The St. Louis Republic., 1902-11-18
THE REPUBLIC: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 49, 1902

| Cromwell. turf writer of the Cincinnati En-
guirer. charged that Helserson did not al,
| to investigate. and If Helgerson was guilty
rue him OF: if not rule Mr.. Cromwell OF
| rode around ST. Louis in the spring always
| honestly, as FAR as could be seen. His rid
| ing will De remembered chiefly from the fact
that Coburn took the horses that he had
| been riding for George Bennett and made
| them show so pounds improvement from
| one race TO another. Every one figured Co
| son. Now Captain Brown has given S5,GE
for Helgerson's uneXpired contract. and will
pay hlm 5000 retaining fee next year.
Not more than eighteen months ago little
Arthur Refern was begging mounts around
when boys like Bloss and T. O'Brien could
not be mad. Now Eedfern is the leading
Jockey of America, while the others are nor
riding o'Brien and Bloss both lost their
| running. and the former was set down in
definitely the other day at Lakeside. II was
said to be bad ride but likely enough The
boy did his best. he simply cannot ride
any more. poor lad.
When Willie Waldo and Tommy .O'Brien
Were set down at Lakeside one day. the
/, Chicago papers said that the boys had be-
cc.ne so accustomed to doing as they
p:.ased about ST. Louis that they thought
they could do the same thing at Lakeside,
and added that OBrien was fresh from st.
Louis. As a matter of fact, OBrien has
not been in St. Louis for three months and
only rode here for one month. his ridlhs
was so poor that he could net get any
mounts. even though jockeys were as scarce
as they could well be.
As for Waldo. he rode well in st. Louis
when the fields We're filed with poor boys
outside of an inability TO get away from the
post he acted like good boy he Tode
Two very bad-iooling races. one on MISS
Wandelohr and one on Lady strathmore'
the latter on the closing day OF the meet
ing. The manner OF horses winch beat Lazy
Strathmore and the manner IN Wnich she
was restrained and taken wide in the
wnli lead think that nSr
race was not as good as II might nave peeu'
Judge Brady set A. w. Booker down be-
cause he won too many races ana because
bookmallers could not get to him. Iney
seem to know those things in Cincinnati
better than they do in st. Louis No DOUBT
things were pulled off in ST. Louis IN spite
OF all Mr.. Brady could do. pulled otT rlSnt
under his nose when he was moray GER
tain that they wege not right There are
times when judge cannot move, no matter
how certain he may be in hls own own mind
No matter what they may say, improper
persons found it harGer to get away with
''trick' in St. Louis last year than .hsf 81
any previous time IN the history OF the
turf.
summer many OF the boys who rode there
and some of the men who booked there
were sent away f. ON ST. Louis. Many horses
whose entries were refused at St Louis oe,
caEse OF in and out running performed All
season at Chicago. LindeneIla, Tom Kings
lev. Tammany Chief, D.gby Bell and sew
eral others ran all summer at chicago.
They ran about three races at ST. Louis
before they were barred for in and out run
ming.
Just how many races Flying Torpedo,
Brigadier, King BarleyCorn and horses or
that kind who ran around Chicago all sea-
son could run around st. Louis Is easy to
guess.
Not anywhere is racing SO jealousy
wstchedeand vrulently criticised as in ST.
Louis. ard nowhere are JUDGES SO Wen m
formed and so vigorous III pursuit or riSht-
eousness as in St. Louis, said h j. Collins,
member of the Missouri Legislature who
has had turf experience OF nfteen years,
From the time he rega ned his health
in July last to the close OF the far
Grounds meeting no judge in the American
turf ever knew-not barring Carter or
Cl.lrks-Stroye as hard TO maintain clean
racing as Mr.. Brady did. II he erred at
all it was on the s.oe OF severity. In Mr.
Maginn he has an ass SAINT who is pc
yonu all manner of doubt the bes. judge
of a race and OF race horses in the world
Mr. Maginn .s man who does not have to
wait for the actual race or the betting on
the race to develop fraud. He can see 1t
coming as soon as the scratches, etc., are
made. He is the best judge OF a horses
form and ability that ever looked through
a pair of glasses, and is infallible when II
comes to prorouncinG an opinion on
jockey.
with two such men in the stand an un.
fair dealer has slight chance in St. Louis.