The age-herald., 1900-10-15
JOHN DRAKE AND
 HIS BIG WINNINGS
Talks of His Success and the
 English Turf
ALL DUE TO THE TRAINER
Touts and Trainers and Some Fashion able Folk Think That Electric Girth Straps Are Used on
 Drake's Fast Horses

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
 London October 6.-Mr. John Drake of Chicago, whose winnings, both in stakes and prices, have been the sensation of the English rasing season (and who owns Roy al Flush, the American bred and trained horse) which, with an American jockey up, Is to race the English bred and trained horse Eager, with an English jockey in the saddle, October 27 over the Hurst Club course, returns to America this month, richer by many thousand pounds than when he came to this country.
 If the English turfmen and turf follow CTS marveled at the phenomenal success of Tod Sloan's first season here as a jockey they have been quite as much surprised at the wonderful achievements accomplished by MT. Drakes stable. Horses that one day were not bringing enough money to pay months keep have turned up a month or less later under Drakes colors and carried off prizes with betting odds that have made MT. Drake a fortune. The curious thing about it all is that these "selling platers' have time after time been sold away from him and at handsome prices to revert to their former owners.
 It is no wonder, therefore, that touts and trainers and fashionable folk about the paddocks at Ascot and New Market have openly declared that Enoch Wishard, the trainer of Drake's horses, used electric girth straps, carried electric batteries un- der his saddles, and did all sorts of weird and uncanny things to accomplish these wonderful results. MT. Drake tells many cfo of among racing people and stable employees concerning Wishard's methods. He has the greatest admiration for his successful American trainer.
 MT. Dtat Explanation
 When MT. Drake was asked for his own explanation of his seasons success he said:
 'If I have achieved anything wonderful over here in the way of racing there is little credit due to me. Enoch Wishard has done it all, and no one who spends day with Wishard during the racing season need have any reason to attribute his suc- cess to any occult nonsense. The reason Is perfectly obvious, absolutely plain. It 's due to scientific training combined with the hardest kind of work. In the first place, Wishard is the best veterinary sur geon I ever saw. He is the best farrier I ever knew. He watches every one of his horses a mother might watch child. When one of his horses starts in race Wishard has his field glass on him every moment of the race. He is great judge of pace and he learns at once just what his horses can do and what they cannot do, and that is sometimes quite as impor- tant as the other. He would not try to train a light weight sprinter to win a six day Madison Square Garden walking match You should spend day with Wishard and see the care he bestows on these horses. He takes better care of the feet of one of these horses than many trainers give to the whole stable.
 Are the Reiff's to ride for you next sea- son?" was asked.
 No. They are still under contract with me for the rest of this season. but they want 5000 pounds for next year and I am inclined to believe that this Is a little more than even the Reiffs are worth I want d good boy, and have my eye on one or two who I believe will be quite as good as any"