The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-19
The Reiffs as Jockeys Well Liked
ON British Turf.
Are Very GentIemanly and Are
Making Big Money.
WIZARD WISHARD.
His COups Keep English Horse
men Guessing.
American Riders Have Won Over
$50 Races Abroad.

London, Sept. 1s.-China and the Boel
war are almost forgotten this week in
England.
Even the fight of Paul Kruger has
failed to attract attention, for all eyes
are turned to historic Doncaster' the
Goodwood OF the North
Racing at Doncaster dates back over
three centuries. while the famous ST
Leger stakes were instituted in the year
the American republic was born
1t is now nearly 300 years since a
mayor of Doncaster decided that noraces
should be held in the district, because
he thought it caused quarrels, murder
The heir to the throne won the St
Leger with his wonderful three-year- OLD
Diamond Jubilee.
BY winning the St. Leger race, which,
by the way, had in 1895 the honor OF
being the first attended by the girl VINO
was soon to become queen OF Great
Britain. Diamond Jubilee has won the
Diamond Jubilee is the fourth winner
Of the St. Leger who claims St. simon
as his sire.
American Jockeys success at Doncas-
ter is unprecedented on the English TURF
On the day the Prince of Wales horse
which was a heavy favorite, was ridden
to victory by an English jockey, every
other race was won by an American
That invincfble trio. Tod Sloan, Lester
Rein and his midget brother Johnny
carried all before them.
Wizard Wishard every day adds TO
laurels as well as money TO the purse OF
Mr.. Drake, whose string of horses, under
the American trainers care, have had
marvellous good luck on the English race
Mr. brakes bank account is growing
nearly as rapidly as did that OF his
friend, John w. Gates, when the plung-
ing American was in England backing
Mr. brakes stable
Wishard has the trick of sending to
the post winning horses whose merits
are little known to bookmakers
Whenever one of Mr.. brakes horses
wins a notable race you hear knowing
Americans say: "Oh, Wishard has
something up his sleeve better than that;
just keep your eye out for Wishard
surprise"
Wishard has performed several tricks
of magic at Doncaster. No one outside
the American clique took fancy to the
old horse Joe Ulman in the opening race
for the FitzWilliam stakes
This horse won the race last year, but
critics thought his day was over. Wish
horse in hand, and Lester Reiff rode him
TO victory
Lord William Beresford bought him
for 40 guineas. and entered him next
day for the Milton stake Wishard
hunted about his stable and found
Pedant, a forgotten horse. Lester Rein
rode him against Joe Ulman and won in
a canter.
NO wonder the English critics call Mr..
yVishard The Wizard But King $
Courier was his coup of the week
This is a Drake horse, long kept in
reserve, and entered in the Doncaster
cup against such notable horses as Merry
Gal the only horse which has beaten
the Prince of Wales Diamond Jubilee
this year, the Duke of Portland's Ii
Roche and the speedy trant D Eau
Kings Courier did what Nishard said
he would do He won handily. MI
James Keene was tickled by King
-e-r-.tr~ TT
That's another notable race for a
horse sired by kingston, said MI
Keene. I've had II foals from King
ston, now in Kentucky Many have been
Mr.. Keene paid $500 guineas for
promising yearling at Doncaster on
Thursday.
The bidding was very lively for seven
yearlings sent up by Sir Tatton Sykes
from the Sledmere stud. Only one
fetched less than 1000 guineas- The COM
petition was keenest for the brother OF
the ST. Leger winner Wild Flower, by
Enthusiastically. Mr.. Keene was
bound to get the colt and paid for it
the top price of the sale
He told me today, before he sailed for |
home on the Umbria, that he would |
bring some more of his best horses to |
England at once Mr.. Keene has been |
racing horses here for decade, but he |
has never had the success that he has /
had In America
Mr.. Marcus DAILY will be entering /
some of his horses here next season if /
his health does not fail him. He has /
a training stable not far from London. /
This season American jockeys have I
won more than $50 races While Tod /
Sloan's supremacy is generally coneed-
ed. it can not be questioned that the /
Iseiff boys hold higher place in public /
favor
The English like them because they /
have no side, or, as a Yankee would
say, they don't put on airs"
The rigid honesty of these two Ohio
boys delight English sporting men.
Mr.. Drake, who has brought them
here and whose patronage has enabled
them to pile up bank accounts for six
figures, has on several occasions recently
lost heavily backing horses against one