The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-25

5000 horse where poor men are Obliged 10
enter 500 horses-they cannot protect them
IN case OF rQn-up-his action is regarded
as shameful.
Gentlemen's races will. if given every
week, help The turf ve:y much. They will
not only help elevate it. they will make il
II show" AFFAIR. ana will create a new fell
fer ii certain class of horses ROW almost
useless. That class l. the sound. strong. vet
| somewhat slow. horses. which lock well.
act we'll. ANA aye good horses in every say
save that they cannot run fast enough. AZ
matters nov. stand. horsoruen do not find
that il pnys - carry such animals In their
stables. But il sure OF 4 race each week
curing the season these horses would hf
taken plnrS, and would earn their way.
Then, il stead o. riding a lot of hnd-legsed
c%Fipplcs, much used in racing. Tor amateur
! cvents, gentlemen would he All" to get
Socd-lookin@. sound end capable, If SLOW.
! horses fcr their races.
| was discussing the polo situation with
4 leading local amateur sportsman the oth-
eli day. He said that he feared there was
not any chance 10 get an English team ia
81. Louis FOR the Worlds Far year. TO
is 10 New York. They never heard of il
and Will not come"
Too bad il tue. Yet athletes are coming
10 ST. Louis for The Olynpian games; COM
ms from f.itEllnl, france, AU>trallb. lSN"-
sid, India. Greece ana Italy. II athletes Viii
come from all these countries why Carnot
a polo team be induced to come?
of course the gentlemen used the old
arSument about the EnSi@hmen hating to
bring their ponies out here on account OF
the probable lack Of condition and certain
defeat. The American team took ponies 10
England. English teams have taken ponies
here before and Will this year again.
Then why should spurtSmen worry SO
about being beaten: In days of old failure
in leading q torlorn hope vas deemed great
err glcry than success won in coping
lead inches It takes slang TO express
contempt of soft. easy victories in proper
fashion. When / was a schooiboy We were
always best pleased with the hard game:
Il seems that the old Roderlck Dhu has moi
transmitted 70 roSierity
That stern joy which warriors feel,
TO meet foSmen worthy Of their steel.
Nowadays ii does not seem that some
alleged spOrtsrncn like to try for the hard
est game. the longest swim. the biggest fiSh
or highest fence. They do not want TO earn
fame by surrounding difficulties. GIVE
them a set W" ana a reporter who does
! not know his game and they will Sain
anne the same.
Ali they want is the victory. The cal!ber
Of the men they beat * of no value. The
softer the spot the better. Pretty soon We
! may expect TO see a new race of Rider has-
CARDS shooting lions through case bars and
hunting Wild bears in automobiles
Talking Of sportsmeu. the other day
brought ~ many names. Many men have
different ideas of what constitutes sports
manship. Most men regard bic gamblers,
mon VINO spend a deal OF money on sport.
own famous horses, dogs. guns. preserves
etc. as spnrtsmen. There are many sports
men IL ST. Louis who spend money Freely
if that constitutes good craftsmanship Yet
! too many Of them know TOO little about
and make moor use of the Things that their
money buys Many Of them DO not use their
J fine horses. cannot ride them or drive them.
! cannot hunt their cuCd dogs or shoot their
good guns. They huy them. play with them
for = time and give them up. This Is not
! true sroCtsmanShip- \ sportsman makes
his own dog ard own horse hunts and uses
! them. He knows better than his groom or
his Kennel man What and how they Should
IL ":ndled. harnesssd. put TO and driven.
I He can -how his servants bow these things
| should he done. When y servant can show
his master anything or teach him nnFthtns
positions are reversed. The master becomes
| The man. the man the master.
The writer always rockoned Mr.. Loren
on tha count OF Knowing his business.
: His particular fad Is high school and gated
i2adlr horse or @ ,Te H iior lfi Show 1tr amG b,v DE e
great horse and spoil him in The riding II
hirn. II uickod cat a suitable green horse.
J hcrsh- him fOr The price OF n green horse.
. t-oke him himself. taught him everything
he knew and made him the best high-School
horse in tho world. M servant could bit.
saddle or ride that horse.
Similarly with dogs. Mr.. Anderson bought
his own ideas. bred and deve'oped his ter
riers. NJ professional assisted him.
Another trait which always raised this
sportsman in my estimation is his self-d'-
NAL. Normally q man VIII" would by the
least Indulgence grow stout and too heavy
to ride. hy strict adherence to die.
, managss to kenp within riding weight. Ifl
J pounds. lie en- take his drink and have
done with it. Too many good young sports
men drink too much. Not that they drink
TO drunkenness or excess. hut too much for
craftsmanship. which always demand. and
must have an absolutely clear head. Two
drinks in an afternoon should he , snortS-
mans limit when he is on feats Of sports
inaHshjp lent.
These --''o haze crow" etCUt will appre-
ciatc the amour; OF devotion which n busy
man Ike Mr.. Anderson must give H's ia
v0rito sport when he can deny himself the
good tEi0gs of the table aId h"6ot-f5r
vfic; he has a very human iikin=-jus, that
h NAV Re in 4 p~Osition 10 property enjoy
his favorite pastir3es. That is the true
craftsmanship. Fer il di-olays the truest
Unit Of sports'nangnir a man Of means can
show-self-denial. J. b. SHERIDAN.