Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-25
WITH THE HORSES.
American Horse Owner Withdraws
 From the English Turf. -.

American Horse Owner WithdrawS
 -. From the English Turf. -..
 London, Oct 25.-The sale of J.. A. Drake's seven horses. at Newmarket, yesterday morning, realized 3,076 guin- eas (S15, ,6SD. Colonel Peppers Kings Courier brought 5,2O guineas ($26,- 52O) MT Drake's Royal Flush will be sold later, probably after his match with Eager on Saturday. The receipts of this sale are supposed to cover an investment on which MT Drake real ized goOdly fortune. There was a large gathering at Tattersall's, where the Duke of York and Lord William Beresford were among the interested spectators. Kings Courier was bought by bookmaker, MT Sievier. Contra ry to expectations, Colonel Pepper did not bid.
 MT Drake closes his career on the English turf because of the recent crit lcisms Of American training methods. American jockeys and American bet ting men. He is said to have made about S1 100000 recently on the Eng fish racecourses. His horse, Royal Flush. ridden by Lester Reiff, is to race the English horse Eager, ridden by Mornington Cannon, over the Hurst club course on Saturday, as a match test of American methods against English methods. Eager is owned by MT Neumann. The Hurst Turf club have offered a gold cup worth S2,5OO for the winner of the race and the owners of the two horses have put up an additional $2,500 each to go to the winner
 The criticisms of American racing methods are generally regarded as be- ing based upon jealousy of the start ling successes of the American jock eys. They do not receive the indorse- ment of all the English newspapers Enoch Wishard. the trainer of MT Drake's horses, has been charged with using electric girth straps, with carry ing electric batteries under his saddles and with all sorts of so-calIed tricks to make horses win. The whole trou- ble seems to be that the English train- CTS are away behind the age, and that the English jockeys have much to learn from the Amerlcun riders.
 According to a dispatch from Lon- don published on Monday, Colonel Pep per was much disappointed at the scratching of his horse. Kings Cour-
 fer, from the Cambridgeshire stakes, run yesterday at Newmarket. It was added that when the colonel sold a half interest in the racing qualities of Kings Courier to MT Drake he was confident that the horse would go to the stud with this important race to his credit. MT Drake was quoted as holding the opinion that the horse was not fit for such a trying race as the Cambridgeshre.
 Kings Courier is a 3-year-old chest nut colt. by Kingston. out of Stylitene
 Lo, the poor Americans! Now that such an authority on morals as the Jer- Sey Lily has condemned him, where is he to hide his diminished head? All the crooks. all the bracklegs, all the touts on the English turf are Ameri- cans-hear the Englishmen tell it., As a matter of fact. however, the worst turf crook and the lowest tout in America would be innocent in the hands of his English brother of the same school. The Americans have committed one and only one unpardon able offense. Thy have beaten the Englishmen at every turn of the game east their jockeys into the shade and given birth to doubt as 10 the merits of their trainers. Before the Ameri cans showed their merit they were laughed at. Now they are condemned on all hands.
 If there ever was foul rider in America that rider was Sloane. Bu1 Sloane is in the employ of the Prince of Wales and there is no word of con demnation for him. Tod was always lucky.
 San Rafael. Cal. Oct 25. Patrick Rice, formerly one of the most famous of American race horse trainers, com mitted suicide near this city by taking laudanum. Rice who trained Ter Broeck and several other famous thor oughbreds, was one of the first horse