The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
LARGE OFFERS FOR GREAT F1LLY.

LARGE OFFERS FOR GREAT FILLY.
This shows a profit. aside from the stable
expenses. of sl5s,16. and Mr.. Sievier has
many nGupsfe ri sf a en sPiena1a t and If mare a. to ~i be
hoped a fine record as a matron at the stud
to come. He writes: in May. 1907. re-
s ssaea 'T Sop 0R hea. ha re.p SeeFs SE 'i either an of
which. I may add. would have broken the
worlds record Of s1sl.s5o bid for Flying
when the Duke of Westminster horses in
training were afterwards Sold. but for
pressing private reasons. with which I will
was prevailed upon to offer her for sale at
Newmarket. on which occasion Mr.. latter
sail did not get a bid above the sl22. 400 re-
serve placed upon her, and she returned
have bought and did not buy her. for as
time changes the autumnal tints. SO it does
change circumstances"
WANTED AN AMERICAN TRAINER.
II was advised to obtain the services of a
man with the qualifications of an American
trainer to take charge of my horses. This
may sound as II l had been infected with
the latest craze. or desired my horses tuned
up to a Yankee Doodle concert pitch by
the aid of a few double octaves in dopes,
put such was not the case: and. generally
According to Mr.. sievier's description of
what his American trainer did with the flly
while preparing her for the opening race
Of the season Of 1902. when she was in the
3.year-old class and a greatly fancied can
didate. he was quite justified in being dis
pleased. The race was the Lincolnshire
the fiat racing season, and It stands out
very conspicuously among the early events
OF the racing year. Mr.. S!evier was called
to Paris on business not long before the
race; and on his return found his pet very
stale" He found that she had been put
through a most tremendous series of hard
away. and he wrote a letter scratching her
for the race.
HOW sCEPTRE LOST DERBY.
Passing by her easy wins of the Two
Thousand Guineas and One Thousand GUM
cas-, Mr.; Sievier's story now brings her to
the Derby, the only one OF the five clas-
sic races of the season, which she did not
YIN, for later on both the Oaks and the St.
her the only horse on record to win four
Of the five. although another FLY got as
dead heat. or this defeat Sceptre's owner
has but q few words to say: After the
one Thousand. resting her as much as pos
in front Of her and with her appe,ite p1 now
set. ! found I had backed her to win some
$4,000 for the EPSON race. l was so con-
rave granted me an overdraft on this with
complacency-although 1 confess / did not
put the proposal before them. Suffice it to
say; she lost mnishing fourth).. and the only
explanation / can offer is that of over
anxiety on the Jockeys part. Getting badly
away. and to ado to this having been
drawn on the outside. she was vigorously
driven up the hill to catch the leaders. and
doing SO in so short a space of ground ard
time, her chance. whatever that may have
been, was, in my opinion. destroyed. In do
ing his best conjo!ntly with me. Randall, I
Tear. was GverZealous: we were both Young
at the game. to use a racing parlance. and
II was a high dual trial. l think I took
the reverse better than my jockey. hut one
must be philosophical to be a sportsman
and / heartily congratulate both Ard Pat
rick and his owner. trusting that We shall
meet again: My mare three days later won
the Oaks with ease Gt is run over the Derby
course by FLIES only, but she was waited
with for at least the first seven furlongs of
the race"
Mr.. Sievier makes n distinct charge of
foul riding against all or a group of the
English and American jockeys who defeated
sceptre in the Grand Prix de Paris.