ornament, Voter, The
Friar and six others in easy fashion,
running the Futurity course in 1:10.
After the sale he showed the remark
able performance of a horse running
TWO races in the same afternoon and
winning both of them, the first be-
three-quarters and the last one
and one-sixteenth miles.
Hamburg and Lady Reel
After DAILY had given his sires