The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-18
Youngsters Racing in California
Begin to Give Evidences of
Their Real Ability.
BON MOT IS A FAST HORSE.
The Son of Fitzjames has a Good
Chance to Win Lissak Handi.
cap-Oaks Candidates.

Special Correspondence of The Sunday Republic
san Francisco. Cal. Jan. I6.-Already the
2year-olds are beginning to sort themselves
out. and some which were running in the
open purses at the beginning OF the month
are dropping back into selling races for
horses OF their age.
There has been a good deal OF discus
sion among the horsemen wintering here
over the propriety of racing these baby
thoroughbreds so early in the year. and
many advocate a rule forbiddinE IL before
April. President Williams OF the New Cali
fornia Jockey Ciub is one OF those who be
heve 1t in better for the breed. as well as
the individual. that each colt or hlly should
be given q chance 10 develop thoroughly
nero oslhe pn' 10 a raS az q bobbh Uh with III
him., and he has some young stock OF his
own breeding which he does not intend to
race until 4 years old. his theory being that
they should race until 10 or y years old.
Probably he has in mind Joe Howell Thad
Stevens and other California horses OF
years ago which raced and won until well
along in life.
1t Is argued by those opposed TO baby
racing that the strain of campaigning I'm,
race horses, and Ell Rio Rey; Sensauon:
French Park. fremont Abe Frank ano
others are quoted as instances. So far as
that wonderful youngster FL Rio Reg and
Abe Frank are concerned, neither one broke
down. though both won many races and
large prlZeS as <-Nedi -OluS. Ia AhpO AeS1 vas
laid low by distemper, and Abe Frank was
put to the bad by lung fever. On the other
hand, such sensational horses as Saivatof'
Tenny. Firenzi. Sir Dixon, Kingston, GefaI-
dine, Prince Royal. Morello. 70 Tam6ien,
Robert Waddell and scores of other kings
and queens Of the turf were stars as 2-year-
PROMISING YOUNG THoRoUGHBREDs.
So far. Green B. Norris has had a mort
g gag, s on the e g,ene P Rnnis R fSy and RUBY
Ring, the laSt-named by Imp. Star RUDY
kissing Ring. but two others have startsa:
which, when ready; should be able to give
two are Burns & Warehouses; Cascine. r.
chestnut colt by Col. Wheeler..Early Rose,
St Gatien-Primm II. Cascine is a beausi-
full galloper. He was very green the DAY
he ran third to Rapid Water and Ruby
goes well with him. With the exception OF
Precious Stone, 1 would like him better
than any Of the score or more youngsters
that nave run. and in due time I believe he
will max Precious Stone do his best. Pune
tilo has started twice without showing
an gr1Imsn but anas ne th win M. Re se carts nom TO- victory
in all their races. but. as he signed a con-
tract with Burns & Waterhouse when they
old man VIII have a hard time filing his
place, for "BulI' has no superior when 1t
comes to riainE 2,ysar,o' sn # Morn Morris cd re-
tract, the colts will lose some races they
ought to win, and 1t would be well for him
end them II be would secure Monk Coburn
for the remainder Of the season here: Co
burn possesses the same knack .Bullman
has Of getting 2,year-olds away from the
mite. Possibly Morris will be able to get
Burns.o o Minder for the 2-year-old races.
startled the world BY paying sisS.ooo As To-
Senior Bocau Of the Argentine Republic for
Ormonde, tho horse OF the century" an
though he win maintain his breeding inter
-eets at Rancho del Paso. Except his crack
sly HonitGn. BY Imp; ormonde.Ldbberti-
sold January % His retirement is a dis
tinct loss to the turf. on which he raced for
nnGFf,s s .hiii.n ana n sna T Il lea tss s @ somp Of
tent and reliable trainer. 'Curley" Shields.
out Of a position.
Contemporaneous with Mr.. Macdonough's
Pritchard. a breeder and owner of race
horses a generation ago. Is about to return
eighteen years. He has purchased $50 acres
of the old Theodore Winters ranch. near
the Sacramento River. where Emperor Of
Todd. E Rio Rev. Yo Tambien and The
Car were foaled. and he has brought Il
few horses to .Tanforan for training. They
are mafdens, by Rousseau, Imp. Cavalier
and the Bratus horse. Claudius. which ran
a mile and a quarter in 2.06. Mr.. Pritchard
who brought the mighty Norfolk to thi.
was one Of the pillars OF the California
ard were Lsetta. Patsy D6uny. Broad
Church. Zaldivar, Lizzie Dunbar. Canny
Scot, Phillip s. and others. Lisetta was a
Ereat race mare, and ran a mile and a quar-
ter in 2.05A. Lizzie Dunbar once defeated
the great Vofanse over the old Bay District
Zaldivar ran second to Bob Swiserrs Cars
bad in the American Derby IN 1892.
jay Ransch. who left last Sunday TO
spend q week with his mother before TAX
ing up his duties in the employ of W. X.
nanderoat; wound up his career here IN
pc pec Wsdn ssgle; = tfis last winning mount was
most Unexpectedly on Loyal S. at 30 to ],
but he could not land a winner the last
,three deys Of the week; finishing with thir-
age since the first OF the year. From jan
nary L to the time he left he had ridden
Buflman and Burns had beaten that. Bull
man With seven wins in twenty-seven rides.
ana Burns Wit seven in thirty. Tommy
by scoring two days later on Action at
40 to ].
Clubs stakes for this winter have been DE-
cided, but some Of the best are to come.
No special interest attaches to the Adam
furionss. though its ~va1ue-upward of 5000
owners and trainers. But the
idssak Handicap. which will approximate
s2Oo0, to be run a week hence. January "a.
is sure to arouse much interest. The dis
tancs Is a mile. and there Is so much class
amons uhe nufety-eish1 entries the time
should be fast II the Oakland track is at
its best.
BON MOT IS A FAST FELLOW.
believe Bon Mot. by Fftzjames-Queen's
Taste, to. be the fastest miller out here. II
not heavily weighted. I think he holds a
2-vear-oid record at S~heepshead Bay OF
:5S 3-6 for hve furlongs over a course with
no turns and only an easy bend in It. He
worked some very fast miles at the Har-
lem Park track; Chicago. last summer as a
3-year.old. and in his Ana trial for the Oak
Park Handicap. a mile and a furlong. he
was timed q mile and a sixteenth in las 4-5
with Jesse Mathews Up. On the strength Of
this work he was a well-hacked favorite for
the Oak Park, his weifSt being los, and
cinch. and the colt certainly ran a fine race.
setting = cracking pace all the way, but
the famous Green b. Morrfs's selling
platter" came along and beat him in ISL %
with Il. pounds on his back and blood and
pus DOSING out Of the sole of his on fore
hoof. .Bocts. Durnell picked up the colts
ffton, Secretary n. Nathanson and myself
Judges stand. K few weeks later, when
McChesney made . chow Of Somhrero In
their. special MSe at the Worth Jockey
frightfuiiy eore be decried bis own colt IN
order TO 6elittle McChesney's saIlant win.
dubbed the handsome son. Of MacduR.
s.nothing but . selling platter" and said
Hermiss could beat. him a block.
Bon Not has not run Eince picking IN a
little piece Of rock in his last race last sum-
mer, but doc" Rowell has him moving
get more than ITO pounds-he IL no weight
packer-in the Iassak Handicap. they should
find him bad to beat, though b. may be
abort Of q race. ut b