The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-19
Manager of kinlOch Park Says
That He Has Promise of Ex-
cellent Meeting.
STAKES ATTRACT OWNERS.
Water Was So High Around Mem
phis That He Could Not Go to
New Orleans Good
Horses at Memphis.

Manager Murphy Of the Kinloch track re
turned to St. Louis yesterday. He visite'
Louisville and Memphis, and had intended
| to go to New Orleans. but high water drov
him back.
Mr.. Murphy reports most successful tril
and predicts that the spring meeting at Kin
loch will be huge success.
| AT Louisville l found the horsemen en-
thusfastlc over the Kinloch programme ant
| the good purses offered" said Mr.. Murph!
| yesterday. THE horses there are quit
! backward. as there has been lot of rain
, However, there are many good horses ther'
( and the spring meeting promises well. W.
| will get a good entry from that point, ant
| Trainer Phillips of the Cook string will
| bring over the best of his string, including
Bessie spahr for the Inaugural and Iinsuis
| for the Derby. / saw Bessie Spahr gallop
! Ing, and she seems as sound as she eve!
| was. Linguist seems to be in grand form
and Phillips made no secret of the fact that
he expects to win the Derby with him
Press West Is also coming over with a Sc
lect string. Pat Dunno has nice bunch OF
horses iSo but they are backward He prom
he would send him for the Derby.
When l left Louisville Eddie Dom!n.ck
was quite sick. He has been taking care OF
himself this winter. and Phillips expects tc
have him In good standing and ready to ride
at the spring meeting.
VERY FIT HORSES AT MEMPHIS.
"At Memphis 1 found the barns full OF
good horses and ready to race. too. l dc
not believe that there is a sound horse at
Memphis that could not be gotten ready to
race in week. l had an hours chat with
Boots" Durnell who stripped the mighty
McChesney and led him out for me. The
horse. looks we'll and will take lot of beat
ing along the line. He will have his hands
full at Memphis. however. as there are
many good horses there Durnel has
promised to race some with us II his horses
10 well in the meantime.
sydney Bender. George Bennett. Lou
George Rowe. Charley Malone. John W.
Schorr and others have agreed to help us
out Schorrs string will he shipped East
from Memphis. hut he will leave n few
lot he has in California. These will be
raced in the West
STEEPLECHASE COME TO STAY.
a remarkable think about Memphis is
the number of good jumpers stabbed there.
! am satisfied that steeplechasing has come
TO stay In the West, and that the events
the years roll on.
public without doubt 'e
our stakes close to-day and the entries
VIII tSorace the best stables in the West.
month away and each entry representa n
SOUND and MT horse and prospective star
ter The stakes. while they NAV suffer In
quantity. by late closing. will insure better
Our bids for the pooling nriviIeps o,so
close to-day. / have bids from Appieeate
Ferry and Johnny Payne already and have
promises OF several more. We NAV retain
me sne main ring. but the field book will be
soid to the highest bidder. If the big ring
is sold 1t will be with the understsnd aims
mat any reputable bookmaker can drau
In at the regular price"