The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-01
Tnrhtes Hope for a More satisfac-
tory Meeting Than That Held
at the Fair Grounds.
WHERE RESPONSIBILITY LIES.
Judge and Starter Have the Sue
cess or Failure of the Racing
in Their Hands-Gen-
eral Turf Gossip.

paddock. betting ring and club, a palatial
structure. 1t is right in the vortex of the
simmer land of pleasures.
It is to be hoped that the meeting will
he more satisfactory to the public in gener-
al. TO the horsemen and to the track own
ers than the Fair Grounds meeting was. It
would be idle pretense to say that the meet
Ing which closed on Saturday was in any
sense satisfactory to any one. Though the
class of horses competing was the best ever
seen In st. Louis. the meeting was by no
means pleasing to any one interested.
The success or failure the Delmar Park
meeting rests with Judge Brady and Starter
Dide. Whatever lack of success the Fair
Grounds meeting experienced must be laid
to the doors of Starter Bruen and Judge
Brady. Neither official performed up to
his mark" as they say on the race track.
Mr.. Bruen was Handicapped by lack Of pub
lie favor and confidence. and by other GER
tain strong opposing forces. At times his
work was excellent. and not at any time
was 1t worse than that of the average
slater. However. he was unfortunate in
lacking the personal qualities which win
favor with the mob. Mistakes which would
receive conformation and pardon II made by
other starters almost won Mr.. Bruen coat
OF tar and feathers. Public opposition. rath-
er than bad starting, forced Mr.. Bruen to
reeign. He has some room to complain Of
unfair and harsh treatment in certain quar-
tefs..
lfr. Brady has no such handicaps to labor
under as Mr.. Bruen had. He accepted his
The horsemen. The bookmakers and the
pre2s He possessed. and still possesses, the
conndence of all these elements. He has
eion4 as he should be, and 1t is his own
fault II he is not SO untrammeled In the flu
asvs In one single point. Mr.. Brady's adj
'fninistIation at the Fair Grounds came up
70 the expectations of his admirers. The
NEST ardent advocates Of his appointment
tirely too lenient to suit even the most lib
eraA OF his friends. He has been exception
ally soft with bad rides and careless fin-
1Bhes.
), Two or three races ridden by Givens and
Dale on Rushfelds, O'Neilrs ride on Menace
On Friday, McCann's famous finish on Bat
tuo, o BT1en's careless ride on Sue john
SON and Sard. and other occurrences Of that
kind. which mertted discipline, were passed
without reprimand. Then. in certain cir
incongruous. These are things apart from
the ih-and-out running of horses. which Is
- often q hard matter to handle, and OF
nafural causes may operate to make a horse
run untrue races. But. allowing weak and
careless rides such as those on Menace.
20 unpublished Is quite another thing, and
Il does seem that the ends Of Justice would
have been served II the riders guilty OF
disciplined for them. Careless and incompe-
tont work IL UNPUBLISHED in all lines OF
spost and. business and It should be pun
Ths inconsstency Of Mr.. Brady's action
81 the I'd L-Reducer and Meddlesome.
Aasdiy cases = puzzling Meddlesome's foul
q. course II might be wise to punish Boland
.oe his foul ride ON the horse. but q fne
epoAEUuely was the proper way to go about
N[r. Brady retains the respect and con-
06ence Of the racegoers and everyone con-
:caies his actions are open to criticism. AS
1af - the In and out running of the horses.
which Was 20 patent in certain cases at the
Fair Grounds, goes, such running IL always
more or lea0 open to. natural and proper
explAnatton- But when jockeys give such
GRoolZ oerele4s exhibitions Of horsemanship
- ONeil did in the Menace case, as
oe1xisn did In the Sard and Sue johnson
oaeoA a. Mccain did In the Battus case
md = Dale and Givens did on Rushfields, It
reA1y does not seem that they are capable
$ mwhipt q justice. y ' ''' ''1.N
Il N: Brady i to mount the throne held
IN Hegenoy by the American turf since the
peer1es4 Carter died. he Will have to add
activtty to his administration, width to his
0copo an logic to his decisions.
Mr. pade. the new starter. is a Kentuck-
a1n ana 9 well-bred man. He comes Of good
gNard He % Q horseman ali the way. Just
h0W much OF . starter he will make re-
1esne 70 Be seen; It Is up to him. Adler.
seGa tnrk have million dollars invested in
I'D and Dade they are absolutely dc.
Han IN their hands Only in one way can
!; that million be made pay its way. That Is
t. honest way. thai vigorous way the
N HEady and Dade, not Adler, Celia and
1llleo that must be held Responsible fc- the
Management OF affairs at Delmar Park.
~ Bruen had one habit that believe
0Ade him fan as a starter. He always
hel1e In the rsce. He carried a betting siip
- the post with him. One day Mr. Bruen
explained that he did this SO that IL a 100
to.1 shot delayed start he could leave
him. was Mortified to hear him make this
statement.
"A starter should not know the betting in
should not leave refractory 100-to-l shot
any more than q similar 1-to-10O shot The
primary idea OF q horse race and the one
sVnjch It seems impossible to hammer into
me heads OF st. Louis 'sports," II that q
hogDe race 10 not run to decide bets, but
{ TO decide which IL the best horse under the
eonditions The starter should not feel that
3 H. fayor3te Is there to win money for the
public. or that q l00-to-1 shot is there for a
/ workout. His idea should be that they are
running only for that purse, and that every
!: Apepe In the race will finish in a great dead
Aeat II he makes good start and the race
- run without an accident.
~ 1-to-l0 favortte Is not entitled to constd.
0rot3ou any more than 100-to-1 shot, and
the starter should not know which is which
h should not read the entries. look at the
{. cotcrs or even hear OF the betting.
The writer once knew q great c0ursing
! 5u1ee. one who decided the merits Of run.
s nlng greyhounds, who lost his position be.
can0e he would furtively secrete about him
= prugramme with the colorS OF the com
1efing dogs. For this ofense he was Ia
e Nj. Dade or any other starter carries
u programme or a betting slip with him. he
Win lose the confidence and support OF al
8 l6Get one man l know. knowledge or the
e betting, OF the colors or the horses IN
/ lace. e absolutely prejudtcial to good start
shInds OF the Judge and starter. To-day
& fe1BrB.. Brady and Dade will be running
: fhqt race track as thoroughly as II they
ou4ed It II anything goes wrong; they,
: 1T the management, 1t is a double-rivefted
s&16ch that It wants affairs conducted strict
~ On the level, for unless affairs are SC
1nAged. its investment Will be OF Sigh,
$500 course the attitude Of the Chicago
& dI5s = prejudiciai TO st. Louis interest.
q - nalres the maintenance of law and
1r dldacult to maintain. But NO hali
46eon6o Win. do on the turf. and there y
5+1 D1Ce "a It Tor compromises It u whole
NJ zhe way. Il II z pleasure to note that
1nlu9tunS Park omcials have had the
81 - 30 ffssss eSter be HsS rIsIed orr n