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POPULAR ENGLISH TURFMAN IS DEAD. Ernest Dresden died at a Riviera health resort March 10, and "in his passing, one of the most popular owners of recent years paid the great debt. . - Concerning him and his career on the turf. Loudon Sportsman of March 11, said: Although Mr. Dresden did not race on what may be termed a large scale, he had won many uice races, and owned a few horses which helped to nufke turf historv. He also patronized the sale ring pretty freely, and it was evidently his inteu- tlou to piny a more important part, judging from Ids purchases of voarlings last year. For a Thrush colt lie paid 1000 guineas, and for a colt by Your .Majesty from Claque, 2,400 guineas, while a Sun-dridge colt he bought for 1.50O guineas, and several others were knocked down to him. "Mr. Dresdens colors. Vauary, green cap, were registered in 1800, anil lie won his lirst race in the following season with Poitiers, a French-bred colt which he purchased out of a selling event at Lincoln for 500 guineas, and which subsequently won -for him the Wilton Welter Handicap at Manchester, with S. I.oates up. Sloan being on the third, Orestes, Mr. Dresden had very moderate fortune in the sue- ceeding year, only winning four events and 50U sovereigns, but one of his successful horses in that season was Nahband, which subsequently secured several stakes. Others which carried tho colors lirst home in 1001 were Knobstick, Brigadore and Castellina. Nahband was by Wolfs Crag, and among the colts victories were the Batthynny Plate at Lincoln twice. A youngster named En- tangled scored in the canary livery at Nottingham and Brighton, while Sir William, by Ainphion. an- nexed the First Spring Two-Year-Old Stakes at headquarters, upsetting the odds bet on Flying Footstep. Mr. Dresdens lif tit year on the turf 1004 was his second best, nine races being won and 5,010 sovereigns earned. He paid 010 guineas for Galantine, a Gallinule lilly, which, after running third io Cicero and Altoviscar for the Fitz-william Stakes at Newmarket, won the Acorn Stakes at Epsom, the Great Lancashire Breeders Produce Stakes at Liverpool. Hopeful Stakes Newmarket, and Cheveley Park Slakes. Otto Madden being her jockey. She was backed for the One Thousand in ihe next season, but stood no chance with Cherry Lass, her onlv other success being the Great Eastern Railway Handicap, starting at 100 to S. Another useful youngster was the Gallinule colt. Galangal. which bowled over the odds bet on Full Cry for the Princess Plate at Newmarket, and at Doncaster ran a dead heat with Verdiana for the Champagne Slakes, the favorite, Costly I July, being beaten a short head. Augellco placed the Molyncux Stakes, Liverpool, to Mr. Dresdens credit, while Home Truth commenced a series of victories which lie continued for three or four seasons, although the events gathered in were not of considerable importance. As a four-year-old the son of Veracity won four races olf the reed after live failures. The events secured were the Visitors Handicap and Exiling Handicap. Newmarket; Temple Handicap, Sandown, and Queciisberry Handicap. Newmarket. He again won the Teiiiple Handicap in the following year, when Mulligatawny appropriated the Gat-wick Selling Handicap, while the three-year-old Little Dolly was thrice a winner for Mr. Dresden. "A colt above the average was Saxham, b3 Desmond Rose Macdonald. purchased for 810 guineas, lie started joint favorite with Cynosure for the Woodcote Stakes without being placed, but under the eanarv jacket won the Mersey Stakes, Liverpool; Prince of Wales Plate. York; and Tattersall Sale Stakes. Doncaster. The colt won a Biennial at Ascot in his classic age. and is the sire of the smart Saxham Boy. and other winners. Gala Wreath won the Tudor Plate of 1,000 sovereigns at Sandown for Mr. Dresden, and a couple of other nice items, while Galleot, bought for 000 sovereigns as a yearling, quickly got back his purchase money by wiu- ning the Kenipton Park Nursery Handicap, another race or 1.000 sovereigns. From the year 100S until the season of 1013 the canary and green livery plaved but a minor part, though Hamilcar, Kiu-. sella. Martinet. Necktie. Florin, Betsy Jane, Cliud-dles, Chain Armour, Monte Fiore and others were successful in unimportant events. "Last year was quite the best Mr. Dresden had enjoved on the turf, eighteen races being won and 5.720 sovereigns earned. It was no doubt hoped that these ligures would have been considerably improved upon, but Florist sadly disappointed in the Cambridgeshire. The colt bad won his four previo.is races, including the Duke of York Stakes at Kemp-ton, and. starting favorite for the big event at headquarters, only finished ninth to Cantilever. His stable companion. Wagstaff. shared the betting honors with Night Hawk for the Cesarewitch. but it is now history that while the Leger winner utterly failed. Mr. Dresdens colt was placed fourth to Fiz Yania. The Newbury Autumn Cup was regarded as a fairlv good thing for Last Stand, though I.alscadden easily deprived him of the spoils. A useful voungstor was Arthur B.. and Stag won a couple- of Nurserv Handicaps at the last backend. Bv the death of Mr. Dresden many nominations became void under rule, including Wagstaff in the Queens Prize at Kenipton; Last Stand in the Great Metropolitan Stakes; and Florist in the Great Jubilee Handicap. For several years Mr. Dresdens horses were under the charge of C. Archer at Klles- mere House, Newmarket, and latterly with F. Pratt -it Wantage, there being eighteen intended to do duty during the ensuing season." 1 1 Ii d I t v : . 1 j J 1 : ; 1 ; ; , - 1 . ?
