The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15

.-year-old Of the Western circuit Of 1901
and in the estimation OF many well-poste,
Benefits colt was the champion young
ster Of the American turf. Mr.. Bennett re
fused an oher Of Sa.0oo for the colt from
er in fancy horsefiesh. In his last race a,
Chicago. Abe Frank ran away three mile,
and s. u. Apperson; one of the Judges TOLD
first quarter of the second mile in q ana
| a fraction. Mr.. Bennett believes tina hi.
| colt holds every big derby in the West safe
Yet Abe Frank had lung fever last fall
| them a lot.
pat Fletcher OF st. Louis and Dan T.
Murray. the official caller. are getting out
| rival form charts. and competition between
the pair for the patronage of dope" stu
dents is something fierce. Frank J.. Bry-
an. the New York turf writer. is associated
with Murray in the production of his chart.
Bill Henry and Dore Silver are among
the latest arrivals from St. Louis. This is
Henry's first winter in New Orleans. He
has operated on the California tracks here
tofore.
Charlie Van Dusen. who received his pre-
1iminary education in the saddle on the ST.
to ride for a wealthy Austrian horse owner
next season and will probably accept. He
finds II more difficult to reduce every year.
and. as the European scale of weights is
much higher Than the scale in vogue in this
country. Van Dusen thinks he will be able
10 ride more frequently over there. which
would mean q material increase IN Ills earn
Ing capacity as a race rider.
Fred Fosters Uphill Fight.
Fred Fosters success on the European
turf did not surprise American horsemen
in the least. Ever since his famous coup in
winning the Brooklyn Handicap with the
Gideon & Daily cast-on. Doctor Rice, the
little st. Paul turfman has been ciassed
with the best of American trainers. John
gin. the most extensive breeder in the
world. recommended Foster to w. C. Whit
ney when the latter was first looking for a
three or T four Years ago. whitney ei had just
made his debut on the turf. He asked
Mackey's opinion as to who We're the most
competent turf mechanics. and the Califor-
MAN told him that John Higgins. Pat
Dunno. John Hyland and Fred Foster had
the call over them all in his estimation.
"Huggins il probably the most thoroush
II You want a man that can come pretty
rear making a horse score when you want
10 win a bet for your friends. Foster is the
man to get"
Foster had a hard row to hoe when he
first went TO Europe. despite the fact that
he carried letters of introduction from many
prominent American turfmen to leading Of
English trainers Fin Austria-Hungary and
Germany formed a combination to prevent
from getting a license. and for awhile
coed in forcing tie little American to return
to his own land. Foster. however. gained
the friendship Of a prominent business man
OF Buda-Pesth. and persuaded the gentle
TO buy a horse for him to train.
The Method of Antonius's Training.
Antonius. a nag that had not won a race
in two years. was the name Of the horse
Foster made his first experiment with o n
soil. Not having a trainers license,
he was rot Permitted to condition the horse
on the regular tracks. This forced him to
do his training on the public roads. and he
plated, exercised n took care of Antonius
all by himself for several weeks.
After gallopinG the animal until he be-
convinced that he was ready to win a
race. Foster started Antonius. who sur
prised the natives by winning in hollow
style. with Charlie Gray. the little Amer
Ican Jockey. in the saddle. The envious ma
tive n English trainers attributed An
tonius's victory to the fact that his dam
was always able to win races in the same
month Uuly). but when Foster continued |
TO score victory after victory with Antoni- |
IS in the months of August. September and |
october. the %populace voted him the great
est that ever happened, and all the big
breeders Of Austria, Germany and Hun |
gary bid fabulous sums for first call on his |
This is how Foster came to sign |
or two years with Baron Won Blackroeder. |
! multfmillior1aire banker of Berlin, at the |
argest salary every contracted to be paid |
horse trainer in the history of the turf l
iere or abroad. r. ]. COLLINS.