Cary T. Grayson to WT Waggoner
Title
Cary T. Grayson to WT Waggoner
Creator
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Identifier
WWP16683
Date
1930 September 15
Description
Cary Grayson writes to W. T. Waggoner about purchasing race horses.
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
Dear Mr. Waggoner: -
I received your letter from Colorado Springs while I was at Saratoga. I did all I could to help Paul and Mr. Vestal to pick out the best of the SIR GALLAHAD colts which Hancock offered for sale. I hope they turn out very successfully. The ones that you got certainly seemed to be the best of the lot and I hope that means that they will be the best of the lot when they go to post.
The reason you havent heard from me sooner is that when I left Saratoga I went to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts for a visit with Mrs. Grayson and the boys. There I recuperated from that attack of Pneumonia which I had the latter part of June. In addition, pencils and pens seemed to be scarce at Martha’s Vineyard. I hope you are back home again and that you are feeling much more comfortable than you were when you last wrote me.
Concerning a stallion, I have had several offers from my English friends, but I have never referred them to you because I did not approve of them as to breeding, price, etc. However, I still have hopes of helping you to get a top-notcher some day.
I was sorry to read in the papers of BROADWAY LIMITED’S death. I fear that his dropping dead in that race might have been due to his operation. As I wrote you, I saw his half-brother by SIR GALLAHAD, INSCO, win over the best colts in Chicago, and I certainly wished that you had owned him instead of BROADWAY. He is a colt that appears to have great possibilities and is bred to make a sire. I am trying to get hold of an extra clipping from the New York Telegraph which tells you why he did not run in the Futurity. After he won at Chicago, Mr. Hertz offered $75,000 for him. I suppose this must seem like a small price to you as I recall reading in the papers where you offered Mr. Hertz $1,000,000 for REIGH COUNT. I felt very tempted to ask Mr. Hertz when I saw him why he did not take that $1,000,000, but on second thought it seemed to adopt the methods of Calvin Coolidge- and keep my mouth shut!
A friend of mine from California told me a story which you might like to pass on to Judge Barwise and others. It seems a man was bragging to his friend about what a wonderful engineer Hoover was. The friend agreed and said Hoover was perhaps the greatest engineer in all the world as he had not only ditched the United States but drained it!
Looking forward to hearing from you, and with warm personal regards, believe me as ever
Your sincere friend,
Cary T. Grayson
I received your letter from Colorado Springs while I was at Saratoga. I did all I could to help Paul and Mr. Vestal to pick out the best of the SIR GALLAHAD colts which Hancock offered for sale. I hope they turn out very successfully. The ones that you got certainly seemed to be the best of the lot and I hope that means that they will be the best of the lot when they go to post.
The reason you havent heard from me sooner is that when I left Saratoga I went to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts for a visit with Mrs. Grayson and the boys. There I recuperated from that attack of Pneumonia which I had the latter part of June. In addition, pencils and pens seemed to be scarce at Martha’s Vineyard. I hope you are back home again and that you are feeling much more comfortable than you were when you last wrote me.
Concerning a stallion, I have had several offers from my English friends, but I have never referred them to you because I did not approve of them as to breeding, price, etc. However, I still have hopes of helping you to get a top-notcher some day.
I was sorry to read in the papers of BROADWAY LIMITED’S death. I fear that his dropping dead in that race might have been due to his operation. As I wrote you, I saw his half-brother by SIR GALLAHAD, INSCO, win over the best colts in Chicago, and I certainly wished that you had owned him instead of BROADWAY. He is a colt that appears to have great possibilities and is bred to make a sire. I am trying to get hold of an extra clipping from the New York Telegraph which tells you why he did not run in the Futurity. After he won at Chicago, Mr. Hertz offered $75,000 for him. I suppose this must seem like a small price to you as I recall reading in the papers where you offered Mr. Hertz $1,000,000 for REIGH COUNT. I felt very tempted to ask Mr. Hertz when I saw him why he did not take that $1,000,000, but on second thought it seemed to adopt the methods of Calvin Coolidge- and keep my mouth shut!
A friend of mine from California told me a story which you might like to pass on to Judge Barwise and others. It seems a man was bragging to his friend about what a wonderful engineer Hoover was. The friend agreed and said Hoover was perhaps the greatest engineer in all the world as he had not only ditched the United States but drained it!
Looking forward to hearing from you, and with warm personal regards, believe me as ever
Your sincere friend,
Cary T. Grayson
Original Format
Letter
To
Waggoner, William Thomas (1852–1934)
Files
Collection
Citation
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson to WT Waggoner,” 1930 September 15, WWP16683, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.