The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04

sent them with Sc 20: salicpIns 1rJucd the
track.
This is very well for the owners. IL is
sure. safe ana easE money. and IT preserves
al the sport. The public is likewise inter
ested- IL Is not going tn pay forever largo
admission fees TO see n horse caEter home
with p race that may have been presented
e. him. What sport did those players have
who paid s. 20 see the brooklyn Derby and
tie Briehton WHEN Prince ot Melbourne
front Of their fields? Some day thu public
is going Ia wake M and throw this sure
ihii z racing game into the Or Of tic
Iast.
Dclla- Park cannot be sid - have up-
hsit Us wOuderfui record Of straight racing
during the week. II was no. 70 he expected
that " would. II was really getting monot-
cnoJs IN its appalling adherence. 70 form
lhe had races and good races run b. LIZ
mar. ". l. George, Charles g. and Lee Bru-
no during the week gave the meeting a bit
III needed salacity. All Of these horses were
ridden BY Jockey fillmore. During the week
the riding OF O'Brien and Dale was eN-
ceptioualiy brilliant and energetic. These
Two boys have drawn well away from all
the Others. Unfortunately both 60: into
trouble with Starter Dade. and quite for
unateiy O'Brien was rcinststel aboGt tie
time 1si. vas suspended for the very Sc
nous oi:snse Of iEpusping the hcnes v of
the starter. As related IN fEe Republic, the
boy openly charged that Mr.. Dade had de-
libera;ely tried to leave him at the most on
Dan Paxton in the 9th race OF Thursday
afternoon. This Charge was hastily made
in the jockey-rcoIn and was overheard by
Assistant Storter Harris, who repeated IL to
Mr.. Dade- Such charges are Usually being
made by boys, rubberS and others. ard IL
seems best that little attention be given
iaem by any one outside OF high officials.
When Dale's words were repeated to Mr..
Dade. he had no course bat his demand
that Dale prove the assertions or be perma-
rehtly suspended. The boy could not prove
ANYTHING End was suspended. Good boy.
should stand permanently suspended until
he. either proves his charges or shall have
yuhliciy apologized TO Mr.. Dade. when he
viii probably be made 70 do penance before
being permitted TO ride again.
While there Is every reason 20 fec! and
believe that Dales words had no founda-
is not any doubt that his statements viii
work injury 10 Mr.. Dade. Dale IL q st.
Louis boy: and extremely popular with the
patrons OF the race track, who are only too
ready TO impute dishonesty TO officials.
While Mr.. Dade IL a young man with an
reputation. no reputation is so
1t is n most regrettable Incident. II places
a stigma upon the young starter, no mat
ter how false It MAJ be; and removes from,
was Just coming into the full flush of his
powers.
Tho riding Of Jockey Gilmore tho past |
week was not OF a creditable nature. His
of Lunar in that famous sprint
ara MS ROrk on Lee Bruno. W. L.. George |
and Charles c. was not Of a nature to win |
him friends. Gilmore had made himself 4
fine reputation at Delmar Park by hard
stood him In good stead. Had It not been |
for previous good character. his rides on |
Lunar. W. L. George. Lee Bruno ami |
Charles c. would likely have resulted In his |
suspension. While not the strongest of fu- |
ishers. Gilmore is a good rider as boys go /
here He can get away well and takes ey- \
cellent care OF his horse. He should find IL
more creditable and profitable to ride all
the time for the money than TO keep On
riding as he has done recently. Horses that |
have been ridden recently have shown gross
reversals OF form.
Friends OF Jos. A. Murphy the we'll
known presiding Judge. are saying that he
mas gone so far as to invoke the aid Of the
dissctirf statutes to close both Delmar ard
he Fair Grounds on the basis used by the
Illinois Judge to close Lakeside and Eoby
some years ago. All OF which IL talk. Joe
has an established standing as a
presiding judge and ranks as one of the
most capable presiding officials I'm the |
He does not need to hunt a lob. |
Jobs are hunting him. He refused the pre-
siding 3udeeship Of the Montana circuit. n
position quite az good as the one Kinloch
eould oHer. and far more pleasant as !,
occupation. Mr.. Murphy is too true
! turfman to monkey with the law. Above
al. he is a man whom IL would but i'll he 1
ONE to hunt any Office. He could not af-
ord TO do so even II he needed II
Mr.. Murphy will probably preside az Kin
och. but II he does. IL will be because III.
'fiice sought the man: not the man the
'ff,ce. J. b. SHERIDAN.