Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-16
3 SADDLE AND SULkY


Jockey Joe Scherrer Will ride i'll th1
Austro- Hungarian empire next year.
Soherrer is strictly a Cincinnati product,
having gained the greater part OF his
saddle education and reputation under
Jake Marl1lein. the well known horse
man OF this city.
That Scherrer will hold his own among
the European riders is foregone con-
olusion. When in his prime he ranked
high up with the best boys in the bust
ness.
Scherrer will ride at Jog pounds dur
ing his engagement abroad.
James r. Keene's famous colt Tommy
Atkins. died in England last Saturday
where he had been shipped to take part
in the races this year. To New York
reporter Mr.. Keene said:
Il do not know exactly when Tommy
Atkins died or from what disease. for I
have not been advised from the other
side as to the particulars of the colts
DEATH
Mr.. Keene took the loss of the colt.
from whose performance in England he
expected SO much. very philosophically.
1t could be seen. however that he felt
the loss of the horse more than he cared
to show. Tommy Atkins was one of the
best 2-year- olds on the American turf
last season, and second only to Comman-
do, in the stable of James r. and F. 2.
Keene. He was by imp. Masetto. out of
Quesal by Hmyar. he was shipped to
England recently With Chacornac, WIN
ner of the Futurity in 1899, and other
horses. He caught cold on the trip over.
according to advices from England, and
died after being landed. Tommy Atkins
was purchased as yearling for $4,000.
The colt gave such grand promise that
his many good engagements III this coun-
try We're cancelled, and he was electe?
by the Messrs. Keene to race in England
and France this season, including the
Gold Cup, the Cambrdseshire. the Care
witch and the Grand PriX. AS "a c-year-
old, Tommy Atkins ran Nine races and
only once was out Of the money. There
was considerable hard feeling engendered
over the running of the Flatbush stakes,
which was Tommy Atkins last race,
when he was beaten by Ballyhoo Bey
hs head after being interfered with
in the stretch.-Breeder and Sportman.
Some absurd articles have appeared in
tie daily papers TO the effect that con-
spiracy exists among the. jockeys riding
here at the present to prevent Tod Sloan
from winning a race. says the Breeder
and Sportsman. While it is perfectly
evident that they are, without exception,
j. alous Of Sloan. and always rejoice when
lie rides a loser, the idea that any con-
certed action has been taken by the
jockeys is not to be entertained for
moment. Sloan. as race rider, towers
head and shoulders over all the boys rid
;,,sr +ra cty and ic o11 70,
hold his own against them in any depart
ment of the racing game. And while
rough riding is not to be countenanced
on any frs t-cass track should it come
to that. Sloan can give them points in
this matter as we'll as any other. The
best evidence of this can be obtained
from those who witnessed Sioan's rides
on RallyhoO Bey and other horses last
summer at New York.
We have been asked the question:
What trotting horse was the greatest
purse winner out last year. says the
Horse Review. The answer is Cresceus
2;04. We are not, however. able to give
the exact amount that he won. In three
races-the 2:0S class at Cleveland. and
the free for all stallion races at Column
bus and Readvile-his winnings were
sage. He took part in two races dur
ing the season, specials at Pittsburg and
Chicago against Tommy Britton. AT
the former place the attendance was
heavy; at the latter it was not A reas-
enable estimate, however, would place
his winnings in these events at from ST.
500 to $1,000. At Syracuse and Hartford,
where he trotted against time he started
for a stated premium, in each instance
OF $1,000. How much of the percentage
o. the gate receipts he received for his
exhibitions at Cleveland and Toledo can
not be estimated. At Terre Haute he
probably won nothing. His known VIM
nirgs in purse events We're, therefore,
$l5,25o, and it is possible that his gross
earnings for the season Appropriated
$4,000. No other trOtter came near this.
Bcralma 2:0S, won $4,000. Cresceus and
Boralma are the only two trotters of
1900 whose winnings are expressed in five
figures.
Among the PAGERS. the veteran Conner
c:0914 made the most profitable cam
paisn. but four figures indicate his earn
ines They We're $3.50. and it is too bad
that he didn't manage to pick up an ex-
ira 1925 that would have raised the sum
to $4,000. 1t is interesting to note that
Conner started in fourteen races, Bor-
alma in six and Cresceus in but five.
Cresceus. however, won a 200 race and
$1,000 one: Boralma won one of $40. OG0
uhe Massachusetts, and one of $4,000
the Transylvania); Connor's richest
prizes We're the $1,000 Neponset, at Read
vile, and the $4,000 Tennessee at Lex
ington.-Breeder and Sportsman.
The English racing critics devote much
attention to the act on taken by the Jock
ey CLUB III regard to Tod Sloan. The fol-
lowing excerpt from Truth bears out the
OFT expressed view that the noted Jock
ey will be eligible 10 take charge of Nj
Gardners horses provided he does no,
apply for license: "A great deal Of
trash has been printed about Sloan late