The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-10

"nr street P~iunrcy's Horses Have
Won Over 100000 -hi~ A-ar.

Though there remain two weeks OF rae
ing ~ Morris Park. where the last # the
greaJ meetings Of the East is now III
progress, tue contest among he owners
for the glory and prom: OF leading n. WIN
ming list : practically decided. L.., W.
Uahae takes ar, stA. 20 be raced trr 1t
Morris Park. Ugt 1t is beyond .. Urosa-
Unity that any sn-ie stah.- s.HglI W!I
enough Of them to take .Ir-t pace from
. Il * r.. i h,eu.. Who's stable has
already earned In stakes and purses a sum
GAcegGins $4,000 Late ia thn summer
". &. Nl.tney, 10y The victory OF B.4iiy hoo
Boy in the F~utuIity and "a succession rs
NlhS by other horses carrying the iieht
blue and brown c-p. became a foyusidat'e
liEai e the keeEgs. but since then Ae las
dropped back.
OF the big stables that have been TN
fortunate. Arthur FeatheTstonc's IS TIE
most conspicuous. Early in the season h
seemed 10 have one of the strongest estab-
Ishalents on the American TUT. but his
horses proved most disappuintIu.. and tie
stables winnings will pav hui a small per
centage OF the seasons cApenses.
Two individual winners who nave helped
Easton d Larabie's gallant 4-year-old
kiuley Mack, the first and only horse that
ever, won both the Brooklyn AMI Suburban
handicaps. and Harness & BrossmaE's
stout and swift old mare Imp. who has
picked up more than a fair share OF pubic
money and promises TO 90 on racing for
an indefinite period.
The latest star among the new crop of
riders, measured by the standard Of sue
cess, Is Henry. IL Is quite IN Keeping VIII
the custom of the times that henry noH
has been engaged by one Of the most prom
iEent American t~urfmen-James L. Keene-
and will draw "A big salary. though earlier
in the season the BOYS mounts were few
and far between. Henry's engagement by
Mr.. keene seems to indicate that the mil
lionaire turfman has concluded Ia drop
Spencer. The veteran sportsman was great
ly incensed at Spencer's ride on Com
mando when Beau Gallant beat him fer
the Matron Stakes and was one Of those
who believed that the jockey lost the race
through stupidity. or worse. 1t is accepted
e. a fact ar K theref Sns st that IN p re- bai}s
Spencer and give all his riding in England
TO his new Jockey.
While the field for the Champion Stocple-
chase was absurdly short of quality for a
race of any such value as $1,000. this did
not prevent 1t from being n brilliant success
from n snectacular stanipoint. nor was il
any ones fault In particular" says Francis
Trevelyan. The few high-class horses
Among these are DIR. Catlett. Semper Ego.
Diversion, st. Cloud. George keene. Ben
Elder. Buela and so on.
$50 far It cannot he said that the gener-
ous and determined efforts made by the
gentlemen back of the National Steeple-
'cross-country sport class and tone have
been notably successful. But at that. by
obtained only n few wears ago. the progress
made can be easily discerned. Jumping
races are so much cleaner than they were
five years ago that most regular rIce-CoerS
will agree that there is less iobbery In
them than in races run on the fiat.
still. with an annual race of about ST.
600. the Grand National OF $500 or so and
a long list of minor stake events and prac-
tically as many purse races as the supply
of horses will warrant. there would appear
to be ample announcement for owners to
put horses Of reasonable class and prac-
teal soundness into training for Jumping.
There should be no difficulty in finding
them. for. short as we shall be of high-class
3 and I year oids next year when the exodus
over the Atlantic has been accomplished.
there is a plentiful supply Of fair handicap
horses and high-ciass sell!ng-platers from
whom really good steeplechasers might be
made"
Bonnie Lissak. the brave daughter Of Lis
SAX. added another conquest to her long list
of successes at Harlem Monday, beating a
hibition of unfiinching gameness In The dos
ing strides of the contest. This dainty bit
of horseflesh has proven n golden invest
ment for the popular Pat Dunno. under
whose dexterous care and handling she has
never carried his green and white colors to
defeat.
Mondays victory was her fourth consecu- |
tive one, three of which Were scored in
Dunn's name and one IN her former owners
Bonnie is as beautiful and sprightly as her
name implies. with n vast amount of speed
and as courageous as an Amazon. She has
all the earmarks of n great racer, can carry
weight like n Yo Tamhien. and has grit and
tenacity enough to measure strides with the
gamest.
We shall be forced TO look to the West 20
supply US with riders for next season. il the
foreign exodus continues" says an Eastern
horseman. There are n number of boys
now riding at the Chicago and ST. Louis
tracks who. under proper handling. would
develop into good riders in time. Buchan- |
an. Bassinger, J. Martin. Talley. 4. Weber |
and Dominick lave large and |
they. ride many winners. The absence of
nearly all our crooks viii give the lesser |
known boys a chance to develop into good |
riders. Give a boy a few good mounts and =