The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-03

bettors," cried the irate N.r. Forman- He
Is my horse. ! have got the right TO run
own horse"
"of course, you have the right to run
him as you please. dear Mr.. Forman." tim
idly ventured the piker, but when Mr.
Curry was running him as he pleased he
got better work out of him saving your
presence and your anger. dear Mr.. For
man"
Mr.. Forman took his glasses and began
run in front and lost than never to have
run at ell, but to have to stick and stand
and hear that GIL Curry out-trained him
and out-generalled him was more than Mr..
Forman could bear.
Taby Tosa was a hot thing yesterday.
They said that he worked near to a record
for q mile and one-eighth. Fauntleroy is
one Of those boys that keeps Jigging up
and down on a horse. hitting his spine like
a hammer three times for every stride he
makes. This tires and wears q horse very
much. BridTell Is another Of the same
kind. but he Is young. bright and sharp
close to a caddle and TO move in conjunc-
ton with the horse.
Pat Tomlinson. head trackman OF z. ].
Arnold & Co.. has a proud look since Sava-
BILE won the Futurity. Mr.. Tomlinson picked
him as the best colt in America while he
bet on him in the future books and won a
handsome sum when he landed the big
Eastern stake On Saturday; =,
Tominson is a wonder IN MS way. A
very good way IL Is His business Is watch
ing and timing horses In private trials and
a horse. Tbcnsh horses as a rule. Cook
like Cinnamon or ~sheep-all alike-to the
ordinary racegoer, Tomiinson has but TO
Many a morning has the writer stood by
Tomlinson as hundreds OF horses worked
on the track. II was one grand scene q
only an occasional passer by. Tomlinson
knew them all. There goes Lady Strath-
more" says Paddy swapping his watch.
year-old of Jumps Coombs's. He won't
do. Look at Cyrano propping. His legs
Rogers will have trouble getting him to
8 race. There goes Federalist for a gallop. 1
caught him in good time yesterday. That
bird is ready. Good for the Lady. loo for
the ive-eighths. There goes Terra Firmn.
All. that Is the boy you can bet on when
he gets right; Look at Dewey schrsioer
I saw him work well in it the other day.
Barney is mistaken There Is Lunar breez-
,nE; ON G ss iafn NM smins 4 Biir q R eseh @GT az O Raf
the track that Toml;nson does not know
how fast and how easily he did II. He IS
''~moonlighters"; up in the evening watching
the sneakers" and all day watching the
races. He uses his watch. but his keen eye
Can time one almost as truly as his split
second.
His Judgment Of action. pace and style
Is acute ne SnOWs more ABOUT nOrSeS IMAM
their owners. and many a bet has he cashed
on horses that their owners did not give q
chance to.
Many turtles do not know what an sp-
prentice is. For their Information
1t may be said that an apprentice is a boy
who 10 under contract for a year to a par
ticular owner. and one who has never rid
den a winner prior TO signing said contract
In this case such a boy IS Allowed five
pounds In all races. Thus. II you nave n
horse in a race that is down to carry les
a horse will only have TO carry 100 pounds
with an apprentice up. As can be seen at
a glance. this Is quite q valuable conces-
sion.
The Idea OF the rule was to encourage
owners to put up boys that were not skilled
jockeys. but who promised TO develop For
their time. tuition. skill. patience and losses
owners Incur in teaching an unskilled boy to
ride owners are allowed five pound in every
race they use him In.
Three In a row. including a s.. 200 stake, is
q pretty good afternoons work for z. J..
Arnold d Co. and one Tom kiley, king OF
trainera
Discussing the telegraphic ndvices from
New York to the effect that the New York
poolroom1 had decided to discontinue hand
Ling the st. Louie races. Mr.. Adler said:
There was some talk to that effect while
I was In New York. but ! managed TO
fore 1 left for home as far as Deimar and
the Fair Grounds Is concerned Bot Davis,
one OF the biggest operators in the East.
personally assured me of this. Brigadier
and one or two good things hurt the rooms.
this Glars Of business Is mighty brisk right
now. Five tracks are In operation and four