The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-02
May Have Prompted Sending Sar-
castle Dispatches to Secre-
tary Hopper.
BURNS CASE A SUBTERFUGE.
Barney Schneider Believes SOfaIa
the Grandest Filly in the Land
She Is Expected to
Prove 1t shortly.

ne special Telegram from thiC ago pub
lished in yesterday mornings Republic, in
which IL was ssserted that the Washington
Park race track would take decided
stand. ard even sntagOnize the Western
Turf Congress. To reinstate Tommie Burns.
the popular Western jockey. has caused
much talk locally. There is no doubt Tom
riie Is clever little jock and very popular
IN the West. but why the Washington
Park club should antagonize the racing
authorities OF The West for one little fell
low. who might have been somewhat in
discreet during his sojourn the Pacific
Slope last season. is a mystery. 1t Is the
decided opinion OF many that something
more than the Burns case has aroused the
antagonistio feeling of the Washington
Park officials against the Western Turf
Congress- Personal feeling may have much
more To do with the sarcastic kilograms
cent to Secretary Hopper from Washington
Park than the real honest interest in the
sport
Secretary Murphy of the St. Louis Fair
Association was interviewed yesterday af-
ternoon, and he positively declined 10 dis
cuss the situation. All that he would say
IS: The Burns case. far as the License
COMMITTEES Is concerned is closed. ! be-
Heve personal feeling. more than anything
else has prompted Secretary Howard of
Washington Park to send such kilograms.
The good natured Judge refused to enter
into further details.
A gentleman prominent in turf circles
was more open in his expressions of the
situation. He said: 81 honestly believe that
this matter has arisen for no other reason
than a desire on the part of Secretary
Howard of the Washington Park track
10 play even with Tom Williams of Califor-
MIA. These two gentlemen have been at
hs.-
taken up the Burns case as subterfuge. OF
course. you know Judge Murphy ofticiatel
at Tom Wiliamss track in Oakland. Cal.
and Howard thinks he sees good way to
play even with Tom Williams by giving
our ST. Louis judges the worst OF IL. he
being a member OF the License Committee
OF the Western Turf Congress. At meet
ing of the congress held not long ago. Sec
rotary Howard openly stated that he hal
been waiting since 1894 TO play even with
Tom Williams IF California. and / guess
this looks like his opportunity. or. at least,
he thinks so.
Barney Schrtiber, the master of Wool
lands, spent Sunday at his farm in ST. Louis
County, Sofaia's poor showing In the Turf
Congress Stakes at the Fair Grounds Satur-
day was d big disappointment to her owner
Sofala is not at herself by any means
said Mr.. Schneider. she worked well
enough 10 Justify my action In sending her
TO st. Louis for the stake, but her perf"r-
of being the filly she was at San Francisco
last spring. They tell me she acted badly
before the race. She cut up while being
ssddled in the paddock. and Jockey Ruiz
at the post This satisfies me that the iillyy
was not right, for she never before acted
sour or mean / shipped her from Chicago
TO ST. Louis the night before the race, and
! guess the trip didn't do her any good. As
matter of fact. / have never had any- lucS
shipping horses around the country to start
in stakes Take Miss Marion's case, for In
stance. After she .wOI the Debutante Stakes
at the Fair Grounds in her 2-year-old form,
I sent her TO Chicago to start in stake.
by horses she afterwards made look chap.
That's what Sofala will do to that bunch
that finished IN front Of her Saturday be-
fore the present season is over should
not have sent the fllly here. but the handi-
capper treated her nicely that / wanted
to show my appreciation of his kindness /
think Sofala is the best race horse ever bred
In Missouri and / don't mind adding that
would have liked very much to win he
Turf Congress Stakes with her. l am
the Fair Grounds whenever the opportunity
presents itself Fiy-by-Night ran a grand
race at Washington Park Saturday Bull
man handled him like artist. The f1yi TX
son Of CandeEmas is great horse right
now lnshot, winner of the last race AT
Washington Park Saturday, bred at
Woodlands. She is by imp. Foul Shot, cut
OF Innocence. the dam of Jerry Hunt. m
shot just romped home before Fancy Wood
and Manga. My string at the Fair Grounds
Will be greatly strengthened shortly. Lar-
tin Hubbell will bring a dozen horses in
from the farm this week.
The following are the weights ASSIGNED
for the independence Handicap. to be nun
Wednesday; distance, mile and three-six-
teenths: