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• . " TURF RECORD OF "MR. FAIRIE." 1 Extreme Modesty Impels Owner of Last Epscm Derby Winner to Assume Nom de Course. "Mr. Fairic." owner of Lomhcrg. winner of this ■ years English Dolby, is one of the most peculiar characters of the turf. He is an exceptionally mod-est man of the most delicate susceptibilities, aud it was these qualities tii.it caused him to assume the nana de course "Mr. Faille." He explained himself pace that the assumed name was registered so as to MVe him from critic tana without due cause." lor in no way did he care to attract the least attention a to himself or his horses. "Mr. Fairic" did not ; always use the essoined nana?, and one season. . iiotal.lv 1S!»2. be raced under bis real name, which is A. Cnx. Like most keen turfites, "Mr. Fairic" has always bred his own horses and always took the greatest delight in watching their development and subsc-oneiit career, though .it times the success was very meager; but there came a turning point iu "Mr. 1-aines" career, and It happened with the advent of Galicia, the dam of Lcniberg and P.ayardo. the two equine giants of the hour. She was Coaled in ls.is and is by Galopin out of Isoletta. As a racer | herself she gave no great satisfaction nor the least , promise that she would ever get a classic winner. j Galicia can ut as a two year-old at Kcmpton Park and ran third for the Two-Year-Old Plate to , a moderate field. Later in the season she wou the ] Biennial at Ascot, but there was nothing of note , behind her, and the victory attracted only passing attention. She was among the starters for the , Exeter Plate, but made a very poor showing. In ! her three-year-old year she did little or nothing. She van iu the Two Thousand Guineas and was no- j where and her showing was little better in the Oaks. , that vear. 1901. being notable for Hie victory of , Foxhall Keenes Cap and Bells II. , Still when put to such a moderate horse as Bay Ronald she got such a high-class animal as P.ayardo. Last year he failed in the Derby, but afterward cleaned ftp every thing and showed conclusively tliat j there was not a horse in England of any age able to give him a gallop. Already bfc lias won over K t HMi lor his owner, and by no means has he yet reached the end of his career. Willi a change of sires Galicia seemed to do even hotter, for she got Leathers; from Cvllene and. though be just failed to land the Two Thousand, he won the Derby in record time, showing himself to be a wonderful colt. "Mr. Fairie" has dabbled in the racing game since 1SS7, the year his colors, white, orange sleeves and cap. were registered. In the winning list of owners for thai year he is not credited with a single win. | but the iii-xl year, 1888, there M the modest sum of tftftO opposite his name, the result of a single victory. Since that time with ids ups and downs of tack on the tntT be has won 112 races Worth 9538,-7o5. In iss9 he won one race worth 88, but nevertheless be kept on and bis colors were seen here and then- wherever be found a race ho thought suitable for his horses. Ills first winner was a horse named Peterbof, and others of his early racers were Shekel. Black Eagle and Queen Lily. These were well bred, for from the very first "Mr. Fairic" aimed at breeding animals r the best class. His horses were trained by James Ryan at Green Lodge, Newmarket. In 1988 "Mr. Fairie" seemed to have a little better luck, lor with two horses named Guardian and Capua he won two moderate races worth ftl,2TO. The first good horse "Mr. Fairie" owned was Banted Galeopsis. ■ roll by Galopin out of Agave. When a two-year old he made his debut at Sandown in the British Dominion Stakes and ran a close second to Loretto. an odds on favorite owned by C. D. Rose. At Kcmpton soon afterward with Tom Cannon iu the saddle Galeopsis wou the Grand TWO-Year-Old Stakes, and after a failure at Manchester he won the Kous Memorial at Newmarket. Then for the first time "Mr. Fairie" took a prominent place on the list of winning owners for that year. ISH, his total reaching 1.72o for nine races. Galeopsis earned the bulk of the sum, bis contribution being |!ft, 160. It was thought that handsome things were in store for Galeopsis in his three-year -I old year. 1882, but be was the rankest sort of a disappointment. He was among the string that went to the post for the Two Thousand Guineas, but the best showing lie made was fourth, though it was remarkable that two lengths behind him came sir tingo, winner of Hie Derby a month later. In the Craven Stakes a little later Galeopsis was again in Hie ruck, and lie started for the Stewards Cup. but was nowhere. He occupied about the same poaitioa in a 5,000 r!, e at Leicester and was last in a three-horse contest at Doncaster. Wen- it not that "Mr. Fairic" bad other animals, which accounted for minor races, lie would not be reckoned on the list at all that year, but his showing for 1S92 was 2,385, the result of five races. The season of 1893 saw "Mr. Fairies" tide at its lowest ebb. for there is not a solitary win to bis name the entire year, but good times were near at hand. fut in 1S94 be made his to] notch figure to that date in the winning owners list. His colors were first nine times past the post, the total amount of money won licing 4.12o. The animal chiefly responsible for the success or the stable that year was Solaro. a colt by Galopin. oat of Capri. lie ■ made bis first appearance in the Exeter Stakes at Newmarket and. as be had been well I l ied, started favorite and lie won handily. Soon afterward at Liverpool Solaro lust failed to give eight pounds to Propeller, a crack colt owned bv Lord Derby. The failure did not shake "Mr. Fairies" confidence in his horse and he sent him for the Champagne .Stakes at Doncaster. Op|K sed to him was Saintly, a filly owned by Sir Daniel Cooper, and as she had won the National Breeders Produce Stakes at Sandown and the Rous Memorial at Goodwood she was the favorite, at 2 to 1. Mornington Cannon had the job of steering Solaro and he landed the money by half a length frqm a pair of dead-heaters that were la rront or Saintly. Solaro followed up Ibis victory with another iu Bat Pendergast Stakes. That same year there was another good two-year-old in the stable in Speedwell. He was started for the Imperial Breeders prodace stakes, but ran disappointingly, the race being won by Sir Visto, the Derby winner of the following vear. About a week later Speedwell was galled bat for the Middle Park Plate, which has always been regarded as the two-year old Derby, and he won in splendid style. Behind him were such smart ones as Keelson, Racon tear and Kirkconnel. With gnredweH in- the classics of ISO." it was thought Mr. Fairie should make a better record than in the previous year, but this was not to be. The colt by Springfield, out of Lady Muncaster. started second favorite for the Two Thousand Guineas, but he only finished sixth, being six lengths behind the winner, Sir J. RluinU-11 Maples Kirkconnel. Laveno was second and Sir Visto was a |M or third. That was the last of Speedwell, for he never ran again, in l he meantime Solaro had began the season well by tunning second for the Newmarket Stakes, while behind hinl was Sir Visto in third place. The Show-lag ewvinced Mr. Fairie that Solaro was a good colt, and as he had a nomination for the Epsom event he was prepared for it without delay. That year the form of the classic colts was very much mixed. Sir Vis«o won. witli Curzon. an unknown, sei-ond. Kirkconnel third and Solaro fourth. Solaro never accounted for another bracket, though he had three airings as a four year-old. The total winnings for the vear were 7,900, contributed by seven races. p Were it not for a bay colt by Enthusiast, out of j Greeba. the Fairie colors would not have counted for much in 189ft. As it was there were four wins, which brought a total of 1 ,54ft, a respectable aver-! age. the bulk beftsg the work of Eager, at that time I regarded as the very liest sprinter of his generation. n He won the Boyal Two-Ye.ir-Old Plate at Kcmpton. ■ healing Clielandry. the dam of Neil Gow. by three-quarters of a length. In the Bedford Plate he Started at odds of :: to 1 on and ran clean away from the lield, yet iu the Coventry Stakes at Ascot he made only a moderate showing, coming in only a pi or second to Geietta. Eager won the Triennial at Ascot the second day. so that of Hie amount wou that year for tin- stable he made "»,SS." . In lv i7. which was the year Gallee Move won the j Derby, Eager was among the starters and his price was fid to I. it being thought by that time that be could not stay beyond a mile. That he could go i this distance was made evident in the Rous Me rial at Ascot, for he won. beating Mario by four lengths, and he had wins in the Midsummer Plate •it Newmarket, the Brighton Cirp and the Derby Cup. at t IDs four wins made ,190 of the grand total of !S2.:.- iBS made by Mr. Fairie for ten victories. . I A ban year fell to the "Fairie" string in istis. f tin- total licing four races for the amount of 113,035, ■ Eager then a foiir-vear-old. was the mainstay, as he aeeoeuvted for 3,300. He look the Kous Memo rial at scot. the Duchess of York Stakes at Durst I Park and the Portland Plate at Doncaster. Eager i- continued his turf career in IBW, winning live races worth 0,275. and in ail that season the "Fairie" outfit won twelve races for a total of 3,790. « The horse to carry the orange, white sleeves and cap in anything like winning form in BIBB was Cataway, and her effort was not much, as she only won two races worth .7!KI. The colors were only in front once in 1801 and the money won was 00. Tbene was an improvement in 11MI2. for eight races broHgbl .708. but there was a slump again iu IJgH. win being recorded for a total of .*_. WO. s M 1893. the season of i:» »4 was an absolute blank. One ra.-c in 1905 hroagbl 08. From thence onward . matters were on the up-grade. r« r IBM brought a o total of *17 112 for four races. In 1!M 7 the "Fairie" stable had the lillv. Jubilee, a daughter, of Diamond t Jubilee and Genesee Doree. and she won five races. and th It named Eastern won one race, the six being worth 3,880, which was the grand total v for the year. y Then iii !1M»7 came P.ayardo as a two year old. a It was reported around Newinarkel that Alec Tav | lor who trained for "Mr. Fairie" of late years, bad j a fast youngster at Maton. but when it was geea that he was bv Bay Ronald, out of Galicia, the 1 ■ a ; . sharps said that It jjnald not be. However, he wns brought to Ascot for the New Stakes and there was gnat curiosity to see him. In the paddock he was not very impressive as he was walked around and the wise brigade winked and said another fake, bur changed their tune after the horses broke away from the start. Bayardo fairly flew over the ground, showing tlie most superb action and winning with the greatest ease. That year he won seven races, wortn 5,198, and but for Bayardo another blank would have been placed in front of ".Mr. Fairie" on the annals of winning owners. "Mr. Fairie" lives entirely at Newmarket, where he has a neat resilience. It is said hat "Mr. Fairie" made his money out of the Broken Hill mines iu Australia after taking MatheT of shares iu liquidation of a debt. These shares at the time were thought to be worthless, but time has shown them to be of enormous value.
