The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-12

lthb 1ls&AO n oN BOOhMAhERS.
Deinlar has always been a hard track on
bookmakers. Last year the new West End
course had the largest percentage of win
ming favorites OF any track in the country.
The success OF so many favorites natural
ly put large dents in the bank rolls of the
bookits. In fact. there was hardly a book!.
with any credir On the profit side - his
ledger at the conclusion of the DelYnar
meeting of 1902. This year it looks as though
the penciilers were In for the same kind of
treatment at Delmar
The track opened up with twenty-five
hcokmakers, but four of the most prominent
two weeks old. Included in the quartet
Were three OF the leading operators in the
ring: namely: Paul Hoffman. Frank Balm
and Enoch Wishard. Balm has been book
Ing here for Sam Stephens. This is the
first time he has been missing from the
block since the local racing season opened.
about six weeks ago. Enoch Hughes is a
brother of ]. X. Hughes. who also makes
book as well as campaigns a strong BILE
HAYES'S LOT BACK AT DEI.MAR
Orient. Anne Davis and the rest of the
horses that T. P. Hayes was campaigning
at Washington have been shipped back to
the Fair Grounds. Hayes keeps his entire
stable at the Fair Grounds. He says that
this is the last year Lady Strathmore will
be on the turf. The mare has evidently
learnt a trick or two and oniy runs when
she feels Ike It. She worked mile and
IN eighth IN 1856 for the Independence Han
dicap at Delmar. but when It came TO racing
Tor the money she refused to extend herself
: and finished back in the ruck Hayes says
that he Will retire Lady Strathmore this fall
and breed her next spring.
Huckleberry Finn, which s,gnalized his
first appearance at Delmar BY winning at 90
to in the betting. Is half-brother to the
crack race mare. Founding. being by Hand
sei-Bettie Prather. Handsel is a son of
beaten 2-year-old Hamburg Huckle5erry
Finn is a handsome bay colt. He beat
BTiiLiants hands down last week.
Plunger Crarner. who was so successful at
the Fair Gcrunds this spring. Is reported to
have lost all his winnings at Washington
Park When Cramer left St. Louis Tor
5000 winner This was an exaggeration,
however Instead Of being 5000 winner.
he was only $1,000 to the good. He confdcd
cidentally remarked that he had lost $50 900
betting on w. w. Darden's horses at Wash
ington Park.
meeting in Montana this summer but the
poolrooms az Rutte and Anaconda refused
to close for the ponies and Caesar concluded
that he could not afford to run track in
opposition to the rooms. He wanted the
poolroom men to close up and make book on
the track. but the poolroorn bosses were not
SO accommodating.
T1CHENoR QUITS THE TURF
49, 49, AiShSi'Oi ~ w. wiz nave an
nounced their intention of dtspostng of all
their horses. own one Of the most powerful
racing establishments In the West waswift,
Flocarline, Sidney C. Love and Flo Bob are
some of the good ones in the Tichenor
stable Jockey Wonderly is the stable rider
and harry Riddle has been training the
horses ever since Bishop Poole left Itch
enor at Memphis last spring. Tichenor and
ms partner. Louis Newsass. are wealthy
chicago dealers in fancy driving horses
They have announced their intention OF sell
ing every horse in their barn
FRED Cook s selling plster. Havi!and. broke
the worlds record for one mile and fifty
yards at Washington Park last week. run
ming the distance in l:4i ID. with % pounds
up. Cook, the owner of Eaviland is we'll
known St Louis bookmaker.
Fred LepDsrt. winner of the Ouicksteo
Stakes at Washington Park and the best
2-year-old in Fred Cooks stable was named
after the red-headed cashier of Cooks book.
Fred LeppeTt is St. Louisan. Cook is
the second st. Louis owner to win the
Quickstep Stakes Billy Magrane captured
the same stake some years ago with
Frank X.
W. S. Price Is now the owner of about
thirty horses. He started out with nothing
two years ago. but picked up the racing
game with great speed ard has accumulated
quite fortune on the turf.