The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04

is a cause FOR regret that ]. C. F~o!Iansbee's
Cameron Is not eligible. as the colt appears
10 be one OF the best seen this year. Incl
aentaliy. Mr.. Fcliansbee's Roeha mpton Is
smother horse who would perform well in
some of the more important stake events.
~itoehainpton. with six consecutive victories
70 his credit. has demonstrated quite clearly
that there are few 3-year-olds IN training
who are his master. His remarkable race
last Friday. when he ran a mile and an
eighth IN i:i i-5. which eQuaied the best
record ever made In this country. showed
his worth In no unmistaksblc manner.
Jockey Wilkerson's accident.
The accident to JOCKEY Wilkerson last
Friday proved among ether things that
there should he a rule prohibiting boys
UNDER a certain weight from riding. Will
kerson IS too small and light to be intrust-
ca with the handling of all kinds OF horses.
he lacks physique and strength. and for
that reason alone he. has had two narrow
escapes from death. Just why such midgets
are put UP when large boys can easily nil
the same requirements is a mystery. There
are several other youngsters riding at local
tracks who are irresponsible and should be
kept on the ground. Wilkerson will never
be allowed to ride again. IL his haif-brother,
II. t. Griffin. has anything TO say. The
Do; VIII be laid VI for soms time with n
cislocated shoulder and a cracked collar
bore as A result of his fall from Merri-
ment. Only a week ago a boy named Olandt
received A mount at Brig hton Beach and
was omp thrown at the post. He was
SO small and inexperienced that the stew
ards decided that he could not ride again
@HNN+A 49,, III - lhS hlA' Y
quired OF him. Some day one of these lit
tie fellows will be killed. Then there will
be a hue and cry about II and action will
be taken. But 1t would be better to step
in now with a mandate that would effective
ly put a step to a practice that IL endan-
gering human life and limb each day.
Tammany's New Race Track.
There are many stories a1oat regarding
the new race track to be backed oy Tam
many politicians. including State Senator
i. II. McCarren and Timothy y Sullivan.
While IL Is a fact that the land has been
purchased at Jamaica and work on the
Plant will begin soon. nobody seems TO
know at what time OF the year the track
will do business under the law. Some have
asserted that the course would supplant
Aqueduct, but President Reilly Of the
Queens County Jockey Club. by making ar
rangements for new stands and other i'm
p~rovements. killed that yarn some time ago.
Others have made the statement that there
would be racing at Jamacia during the Sar-
atoga meeting next month. and that such
an arrangement would not be in am vav
detrimental TO either track. While this
might be the plan under consideration. it
is said that there is still another. Tile lat
est report il TO the effect that the Brooklyn
Jockey Club track at Gravesend will soon
have streets cut through 1t. and that The
property Mil be cut UP into building sats.
IL such should prove to he The case. there
world be dates enough left TO slinv the
new Tarrmany track e. ri1 q spring .fn,i
fall meeting. Just what the politicians Go
I'm the matter viii be watched With inter-
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