The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
Boosting Of Winners at New Or
leans Worth $4,000 to the
Racing Association.
ALBERT SlMONS VS.. JOHN DRAKE
Hot Fight Between the Wise Man
and the Millionaire-The
Redfern Family is
Lucky.

srecial Correspondence OF The Sunday Republic.
New Orleans. La, Jan. 3o.-the seliing-raca
war, which began at the opening oil Inc
meeting here. reached a climax a few DAYS
ago. when John A. Drake, during has HyihS
trip 10 New Orleans. visited the track oii
Farmer Jim out OF a selling race ana got
him. and then left a considerable sum Oh
money with his man. Bertherrum, TO BID up
and buy any horse that Albert Sinons START
ed in the future in a selling race. MI
brakes determination was shown sun iur-
Their. for he gave BerthSrIam y .aliing
TO bid up or claim any horse IN - sslili7
race, even though not in Simonss hathe.
that he had reason to believe that might
The scIling-race feud between Drake and
simons, which began at Washington fark
last summer. and was continued Iater on
the Eastern tracks. might have sluihDetet.
But at the beginning of the winter meetins
Wishari sent Bcrthurrum, MS iorefidH'
here with Corbletts Bay and TWO or three
other horses. Tom Nayb!n was started Iue
day in the name Of some poor owner ABOUT
the track. Simons had reason TO heiieve the
horse belonged to Drake, and he BID aim up
reference TO Corblctt's Bay were not very
pleasant to Drake, either. This was a soo1
class horse I'm England. having run several
fast races there. He was on all last sum
mer. Bertherrum started him three or Tour
times here. His running in his last emnft
indicated n return TO form IL was a set!lht
IEtff aitaa III NH- an W - - - =.
sold him to Simons. who IN turn SOLO MN
to Cd Corrigan. all the transfers occurring
i'm the space of a couple OF Gays.
CORBLETT'S BAY a GOOD HORSE.
II back to his form. corbletts Bay would
be a good handicap horse In the West. and.
after having been at the expense or puylhS
him and training him all last summer. drake
naturally felt considerable disappointment
at losing him. Mr.. Corrigan thinks he has
occurred a prize. The horse will be continued
in training. with the expectation OF winning
some good races with him at the spring
meetings. As TO Drake and Sim0ns
so far as selling races go, the watchword In
future will he stand from under Drake
has the money and Simons has the selling
race experience. SO the war should be q
merry one.
Durnell & Herr. slmons and Ed Trotter
have been the chief dement's in selling-race
controversies until recently. when Sam Hill
dreth got blood In his eye. Hildreth became
involved through POtheen. which he took
from Durnell 81 Herr out of a selling race.
after this firm had taken the horse away
from s. w. Street. Shortly after Hildreth
got the horse he entered him on a Saturday
at $500. and he was run up 10 Sl.3p. On the
following Monday he entered him at $500,
won again. and had to stand another run up
10 1903. \ few days ago. when he won an
other selling race. he was again bid up, and
this time Hildreth got back with a ven
seance. He claimed Gin Spray out Of the
same race and in the following event bid
Censor up and got him.
coon THING FOR ASSOCIATION.
u IL 'sNAliihAfA TIA ~ a ~ iIt
10. the association through half the surplus
in the selling race runs UP amounts to
about $4,000: Selling race warfare is OF
great advantage to poor owners as II tends
TO keep valuable horses out of the cheap
events, or at least II would do so at i'm
portant racing %centers. such as st. Louis
and Chicago. Here. however, the elevation
of selling piaters rarely amounts to more
than $500 or $500 at the outside, and own
ers such as .Hildreth and Durnell & Herr
can afford 70 enter a good horse at n
fraction OF his value, accept 3 to 5 or / TO
2. bet 500 or 5000 in the Hot Springs
poolrooms. and then have a tig profit after
standing off the run-up. The poor owner
gets the worst of it all around. He cam
not cope with the big selling-race opera
Is quickly raised out OF the game. and
when il comes his turn to start In a selling
race he Is unable TO protect his own
Papa Redfern. who is here In charge OF
his SON. Jockey Arthur Redfern. has rea-
son 10 be elated with the prospects of the
best form. Redfern was under contract to
Colonel James - Pepper last year at
1900. W. Whitney bought this CON
and $4,000 for 1904. The contract gives Red
also gives him The priviiege of making his
own outside mounts. This is not half bad
for a l7-year7olt, boy. II the lad meets
for himself and family in the next two
year..
ltedfern. Sr., has peculiarfties that cause
not a little comment among the horsemen.
but he exercises a watnhful caro- over his
son, and being a practical horseman him
self, IL is a difficult matter, even among
the class Of animals running here. to hood |
wink the old gentleman into putting his
boy on horses that have no chances.
The racing of last week. with the excep-
tion OF the juvenile evrnls. has been only
ordinary. CT the youngsters Petunia is by
far the speediest that has so far shown.
She IL owned by Walden & Sons, and is by
Imp. Knight. Of the Thistle dam Pansy. I
She IL a big -bodied. stout flly for this sea !