Show I I Lucky Long Life In hi ad Out of Hors Racing 1 Luck Lucky Baldwin ha hadn't hasn't nt had a julet moment since Ince he saw ha the thc peep I of or da day almost eighty hl years Cal a ago aga a I Luc Jn t the kind of man mon you u know to sit Idle dle while hile the tho procession j of life 1 Is 18 Showing b Ure by Ho lie always had hada a. a a liking to Lo turn Light Int I th he swift current un and yet to to two atee Iea him t today day save fur for tho softened that tat comes with wih HBO ago Jf you ii would l U ly realize that here is in n a mutt mini wh who w to California In the curl early curly O who I existed through all ni of the that p pertained to the fabulous min mining ing deals and who vho was on one of the list first Californians to lo have the tho nerve nel to tn send senda I a n big stable of Sunset bred young oung- esters to t the he de EasLAnd East EasL And today this self same me man who has las made his fortune In the tho turn oCa of oC a 8 i hand or 01 the tick of or a clock clolk who ho holas has las lost large portions of those fortUne fortunes fortunes for for- tunes tUne only to regain them tem again Is 1st contented to discuss th the breeding of ot this yearling or oi the chances of or that thai one But dont don't imagine that that Lucky has lias ha lost his ambition I He lie has al alwa always al- al wa ways i had more than his share of thereal tho the real roal Americans American's get up get and and now nov in what would be th the shadow of most mens men's lives It I is oozing out Inthe in inthe the form of dreams of the finest racetrack racetrack race race- track on the Pacific slope Lucky Sticks to 11 I Lucky's Luck s air all castles of or years yeal's a ago o of ot the of Arcadia Alcadia are are about to be realized This is what the old man Is waiting waling for and If it anybody tells you that he will vill wl let go so his grip until he has seen sen for himself what hIs its mind has pictured you tell tEl that fellow he doesn't know leow what hes he's talk talk- talt- talt In lug ng about Lucky I Baldwin has a merry amerry swing to it It A name that came out of th the West Vest supported by hy a 0 man who is U truly of or the tho Western for nil all 01 his birth in Ohio the name nume and the personality behind It I did cUd more to establish the fact to lo tho the men across the tho that there thore was a a California that there were gold gol mines and racehorses than an any other factor Baldwin Is softened down in many ways Time has hus left lef 1 lu Its touch on him hIm ilin but it has not noL taken the theOre fire front from rot his Ills eye 00 nor the character from flom his face Cace Its It's Is I's easy eay enough to tell tel once you have hae ha e seen him hi why he has hus had hada hadi a i name nome to conjure with wih It I was born in him But for all al that he is easy to approach affable afable of ot manner mann r and amI willing to engage In conversation converston leadIng lead- lead leadIng Ing in the past Not that he Ie lives in Iii inthe th the thc lays days ays of long ago aso or mourns over what might have been Horn In lii Ohio Ohio claims the honor of being the birthplace of the man who was waR later to astound the world by his marvelous ability to turn nothing into cold gold Six miles mies outside the city of Hamilton lived the Baldwin family Baldwin wealthy wealth farmer wealth sr SI 51 was a as at was counted in those days das He had I what Californians would call a a good I ranch a 1 and nd wM i-wM it was vas there l- l le e his I h boys got t their start The rite old man It appears had a bit bi of sporting blood blod in his makeup and he had some shifty performers performers performers per per- formers on four legs and the te younger Baldwin came by his liking for tor the sport of at kings honestly There was one thIn thing that t had a great deal to do o with our future said Lucky as he mU mused e over the past Father gave guvo each of ot the boys a piece of land hand We Ve could do anything with wih It I that we wanted to rul raise o any kind of crops and the profits were vere all our OUI ours That was a great Greal thing It I was the best education we could desire How did you make your first money mony suggested Fishier Fisher who opened up to I keep his mouth from freezing tight light It I was vas WL bitter biter cold the da day we wo tal talked cd with wih Baldwin and the cl elder cider er man did dIEt not seem to notice the weather half hal as a much as ns the pair pall of us usI usI usI I bought bough and amI traded tradel horses on the Indiana prairies prairieS until unU I had 1000 came caine tho answer Then Thee I 1 had something something some some- thing to go 10 on 1 And I 1 suppose you did some racIng racing rac rae ing when you ou were a youngster I have ha had hors horses s ever 1 I was wasIS wasis I IS 18 years eal old The first race 1 was vat ever er Interested in Let Lot mc me sec ace Ill I'll ha have to tell teJ you a n story to explain that that Wc e were wee living J In Indiana Indiana at atthe r the th time Ume I had a pretty fair Call sort ort of ur a horse hora tend cind ho could go EO some On One day elayn a n coUple of or follows from Chicago o drove tho up and naked d tot for rO food a nf tint tint- i ns 08 ff rf he hp hobal bal cen n bbs hIl best days Iho bes of tho erIc alid trappings UnO ve f lint bot better C 1 j UI ho- ho to tO WI 43 F had In ii tWo the v or hI and 8 t. t 1 Rented ested a s. 1 ar a l lo nia The bet bel ovi but lU hO on n their backs I rode rOfle down Hown my own horse ani and andon on WOI The They camo caine a viLy out ut th there to play me for 01 a sucker i but all al the ame aine I had to tu st stake le them Item tu to I enough to got get them back bach hOle home And Baldwin actually chuckled as ashe ashe ashe he thought of or the discomfiture of those sea seasoned expert In the game gumc of graft graf who were vr prepared pored to fleece feece an innocent Indiana lamb Iamb out of house and home There was as the start of his luck luck luck- the clement element that gave him his name Rocine Racine Wis Vis VIs saw W Lucky Lucy for tor a brief time Ume while he ho ran a n general merchandise merchandIse dise disc store and sold knitting noo needles les lesto to the old ladies and ond farming tools and plug cut tobacco to the men men But the gold fever got him hirn hiI in tho the grasp and as ho had a brother who was picking up a n few shek shekels l In California Califor nia he just had to come and see sec for Cor himself It I was wa on August 10 1853 to t be exact that he be landed I in San Fran ran ran- cisco VI First t hf Io Gets Gels n a Betel He had a bit bi of of or money at te the time and started In In Inthe the hotel botel business People o had to eat and Baldwin was shrewd enough to see his opening After two weeks weel he sold out for tOI and then he lie has had a n busy bUY old life He of or It f. f How flow did you get tho namo name of Lucky And there was no hesitation In Baldwins Baldwin's manner as he hp replied rho Tho Chronicle gave me that name namo namoa a long time ago If I you want to know about those mining deals dels look lookIn In Bancroft's Dancroft's history But we were vero looking for anything but Ht il n 11 dried history r We wanted the nooks In lii Baldwins Baldwin's life life the little Ille stories that might sil slip l h j the tic historian fn and stilt still make malec Inter Inter- cHInK r d rh Tho rhio Fanta Anita nita ranch was wat the tui i t li-t point In hi f the hr hl t ry of Raid Bald vip Jn o U Ui HI racing world worl it h f corn oil lt h nJ I p that property prop prop- erty I a I Ca California I ha f for flu l' l ilI 00 T 1 h r n Of i I m hn had H al It I for f for r much 10 lou Ion he lie observed olfred a n t touch o 0 re regret let Ju In hl his voice I 1 bought It Il In inis is 18 1ST u I. I but a u few years ani before beron that I 1 could have have- had It I for fOI Dalton Dalton Dal- Dal ton the man inait who owned It Jt before that took the tw place place- for fat an old debt of or and they thy thought that he hea hewa a wa the worst of ft it i. i lust Had to Buy tho lie Xai Nug Baldwin might never have come como to tob tobe tobe be b the racing man that he ho was vas wa but bUl for an eastern trip that he lie took our one summer Arrayed in fine purple he lie went vent to Saratoga toga with wih a friend named Ma- Ma guire Grinstead teal was running at the time and Baldwin tool took a 0 fanc fancy to his chances so much of a fancy that he bought him In the auction pools TheriS Ther w were ro no books ma made e on the races In those days days If I you liked led the chance of a horse hOIse you bid and the highest bidder was wa entitled to pick would win Vin the horse hOlSO he Ie thought won and aud Baldwin won WOI u su much money that ho bought him He turn turned d the same sante sro trick with wih Ruther Tuther- Tuther ford tord Then I had har to start n a racing sta sta- ble bhe u. u said sid Baldwin I didn't expect to do anything of the kind but I 1 was just thrown into i It We Vo had some big races raees in California Califor nia In those doy days races that were run In mile four heats I remember one race roco at ot Ocean House Thail rhad Stevens Ste owned by Treat TIet won but the race was not finished until after aHel nigh night t Baldwin Hah dJ didn't nt stop stol with wih racing In California Ho lie 10 paid for cars curs at SI 1800 a car and ond for tor stable boys boya at G apiece for or the trip and Invaded the East Enst |