The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-12

so the train was laid FOR n story which
found circulation in the evening Of the
same day. that Sceptre had broken loosA
when out AT exercise. unshipped her boy
and gone for a wild Eallop on her own hook.
winding up by running into n wire fence
and cutting herself in front and behind.
So far. so good, but on the same evening
and incidentally also on Saturday-Sceptre
was backed 10 win big money in the Lin
colnshirc. The frst bet booked WAS one
that would net 5000 II she won-and all
authorities claim that the money came
from the right qUarteri" Mr.. Sievier coyly
admits that Sce1tre did bolt. but aJds that
she did not hurt herself at ALI Truly lovely
CON games can be worked on the British
ersi From the market reports, Sceptre was
backed to win fully ESQ Gl25,OcW in thir-
ty-six hours succeeding the publication Of
Mr.. SEWERS warning
sMATHERs GOT OFF BADLY.
Z. Z smathers got of badly in his intro
duction TO the turf at Memphis. NcChes-
ney and Dick Bernard made very bad
showlngs.
Good horsemen ascribe the poor showing
OF the pair there to Over-anxiety on the
part of a young trainer. pin!ng to keep
his pets in his own stable. Durneli. IL has
been limited, might not have played fair
with MIR; Smathers in the matter of pre-
pairing McChesney for his Memphis race.
Durnelrs name is not entirely clear and he
may have been persuaded into an act OF
short-sishted criminality; Late comers
Durnell did anything more than 10 overdo
him. IL that Is the way TO say IL. II Nc
Chesney lacked anything for the Montgom-
cry, IL was rest He had been given too
much fast work for a horse so robust as
he. Durnell wanted the Montgomery too
hard. That il how they look at 4 in
Memphis. now that the first heat Is gone
and reason is sitting in her old reliable
place.
Tommy Foster. at Bennings last week,
spent Yesterday at his home in Sheepshead
Ray. II was reported in some quarters
that Sloan won Sl5.o00 on the race. This Is
a gross inauguration. Aside from his regu-
lar fee Sloan did not receive a penny from
the race The owner and trainer OF the
horse promised to give him S.c00 II he
won. and the money Is to be paid to-day.
A close friend OF Sloan won $3.50 to the
race and gave the jockey 500 Of II. much to
dollar on his mount. nor did any one else
bet for him. I know this to be the fact.
IL reports to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sloan returned 20 Washington last night.
MADDEN AND HIS JUMPERS.
John Z. Madden IS going to train jump
ing horses on a different plan than has ever
before been followed in this country. For
this purpose he will establish a school for
jumpers at his farm. Hamburg Place. and
this season will see the beginning Of his ex-
periments.
Madden Will take biz. awkward 2-year-
soon as thew show that they do not have a
turn of speed sufficient to make them big
winners on the fiat. Once they learn the
Jumping game they can be allowed to ma
ture nicely. and then be schoOled once more
and sent out for the stakes. Thus they will
he developed gradually and be healthy,
sound animals. instead Of broken-down
racers.
The first product Of the Madden system is
Auto. n horse that Will start in the East
this year. Pc was a big colt and wanted to
jump over the fences from the start. Since
learning the game he has filed out until he
is seventeen hands high and well muscled.
DAINGERFIELD'S NEW JOE
Algernon Daingerield. clerk of the scales
Of BenninGs. has been appointed 10 a SINH
lar position on the stan of the metropolitan
Jockey Club. which will have its initial
meeting at its new course in Jamaica i'm
media--y after the closing of the gates on
AquedLct's spring meeting.
The new steeplechaSe rule that horses
must be Thoroughly schOoled apparently
will be difficult OF enforcement unless the
animals are ordered to give a dress re-
hearsal. with colors ~. once over the
course. two or three DAYS before a meeting.
There Is no reason why this should not be
done. and a certificate issued for satisfac-
tory performance. good until revoked. II
we relegate horses 10 the schooling list at
the barrier. surely we should be equally cir
cumspect as to proper conduct before the
various obstacles through the field