The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-21
TURF NOTES AND GOSSIP.
English Prejudice Against Starting

English Prejudice Against Starting
Machine Han Been Overcome.
Now that the starting machine has bat
tered down prejudices in England. there
can be no harm in stating that even SO ex-
perienced n sportsman as Admiral Rous
once held the opinion that ANY id fool
could start a field of horses" One day he
tried the feat himself. and-well here's the
story: For the Royal Hunt Cup in 1861. Ad-
miral Rous made his maiden bow with the
starters nag, and a nice mess he made of
II. There had been lot of complaints Just
before this time as to the way the starting
had been accomplished. and the Admiral
took the duty on himself. 1t was scarcely
wise under the circumstances to commence
on a field of thirty-three runners, this be-
ing the number In Buccaneers year: but,
down strobe the gallant old salt to the
starting post flag in hand. thinking his ap-
pearance alone in the position of starter
hearts and minds of the hitherto unruly
|, jockeys. So far from this being the case, he
absolutely had not the slightest control
over them. and such a scene as ensued was
probably never witnessed at the starting
post; Jim Goater especially was determined
not to get left. and, at last, after an hours
were in a worse position to be started tfei,
they had been at any time previously, Adj
mirsl Rous; who was completely livid with
ing at the same time at the top of his
naturally strong and rough voice: go, and
De ID to your Goater got a flying start
quick beginner rapidly added to his lead.
was never hea ded, and won in a canter
with the then big weight of Sst 7Ih This
was Amirai Rous's first and last attempt
at starting.
New York racegoers will not receive a
chance to see their great fayorite INN RIM
race until after the Saratoga meeting ia
over s. Tor she win be shipped probably Tues
the Ses, ee eeadt,d for the Spa She Is in
that she will show her heels to MANY Of
the fast ones when she starts. "
Advance Guard will be sent East soon
after the close of the Washington PARK
mr,eeting The others of the Carruthers d
shpped i ia W,, seven in number. win be
1Beveridge, Miss Soak and four Others be- be-
longing to w. L. Hazelip.
As was predicted before the open,nr ~ ,,a
Sneepshead spring meeting, MANY records
nave been broken on the Coney Island Jock
ey Cup track. During the winter Superin-
the track, blowing It, redressing II hank
ing the lower clubhouse turn, ard improy-
ing ing 1t IN every way possible. The result of
ans was mat many records were splintered.
ana a new basis Of time calculation for the
rack rendered necessary. No less than nine
new track records were made and cuualed
while the record Of Brigadier. 1:s7 40. for a
Inse on circular course. is worlds rec
ord the weather has been very favorable.
the dry, clear air having a great effect. en-
the average horse. but still more depends
upon the track. Some horsemer criticise the
modern fast tracks, believing them to he
TOO hard and too thinly dressed on the ton.
nut many others like the faster times made
ana a great number of the racing public are
also Keeping close tab. However there are
styles in tracks as in other things and
today Is the day of the skinned track In
the East.-Spirit Of the Times
-,
The American jockeys have been cutting n
wide swath in Austria this year. The an.
pended table Is up TO June 90 and shows
mat Iaral. Morgan. Gray. Jones, Ross,
Doggett and Hamilton have all had Their
share Of success. Taral's share being some
what the greatest, however