The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-02

to be lucky. In the Wilson stables it -
/ believed to be 5.
Just why s. nobody seems quite to know
! Saturday is day disiked by this stabla
though Friday is not objected to.
Over at the stables where Pierce J. an
| other notahles are auartsred there Is tho
same superstition prevailing that controls
the Indian In the matter of photographs.
The trainer of Pierce ]. covered him well
| away from the snap of the camera. for to
photograph horse before race is to bring
! osd luck upon him. s
In the stables of Horse Owner and Book
maker J. a Hughes Of Troy. Tex, the s
| year-old Tenny Bell upset tradition and
proved to the folks most interested in her
/ doings that there was nothing to fear In the
| number IL.
The most interesting item from the Tenny
Bell record of last year, as told about tho
stable. Is as follows:
1t was the 18th Of July when Tenny Ban
/ lett stall u. She was ridden by z boy
1 18th of the month.
The price that day on Tenny Bell Wa0 n
to L Her trainer bet S13 on her, and -
make complete the tale, as 1t is told ahouo
= the stables, he then went away for thirteoD
, days and it is suspected that for this NUM-
! Der of days he looked upon the wine :whGD
| 1t was red.
LINE OF STALLS
| BEGINS WITH NO. Il.
| Had Tenny Bell come out anything but
winner upon that day. forever more thirteen
would have been considered the hoodoo Of
the Hughes stables.
AS 1t is, the line Of stalls In this stable
begins with thirteen. and at the door e
this stall Miss Mamie. the little goat that
Is the mascot Of the stable, most often b =
| be found munching luncheon OF oats
Miss Mamie travels about with the
xfa he "a in
Orleans st. Louis wherever the hos1oo
are.
The thirteen record is written on the stan
at present occupied by Tenny Bell.
The little boy who takes the horse foe heR
daily walks is Il years old.
This boy is under contract to the Huehe7
stables. and lives with the family OF M.
Hughes in Texas, travelling about N the
racing season.
Little Bud Holster was picked up sonas-
where IL the South. and being without par
ents it was no difficult task to bring about
an agreement with his relatives to bind
him to Mr.. Hughes until he was Of aga
Bud is a happy specimen OF boyhoo6v
eagerly looking, for ward to the time. two
years hence. wnen he will ride for the nrss
time in a race.
He divides his time and affection at pre-
ent between the mascot. Miss Nanniss>
and the horse Tenny Belle.
He says that he goes to school In the VIII 4
ter because he must. but dotes upon tho
summer time because with its coming hsio
or and away with the horses.
The trainer and the Jockey and the hofuu
are one. The whins and the moods Of III
horse are thoroughly understood BY IL
men and boys who spend their days amoa0
them. Tha. the horse has n sort Of humA1
affection for those who care for him -
plainly discernible In . dozen Of his HIDE
tricks. There Is jealousy in enc stall II IL
horse in the next Is receiving too much af- 9
tention. He whinuies his protest.
Jockey and trainer think nothing Of NJ
orally living with the horses.
II their beds are not exactly made N1fk s.
those Of the horses. It Is small matter 1e &
only thin partition divides them. Thar
find the horse a good friend. b
He is faithful. does not talk when . fsl- 8
low wants to think or sleep. attends strict
ly to business and never tells tales.
The delicate nature Of the race horDo
makes him constant source Of care.
He must be Is carefully looked after ~ =
child in the nursery.
He Is often sent away for his health to
soms country place, and 1t Is no uncommon
thing, when missing 8 horse from the Del {
mar stables. to be told that he Il out e
Doctor Crowley's"
1t Is easily supposed that Doctor Grows
ley's" IL some big place out and away from s.
the city where tired horses can recupes1ts,
have strained ankles doctored M and other.
wise be put In good shape against another
day Of running fast and well. with fortunes
hanging In the balance while they swine
around the track
Oh. yes, there are times Of anxiety bshin6
the scenes at the race track. There are 80 s.
b:es, you know. TINT depend upon the wfn-
nings Of their horses to maintain thSme s
selves. 6
When horses ego wrong" strain ankIa1
or otherwise demand retiring to the sie8 81
LIST. the income Of the stable IL at once cne d
down and things begin to look blue
But II IL hopeful place. out In . racina s
stable. There are no pessimists. An aro
optimistic.
II the stable boy and the little Jockey ID 6
embryo lose every cent they have to-day q
they still entertain the hope that q fortuoG
will be theirs tomorrow. or the next days.
when they WI Be able to scrape up . IN s.
dollars to bet on . ''sure thing that trota
away 20 gayly from the stables a. thaH
look on. and in a moment more 6oeg s1fD<
ming over the ground with the nsstnon1
and afrfnesy Of q bird. while the Specta3ogu
In the grand stand watch breathIesult -
the coming In OF tho winning horse. nnn - I'd
gaining or the giving up Of fortune - n
naexE1lL or sadly On s. g
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