The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-25
GOSSIP OF THE QUARTER STRETCH.
Jockey ID. Austin MISUNDERSTANDING
Bells Riding Under Fire.

Jockey D. Austin. who was recently sus-
pended by Judge Maginn for a bad ride on
Hayess colt Bugler. has been reinstated,
after two weeks suspension. If any other
Jockey is hereafter suspended by local
judges. 1t will be rank unfairness and in
Justice If he is not reinstated as soon as
austin was. There never was a nastier-
looking race, betting and running. than
Austin rode. Bugler came out next time
and showed 1t up in its true colors. Not
semblance OF an excuse can be urged for 1t.
;, In the past the turf editor of The Repub-
lie has been regarded as hypercritical.
Every bad race he ever saw, in betting ring
or on race Track was harmless and sweet
compared to the race for which Austin was
suspended. To every owner. trainer. jockey
and horse the turf editor has criticised.
save Bugler and those concerned in his bad
race. he tenders a public apology. and will
private amends. All the bad betting
and badly run. races he has ever
seen were good ones and true, ones
compared with the one for which Austin
was suspended. II that was not bad one,
1t is impossible that a bad one should be
run.
Hayes. the contractural employer of Aus
tin. is turfman of reputation, means and
power. Therein 1t all lies All men are
not held alike on a race track. At the back
OF the man Of money and pull the Western
and other men of weight make it bend.
Poor men OF manliness must stand sus-
pended.
To every poor owner to every poor rider
and trainer he has ever criticised for run
ming furtive races. the turf editor Of The
Republic apologies. He promises never. no
matter how gross the offense may be, to
criticise them again. In the future he will
look only for the faults of the rich. the
strong. the men with the pull The racing
Jockey Club will attend to the licking OF
the poor and weak.
Men who take keen interest in racing
were rather disposed to -criticise Charley
Bells riding yesterday. 1t was fierce on
Aules. AS for oudenarde, he is such a horse
sixteenth with the weight he had up yes
terday in las Yet he seemed to be doing
his best up the back stretch. when he was
running fourth and free of horses. He has
a bad knee. and may have hit it and
stopped Bell is doubtless no saint. Neither
il he a D. Austin.
year ago. Mr.. Brady let him up again,
when he deemed a years suspension pun
ishment and warning enough. Bell was
is making 1900 month.
Why said man. should boy who
once was good rider and whose earning
SO month. and who gets reinstated and
able TO earn goo a month once more, pull
horses? 1t does not stand to reason He
gets nothing for pulling and everything for
winning.
They gay around the race track that 1t
was Vic Hughes who turned E. E. Farley.
Tom Glenn and the Aimless-S Sarah Black
ringing case up. Hughes saw Farley buy
Aimless from Sam Robert. Then he saw
them bet on Sarah Black at Detroit. Why
that Is not Sarah Black" said Vic, when
they paraded. That is Aimless.' It seems
that Hughes was not in with it. and In
revenge tipped Judge Murphy off; but
Farley and Glenn got the money. Now they
say that Murphy is a mark for ringers.
Murphy finds them out some times. Other
Judges may never know of it, then, before
or after.
JohSnie Powers has the medal for train