The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
SPORTING NEWS.
Hermis Is Retired by His Owncr
for the Winter.
E. K. Thomas,the Years Sensa-
tiOn, Goes Abroad.
WILL RACE IN EUROPE.
BurleN's Horses Fetched Coin
From the Books.
Canvass of the Ring Shows
About $3.50, 900 Winnings.

New York, Oct 27-Hermis has run
his last race of the season and goes into
retirement. He has just missed cham
pionship form. In any year for half a
dozen or so back he would have been
the star of the season, but 1908 has been
almost as noted for prominent running
horses as for those who made speed in
harness, and so Mr.. Thomas star racer
just falls short of going into turf his
tory as a champion.
With Hermis. Waterboy, Africander,
Irish Lad and Hamburg Belle out of the
game racing in the east for the few
weeks remaining will be lacking in the
spice which is afforded by the presence
of a really great race horse. The only
hope is that Mr.. Smathers may permit
McChesney to start a few times, which
is not impossible.
one interesting bit of turf gossip is to
the effect that the partnership of Sidney
Paget and J. B. Haggin is to be dis
solved. Whether it is true or not that
the string of great race horses which
have been run by these two gentlemen
is to be divided. and that 1904 will find
each of them going it alone, cannot be
automatically verified 1t is gratifying TO
know that neither of them has inten-
ton of forsaki the turf They are
men who could i'll be spared just now.
h. X. Thomas has gone to Europe, and
report has it that his trip has as one OF
its objects the establishment of a racing
stable on the other side, and in this con-
nection there is fairly good authority for
saying that Hermis may race abroad
next season. Mr.. Thomas has been the
racing sensation of the year. The sale
of Onatas at $15,000 and St. Valentine,
Dimple and Vagary for something like
800 600 tn Thomas -TnhTl Madden
startled the racing community before
the influx from Benning early in April.
The greater surprise was manifested
month later. when the above horses
proved to be little better than mere
selling plates. Then came the purchase
of Herrnis for $780, 900.
Thomas is regarded as a 'tenderfoot,"
but it will be a surprise to those per-
sons who believe the young mans purse
has been preyed upon by the SharpS OF.
the layers line to know that Thomas is
a big winner on the season. He is
good better, though he may lose not
gamely on occasions. Still he will come
back again, no matter how severe may
have been the reverse. and as he has
enjoyed the excellent advice of Alex.
Shields he is a handsome winner. There
can be little doubt that he is even up
with his vast early outlay. He took as
much $4,000 out of the ring on the
day Pulsus won the Great Trial Stakes
for him at Sheepshead Bay.
Mr.. Thomas does not seem to have the
faculty of getting on well with his jock
eys. Odom, on whose services he had
second call, couldn't get along with him
at all, and now Fuller who was engage
ed to ride the Thomas horses when those
who had a previous call on him did not
need him, is said to be under the BAN
Mr.. Thomas, it is said. has criticised
Jockey Fuller for some of his work re-
Gently He has been dissatisfied with
the Jockeys efforts and it is said has
expressed his opinion strongly. There
would be no surprise if such were the
case, for anybody who would find fault
with George Odom would pick flaws in
a saint.
A. j. Joyner. one of the most success
full trainers in the business, has decided
to give his horses a rest and will take a
rest himself going to his old home in
North Carolina. where he will take
whirl at quail and squirrels, which
abound in that region. In announcing
his intention to rest Joyner said:
Il have won 35 races this year, and
just 1857 900. At one time 1 had II
horses in training, and have sold $4,000
worth up to this time
While Joyner was talking Fred Bur-
lew, who trains a public stable, said:
why, I have won more races than
So My horses have won nearly 50,'
THAT may be-" said a bystander, but
they have not won $175000-"
"They may not have won that much