The Topeka state journal., 1901-02-11
The Schorrs Plan a Busy Year
For Their Colts.
Many q Good Youngster I'm Their
Stables at Memphis.
ALARD SCHECK Is BEST
Is American Derby Candidate
and a Betting Favorite.
Garry Hermann Is His Leading
Rival In This Event.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. III. y. Schorr'
whose colt Alard Scheclx Is dividing at
tentson Of those who are trying 70 select
q prospective favorite I'm the American
Derby. viii attempt to do something
this year which is unprecedented in tha
annals Of the western turf he wall
make an attempt to win every western
year old stake OF any value. starting
with the Crescent City Derby and end
fng with the American Derby Added to
this statement, which was handed out
for publication during the past week. the
senior Schorr says that he has got the
year olds in the big barn at Montgon-
cry park which. in his opinion viii take
a majority OF the events.
The real campaign OF the SchoEra on
tracks in the south and west viii COM
mence March s with the running Of tha
Crescent City Derby. Joe Frey, one o1
the best Of the 3 year oldS now racing
on the Pacific coast. will be depended
upon to stop on long enough In the Lou
tsfana town to rake In this $4,000 which
Will 20 to the winner All OF the SchOIr
horses ct Frisco win be shipped east at
an early date and 1f Joe Frey retains
his present form no candidate VIII be
shipped from here. although Silverdale,
Lady Echorr and Farmer Bennett are
ssilI eligible to start in the big event anu
are at Montgomery park
Should Joe Frey display enough speed
An his trial for the Crescent City Derby
1t 40 almost assured that he Will be the
o1s TO carry the cOiors Of the stable IN
the Tennessee Derby. Lady SchOrr VIII
be started as a companion and SchO~r
recently stated that Dangerltne or Geo
". Jenkins would be sent to the post 10
gather in third and stake money As
there is nothing in the Crescent Guy
Derby IL would also seem after a glance
at the entries that the Schorr orange
and black would be carried to victory in
the Tennessee classic
In the Louisville Derby is Garry Har-
mann. Charles Head Smiths crack colt,
and while the best Of the Schorr bunch.
which Will very likely be -Alard SchacE.
VIII be called on to meet Hermann in the
mile and a half Kentucky Derby. the
real test will be six weeks later, when
the two colts meet in the American Der
by
All Of scho1r's best 3 year olds are en-
tered in the LatOnia- and St. Louis Der
bies. Garry Hermann, by the negli-
gence Of Jake Marklein. does not appear
IN either Of these events and they, like
the Crescent City and Tennessee Derbies
are on paper already added to the turf
Golfers OF SchoTr.
In the meantime the local public may
see Hermann and Scheck hitch up.
both have been entered in the Turf Con-
EresS stakes for 3-year-Olds. which will
have 50 900 value and which Is worth
winning, coming in the sprinEtfrne when
turrmen are prone to pick UP all they
can But Alard Scheck will be saved as
much as possible as the conditions OF
the Washington park Derby incur penal
ties and it win be these penalties that the
ecnorrs VIII seek to avoid. for it as open
secret that from the eldest Schorr down
10 the blackeSt pickaninny they regard
Scheck as the best 3-year-old that ever
Aperted Schorr silk.
The stable IS well supplied with material
70 choose FROM Eleven S-year-O1d colts
ana Niles are in the division, including
Mard Scheck, Silverdale. Joe Frey. George
w jenkins, DanEerline. Lady Sehorr
La4ner Bennett Fred Hessig. The
Butcher and Bah Out OF last years crop
S1 1-year-olds but one failed to earn
brackets during the season. and that in
uAElduals FoxWorthy, has been shelyed
Fortified as he IS by one of the most
R2Ver1ul arrays Of 5-year-olds in the sta
1lqs lt VIII create no surprise should
escngrr take e. majority Of the offerings
for horses OF that age. ~ r. Cushing
won the Kentucky and American Derbies
lnS same year by the success Of
1orndissS and Lookout" said an attache
OF the Schorr stable recently, a'but II don't
see what horse Is going to prevent
Schorrs S-year-olds from cleaning up the
Louis and Lsatonia Derbies. while Schecl's
cnanceS In the American Derby are 11st
about as good as any,
Ok the ntnety-three colts and fIlfes that
gomery park. Alard Schec- his coat
a1ininG Ike sunlight on satin Is OF
coNraa, the star OF the lot. Much talk
% A4ndoo TO take on weight IN his winter
TGureu1eut. Neither has he grown much
But this fact Is evidently not worrying
eithar George Walker. the trainer Of the
The colt in the Schorr barn thar has
oEoAueLed ana improved more in looks
man anything at the track Is Silverdale
SeaEEa w Jenkins Is also a giant in size
last fall This son OF Esher IS posse1sed
q 8ood bone and muscle.