The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-27
SPORTING NEWS.
Owner of Reina Discusses Some
Business Features.
How the Queen of FiIlies Won
the Brooklyn Handicap.
WINNINGS ARE HEAVY.
BOOkmakers Paid Out Some
thing Over $4,000.
In Horse Racing sGet the Best, .
Says Mr.. FeatherstOne.
WINNINGS ARE HEAVY.


all turfmen and lovers of the horse VIII
pardon Mr.. Featherstone told today
how it came to pass that Reina, queen
of FLIES, and the first one to place the
Brooklyn Handicap to the credit of her
sex. had fulfilled his expectations when
she ran field Of speedy horses to
standstill over the mile and a quarter
course at Gravesend in. the fast time Of
2;07.
What Mr.. Featherstone would not re-
veal was the amount of his winnings on
the Brooklyn. He said he would have
to leave that point for the bookrnakers
to determine.
Il backed my FLY some" the owner
Of Reina admitted, but ID rather
not mention the sum total of my win
nings. A deal of money was Wagered
on Reina, according to current reports,
and 1 am inclined to think there is some
thing in the talk. The odds were tempt
ing, and most of my friends knew that
Reina was trained to the minute and
had a splendid chance to carry of the
prize"
Boulxnakers compared notes today al
the Turf Club, and reached the conclu-
sion that something more than $4,000
had been paid to Mr. FeatherstOne and
his friends. OF this sum it is estimated
that the owner of Reina and julius
Bauer, who trained the filly, had re-
ceiVed about $4,000 in addition to the
winners share of the Brooklyn Handi-
One bet of $3.50 to 1000 was placed by
Richard Bauer, a brother of Mr..
Featherstone's trainer and partner with
Sol Lichtenstein, and Mr.. Bauer was
seen to execute score of commissions
IN the betting ring at GraVesend in
amounts ranging from SO to $50.
Ihere was no reason why anybody
should have been surprised at the re
suit" Mr.. Featherstone said. Every
body connected with the stable backed
the hlly. The cook wagered his savings
on her. and my cOachnan took a chance
at so to 1 with his months wages They
knew what Reina could do and were su-
premely confident of victory"
Mr.. FeatheFstOne is we'll known to
patrons of the turf in the middle west.
He is a comparative newcomer on the
turf. For 20 years prior to 1884 he was
in business in Chicago, where he ac-
quired a fortune in supplying bicycle
fixtures to the trade. He is a native of
New York state, and when he retired
seven years ago it was to effect a part
nership with Bromley & Co, who own
ed some Of the best horses in training,
Mr.. F'eatherstOne's health was poor and
he hoped to benefit by outdoor exercise
and the excitement Of the turf.
Tow years ago the Bromley part
nership was dissolved. and Mr.. Feath-
erstone took up horse racing on his own
account as a pastime- Julius Bauer.
who trains his horses, was formerly a
piano manufacturer. He. too. sought on
the turf the health which had been de-
MED elsewhere. and at the outset Nr.
F'eatherstone took him into partnership
on terms which were considered ex-
tremeIy liberal.
Mr. FeatherstOne said:
''Reina will take a los of beating in
/ the Suburban notWithstandin the
penalty of u pounds made necessary
/ by her victory in the Brooklyn. She is
a splendid weight carrier, and on a dry
I track will make Water Color extend
| himself In the mud the horse most to
/ be feared is Herbert.
In the American Derby I have three
I horses entered, and the chances are all
/ viii start. They are Arsenal Igniter
! and Emshee all good and speedy run
/ ners, and / am going out to Chicago
in the hope of winning the classic event
/ at Washington Park
/ Strange to say Mr.. Featherstone could
/ not recall where he had purchased Reina
| except that it was at a sale of year
! hngs.
Mir. Featherstone was asked what is
the secret of success on the turf and
said:
TT is a hard question to answer.
should say, however, that the first
requisite of the owner IS to have a good
/ horse. Then he must get trainer who
| understands his business. Finally, a
/ competent jockey must be placed on
the horse if there is any expectation Of
I winning These conditions made posi-
| bic the winning Of Reina in the Brook
| Ign Handicap on Saturday. She is a
/ grand hlly. and julius Bauer had trained
/ her for a TecOfd-breaking performance
In the race Winnie O'ConnOr rode her
/ like a master to a victory that viii be
/ notable IN turf annals Had there been
| dereliction in any part of the stable
the result might have been different.
The lesson of the race, if you choose to
look at it in that way, may be summed
up in three words.
Get the hest -