The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
SYMPATHETIC FEELING
FOR BARNEY SCHREIBER.
MANY CONSIDER 1T THE DUTY OF
WASHINGTON PARK TO SHOW ON
WHAT EVIDENCE THEY OR
DERED BARNEY TO VACATE
LIVE TURF GOSSIP OF
EAST AND WEST.

| There has been much local synpath,
expressed for the popular ST. Louis turf
man. Barney Schneider. at the unplea Sc n
position In which he has been placed by fh'
ruling OF the officials at Washington Parf
In the last week. IL Is the hearty desire
of every honest follower Of the turf here
abouts. that tire Washington Park official;
VIII reconsider the hasty action taken. II
| Barney Is guilty of wroneioing and the Of
ncials OF Washington Park have substan-
tial evidence 10 that effect. II is their duty
10 themselves as Well as to The racing pub
| lie OF the West TO lei the public know on
| what evidence such action was taken. As
! th- matter now stands the great mai 1rii.
OF turfn'ei In the West believe that Barney
! Schneider has been treated unjustly. 4,
| The Washington Park stewards Will only
| produce the evidence this public unease at
| their action will be removed. and all will
| say: Washington Park is all right and
! Barney II all wrong"
! IL is the general belief that m such evil
| dence exists. and that snap judgment has
been taken on our St. Louis breeder and
I sportsman.
| The sympathetic feeling grows each hour
! ana an echo from the Louisville Courier
Journal in the good old Bluegrass region
There were many expressions Of SYM
| pathy for MIR Schneider. who has a host
/ OF friends on the turf
He has raced large stable for many
years. besides conducting a large business
IN the betting ring. but the present in
stance Is the first In which his operations.
either as an owner or a trainer have been
subject 10 judicial inquiry.
During the years OF Schreiber's unin-
terrupted success he has owned many good
race horses. and now has In his stable
string numbering some OF the best thor
oushbfeds In training in the West.
Always "A heavy speculator Schneider
has conducted his betting In n perfectly
fI Ien "I NAM ana M. can count among his
the turf.
While. in the course of laying prices in
ms own BOOK against his own entries his
commissions have been watched for and
generally followed To some extent BY his
srniie, pehciiiers; the big bookmaker has
frequently held his own horses out in his
book and lost heavily when they failed 10
Schneider owns an interest In the beau
tiful IngIeside race track AT San Francis
co. ana besides conducts an extensive
breeding establishment near st. Louis
gulariy successful one from the time he
started in an humble way at Kansas City,
his former home"
At the next meeting Of the Newport track
a new presiding Judge will be in the stand
Jackson Smith. who has presided in the
past three MEETINGS. has decided 10 sever
MS connections with racing In an official
capacity; Nobody has been mentioned to
succeed Mr.. Smith. and the Newport man
assinent Is anxious for him TO continue in
office. but Mr.. Smith has avowed that he
IS done with racing as an official.
Englshmen are not afraid TO part with
their money when ood-looking thorough
bred Is offered for sale. The war has drained
INN. OF ,t.t1,
thusiast, but there were a number Of men
present at the sale OF yearlings at the
late Duke Of Westminsters stud at New
market last week. who Were willing to re-
coup their shattered fortunes by trying to
select prospective champion.
some sensational prices were realized.
Twelve yeariERs were sold Cor 5000
cuineas ts215.HeSD. This was the greatest
amount ever realized for a similar num-
Der Of yearlings at public auction in any
country. The sale was a big success n
every particular and proves that breeding
hsh-class thoroughbreds is a most valuable
A. sierier paid the top price of the sale.
He bousht a filly. Persimmon. dam Or
nament; for lo;o" guineas Cs5o0oo,. This Is
hIly in either England or America. She is
a grand-looking Individual Her sire. Per-
smmon. is Derby winner.
BY the young Duke OF Westminster. who
bought colt by Orme. dam kissing Cup.
for which he paid s.leo guineas, Gi5.loo,
has been very successful a sire. Flying
Fox being one of his Get.
Thi. sale Of English yearlings beats all
records for purchase prices In either Eng
land or America.
In the spring Of 1883 June 20. King
Maud Hampton. brousRt aS.ooooa '' record cord
price for a yearling In America. He was a
failure as race horse and won one race
with King Thomas broueht only small |
prices. but they proved much better racers. |
Two weeks ago twelve yearlings sired by |
Brought more than $500. John Madden |
secured the star of the sale. paying Se0.e0 |
Tor FOR colt by Hanover. dam Correction. Al |
out Of Reckon for $4,000.
Marcus DAILY. owner of the Bitter Root |
Farm In Montana. has quit the turf. II Is |
not known whether his colors, copper.
green sleeves and cap" will ever again be /
seen on a race track. One thing Is certain.
loss OF Mr. DAILY will be severe blow 10
the Eastern turf. as he was one of its best |
supporters. He has had many cracks in
his string. among them being the great
Tammany. which won many races FOR him
Mr.. Daily also owned Montana, which won
the Suburban Handicap some years ago
from Major Domo and Laripiighter. II was /
he who gave John Madden $4,000 for Ham
burg as 3-year-old. and then. after WIN
n ni TWO Two. or h three races with him the prin,
the Brighton Cup. retired him to the stud
Illness is what caused MI Daily to retire |
He had twenty-five horses ready TO race.
the other two. ST. Finan and Inishfree. g.
year-cl9s. The lot were In training all year
as Mr.. DAILY intended TO race them In his |
own colors.
Many believe Kinley Mack, the great |
Eastern stake winner. halls from Ken |
lucky. This is a mistaken idea as the fol- |
lowing extract from California letter !
shows:
Songstress. the dam OF Kinley Mack. the |
only horse to win the BROOKLYN and Sab |
1rban handicaps-and II Is worth remember
Ing that the California-bred 4-year-o.d won
those two important events the same year |
within three weeks OF each other and, what
Is more the former over a heavy track
and the latter over a fast :rRck-was pur- |
chased as a yearling for l.: Z, shlppee OF
Franklin of the Kentucky stud of Tennes- |
See on the advise Of Edward F. Smith. then
Of the State Agricultural Society, |
who was attending to all of Mr.. Shippee's |
100 " no gave the fliiy the appropriate name
1f Songs;ress. as she was out of Malibran. |
who was a daughter OF Melodious. Tho
price paid 500. AT the Shippoe dis \
,ersal sale where Messrs Burns 4 Water
lOusa purchased Picnic also named. by the
way. by Mr.. Smith. and so much OF their |
present stock. there was quite battle for
he possession Of SonzstresS which. though |
the had been a failure as n race horse (she |
had been raced at the Bay District tract). |
vas a grand-iookinS individual. blood bay
without a spot of white, and built exactly
on the lines Of typical English thorough
bred She was finally knocked down to Mr..
Vackey for 81 900 or thereabouts, who thus
obtained her for himself. and Mr. s. c. Lar
abee Of Deer Lodge. Mont. but the latter
was so impressed that he bought her out
right from his partner. Bred first to ST.
ga iour in 1891. then twice 10 Feiiowcharm,
md once to ill-starred Martenhurst: she