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MAJ ALGERNON DAINGERFIELD DEATH OF MAJ ALGERNON DAINGERFIELD IS MOURNED MOURNEDJockey Jockey Club Official Succumbs in New York After Long Illness IllnessNEW NEW YORK N Y June 10 Maj Alger ¬ non Daingerfield assistant secretary of The Jockey Club died at his home in Garden City this morning He had been in poor health for a considerable time and his pass ¬ ing was not altogether unexpected unexpectedThe The deceased sportsman was 72 years of age and in his long service to the turf he was universally admired and respected Born at Harrisonburg Va young Daingerfield was employed as a newspaper man in Wash ¬ ington and it was there that he first came into racing when appointed secretary of the Washington Jockey Club which organization conducted its racing at the Benning course courseA A son of Foxhall Daingerfield he came into the thoroughbred sport and breeding naturally for the elder Daingerfield a broth ¬ erinlaw to James R Keene was studgroom and manager of Castleton Stud It was there that he was responsible for the Domino line which came through his matings and the Domino line has done more than any other to bring fame to American bloodstock bloodstockJames James R Keene was vicechairman of The Jockey Club of which August Belmont was chairman until the time of his death and it was on June 1 1903 that Algernon Dainger ¬ field was made assistant secretary In that office he became almost The Jockey Club himself with his knowledge of the sport He was something more than a secretary he was an advisor advisorSURVIVED SURVIVED BY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DAUGHTERThe The dead sportsman is survived by his widow and a daughter Miss Margaret Dain ¬ gerfield gerfieldServices Services will be conducted Thursday at 11 a m in the Cathedral of the Incarnation at Garden City Long Island IslandWilliam William Woodward chairman of The Jockey Club and one of the best known owners and breeders in racing said I Thoroughbred racing has suffered a great loss in the passing of Algernon Daingerfield He was one of the bestinformed men on racing in the country and he was known far and near as one of the best and finest racing officials the sport has ever known As an officer of The Jockey Club he was most effi ¬ cient thorough and capable in every manner I have been associated with him for many manyContinued Continued on fortysecond page ALGERNON DAINGERFIELD PASSES AT SEVENTYTWO SEVENTYTWOJockey Jockey Club Official Succumbs in New York After Long Illness IllnessContinued Continued from first page pageyears years and will greatly miss him not only his services to The Jockey Club but as a real friend friendTheodore Theodore J Knapp president of Aqueduct said saidI I have known Algernon Daingerf ield since I was a small boy and probably more inti ¬ mately than most of the younger men were privileged I always had the highest regard for him as a gentleman and a sportsman and his passing is a real personal loss lossGeorge George H Bull president of Saratoga and Empire City said saidAt At a time like this it is hard to really express your sentiments it has been such a shock Algernon Daingerfield was a sin ¬ cere personal friend of mine in addition to our long association in thoroughbred racing I will miss him greatly his advice and his companionship He was one of the most colorful figures in racing and was admired and respected by all Dr Edward P Kilroe president of Jamaica and treasurer of Aqueduct said saidHe He was a stanch friend an expert on rac ¬ ing and one of the best officials the sport has ever had His death comes as a great shock It was a pleasure to have been asso ¬ ciated with him for many years and I will miss him greatly greatlyMarshall Marshall Cassidy steward of the state rac ¬ ing commission said saidOnly Only the passing of years will set forth the true worth om Major Daingerfield to racing He was the personification of all that was good in a great sport His name ever will be linked to the conservative forces which made The Jockey Club a guiding spirit to racing everywhere He was of the old school which dedicated racing as a sport and the thoroughbred as a symbol of power speed and mans pleasure He was my friend and associate I shall cherish his memory
