The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-25
Fred Cook Has Most Promising
iYoungster at Fair Grounds in
The Commoner's Daughter.
ANDY WILLIAMS SEEMS GOOD.
Derby Colt Arrived From Lexing-
ton Observation-Disclosures
Looks Pinched-Turf
Gossip. -
BY B. J.


In the magnificent chestnut daughter Of
The Commoner-EIzabeth H. Bessie Spahr.
Fred Cook. the ST. Louis APP
parently possesses the best Ally. probably
the best mare. that ever went to the post
on an American race track.
This tremendous young lady arrived with
Cooks string at the Fair Grounds yestef-
day. A FLY OF tremendous bone and SUBJ
stance. she Is bigger than any colt on the
grounds. and has more quality than any
ally / have ever seen. From nostriis to tail
Bessie Spahr Is perfect and without flaw.
A beautifully shaped head. delicate nos
trils, spendid eye, clean. well-ered ears,
the head perfectly Joined to q perfect neck.
which in turn slides into as splendid u pair
OF shoulders as ever Sraced u thorough
bred. To the withers the rlly Is q dream
Yet II is behind them that she ceases to De
q work of art and becomes the racing I'M
plement. Her barrel IS superb. she Is
ribbed like a bronze-hulled yacht l can
see that Mr.. Philips, who trains the COOK
string, had better be haVsEg his glFtnS maue
to order. For many 4 stout webbing VIII
give way when the chestnut fully Initiates
her lungs.
SplepQd as Is her forechest and Sirth'
across the loins-wheie the weSht tells
liz where the My 10 best. her fiDs run
right into her quarters. without GYMS as"
the appearance OF copDiness OF aetfaSlhs
from ner extreme rdciIers OF coHiSTlldtiOu
In the smallest iota- ACROSS the IONS HNi
mort riDs stand out Ike trussss Oh tee.
Tremendous quarters. with a HafstIous
pair OF Lilies ane second thlShs, ms
OF her sUls. structure. Her legs are siihp'i
fawless-aI least that OF them tlat IN
be seen uncovered by the Usual hallaeses-
Cook paid $500 for the My last seasUn
II there ever was such a thHAs as a s-o,pv
race mare, he has her. Wniie appas ~ ~
not up to O race. she ought " WIN ~"
Company FIRST time out. .h,.
AZ a specimen OF the thoroushbfeu .Nis
flly is worth gong to see. she Is staoisu ~
the second uf the new barns on the PACK
stretch. With. Tayon. John A MOTIFS hdNi-
land. The Monk. Odnor. Omdurman ana
others of the Cook string, an OF Insth 1Vn
ing well. save Hayiland, who is apparent!
moi at himself. Tayon. Jonn A. MOTIFS a'u
The Monk look very weh. Iayon IS near a
race. So is Omdurman. Inc ethe's ooH
big and short OF WORK
linn w;u.ams's mucl talked of Derby colt.
1. Andy Williams. arrived yesteroay' aht 10
Sstabled next barn to Bessie Spahr; he
looks very fit indeed. and, on score OF CON
dItion, probably was the best cot at LSA-
ors In the absence of Mr.. Williams yester,
day afternoon, said that the 9"her M
not done much with Andy WiLia.n5: oui
that all he had asked OF him the cert hau
cheerfully accomplished. he Is not q CO
horse. Indeed. Bessie Spahr s a whaie
beside him. but he Is Wei knit; La ~
fit indeed. He is by KingstocA-Carmensltd.
and looks like Jake Weber. on "n.Se .!les
he is bred. the CIVIL morse belHS hi""lt
brother Of Kingstock. out OF the same GaH.
a neat colt and a good race morse, he -
fit as they can be without q race. SItIPsaa
well, and should be heard o. VIE rs -
hounds in the Inaugural. Andy N'lh;alhs
Is evidently meant IN the Inaugural, as
thsy. let the Kentucky Eerby slide - come
here. He is in both events, and they will
be run on the same day.
BY the way Flora Pomona Will not so to
the post in the Inaugural.
Sportsman for the sports sake sca9rr
fell that she could not win with. the hve
pounds penalty Incurred by the winning OF
the Tennessee Oaks. and has declared her
out. He also ordered his boy. Johnnie. TO
ship Joe Frey. John Peters and the few s-il-
ing pIaters he has al the Fair Grounds to
Louisville. Mr.. SchUrT's aged horses are OF
no account and he felt that they would nave
no chance ut the Fair Grounds. LDIisyi lie
Is always shy on selling p.aters. the stables
there being always given 70 2-year-o.ds.
There have been 500 youngsters at the track
selling piaters. The Schoor lot may win u
race or two there.
Schorr has 4 lot Of good 2-year.ol1s or
rather, George Walker. John ". Schorrs
best trainer has them. II has been notice
able that the conting =ats o: the Me:rphians
stables racing in other h,nas mar DIT
er viii take Judith Campbell. Righttul.
Corey and the crack 2-year-o d which he
has developed for SchoT:. East after Louis
vile. Mr.. Walkers success with tn Schorr
lot amply demonstrates that 1t Is good
training more than anything in the %o1id
tuat produces gOOu nurses. IlutF NdthtI
Schorr always has a crack stable. Under
anyone else the star string becomes & bum
lot.
Burns G. WateThouse. the millionaire Cal
ifornia owners. will get Schorr's vacated
stables. They wired yesterday for twelve
stalls. They will send a rare lot OF gooo
horses along next week
Judge Joe Murphy writes ne from San
Francisco that he will be in St, Louis on
May 4. Mr.. Murphy will Judge the Montana
Circuit this year. Kit Chinn will start. Billy
Magrane will be the official pool seller. 1t
is a s.cc company OF good fellows. Mr..
Murphy has succeeded In getting a lot OF
good horses to go TO Montana from Cali
fornia.
Pat Civil. the Little Rock turfman. ar
rived yesterday with Jake Weber; Battus.
in the dumps yesterday. Chantrelle shipped
sick. Battus is fat and Jake Weber none
himself is feeling none too clipper. The
winning Of a purse or two VIII improve MIN
a lot.
Hughie McCarren was toting his pet.
-Horsa. around by a haltershank and letting
grsze' when ! asked ke6sm him ., that negro.
"och. the murdherin, vilIiI sroaned MT
see after he reched me that package on
Glendale the closing day. / had that race
and $500 in bets in me pocket. What does
he DO TO Gienndle Out lnIy " iuH iHih =.
wrong way OF the track. Shure. he could
not have losht unless the black divil got
down and turned the thrack around: The
curse av the crows an all av thin. Me own
bow. johnnie o'Connor. will ride for me
this year. He broke his legs twice last
year and was weak in the fall when here.
Ant he is ali right. big as a lion and sthrong
as a bull, and the bhoy that outrides him
can outride Danny Maher, and that's no
Keep yer eye an the COON. Diyil a bad