The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-31

They say that Barney Schroeder cleaned
up so thoroughly on Blumenthal, Father
Wentker and Schwalbe at Chicago that he
never will be poor. The Dutchmans luck
cannot come any too strong for his friends
in st. Louis. In his closest moments his
heart is TWO sizes larger than Charley
Cella's head after a winning day If there
ever was Il man in whom the virtue of
gratitude vas strCng it is Schneider. That
he may break the ring at Saratoga is the
worst that is wished in St Louis. He has
the horses, the money and the sand to do 1t
with.
Gumberts G. Powers have traded Lunar
to Wade McLemore for Doctor Clark
Doctor Clark is at present ineligible to race
on st. Louis tracks Many of the book
makers at Delmar say he never should be
allowed to race on them:
They say his races prior to his last were
awful Funny the bookmakers never made
any complaint when they made him false
1avorlte was bet on and ran sc..called bad
races That was all right. But the moment
he is TO !, Is backed and wins. he should
be ruled off, even though every public han
dicapper and nne,tenths of the private han
dicappers figured hIm best. Il do not care"
said bookmaker, IF horse runs several
bad ones and then wins, provided they 90
not het on him when he wins. When they
This is bad and selfish logic, but char
acteristic of every man who is financially
interested IN the outcome OF a
Suppose horse runs three bad races He
is 20 to in the fourth race. He is not bet
on at the track. They bet 5000 in other
cities. He wins. Then. according to this
bookmaker's logic. that is all right
Is 1t fair to the men who play form and
bet on some other horse. at even money or
odds on in the race? They figured the 20
toll shot had no chance. He is not bet on
In the ring. but is bet on elsewhere. When
he wins no heed is paid his reversal. be-
cause the books %zs Gid m not get hurt He is
on whom the public bet in the ring. and the
books clean up. 1t is all right. But if he
is bet on in the ring it is all wrong. Is
that good logic? Is it fair. right or rea-
sonable?
Every man who bets on race or who
books on It, is unreasonable. biased. unfair
and not fit to sit in Judgment on a race.
There are 10 exceptions to this set rule.
Take Herman Hoffman, a straight, clean.
CAPABLE book k fd as a ne the of He
makes a business of laying against favor
ties. Let six favorites be pulled any day
and Hoffman will honestly think that 1t 10
fine days racing.
Take Doctor Kinder. clever gentleman.
fine judge Of form and crank on honest
but form Let him win six bets a day
through twenty horses being pulled, and
he will think 1t a good days racing.
The same applies s to G all d men Tho h Set
lose and 1t IS bad day.
Speaking OF the ooctoi Nidlh rate before
1t was run. Clayton Woods. a keen judge
of form and capable Handicapped, said. 1.-THE
race looks like it was made for Doctor
Clark He cannot lose. He is in now
Four rapers in St Louis, two in Cincin-
| natl and two in Chicago tipped Doctor Clark
to win. Private handicappers innumerable
figured the horse to win Looking at all
this, his reversal could not have been so
horrible as the bookmakers would have one
hel!eye
Doctor Clark has started twenty four
times this season-oftener than any horsc
at St Louis. He was out of the money but
six times. Once was on a lumpy track on
which he cannot run. He is ii big, ungain-
" horse and not a true sprinter. He was
Invariably OF away back, and had big fields