The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-01
Winner of the Brooklyn to Be Sent
West for Blue Riband
of the turf.
HE SHOULD WIN 1T EASILY.
Mr.. Whitney's Colt Far Outclasses
All Eastern and Western Colts
Frank O'Neill Rough
Isode Tommy Burns.

They say back East that Harry Payne
the American Derby II he does the colt
will be hard to beat. Any 3-year-old that
can take up 1o3 pounds and win over the
Brooklyn turns in 2:O5 rs. giving the best
horses In training weight in May. should do
well against horses Of his own age In Chi
cage.
They say now that the Lad is the best
S-year-old ever seen In the East and fout
Conroy's mud victory over all ages in the
Brooklyn as compared with that Of Irish
Lad
Morello won the Wheeler. beating Yo
Tamhian and Maid Marian. mares Of the
Gunfire class. He ran in faster time than
lIrish Lad but did not make his own pace.
Dor was the field so big. The Washington
kark track IL faster than Gravesend then
nd is so now and Morello won handily.
ROGERS WANTED THE DERBY.
ohm Rogers always wanted to win the.
rby with his own horses. He had
nod colt Dorian. in 1884, and was disap-
pointed when he did not win it. Irish Lad
beat much better field than Conroy did.
The Western 3-year-olds are not strong
lot Claude Is about the best NO one n can
as Irish Lad did. The next best Eastern 3
year-old to Irish Lad is Short Hose. the
Atheling colt who IS not rI within twenty
Rogers says that Irish Lad was short in
the BROOKLYN. 1t was his first start. and he
would have won away on had he been
ready. That sounds well for his Derby
chances. As for weight he proved he could
carry II as 2-year-old.
LONG PRICE AGAINST THE LAD.
The Lad was 40. 20 and 10 in the last issue
Of the future-book prices. He is probably
6. and ! now. Some bets were made on
him at co. 30 and 15 He looked like the best
colt In the race ever since last spring. but
the chances were against his being sent
West. Now that he is coming, his price will
60 down.
o'NEILL RoUGH-RoDE BURNS.
Eastern turf writers are making a hero Of
Frankie O'Neill. not SO much because he
won the Brooklyn. but because he out
rough-rode" the premier rough rider-Tom-
my Burns.
came to the Fair Grounds in 1896. been noted
weak boys. They say that o'Neill fairly
Brooklyn and that Burns had an awful kick
coming in the jockey-room, until O'Neill
asked him II he wanted to settle it with a
fist eight right then
The turf writers admit that O'Neill rough
rode Burns and glory in his spunk. All the
oNeil's tremendous ride and terrific finish
Judgment in letting the colt make his own
pace. when the first half was run in :50is,
was excellent.
THE USE OF THE WHIP.
Burns claimed that had Rogers, who
trained both Gunfire and Irish Lad, allowed
him to use whip he would have won. He
doubtless felt that had he hit Gurfire-he
was outside-she would have swerved into
Irish Lad and impeded him. This draws at
tention to the fact that first-class trainers
Ike Rogers do not allow first-class riders
like Burns to use a whip.
This is q hint for the 'steenth-class train
ers and riders of the West. The whip has
been practically abandoned in the East. In
the West they give it to every boy that
rides horse.
There is promising lad in st. Louis who
Is being much injured by being allowed to
whip-Wilson. He rides well until he at
tempts to change hands. Then he Is done.
Wilson is q boy who sits, close and is very
light, but he is losing his hands every day.
In the old days they always counted the
spur a greater incentive than the whip.
Ffrst-class saddle horsemen. cavalrymen
and others will not ride without spurs.
They deem them Indispensable to the guild
ance, control and management of the horse,
and they never dream of using the whip.
MONDAYS FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES.
First rsce. six furlongs, selling: