The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14
WRITTEN FOR III SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN o Y SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
When 1t comes to Il nervy and game man.
who knows his business and knows that he
knows II, commend men VINO would lean
to !. h. Hughes. owner of Ne.rest Dandy
jim, The Light and other w.l-hrown race
horses Mr.. Hughes recently sold three
years OF a seven years contract On Jockey
Houb-e. an apprentice lad OF one season, 10
John Drake Tor $1,000. hughes retains III.
remaining four years OF Huuore 5 CONTRACT
for himself
Few people thought that Hughes would
get anything like that amount OF money
FOR little EOub,e. He refused S,.J35 from Mr.
Drake in the summer. and every oae WHO
thought he knew said that Hughes WIS
foolish: that the boy was not wos;a a..y-
thing like that money. BIT h GheS stool
pat. Wnen he went 10 C~iaciLnau TO lace
at Latonia Hughes was ofie ed $3.50 TO.
Houbre by Drake. He refused En- ch
Wishard. who conducted EegoIiLtiCns, LEI
Cincinnati! and tod Hughes that 1t vas all
off. Hughes SAID. All right: l have tn
boy. you have the money" a We k later
Wishar came back. bought three years OF
Houbre's contract for $1,000 and iait down
the cash.
This is an. admirable deal on II gnes 5
part. 1t may BE- Il good one on WishEd's
part. If Houbre makes good he vii. he
cheap at S.U1 4 year. Though 4 IN -
child. ii years old. and rot Il skilled r-er.
he is a nice little boy. we'll ma. need and
behaved. though. they say. as bal tempered
as they make them when he is crosse. he
has a fine seat. good hans, Lut II t aAy
more judgment than you would * eel from
any Ia-yea!-old boy Still. he will grow Cd
or and probably WISE mat a. nLU%S tie
first thing about Oe.ng u.snVnest Lo Ole
ever suggested.
WHERE HUGHES DISPLAYED TACT.
Houbre will have good horses to Tide Tor
Drake AKA TIE bc>. .r~inef lii Ane.led ~
manage him. Nov ae.e is where tn% De.u-
~ Oh tiusueS's contract lonl.S H. IL iiuu-
Drc does vel TOT ,h-ee yeas anu DeSoIn=S a
tine rider Oh Drake : Svou Hcisls, "aa- can
hughes get tor the TCur ycaIs lis contact
VIII have to run? suppose ftouDrv tu.lis out
Is good a boy as t.edIvrn-ne Is Il y-t;"c
boy how than Redeem was TWO Jeais asv-
n. vii tie with to Hughes at least
SD,Hr. Thus hughes Will nave one yeas
at least S,HA-aIa S4".G-u N
CASH out VI the lille io-Pounu exercise 10!
:" NON lie taueAL 10 r.Ge Ill Isv-
Though se.eI yeaIS ago jess hughes was
...s Naomi as Il Doun4.aheg. sanlo.vr aIiu
yvt,vr, lie Is ,O-uay r.ted as heen ai.u
..4Uo,n Il tuIIn.an as tneie Is in Tie West
-Av CAN dISu IIaiIUIc noises as Wei as the
..uAt man. he uSuaI!y trains al his ow.I ,
..UESeS. a shIeHd operator and naau.er. No
.Ilan has ever teen ate 10 say that ne IS
.lything but honest. civil. sober and
.ilsiES.
nushes has had three good jockeys IN
.e snort time he has been on The turi.
, .i4ie Shaw got away 1rUin nm Tor no.n-
& Then he uevsiCIeu bell, VINO Was =
.ack III the cary summer HvfeauoUtS. Dut
40 was ruled oil and went wIVns, GOT
-avy, ana is noc T.uL.g. linen lie ueve.-
sd HOuore ana got the money hughes
aces at st LOUIS every year and is Nsfy
.uuiar here. |
GOOD STALLION FOE TEXAS.
Colonel G. l. BiackIoot Of Deni- |
n. lex. has gwen the industry of
v.SebiscuinS III iiie LOAe S.ir etaSc 4disc
. impetus by purchasing ine pIacS BIT
me nurse, La,nos, fiULn captain lrow-
use, owner OF the famous Sdeeiie TOW
.Use, ana putting lin II tue stuC at Den |
-vn- LLInus Is a. STenG even hoise OF the
IN order. not too large, but c.ean. well |
Informed and level. h,s breeuinG on the
ms side is immense. she Is MvuuSa % !
-.uert the Dey.l, one Of the greatest cup |
.CrSes that ever raced in England. and
I'D of d standard racing family.
The MeSSrS. Morris gave sl2,Go for Medu- |
-. and imported heT To breed TO the woII-
.ecfully fast Britannia. who is himself out
d scat distance morse. PIevna. cut vi
. aitnleSs. l
thorough bred TO go any distance. Brit |
mic Was Chiefly known as a perfect speed |
-aarvel. No doubt he would have been a
are slayer. for he comes from Il straight, |
ong-distance family. had he not burst a
y.oUd vessel in his cary S-year-oid IoIm.
that mIshap spoiled him for the long dis
.ances, at which he was bred to shine But
lie horse So thoroughly combined speed
With this inherited stamina that he was a
over short distances. which his fam
~ was supposed to be unfit Tor running.
" hen he went wrong the MssSrs. Norris
-ent him all distances UP TO slX iurionSs, i
out no farther.
Probably a better horse to carry weight
nd run In mud than Britannia could not
Je imagined. lCokInS over the SU.usS Ut
.SS6-Si and 1855 you Will find the awful
Britannia carried. and the time he
made over sprlnt.ng routes were somrIinnS
|
Perhaps his most impressive performance
was aking up AS pounds at Monmouth nd
cantering-cantering Is the word-hye iur-
ongs in l0Ii-. This is a race that. as far
Is time is considered. is quite equal TO any
hing that Voter. most wonderful. of sprint
srs, ever did. He took UP liz pounds and
ya!lopsd seven furlongs in l:es 2-5. beating
he great Fordham. to whom he was giving
i've pounds. in a big gallNp. He took up 145
pounds in the Mirage Stakes. and ran In
:Gt. cantering on Il heavy track. He also
,eat Fordham five furlongs in 80. galloping
With 10 pounds up. He could always give
lorses like T:pstaf. Tom Hood and Ford
nam ten to fifteen pounds and a twenty
pound beating az we'll.
IITHOS ANOTHER BRITANNIA.
Lithos's races make him look like another
,, ;ta p.fe a nd that uifh tho ipy-o l,, hjo pnh-