The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21

~ is to make his debut in this
event. and Schorr's friends said that Alard
Scheck would make him look like 80 cents
IN the blue-ribbon stake Of the Louisville
meeting.
All is changed now. Alard scheck made
his debut at Memphis and ran like q cart
horse. He proved an easy mark for selling
platers. and Silverdale, his stable compan-
Ion, Is a colt that has a phenomenal turn
OF speed. but don't seem to like a route.
Joe Frey, who Is probably the best Swear
Old In the barn, Is on the shelf right now.
He went through a hard campaign on the
coast. and Is in need Of a rest.
The Schorr stable has not Jared 30 we'll
at Memphis. Lady Schorr won the Tennes-
see Oaks. and Charles W. Meyer, by Esher,
carried the Schorr colors to victory in the
CASTOR Hotel Stakes for 2-year-olds. These
two victories came in handy, but Mr..
Schorr had set his heart on winning the
valuable Tennessee Derby. and It must
have been a body blow to him to see Tom
Hayes's colt. Royal Victor. gallop over
Lady Schorr in this event.
Duelist is handled by Rolla Colston, a coll
ored trainer, who has had charge of the
Chinn horses for many years. He former.
~ trained for Colonel Jack Chinn and also
handled w. F. Schulte's horses until recent
~. Duelist Is a colt that seems to improve
with every race. He ought to be q danRer.
GUS horse in any kind Of company from now
on.
Miss Bennett, the queen Of Western 2
year-old FLIES. ran a bad last in the Ten
nessee Oaks, the first big 3-year.old flly
classic Of 1901. In their 2-year-old form.
Miss Bennett always held Lady schorr safe.
The pair met time and time again, and Nisp
Bennett invariably gained the decision.
Miss Bennett had the speed and could out
run Lady Schorr at every stage of the game
In their 2-year-old form. In their 3-year-old
form. however. Lady Schorr has turned the
tables. Miss Bennett IL as speedy as ever.
but she backs up when asked to travel over
a distance OF ground. Lady Hchorr, on the
contrary, 10 at her best when 1t comes to
covering 4 route. She Is an ideal Oaks
mare. possessing ability to carry weight
dict that she will duplicate souffie's feat
Of winning all the Oaks. Souffie will be re-
meinbered as the great Rayon dor mare
that captured the Ashland. Kentucky. and
Murphy Of st. Louis. and was the best race
mare OF her day In the West. Lady StrAth-
more. the flly that finished second to Lady
Tom Hayes, She was a fair sort OF q ra-
slassed with either Miss Bennett or Lady
be Miss Bennett's forte.
eiiverdale = another Fausturo. The lat
Ter was q hi8h-cla18 stake winner In his
1-year-old form, n q great 3-year-old ca
reer was predicted for him BY turf experts. |
He came out as Q S-year-old with an the
speed hat made him famous during his
Juvenile career. but he could not carry 4
far enough to get the big end Of q Derby.
His owner Lew" Calm, gave the colt every !
chance in the world, but Fausturo insisted
on backing up after running. ak or seven
9 sulker, and his owner sold him tor . song.
The latter part Of the Fausturo biography !
does not apply to 6ilverdale. however. %
he has never shown to be Q 1ulkef. Az q
2-year-old.. Mr.. Schorr's speedy son OF Fa-
verdale. was on Of the most consistent per- |
formers IN the country. He stood . lot Of
account, OF himSnlG. No man evef- owned q
more consistent zSyear-old than this same
silvera.le. who .wess bred IN Missouri by