The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22
NEGRO TRAINERS AND RIDERS
HAVE HAD THEIR DAY ON TURF
Black Men Who Once Enjoyed Practical Monopoly of Handling
About Passed Away From Those Professions

lings. develop them and sell for high
price. 1t Is not often that Dick fails to de-
velop at least one good horse every season.
He. is still in harness and will probably
spring another Ben Brush or a Handsome
on the public the coming season.
Billy Bird. who framed for Governor
Bowie. was product OF te-bel!um days.
and good trainer. One of his best was
the mighty Hindoo home Bird always said
that when he could get Crickmore to eat
eleven quarts OF oats day he would lead
him back to the barn with Hindoo's scalp
dangling at his belt. and he was right.
COOPER HAD MANY A GOOD ONE.
Albert Cooper was another successful ne
gro trainer, and handled the horses Of
many of Americas leading turfmen. He
trained the great Harry Bassett for Colonel
Mcdaniel. and led Sue Ryder Hubbard. Joe
Daniels. Lizzie Rogers. Ashbank. Oyster
man and Red Dick back to their stalls after
scoring stake triumphs over the best horses
OF their day.
+ For Lucky Baldwin he trained Gano
Eolante. Miss Ford. Mollie Mccarthy Lucky
b., Mol.ie McCarthy's Last and other horses
that nelped 20 make the Black Maltese
Cross" famous throughout the country.
He trained at one time for Senator
aS sSss,s
trained for James r. Keene.
Twenty-Five years ago "Oid Man Ausel. .
as he was known by all. was considered one
Of the foremost trainers on the American
turf
No rider in this country ever had great
er reputation than Isaac Murphy. He was
horses he has ridden and the big stakes he
has won would furnish material for vol.
urne. He rode Freeland when he defeated
Miss Woodford In a special race by short
head. also In the race which followed. when
Miss Woodford turned the tables on Free
land. Pearl Jennings. Modesty. Lizzie Dwy-
er. Monocrat. Benson. Blue Wing. Buchan-
an and his namesake. Isaac Murphy. are
among the good horses whose victories re-
call the famous negro Jockey. Murphy has
been dead for several years.
Stoval was another good rider Of a dec
ade ago. and won many cool races on
kosclusko. Clipsetta, Bankrupt. Trouba-
Bootblack. Favor. Katie yCreel, Enright and
others.
SIMS HAD BRILLIANT CAREER.
Sims rode for NJ. F. Dwyer in this coun-
try and in England. Kingston. Harry Reed.
Banquet stonenell. Kennel, Don Alonzo.
Ben Brush, Ben Eder and Cleo?hus. the
last of the array OF powerful horses which
famous were all p!loted by him. He tired
his luck abroad a season or two ago. -:
lis riding days seem to be at an ed.
Lonnie Clayton was probably one Of aha
best judges Of pace this country ever knew.
His victory with Henry Young. the sire OF
Heno. In the Columbus Handicap at wash-
less 70 Tambisn and II the 1 speedy Cash ' Day
and set record that stood for years, was
an example OF patient riding that euualsd
'1eeman" Spencer's exhibition on Ethelbert
when that horse defeated Imp. for the
Brighton Cup.
PERKINS HAD HIS DAY.
Soup Perkins rode for Bryan McC!el-
land when he had Henry OF Navarro, Prince
him famous as an owner and handler of
thoroughbreds. He also rode for the elder
Mr.. Fleischmann when he first started on
Perkins announced his intention of rid
ing In jumping races a year or so ago.
but never carried 1t out. and when Je!n
port, Ky, last winter, he Joined out
laws and rode few races there
Tiny Williams is still familiar figure
sionai winner. but has lost the reout S don
for cleverness which he gained with that
grand old mare Ida Pickwick and other
horses Of a few years ago.
Felix Carr gained good reputation as
trainer after his riding days were over.
and his mysterious disappearance at New
cleared up. although his old employer. both
as Jockey and trainer. Barney Schneider.
left no stone pnturned to this end.
all Of his races against time. beating the
records at all distances from one to two
miles; Baden Baden. Glidelia. John Happy
and many other good horses. was a GOOD
LXTTER:DAY STARS.
Tony Hamilton. Tiny Williams. Willie
Simms, Lonnie, Clayton: Soup Perkins,
of the star-colored riders. and they were
all stars at some period OF their riding
career.
Hamilton Is now riding in Australia.
where he has. In measure. regained the
reputation he made here years ago
Link Jones, who died few weeks ago at
Nashville, was a. frst-class rider. He was
especially good In long distance races. and
was fine judge of pace. He was q bit of
a rough rider and would take any sort o.
chance.
Eddie West, who rode such good horse,
as Ida Hope. John Henry. Irish Pat Pearl
Jennings. the best sprinter Of her time:
Modesty; Santa Anita Belle and others. was
to a majority OF the present generation OF
racegoers.
Charlie verplank or Monkey Charle- az
he was called. was a daring rider over the
the front. killing of hia field as early as
possible. and then taking matters easily to
the finish.
Pete Clay who rode My Coz, Black
Lady" on the metropolitan tracks one
season. Is now schooling Jumpers at Mem
phis and expects to ride over the sticks this
season.
WINFIELD is about the only negro rider Of
prominence at present. but he was never I'm
the class of Murphy. Sims. Clayton or Per-
kins
Hicks the little coIored boy who wrigRied
out OF trouble at New Orleans after a con-
fession that startled the turf following at
the Crescent City, r. said to be a capable
prospects II he only is guided along the
But the day of the negro trainer and rider
seems to have gone from the turf.