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THE McDANIEL McDonnell CONFEDERCY CONFEDERACY Joseph Cairn Simpson writes of the origin of the famous McDaniel McDonnell Confederacy in the Breeder and Sportsman of San Francisco as follows Though entries were made in the name of D McDaniel McDonnell Co the stable was popularly known as the McDaniel McDonnell Confederacy and for several years established the name by a constant suc such ¬ cession of victories Harry Bassett Basset Hubbard Rhubarb Joe Daniels Daniel Tubman Truman Katie Pease Springbok Mattie A and others were a powerful confeder confider ¬ acy achy indeed and the formation of the syndicate or rather occurrences that led to it saved Col Cool McDaniel McDonnell from bankruptcy bankruptcyThere bankruptcy There was a time when Col Cool McDaniel McDonnell was sorely troubled His horses were under attach ¬ ment meant at the Secaucus Speculums race course at that time managed by him and he had tried every scheme he could think of to raise the necessary amount of money quite a large sum Saunter ¬ ing King up Broadway absorbed in gloomy thoughts he was accosted by a man who was an occa Boca ¬ sional spinal Visitor at the race course and somewhat fond of speculation thereon Appalled at his own rashness he uttered a stammering state ¬ ment meant of the state of affairs without the least hope of relief when despair was banished joy sprang exultant on uprising wings when the answer was Glad to have it in my power to help you Come to the store and i will give you a check The kindness was not restricted to a sum sufficient to pay the debt enough besides to carry him along till the racing meeting com ¬ menced menaced mencedThat menaced That kind friend was Harry Bassett Basset and the final result the establishment of the McDaniel McDonnell confederacy Mr Bassett Basset was in the millin million ¬ ery very and strawgoods strawboards business and connected with the same line of trade were Albert S Gage and John E Brewster Browser Tubman Truman Hub bard and Joe Daniels Daniel were sharp equine fig ¬ ures cures on the turf subsequent to the time of the transaction mentioned mentionedMr mentioned Mr Brewster Browser became the oopular copular secretary of the Washington Park Club and Mr Gage one of the most active members now keeps the Wellington Hotel in this city Joe Daniels Daniel took Hubbard Rhubarb to California with Katie Pease and Mattie A Springbok was taken to Ken ¬ tucky tuck
