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Show COL RUPPERT AN OWNEROFRACERS Owns Magnificent Hudson River Farm and Best Equipped Equip-ped Stud in the East. Bid Against Keene and Marcus Daly for Famous St. Blaise Yearlings. New York, Jan. 23 Colonel Jacob Ruopert, the new proprietor with f aptaln Thomas fiutton of the Yankees, Yan-kees, was one of the chief owners of racing horses a few years ago, and he said receutly in response to a question that he might take up the "sport of kings" again in case the laws were altered so as to give horsemen horse-men a little more encouragement. Twenty years ago the wealthy brewer bought about $200,000 worth of thoroughbreds. He and his father still own the magnificent Hudson River Riv-er farm near I'oughkeepsie, the home of seventy five of the best broodmares and half u dozen of the most successful success-ful standard bred stallions in the United States. Included are the $15-1 $15-1 000 Oakland Baron. Guv Adworthy and Sir Marque. This is considered the best equipped stud or trotters In the east Experiences With Racers. Colonel Hnppert's experience as an owner of racehorses began in 1801 and extended over a ppnod of six pears. He took part in racing in its golden age, Its competitors for Its honors and distinctions hping such men as Senator Hearst, John A. .Morris. .Mor-ris. D. D. Withers, YValcott and Campbell. Camp-bell. General Frdenck C. McLewee and Fred Khret, John C. Follansbee, James R. and Foxholl D Keen Marcus Mar-cus Daly and John Daly. Frederick Chhard. Lucky Baldwin, Colonel WH Mam P. Thompson, and his sons, W. P. Thompson, jr. and Lewis Thomp son. Michael Dwyer Richard Croker, John Hunter and Pierre Lorlllard Pittsburg Phil was at the summit of his fame as a speculator and Garrison, Garri-son, Griffin and Tarn! were at tlie height of theirs as riders At the executir's sale of the raring stable and stud of the first August Belmont, at which Charles Reed paid 1100.000 for the stallion SL Blaise aud Marcus Daly paid $.19,200 for five brood mares and James R. Keene paid $10,000 for the SL Blaise yearling, afterward known as St Leonards, Colonel Col-onel Ruppert paid $30,000 for another St. Blaise yearling, the contending bidders being Mr Keene and Mr Da ly William I akeland and William Huston trained for Colonel Rupport. and Henr Griffin. Anthony Hamilton and Cash Sloane rode for him. Anions the famous horses that bore his colors col-ors were Ajax. Counter Tenor, Gotn-am, Gotn-am, Nicolini, Sport, Manchester and Longdate. Tin St Blaise f olt for which Colonel Colo-nel Ruopert paid $30k)0, was known as St. Domingo, and he was ?opularlv supposed to have been a goldbrlcc. But Colonel Ruppert says he was no such thing and he ought to know. Ajax Most Successful One Ajax was the most successful of the horses that bore the silks of Co'onel Ruppert in the early 9"'s As a two-year-old in 1S92 he won the first part of the double vent at Sheeps head Bay from a field which included Hainmie. Lawless and Lady Viole: the Holly handicap from Rainbow and Spartan, and the Algeria stakes from Sir Francis, Corduroy and Rainbow The victory of Ajax over Sir Francis Fran-cis was especially gratifying to his owner, for Sir Francis bore the silks of Fred Ehret, his business rival, who at that time owned the famous performers per-formers Yorkville BeJle and Don Alonzo. . This eon of Dandle Dinmont and Moonlight was a capital distance run- nor as a three-year-old In 1893. He won the Cape May handicap at Monmouth Mon-mouth from Sport and Bawetlaw the Raritan, one and one-quarter miles rrom Comanche. Sport and Rainbow the Hackensack from Restraint sad Reginald; the Palisade from Redskin and the Ocean from Lamplighter His victory in the Ocean, a race of one mile and one furlong, was something of an achievement. Lamplighter was one of the best horses in the country at that time and the hero of some famous fa-mous battles. oo |