The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18
Turf Excha nge.
GOSSIP OF THE QUARTER STRETCH.
sDOping" Horses Is as Common In the
East ms in the West.

Eastern turf writer's are holding up their
hands in holy horror at Western JUDGES
as w. H. Fizer to. they say. dope horses
and to continue doping them for years.
Too bad! These Eastern writers can see q
mote in their neighbours eye and not the nil
in their own.
Do they know that the cast-offs and sold
horses from two millionaire stables In the
by the men who know things in the Vest
Two Western trainers who know their bus
mess have informed the writer that when
a man gets a horse from the stables Of
these nhllionaires he had better get the
prescription with him. 2-year- olds not ex,
cepted- Another. big trainer who operated
prop of the turf is known as a man who
dopes 2-year7olds-evsn stake 2,year-olds.
In the East. as we'll as the. West. IS per
cent of horses are stimulated in one way or
another. This is no mere paddock gossip,
either.
officials. what did the judges of the great
Saratoga meeting do when they found Hans
Wagner was doped? Whom did they rule
of?
J. B. Harsin. the California copper king
is the racing magnate of the world. He has
two immense studs. Emendprf, in KEN
lucky, and Rancho del Pasol in California
Next year he will have Ave stables racing.
The best will carry his own colers. sydney
Paget. Green B. Morris; w. B. Jennings and
Bob Smith will race the others. while Gil
T The lna snf TO viii hHaF aS aa
lot; Haggin is a Rnm fellow to broken
trainers whom he likes. They go to his
sale. buy horse. give mortgage on him
and then win him out.
Those who claim tc know the difference
between race horse and a goat say that
In Orlando Tom Hayes had the Derby horse
Of 1903. Orlando was very highly :ried for
the Futurity last year, but went wrong
shortly before the race
New Orleans stewards refuse to moderate
their ruling-off edict against Jockey Buchan-
an. Buck is a good rider. but has one
OF those Charlie Houck dispositions. They
say that he may bet $500 on his mount. yet
displease him he will pull the horse to spite
himself. Surely lovely character.
Here is a clever way to get out of n hole.
IN the old Gays of amateur judging the gen
tlemen In the stand were complimenting
one another on their whisky. ,'Iouie" went
the Held past the post; No one in the
sultation.
who was the favorite?" asked the pre-
siding Judge.
Hang out his number" said the presid-
ing judge. 1t was done amid thunders of
applause.
Guess you was right. iedges," said a
turfman alongside. but / was beaten by
the shortest nose I ever saw"
~ ms gave them line on the second horse
ne third Gid not matter. the show bet
ting amounted to very little in those DAYS.
Turf. Field and Farm certifes to the fact
mat WnlIe In training for four-nlile heat
race IN 1864 Kentucky was given the follow
ing Gay $ work by A. ]. Minor, a capable
man. ma W, VINO trained Prioress and Umpire for
MT. zen Broeck for the salary of so 900 a
year and 10 per cent of winnings This was
kentucky's daily work: was
Santered two miles, breezed two miles
s gnu. TWO miles In blankets. scraped and
men men oreezed two more, blanketed end GAL
Iope1 Two miles. scraped off and then
Is that i9r nigh? How many horses of to-
Tay YOU'D live week urGer such work?
ms Morse was capable OF working a mile
ana ana one-half in 2:40. Mr.. Minor trained
N Mr ainn Alarm, olitipia and others.
NJ: MINOR was the first man to abandon
NV t W,tn neat races and was a great win