The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-31
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that is thoroughly representative. Racing
dates are apportioned without Partially.
The racing stewards appointed for the
different tracks are representative turf
men, who suppress autocratic track off,
Gals and apply the elixir Of life to those In
need of it. h whole organization regu-
and Western turfmen will do well to study
the Eastern plan and pattern after 1t as
closely as possible.
There is going to be a scarcity of first
coming season. In the west, especially,
is this going to be the case. Jockey Eddie
Dominick, who rides for Fred Cook. and
Monk" Coburn. who is under contract 10
George c.. Bennett, are about the only
jockeys of prominence that will ride in the
West. All the best boys developed at New
Orleans the past season have been gobbled
up by leading metropolitan horsemen. Coch-
ran. who led the winning Jockeys at New
Orleans, will go East with Johnny Nc
second to Cochran, has gone East to ride
for Mayor F~1eischmann of Cincinnati and
the firm of Deimel & Farrell. Charlie
Western circuit last year, will try his hand
on the metropolitan tracks the coming
season. He has been engaged to pilot In
trusive. who was the best horse at New
Orleans. in his stake engagements at Ben
nings and Aqueduct.
Tommy Burns and George Odom will
each receive retainers Of $1,000 for first
Vail ou Az thS OihiAi ~
Burns rides for w. c. Whitney. while Odom
will pilot Banastar, Frankfort and the rest
of Clarence Hungerford Mackay's horses.
Milton Henry ana John Bullman will both
receive $4,000 retainers for first call on
their services. pullman is under contract
to the Croker-McCarren stable. which is
trained by Frank Brown and includes Beau
Gallant, King Gallant, Bellario and other
turf stars. Henry succeeds Henry Spencer
as premier jockey for the Keene stable.
Jockey Henry is the California lad that
Barney Schneider developed into a crack
race rider last winter on the coast. Sehrei-
Der sold his contract on Henry to w. j.
Arkell for $500 and the Messrs. keene
afterwards paid twice that much for the
hoy, who is one of the cieverest riders in
this country. Henry Is slated to ride for
the American division of the Keene stable.
which includes Voter. and other
thoroughbred stars.
Many well posted turfmen look for Win
ME O'Connor to develop into the leading
race rider of the American turf this year
distinguished himself at San
this season by riding more win
ners than any jockey on the coast. He Is
under contract to Alfred Featherstone, the
Chicago turfman. and will re-
O'Connor was developed by Father BiI'
who brought out Snapper" Garrison.
Jimmy Mclaughlin, Daredevil" Fitz.
Knights Of the pigskin. Patsy Mecue is to
get a retainer Of 5000 from R. T. Wilson.
Jr.. a wealthy New York turfman. McCue
rode for Tom Healy. who raine q Dig
public stable last year. Over Mounce, the
pest young rider developed at San Francisco
this season. is to ride for August Belmont
next summer. Mounce is slated to receive
coo for first call on his services. Mis-
Jennings taught Mounce all he
Knows about riding. Jennings and Mounce
separated recently. and the boy soon after
-acing. judges. To-day Walsh. who rode at
Few Orleans with considerable success, will
,e with Louis v. Bells stable the coming
ieason. Walsh is a clever lightweight
ockey.
Billy Christy has just purchased a prom
sing 2-year-old bay colt by Onaway-Safe