The St. Louis Republic., 1902-07-07
DELMAR TRACK HAS
MANY ADVANTAGES
RacegOers Can Watch the Perform
ances There Much Better
Than at Fair Grounds.
HOW ALICE TURNER IMPROVED.
Mr.. Martin Tells About the Man
ner in Which lie Trained Win
ner of the independence
Handicap.
HOW ALICE TURNER IMPROVED.


! urd1y- Though tho first thre. rIa,-s s,yy a
very bad track and though form - ,iy,.,,-e
absent on such courses. the horses ran won
Z utriulIy close TO form at pe.uar In the
! "esk- While II 5 true that many long
! s"o'S NOE examination of The frru wi.l
SHOW that they had night to win. This is
particularly shown in the cases OF Alice
: IuFner. Ida Penzance. Weird. Terra IDr,r-
nita. Fred Hessig and other hnrs-s which
I won at good prices. Many OF these horse,
/ looked like winners before the race Was
run and Were Well played some long shots
aid not lear a winning appearance prior to
{ the races they won. but when their vi.to-
i ries attracted attention 20 iheir previous
races it could be seen that they had a risht
to win and that be-rors simply overlooked
them.
Drlmar seems 20 be the easiest track ON
which 10 maintain form IN the countr,. It
Is also lhe lest track Tor what : COM
monty known as long shots with chances 90
I More long shots with "a chance .uu AZ
DrIniaT IN one week than Won at the Far
Grounds all season.
Just why this should be - is not very
plain The turns al Delmar are very
sharp. Many horses and riders find IL hard
TO make them srnartly. Still there are real
ly four stretches 10 the track instead of
the usual Two stretches and two long
turns This may assist form. The turns
are We'll banked THIS banking S--Tns ID
assist IN maintaining form Il IL ON the
turns that horses are cut or gnck=t.,i
joSgied and generally subjected To the hard
est OF racing III fortune The turns at Del
mar are 30 banked that the feet II all the
horses can be- plainly seen. II SIX horses
make the turn abreast the leg Iset and
gaII Of tae outside nO.S, ar. a. plainly dis
cerni5le dS thos+ OF the INSIDE ..r.s. TiIS.
jOsJgng interference ana oJEer thlu-S VIM.
IN ~
a horse can sc accurately seen aGl linear
maiigniiy properly sa;.-'l
Then the formation 81 the track i such
that the horses always Svsm IH us s.-s- Jn
the spectators. This assist, chose Observers
in estimating the value Of the wJrk done
horse Is very tired or Is running easily. You
can ,eii when a nOrse stops ast-r showing
or naturally unable To continue though lit
and ready.
All these things assist the man who
makes a business OF racing \ tWC-mouthS
season at Delmar proved them correct lass
year Last weeks rdciuE-rIu in bad
Weather and on an rNecIabie tTack-gOes 10
further prove it,
The Fair Grounds meeting was a disas-
trous one for bettOrs. The biz fields and the
great circular track destroyed form The
horses are always too lar away from the
stand to properly estimate The value Df
their performances Contrast, Tor instance.
a held rounding the stable turn al the Fair
Grounds with one making the same turn AT
Deimar. All around the western turn at
the Fair Grounds the horses seem to b.. a
mile away from the stand. especially when
the shades of evening are falling on the
last two or three races.
At Delmar the horses are apparently 50 |
close shat you think you can reach out
your hand and put It on them. Though the |
beIrnar track Is spOtty; that Is. hard In !
some places and very deep and soft in
others-ail due TO the gradinG-it Is very |
safe track for horses Legs stand up bet |
Ter under siege OF racing than at the Fair /
E#H ~ =.
on the track.
So far Deimar bears the unique reputa- |
!, .ioh .,. OF being one race track where a /
shrewd observer and careful betJOr can al /
most TO a certainty beat the races.
Two weeks ago Mr. Martin Of Martin & I
Patton. owners OF Alice Turner. Etheiyn. /
Doctor Cave. Flora Levy and other good
horses. came into the stewards stand at
lily. Flora Levy. had just led large field
u z-yeEr-olds INFO the stretch. After giving
.very we, indication Of winning she faded away
.. Tell me. said Mr.. Martin 70 the writer,
now can l win race You have a
lice barn Of horses. Mr.. Martin" was the /
reply. but you Oyerwork them. That
Ivy needs lgo pounds VI flesh on her. You !
lad Alice Turner and Ethslyne ready 10
luu drum your horses too much. Send your /
Ockey. &. Bonner. back 10 your farm Rest !
y your horses DO not send them on toe
rack save In races. Walk them about the
Itounds and on the roads. Put a lot OF
iesh on them Then with "A good boy up !
Ou Will have no trouble winning r1Ces."
After Alice Turner won the Independence
.Titer and said:
i took your advice. / laid Alice Turner
10 for a two weeks ] never took her on /
he track. just put d surciugle ana pad On
Ter aud had the boy walk her about the /
-Four days before the handicap -,
took Ter ON the track She worked a / !
nile and one quarter In 2:l0 easily. I knew !
hen that she would DO to-day"
Nothing ruins horses so thoroughly as !
vvrwOTk- Many good hOrsem-u-Ihat l. | ,
cod trainers In every other ssnse-eannOt
ear tu leave Their horses in the barn n
horse IS not doing well they rely upon j
lore work 10 make him do better There !
aRnOt be greater fsliacy. Yet IL + hard /
Ir man u llI up on d horse when close | {
blg stake and take the chance Of | ]
.ttihg him get nt in the stahl-. Sjiii Il has /
item been done and has often proven sue | I
aFNn