The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28
TURF FEATURE OF YEAR
WAS RECORD BREAKING
Next Wednesday VIII Close Season
Marked by Wholesale Reduction
of Racing Mark Records.

What has proved rather an eveatful
year In the turf world will come to a close
next Wednesday evening. While rec
ord breaking was easily the feature of the
last season. sensational incidents abound
ed throughout the twelvemonth.
So far as this city is concerned. its part
in the turf history was largely furnished
by the collapse OF the "get-rch-auick'
concerns, which had made st. Louis their
stamping ground For about two weeks
St. Louis was the center OF turf interest:
Then the eyes OF horsernen were turned
TO other places.
Horsemen who figured on the. local
tracks, with their animals, held attention
elsewhere, however. Claudes victory in
the st. Louis Derby, June -. awoke the
turf world to the fact that he WAS really
bly, divides honors with Dick Welles, SO
far as the Western turf is concerned.
Record breaking was not conspicuous
here. either in connection with local
records-which are really world s marks
were lowered on the big tracks of the
country: however, the part played by
siderable.
Dick Welles lowered the record for six
furlongs to Ill As at Washington Park
June 30, later putting the American record
for one mile over q regulation track to
1:37 2-5 at Harlem. Alan-a-Dale had pre-
viously put the mark down to 1:l 9-5
earlier In the year.
Rag Tag. who is now at Ascot Park, in
Los Angeles, cut the worlds record for
seven and one-half furlongs to l:32 1-5 at
Washington Park July l. Sngularly
enough, Seattle cut in on the. game Of
record breaking. Uletma running three
and one-half furlongs over the Seattle
track in Az.
East. lowering the worlds record for one
mile and one-uuarter to 2:OS 1-5 Records
{ for six and one-half furlongs and mile
and one-sixteenth were also lowered in
the course of the summer, Jane Holly and
Glassful setting marks OF lis 80 and
LA 3-5, respectively
For the first time in its history. the
American Derby was won by a maiden
last summer, The Picket capturing the
stake from Claude and Bernays. Both the
Brooklyn and the Suburban were won by
S-year-olds. the former by Irish Lad. the
latter by Africander.
Besides the turf concern failures here.
local interest was taken In the ruling on
horse Lord Neville at New Orleans. This
step was taken by the stewards OF the
Crescent City course. March 10.
In the middle of the summer. f. q. Far
ley who had been ruled off the turf for
alleged ringing at Detroit. started a cru.
SADIE against the Chicago courses and
caused them considerable trouble. He was
later committed to Jail at Detroit. Quite
sensation was sprung at Harlem when
the Judges of that course announced that
thew nau Te1nSlaIcO u. y. Lynch.
The Western Jockey Club took the case
up later and ruled Lynch off Early this
month, the judges at Ingleside stated that
he was connected with a scandal on the
turf and mentioned his name in the whole
sale ruling off of Jockeys.
III One of the Jockeys landed at that time
was D. Hall. who rode at the local courses
last summer
Captain P. J. Carmody announces that
the book for the new Union Jockey Clut
course will be out this week. and that the
entire programme of the initial meeting
can be seen at glance by horse owners
who are DESTROYS Of finding out the ailot'
ment of purses.
tured the Captain says, and he adds ths'
the book will be as attractive as the ciut
can make It.
''Our best stake will have an added
money value of SIS 900, and. this will com.
pare favorahly with any big purse In tn'
country We intend to feature at leas
one rich handicap every day. so as TO draw
the better class Of horses to this track.
Eve have received many assurance:
of support from horse owners that va
have no dread of any dearth in horsefiesh
The class OF animals that will come to oul
track FROM the Western turf. generally, II
Of q high order.