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H. B. DURYEAS RACING SUCCESSES ABROAD The records of the Knglish turf show few instances in Which an owner bis been singled out fo»" a greater share of fortunes favors than that of the Weil-known American sportsman. Mr. Herman B. Duryea. Mr. Duryea won the Derby of 1914 with Durbar II. and the Two Thousand Guineas two years earlier by aid ■ Sweeper IL. thus enrolling himself as the only American owner whose colors had been carried successfully in the tirst two of the three classic races open to colts. Mr. LoriUard many years earlier came within an ace of winning tin- "triple crown" with Iroquois, which won both tin- Derby and the St. l.eger. but at his tirst appearance that season 1881 he had to knuckle under to Peregrine in the Two Th insand. For that race li .pi . i- was beaten by three lengths, but in the Derby, with Fred Archer substituted for the Guineas pilot. II. Morgan, the Aiinri-an-bred colt turned the tables on Peregrine in decisive fashion. A third American owner, the late Mr. W. C. Whitney. likewise won the Derby, but his winner. Volodyovgkl, w i- an English-bred horse leased from his breeder. the late Lady Meiix. Neither was either of Mr. I uryea- tw olussj,- winners, strictly speaking. M titled to rank as American bred, for Sweeper 11 . a It bough his dam was mated in the States with 1 his sire. Broomstick, was foaled in France, while • Din bar II was bred in that country by the Knglish -ire Rabelais out of the imported American mare Armenia, by Meddler out of a daughter of Hanover. Our initial remark to the effect that Mr. Duryea was exceptionally fortunate as an owner was prompted not so much by his having carried off two such Important events as the "Bine Riband ot tin- Turf" and the Tw.- Thousand Guineas, as by the curious faet that during his Knglish turf career he owned only four individual winners, which among them carried off no more than seven races • in all. and that in addition to the two "classics," his victories included the Stewards Cap and the • Champion Sprint Handicap. For much of his sue. cess Mr. Duryea was indebted to the blood of Med dler which was exported to the Halted States after the death of Mr. "Abington" P.airdl. for Mediant, with Which be won the popular OoodwOOd sprint and th.. other handicap at Hunt Park, was sired I by Meddler. Then was not the dam of bis Derby winner. Durhai II., BBM a .laughter of Meddler! The dim of Sweener II. was purely Knglish. being a n, arc bj Sir Hugo, which was sent out to the • United States about a dozen years ago. When Mr. Duryea tirst leglstered his colors, "Green, white- 1 I I , ; I . 1 i i i i . ! 1 ho.ped sleeves." in 1998, be sent a few horses to 0 join those of Mr. W. ". Whitney and Mr. Richard 1 Croker at Heath House. Newmarket, under the care e of J. Huggins. the well-known American trainer. . The result was disappointing, and his tramp card. . Aeefnll. after consistently failing to score, was s sent back to the United States. It was not until 1 half a dozen years later that Joy nor trained his s tirst winner for him in the Stewards" Cup victor. •. Mediant, which, with F. ONeill in the saddle. 1, started at 10 to 1 and scored in easy fashion by y three lenghts from The Tower. Roinney and a big t field. Mr. Duryea about that time had set up a breeding I and racing stud in France, bringing some cheat • • broodmares, inclusive of Ravelin and Armenia, fro a II the States. From France, where Sweeper II. was s foaled, he was sent as a youngster to this country v to be trained at Steckbridge by Mr. Atty. Persse. As a twoyear-ohl he won a go d race at Ascot. . and also the Richmond Stakes at Good wood. In n the Two Thousand Guineas in 1912, for which Ii Sweeper II. started third favorite at 8 to 1. Danny Matter landed him an easy winn r by a length fri .n 1 Jaeger, thus continuing their juvenile form, and I not unnaturally he started a warm favorite fo" the Derby at 2 to 1. He failed to stay and finished 1 unplaced to Mr. Raphaels gray lily Tagalie, Jaeger ami Mr. Belmonts goo.t colt Tracery, wales subsequently showed himself to be the best eolt of his year by carrying off the Doncasler St. Leger. Having failed to win the Derby with a hot favorite. Air. Duryea was more fortunate two years a* forward. Durbar II.. with McGee up. bringing off a 20 to ] chance from Hapsbiug and Peter the Hermit in the biggest field thirty— of t torn time-. Prior to 1914 one has to go back to Hermits y,.:lr ; 1887 for as many as thirty runners. In France • Mr. Duryea won the lrix du C.nscil Municipal in 1!I12. by aid id his t lire.- year old Shannon by Irish Lull, and various other races of good value. By Mr. Duryeas death a, number of nominations become void in the chief races, under Rale W, in- elusive amongst others of the following: Two Thousand Guineas: Crimper, Tennessee, Now Then, lister III.. Kl Diner... One Thousand Guineas; Overlap. Monopoly II.. Tan II. The Derby: Crimper. Tennessee. Overlap. The Oaks: Over lap. Friction II. — London Sportsman.
