The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-29
HERM|S NOW
OUT OF
IT

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Hermis has
run his last race of the season and
goes into retirement. He has Just
missed the championship form. In any
year for half dozen or so back he
would have been the star of the sea
, son. but 1903 has been almost as noted
for prominent running horses as for
those who make speed in harness, and
SO Mr.. Thomas star racer just falls
short of going into turf history as a
champion.
With Hermis, Waterboy, Africander,
Irish Lad and Hamburg Belle out of
the game racing in the east for the
few weeks remaining will be lacking
in spice which is afforded by the pres
ence of a really great race horse. The
only hope is that Mr.. Smathers may
permit McChesney to start a few
times, which is not impossible.
One interesting bit of turf gossip is
to the effect that the partnership of
Signey Paget and j. B. Hagsin is to
be dissolved. Whether it is true or
not that the string Of great race horses
which have been run by these two
gentlemen is to be divided, and that
1904 will find each of them going it
alone, cannot be authenticity verified
It is gratifying to know that neither of
them has intention Of forsaking the
turf. They are men who could lily
be spared just now.
E. r. Thomas has gone to Europe,
and report has it that his trip has as
one of its objects the establishment of
racing stable on the other side, and
in this connection there is fairly good
authority for saying that Hermis may
race abroad next season. Mr.. Thomas
has been the racing sensation this yea
The sale of Onatas at $4,000 and st.
Valentine, Dimple and Vagary for
something like $4,000 to Thomas by
John E. Madden started the racing
community before the influx from Ben
ming early in April. The greater sur
prise was manifested month later,
when the above horses proved to he
little better than mere selling platers.
Then came the purchase of Hermis for
$50, 900.
Thomas is regarded as a GENDER
foot" but il will be a surprise to
those persons who believe the young
mans purse has been preyed upon by
the sharps of the layers line to know
that Thomas is big winner ON the
season. He Is a good better, though
he may lose not gamelv on occasions
Still he will come back again, no
matter how severe may have been the
reverse, and as he has enjoyed the
excellent advice of Alex Shields, he is
a handsome winner. There can be no
doubt that he is even up with his
vast early outlay. He took as much
as $4,000 out of the ring on the
day Pulsus won the Great Trial stakes
for him at Sheepshead bay.
Mr.. Thomas does not seem to have
the faculty of getting on well with
his jockeys. Odom, on whose services
he had second call, couldn't get along
with him at all, and now Fuller, who
was engaged to ride the Thomas horses
when those who had previous call on
him did not need him, is said to be
under the ban. Mr.. Thomas, 1t is said,
has criticised Jockey Fuller for some
of his work recently. He has been
dissatisfied with the Jockeys efforts
and it is said has expressed his opinion
strongly. There would be no surprise
if such were the case, for anybody who
would find fault with George Odom
would pick flaws in saint.