The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22

Fifty years ago negroes had almost a
monopoly of training and riding race
horses. To-day they have all but disap-
peared from the turf, save as stabemen.
rubbers. etc ....
In the ante-bellum days, the big land
owners of the South constituted the pa
irons OF racing from the owners standpoint.
1t natural for them to look for their
stable help OF every degree from among
their many slaves
The volume of racing was quite small as
compared with the situation at the present
day. Meetings were oftentimes irnpromptu.
or called at shor; notice TO decide a wager
made in haste and for the settlement Of
which the hot Southern blood would brook
slight delay.
With the establishment Tracing at Sara
toga soon after the close Of the war, fol-
lowed by the opening of Jerome Park short
ly afterwards. the center of the racing
endeavor gradually shifted from south Of
the Mason and Dixon line 90 the'territory
around the m, tropoiis. The negro, howev-
er. had beer freed before this and naturally
stuck to the horses and followed them
North.
ONLY ONE OR TWO LEFT.
or iSo en Grssa @
tinction in this line. but the c1ree-issue
negro az Uncle Edinborough' called those
born since the days of slavery ended have
never seemed to grasp the situation as did
their forbears in the good old times, when
TO train a winner meant distinction to the
family narng. of which they were as proud
as. was their master.
The negro jockey. too. fiourished for many
years after racing was established IN the
the passing CT Sims. Clayton and Perkins,
the last OF the negro riders to gain and
hold the center Of the stage for any length
of time. anc about the only real good negro
Jocks" known to the present generation OF
Eli Jordan trained some Of the best horses
IN the South With Falsetto he beat the
Eastern crack S3endthr.ft in the kenner
and Travers stakes at Saratoga. Blue Eyes
viii Jordan trained. He hasdied ali Of
Kentucky turfman Of the old school
Another negro trainer who gained an en-
viabe reputation was Old Man Faith That
was the only name by which he was known
around the stables. He was n1ted as a heat eat.
Lakeland got their first ideas Of horseman-
ship from Old Man Faith.
James r. Keenes first trainer was ne.
/ the other colts which Mr.. Keene sent to
England that year. and was considered q
first-claxs trainer. He afterwards trained
Bramhaletta. BANTER, frankie b.. Baltic.
Roccec eco and Capias for Mr.. Burnham. AMI
owned and trained Wakefield, Marchfoness
and Gladstone.
Harry Colston handled the horses OF
Frank Harper when Longfellow, Springbok.
ills johnson and others were making turf
history In the colors Of that veteran turf
man. .sFssf
PERRY HANDLED GOOD HORSES.
Another of Mr. Harpers trainers was Abe
Perry, who was considered great trainer.
He also handled Longfellow, Long knight.
Irish King. JiIs johnson and others He
won the stallion stakes with Jils johnson.
running In his own colors. Mr.. Harper had
Irish King in the same race and protested
Henry Brown developed the good horses
sent out by Colonel Dan swigert and Bowen
& Clay in the days when these were names
to couture with on the turf. He brought
out Hindoo. which was sold to the Dryers
for $4,000; Morgan Scout: four miie heat
winner; Runnymede, Belle Of Runnymede,
Bengal, Obermeyer and others.
Andrew Thompson who for time ham
died the horses of w. L.. Scott. was good
trainer. Brown Dick has probably been the
most successful negro trainer in America
He Is fine judge Of horse. and 1t ls his
custom to buy one or two well-bred year