The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-15
GOSSIP OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

In this era Of proposed turf reforms-those
items which are talked over. endorsed by
prominent owners and turfmen and then
placed on the shelf of consideration for an
indefinite period-there are several more
which might with advantage be added 10
the list.
There is already the furlong patrol judges
the endorsement of the jockey licenses for
misbehavior and the secret service paddock
1udge-the starting judge has been put
into bcing-and the next most important,
factor appears to be some steps in the direc-
tion of attending TO horses which are run
notoriously short Of work or not I'D TO their
usual form.
OF course there is no law or rule OF condi-
ton which aims at compelling an owner to
run his animal in absolutely tiptop condi-
ton or not at all When such a stage shah
be reached we viii be sighting the head
lands of Utopia and undergoing official
measurements for halos and harps! This,
however. is the other extreme and there
Is much to be done between the lines.
There is no need to hark back out Of sight
for examples nor TO go TO the winter or oUt-
lying tracks, Take Savab.e the Futurity
winner. FOR glttering example His owner
stated at Saratoga that he undoubtedly had
the Futur.ty winner in his stable; that he
had bought him as yearlilg purpoSely to
win. giving $500 for him and Allan. not
wanting Allan. but taking him to get SaVA-
Bile. Then he ran Savable at III pounds to
finish eighteen lengths behind Aceful. and.
at % to l, apparently unbacked by his Op>
timistic and piungng owner. Savable had
previously run fair races in the West. but
his connection states that Dick Welles can
give him fifteen pounds and a beating.
What pattern of crazy quilt is this sup
posed 10 represent
Now turn 70 the Futurityi Savabie wins
al III pounds. beating Acefull at III. by
furlong (n1ore less. the colt finished
rMclfth) and seven days later Acefull comes
out with 1I5 pounds: beats Hurstbourne.
Golden Maxim and irish Lad theoretically,
although Irish Lad finished In front or
declaration TO vim. all Of whom finished in
front of him in the Futurity. Nov. experts
are smiling and saying, John E. Madder.
knew his business when (''to obIige a news,
paper man friend n search OF q story he
stated he was willing TO start IN a speciai
race Acefull against Savablei On form, at
even weights, Acefuil would have beaten
Savable ten lengths
What of ArticuiateE Heraided az worid
went East and started in the Saratoga Han
6icap. 1l9 pounds, at to 1. good third 10
A very poor ride by Lyme. universally crit
ic;zedi Two weeks later. on a muddy track
his great standby-he carried l23 POUNDS,
at IS TO g. runs q good third for six FUR
longs and is beaten in the one and one
eighth mile by Herbert about fourteen
lengths in lSe 30 or sos. aeeiah M h spser. T,er
rated" Then comes the Twin City Handt-
cap. Carrying III pounds, at 80 to i. never
prominent, finishes twelfth to Gunfire. over
4 mile and quarter. In 2:e5 1-5. or 526s dec
fulal. Then came the cl max. so Tar every
thing had been in line with public form.
Then Articulats appears f. the Turf Han
dscap, spreadeagles his field from start 10
finish, Lyme cannot actually hold the colt
a total reversal of individuality mind-and
racing Par Excellence, Blues, Colonel Bll
and DAILY into the ground, wins pulled UP by
three lengths In 2:07 2-5 for ths mile and a
quarter on grass. carrying 10 pounds This
.s speed decimal OF 51.f6 This. from the
speed per second standpoint, IS q better and
fsster race than that OF Gunfire with the
turf course given its due consideration and
was a marmelous performance. It may be
said that ArticrlaSe was heavily backed.
What 10 the object lesson for those who can 4
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Henry Mcdaniel. sidney walker. Au Re-