The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21

Nothing so thoroughly proves the eX-
trc.,c pauc;ty OF good riders with which the
Western tIrf is afflicted as the removal Of
Jncke- f;attiste from California TO New Or
cans. Whether il was because the white
boya riding at san Francisco teamed
,.sainst the crack negro rider. or whether
"a. was simply unable 10 make good" it
HsTpssumed that his employers removed hin
aGom California because he could not win
-.Sces for them. In his place Mr.. Arnold
adll have Tommy Burns. who is now rated
rs the best rider in America.
~t5attiste probably was the best rider reg
,aiarly seen in ST. Louis last year. He was
twenty pounds better than the average
tboys herea bouts. Dale and Booker barrett
Act he is not good enough to ride in Call-
fc~n.a. or. it may be that the white boys
IlGIng there were not fair III their conpeu-
ucn with HIM.
When negro rider does succeed as Bat
tiste succeeded here last year. il is pretty
safe 10 assume tnat mis- white competitors
are not good enough to seriously impede ms
Battiste probably Will do wcI at New Or
leans. tie will not have any Eurns, Ranch
or Bullman Clique to contend with. lie was
not worth anyInIES in Cai1ornla. He VIII
likely be worth $5.ut0 call in New orleans.
lie was worth $1,000 in ST. Louis last year.
In the face of all this extraordinary prices
ale beng pad tor riders Batuste could,
and probably can yet. give t1oubre thlTlN
sold Tor $l5,0lt cash. Battiste, who could
give HouDie caTds ana spades and beat
bin. is not good enough TO hold up ms eiid
In the company ioGbre VIII nave TO roe IN
rext summer. or it may be that Baitiste's
color Is against hfm.
1t is really marvellous what prices jockeys
hrHng j. O'ConHor's contract soiu, they
say, for $500 Local turfmen were wont TO
pass up horses J. y ConnQr rode last year.
-rf,ey would not bet on the horse because
.-ucL arT,n's boy was up. At times the lad
pSo!ayed fair ability.
!oHrnere we're really only two riders around
81. Louis last year that man would care
ID lpur Gown q handsome bet on. They were
Dale and Battiste. Dale Is TOO heavy ana
Battiste was round wanting in California
But since Drake gave $4,000 for Houbre
every man with rider under his wing sv,s.
vast sums IN slgnt.
American racing governors seem to be
very much pleased with letting things
alone. Last month Charles c9cnran. father
of Harry Cochran. said things about John
Maiden that reflected upon Mr.. Madden
character as turfman. Mr. cochran man,
aged to get these cnarSes printed. He cried
for hearing before the Jockey Clup. anu
said he would prove that Madden was not
4 W little later Mr.. Cochran wrote letter
to Mr.. Whitney withdrawing the things he
said about Mr. Madden. The matter was
They do not let such matters drop coldly
In England ana France. When man Ike
Mr. Cochran makes such charges he Is not
allowed to apologize and allow thlngs 10
drop. He receives chance to prove them.
If he proves them the man he made them
against gees down. IL MOI, the aecuser
pays the penalty.
Club that this matter should be dropped.
though turfrnen who know the elder Coch
ran side with Madden. They say that Mr.
Cochran always made 1t a point to inter
fere with trainers instructions given his
boy told the boy how to ride his mounts.
and in general made himself very disagree
able to owners who employed his son 40.
a turfman said the other day that. not
later than the recent BenningS meeting, Mr..
Cochran spoiled q good thing on NJ >,
skie one day his b9y nd Haty bs narp9 Tq1e had
Guess ready for killing Frank o'Neiil
was to have ridden the colt. but was not
her melting of the jockey Club. Cochran
was up, got Guess off badly and was beaten.
The skyles party LAID the defeat or the rS soit
Skyies told him that he had pet a lot 9L
money on the horse the elder Cochran said:
Well you ought to stsrter haTe syen nes g aya by
would have taken chances gotten on ana
won ,.
ycurser Cochran. and all like him They
sssy he is a nice. honest lad, and Is surfer
sns very much from his fathers interfer-
.4nce in his affairs. On account of the pa,
1eenal mixing. many of them were obliged
ru refuse TO employ the boy when ne was
1pt St ,I Louis ,a;s. th9%En piisr they 'housht
sSs Gsh u HIS l''
itnBarney Schreiber writes from California:
plenty. but books loser. His booking part
.Mefs. "virginia" Carroll and Frank Balm.
hHye lost money: through. says Mr.. Sehrei-
tbsr their inability to take things easily
snnd wait. They won money around ST.
Louis and thought they would do the same
tliere. / am about even.' adds His Geniality.
the German.
Mr.. schreiber then goes on to pay. d COM
plip1ent to Mr.. Maginn. "He knows his bus,
inese better than any man on the turf,
saws Mr. Schreiber. but a good horse has
to work harder to win under him than un-
der any man alive. He never gives the good
horse a shade"
Mr. Schreiber is right Mr.. Maginn does
hand it to the good horse. Hereby hangs a
droli story. Mr.. Schreiber iaid his colt
Lacy Crawford, up for month or so last
October. He got him ready on the quiet
and prepared to cut him loose. Herman
Brandt had him ripe when Mr.. Maginns
rail birds got hep to mile Mr. Crawford
worked one Sunday morning. 1t was a 1:4l-2
mile easily. and. with his weight up. A
rare work" indeed.
A day or so later Lacy. Jack Young and
Jack De Mund were In handicap. On per-
formances De Mund should have carried
127 Young 100 and Crawford about So pounds.
But Mr.. Maginn was wise to that work,