The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-12
RUNNING TRACK TALK.
Gossip From ST. Louis About Horses
and HOrsemen.


Gossip From st. Louis About Horses
and HOrsemen.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE present promi-
hence of John Huffman. half owner of the
new find. What 'er Lou" gives added pith
to this story, says the st. Louis Globe-Demo.
crat:
Zone day. while the Lakeside meeting was
IN progress small man. with his hat set
rakishly on one of the front corners of his
head, approached the paddock gate with
the air of one to whom the exercise of all
privileges was matter of habit. When
the burly gatekeeper threw his brawny arm
across the opening and said. Hold on. there
the little man turned to him with look of
mingled pain. surprise and indignation.
~" What's the NATTER? he asked sharply.
You can't get in here on that badge re-
turned the gatekeeper decidedly and doggedly,
at the same time gently pushing the little
were pressing behind. -r;,ss.,-.
: That's FUNNY said the little man half to
himself > fas man that. owned and: raced 70
Tambien, Maid Marian; Prince Carl, Van
Buren, and that kind. o. dogs. turned down
at the gate of the paddock at Robyn
"The gatekeeper- did not recognize Chris
Smith. He was there to judge men not by
what they were or had been. but by the
gate, and he was tending it from hasp to
hinges.
.'Smth hung on the fence until some one
who knew, him and had the entire sought
Secretary Williamson and explained the sit
uation to him. Mr.. Williamson promptly ex-
changed the little mans Complimentary"
for an owners badge, and from that time
to the close of the meeting Chris enjoyed
all the privileges that such a decoration de-
mands.
"But he never recovered fully from the
shock incident upon being stopped by an
1ndianian who possibly had never heard OF
the little plunger or, the. peerless mare that
once carried his colors."
When Chris Smith owned and raced 70
rambler. buren,.
were raced as the property of the Kendall
stable, in which this same John Huffman
Der of the firm, Smith was the bettor. Dur
ing the existence of the relations between
the two men the stable was the most prom
inent in the country. 1t had grand horses,
admirably handled but above all. it was
famed for its integrity, and no breath OF
suspicion ever furnished the name of the
dissolution of the partnership between the
two men, while its reputation for honesty
was scrupulously upheld by Little Chris"
Smith, the horses of the Kendall hs stable
fortunate deaths of Yo Tambien and Maid
Marian and the Kendall stable is now but
fading memory OF all that was good in
racing.
Leber Karl must not be underrated be-
cause of his defeat Saturday by What 'er
Lou. The task assigned of conceding such
Jumps of weight to cid horses as Lieber
Karl was asked to Go Saturday is trc-
mendous one. The three-year-olds who have
conceded anything like the weight Lieber
Karl was giving away were wonders. Mo-
rella, when he won the Club Members in
1898, carrier 116 pounds. giving Ray S. four
years old. who carried E6 and finished
finished third. 231a pounds, but Morella was
a wonder. Yo Tambien could give away
a lot of weight to old horses and beat them;
Karl is hot one of these. He is high
class colt, and, while there better ones
in the country, they are few: 1t is not
likely he will start again for time He has
been in training now since some time in
February, when his preparation for the Ten
nessee Derby was begun. While he has not
won a great number of races, they have
been hard ones, against good horses and I'M
der high weights. His Saturday race showed
that he had stalled off lot but after he is
given let up and gooo resi-, , uneb br WI" 81,
argument.
Interest in the great St. Louis. Derby
which will be run at the far groun;a1s Saoua-
as each day advances toward the premier
event and everything points to record
breaker on h ea{ stated
that his mail has increased enormously OF
late with queries from out-of-town people
wanting to know all about the Derby. wh Gnn5
Friend, Eithoiin, Libation and other noted
flyers will start and a thousand and one
other interrogations
George Bennett the wel-known bookmaker
vii, return to st. Louis this morning after
an absence of a week.
Fred Foster says that DR.. Sheppard is
fast recovering from his sickness and will be
all right again this week.
Col. John Schorr left for Chicago last night
to see Macy and Timemaker run. He will
return to ST. Louis later in the week.
Tornme Burns left last night for Chicago
tn ride Col Schorr's good two-year-old, w.
Overton, in the graduate stakes there
Wednesday. He comes back later in the
week.
Senator o'Brien went to his home at Still
water. Mimi, yesterday, to be gone for
few days: He says. the races here are as
good he has seen in years and he will
continue to run here.
The Meramec stakes. value Sl.500. will be
run Saturday next. 1t is a selling sweep
stakes, one mile. and is for three-year-olds.
There were sixty-six nominations. and a
large field will no doubt go to the post.
George Walker, Col. Schorr's well-known
trainer. will remain here in charge of the
Schorr stable. Young John Schorr is in Chi
cago and will keep tab on Macy. Time
maker. w. Overton and one two others OF
the Schorr contingent Col. Schorr has
fourteen head here
The next stake event at the fair grounds
will be the Golden Rod, for three year-olds,
at seven furlongs. The value of the stake
is $780, Among the entries are Forbush,
Verify Libation. Crockett, Veloce, from
bone Found. Gibraltar. Sir Rol.a. Loving
Cup, silva and Imperious. 1t promises to fur
nish hot race.
Fine watch and French clock repairing 2
street.