Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-09
Among the Sports.

with any regularity. can earn large
sum for his owner. Readville will renew
the $4,000 Massachusetts for o:l3 trot-
tiers, and Providence has raised the value
of the Roger Williams to the same
amount. Both Readvile and Providence
will give $4,000 for PAGERS. The NJ. &
NJ. and Chamber of Commerce at Detroit
will give the horses of both gaits chance
to win large sums at the opening of the
circuit, and all down the line stakes of
$1,000 20 $4,000 will be offered this year.
Breeder and Sportsman.
One of the best known turfmen in
England. Sir George Chetwynd. an
owner of thoroughbreds and a lifelong
friend of the Prince of Wales, in speak
ing of English racing matters said All
this hue and cry about doping horses is
worse than silly. Doping has been pr.ic-
ticed on the English turf for 20 years.
My horse, Chypre, winner of the Ascot
stakes in 1875 went to the post doped.
1t was a lazy and unmanageab bic brute.
and needed stimulant. Veracity. the
Cambridge winner in 1883, proved the
efficacy of DOPE
Commando is entered in the American
derby. Ballyhoo Bey is also in that
event and the meeting of the three year
o!ds at Chicago will be one of the most
interesting races of the year should the
stars Of the past season be fit for the
race. Mr.. keene has an idea. and James
Rowe shares it with him. that Comman-
do will be a good horse over a. distance
of ground perhaps a better horse than
Tommy Atkins. If they are correct in
their notion Commando will have a
splendid opportunity to show his class
al the long routes when he strikes the
derby crowd.
Trainer Julius Bauer. VINO manages
the stable OF 4. Featherstone. has been
on a trip through Europe. and had his
eyes open while abroad. On his return
to New York last week he said: II 10
not think there is any antipathy among
English IA cling men toward American
trainers. horscmen or jockeys of good
class. l believe that all the talk ana
trouble of that nature that came up last
season was due to the hangers and
'touts that invaded the English tracks
fl ON this side. and represented them
selves as this or that American jockey
or we'll known horseman. Breeder and
Sportsman.
ii
talking of giving free-for-all stallion
races for big money. in imitation of tn.
one which was SO successful at Read
Vile last season. In looking over the
material for sensational events in 1901,
it looks as though a free-for-a all class,
oren to mares. stations and geldings
would be better than one exclusively
for entire horses. Of course. the great
danger in such an event would be the
possibility that The Abbott would either
brighten out the others or would SO far
-utclass them in the public mind as to
&c tract from the interest in the race.
IL an event open to stations only, how
ever. Cresceus looms over the others as
much Or more than does The Abbot over
the VIII ole lot. Then again there is little
new material in sight >,r stallion race,
W hi!e an open event would doubtless
bring out Lord Derby 2:07. Gaorsena
2:0Ila. Roralma 2:0S and others which
last year showed free-fOr- all spe ed.
There are a great many horsemen who
think it would be n mistake to leave out
Boralma. as they believe Mr.. Lawson's
gelding to be the coming trotter.-Breed-
er and Sportsman.
There will be at least so American
jockeys riding in Europe the coming
season. Among those who have crossed
the ocean or contemplate doing SO are
Lester Raiff, Johnny Reiff. Maher. Gray.
Freeman. Henry. Spencer. Jed Waldo.
VIII Waldo Ri"hy Sb Sloai, MORGAN