The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-06

brummel Jesse of the same name is quite
| ngure in the eyes Of local turfmen these
Gays. AS manager of the Kinloch-F'lor
SAINT Jockey clubs he Is what society REL
! porters call the cynosure of all eyes" Not
or ala perhaps. but of many
many friends of MIR. Murphy have been
tod that he has taken active part in GER
tain schemes to take racing in Missouri
OUT or the hands Of the regularly consti-
tuted If somewhat dictatorial turf bodies
ana put 1t In the hands of politicians Mr..
tau,Iy friends do not believe that he, a
now intensely opposed he might be to GER
Z, tam personaI interests. so far prove unture
TO his bringing up and training on the turf
as 10 wish II placed in the unscrupuous
hands of politicians
They insist that he is too good n turf
man. TOO good sportsman and toe Wise
u ieiIow to mix up in any such deal If he
did mix up in such deals-and he saws that
ne did not-his best friends admit that he
COCO friends Of the opposition to Mr.. Muir.
phy and the interests he Is representing are
~ situated IKE MI Murphy's friends are They
Deimar people aEe In any way concerned in
the stockholders fight in Kinloch. but saw
. .nar II tney are It IL an nnwise and un-
linen OF its own to wash. let the Kinloch
people wash 1t themselves, say these friends
OF the other two tracks.
Other tracks have no particular ..but IN"
coming: The Fair Grounds and Delmar
peoie cross their hearts and hope to die
III
, mix-up. Ihere Is no evidence to connect
THE whole affair shows how utterly ra-
cling Is gone to business and how little of
real sport there is in it." said a sportsman
Yesterday. "Mr: sippy. who certainly
seems to be acting, within his rights as a
business man. could have made a profit on
MS investment and gotten out. This would
have have cleared the whole thing. As a propo-
Mr.. Sippy should have done. 1t is business.
business and nothing else but business Not
In any sense Of the word does sport enter
and simple"
Whatever may be said of the matter. and
however 1t may end: one thing is quite GER
out the bonniest and most sportsmanlike
racing programme ever seen in st. Louis.
one Of them a Derby. He has four steepIe-
chases and two gentlemen's races on the
card. He further proposes to take adj
vantage Of the presence of large force Of
cavalry which will attend the dedication of
the Worlds Fair to give race or two for
cavalry horses. ridden by soldiers. :.
praise and all support. 1t is not business
one In the usual race track managers ac- |
ceptance Of the term. but II is a sportsman
better nnoney-making one than some OF the |
beaten nonwinners of ten races at this |
meeting affairs.
Like thousands of others. the turf editor |
Of The Republic believes that e A. Ma |
ginn. the Fair Grounds and Delmar pro-
and beating when 1t comes TO making /
and handicapping races In all |
Justice and verify 1t must be admitted that |
in point of sporting attractiveness the pro
gramme Of the Florissant meteing made I'D |
by A.. j. Murphy far and away surpasses
anything that Mr.. Maginn has produced SO
far.
Special Bowling Match.
Central and st. Louis teams OF the yorld,a
Fair League will roll of the tie in their FIRST
series OF games at Hollweg's alleys tonight
The Central team will be composed Of G. Becher
P Herman A. Martz. c. Hollweg and A. Holi:
veg Inc ST Louis team will be made no of
Bernard. schmidt. Lattner. Lancy and Joachim.
INGLESIDE SELECTIONS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
San Francisco. March a--Selections:
First Racc--Fsrmero Glissando Handnre,e |
Second RaceyJack Morgan. Marome. Pachuca-
Third Race-Educate. The Singer. Puredaie
Fourth Race-Beau Ormonde, Deuchland Ro.- |