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GEORGE V HANKINS AS A TURFMAN George V Hankius is dead Like his brother Al he at one time loomed large in affairs of the turi and owned and raced u number of famous horses Probably the best horse the elder brother Al ever owned was a grand racer named Aramis He was a son of Phaeton and probably not far away irom being as good as Ten Broeck but not being raced on fashionable tracks did not gain near so much fame On the other hand George at one time and another raced such bright stars of the track as Terra Cotta Bobespierre Jacobin Galen Uudolpi Huntress and linclo Bob to say nothing of such lesser light as Sanlalene Wheeler T Kaloolah Lola May Kosiyn Chilhowic Anna Mayes and others that won their share in good company east and west westIt It may be that Terra Cotta was his best horse He wjis a grand thoroughbred in every respect With him llankins twice narrowly failed to win the Sub iirbiin Handicap at Sheepshead Bay running second to Elkwood in 1SSS and second to Baceland in 1889 Tlie records say Elkwood won by a neck but there are westerners still alive who vow Terra Coltsi won In 1SS the greatest rider of the day Jimmy Mc Laughliu rode for Hankius and had the shock of his life when he was ruled off the turf at Nashville It was a singular alTair in some respects Haukins started Santalene and Terra Cotta in the Hock City Handicap at u mile and a sixteenth McLaughlln rode Terra Cotta at IM pounds and Leuvy was on Sautalene at 1J2 It was desired to win with Santa lone so under instructions Jimmy dropped Terra Cotta hack after convoying Santnleiie into what ap ¬ peared u safe lead in the homestretch Then Loavy on Santalene grew careless and was easing his mount in the last sixteenth when the lightly weighted and sj eedy mare Clara 0 carrying but ninety eight pounds dashed uy with a rush and had won by a head before Santalene could be again roused into his full stride Forthwith there was much turmoil and the judges ruled Jimmy otT for pulling Terra Cotta But his banishment from the turf did not last long His absolutely sijotless reputation is a rider and tio fact that investigation disclosed lie had ridden to orders to let a stable companion of his mount win led to his reinstatement and complete exoneration the next day dayRudolph Rudolph was another grand handicap horse owned bv Uanklns In the Worlds Fair year here lie won the Great Western Handicap at Washington P rk and a few days later won from one of the greatest collection of handicap horses that ever started in ihe United States when he dedfealed Vo Tambinii Ray S Loudoilii Illume Diablo Lamplighter Morello Michael Poet Scout Highland Huron Ida Pick ¬ wick Wlldwood Maid Marian and Santa Anna tracks every one of them in the 25000 Columbus Handicap He also won that year the Fordham Handicap and lie Manhattan Handicap at Morris Park New York the Kentucky Handicap at Louis ¬ ville and many other races in which he conclusively nroved himself a remarkable race horse Uncle Bob won tho American Derby of 1890 for llankins and Robespierre brought him the honors of the Tennessee Derby at Memphis but in the Kentucky Derhv could only run third to Riley and Bill 1eteher 1eteherllankins llankins was one of the group f men who loasod the old West Side track after Ed Corrigan aban ¬ doned it In favor of Hawthorne at the end of 18S9 and changing its name to GatHeld Park conducted racing there on a lavish scale until the tragic death of Capt Jim Brown brought about its instant and complete cessation there thereHe He wis born and raised at Mellenry 111 where his body was taken for burial yesterday He was sixtyseven years of age at the time of his death and is survived by two sisters and several nephews In his days he had all that money could bring and it did him no good
