The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-04

! Special Correspondence of The sunday Republic
New Orleans. Jan. 2.-charlie Ellison says
that Daddy Bender was the highest tried p
year-uid in hts stable last spring. The colt
ran very badly down here this winter. up to
las Wednesday, when he won ELLISON was
thea wi-lalg TO sell him for N.Wi
There isn't a pimple on the colt. either.
declared Ellison before the race, land VINO
ever buys him can keep the colt five days
and then return him to me and get MS
money If he likes. A change of trainers
may make some Improvement in the horse.
Ny trainer has grown disgusted with the
colt and simply doesn't want to train him
any more. Daddy Bender is a good locker
and can work a quarter in "a on a good
tack any morning. The colt might develop
into a good horse In other hands"
Bender won the very next uay at ~ to l.
Ellison bet on AthlaIrd in the race.
Kid Rogers went broke trying to pick
winners while the track was bad. He used
to play form. but past performances iuf-
winners while they were running around the
path. TIL KID expects to recoup his
losses when the track gets good
Durneli & Herr bought Moor, winner of
the Crescent City Handicap. from sam Hill
dretb recently for a2. a09. the next day Moor
developed symptoms OF catarrhal fever and
Boots Durnell chased the horse out OF
his barn IN a hurry: He rented a stail on
horse there. When the other owners who
were stabbed there learned what was ailing
barn threatened to get out a writ Of eject,
ment against the sick horse. but Durneli
took the animal away when he ascertained
what a fuss was being made over the mat
ter.
Edward Corrigan confirms the report
that he is prominently identified with a
syndicate organized for the purpose of
building a new race track at Kansas City:
delivered, ard work will he commenced on
the new track shortly" declared Mr.. Cor
rigan the other night. H. l.. Christie is
interested with me. and Barney Schneider
of st. Louis will probably take some stock.
There was some talk a little while ago of
a track being built at Fairmount Park. and
of stock In the enterprise. However. as
soon as he ascertained that Mr. Christie
and myself had organized a company for
the same purpose. he notified his Kansas
City representative that he preferred to De
interested with US: We now have every
reason to believe that the Paramount Park
deal has fallen through. and our track will
nave the Kansas City field to itself. The
persons interested in cur syndicate are con-
ndent that Kansas City will support lin |
tied running meetings in the spring and
fall. We intend to race thirty days in the |
spring and the same number in the fall. |
During the summer the hght-harness en- !
thusiasts of Kansas City will give a big |
meeting for %trotters and PAGERS. Mr.. Chris |
ne Is a prominent patron of the light-har- |
hNsS III ~ udu d DIX SIr1N2 OF ITOtt2TS |
and PAGERS in training on The Grand Cir
cult last season in charge Of Dick Benson. |
our new track will be a regulation mile af- 4
air. equipped with a first-class srand stand. |
and comfortable stabling. The
transportation facilities will be satisfactory
in every respect"
has a residence there. Tommy Magee. Mr..
Corrigan's agent. arrived from San Fran
CISCO Tuesday night and brought the news
tnat j. w. Brooks has det ermiaed to open |
his Los Angeles. Cal. meeting next month.
Il stopped of a day. in Los Angeles and
MT MAGE He informed me that he had
Just received positive assurances from Pres
that his organization would pay no atten-
tion whatever to any disqualification ruling
against the Los Angeles meeting by Tom
has threatened to outlaw Brooks meet
ing II run without a license from him.
brooks has the best people in Los Angeles
to conduct the meeting, and
think Brooks will get all the horses he
in training at Los Angeles. Mars Cassidy
has been engaged to do the starting and Ed
Power will be clerk of the, scales. Brooks
E; Morse to act as judge. Morse halls from
Chicago" Brooks Is a former resident OF
Cincinnati and st. Louis. He was a trayel-
when Joe Gilman opened the old East ST.
track Alex Labold recommended him
70 CIAman IOr q position, and Joe made
Hrooks an associate Judge at his track.
Nnen the East st. Louis track closed up
Barney Schneider took Brooks to San Fran
cisco and got him a job at Ingleside. Last
spring Tom Williams discharged Brooks.
NJ. H. Tichenor has signed Jockey Bu-
for the summer of 1903. Buchanan
must make 1G2 pounds at all times. and his
retainer FOR the season Is to be SO, 600. Bish-
op Poole will race the cream of the Ttchenor
in the East.
Riley Grammar seems to have struck a
winning streak down here this winter. After
.Wo years OF continuous bad luck, he broke
he ice and won SIC, 900 at Latonia last faU. i
'prings and put in a month resting up. Then /
ls came to New Orleans and put on a book. (
christmas Day Grammar stood a tap on Old
Hutch. playing Willie Martins horse both II,
ways. Had the son Of Wawekus won, Gram /
would have quilt the day S14, 900 10 the :
rood; As It was. he won $4,000. Saturday
le played Wealth to win the New Orleans |
handicap. Wealth's victory over Golden !
Rule netted the young Kentucky pIunger
Joe. Joe Hittick and Buck Massie'' (jfm
Murphy also had a profitable Afternoon -,
saturday. They are booking for Ed Brad
ey. Htttick laid against Golden Rule and j
srtef Saturday ard cleaned up 5000. Brad. i
ey came down from Chicago last week. He
5 on his way to Palm Beach, Fla. Brad i
ey will put Tommy Shannon on the block ,
week. :
Honest John Kelly departed for New c
'ork Saturday night. He expects to return 3
o New Orleans again inside Of a week or r
o. Kelly lost a swell bet on Golden Rule v
J the New Orleans Handicap. He had a T
TN wager down on Scotch Plaid and par r