The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-19
the little girl plays from

ticular. and there the little girl plays from
morning TO night.
LOVES EVEN ROCKING HORSES.
There are lanterns, hay racks. buckets
and. indeed. all the paraphernalia of a
really truly stable. Every night before 60
Ing TO bed the lanterns must be lighted and
the horses-rocking horses-fed with real
oats. And the FIRST thing In the morning
p,S breakfast they must be eurrled, fed
mails which she owns. Rainy days are par
tisrlarly devoted to riding and driving these
fiery" steeis.
Funnysides. which ran in last Fridays
race. is one of the little girls favorites.
When asked If she wasn't disappointed
ska is very M, ID sas m nfscu's
It's only 2-year-old. and didn't really
sI It to win. But 1 hope for better
However. Thelma felt bound to put up
something on the Ally: even though It was
only dollar: She isn't much OF plunger
risk that much at least. She begged the
dollar from her mother and carried it in
her hand all the way to the races.
grandfather: 7 Vent rather slow. wv for ei /
didn't think he would win"
Dolce far Niente. another Of Thelma's pet
was formerly owned by John a. Morris.
founder OF Morris Park. and Mr.. Walden,
and cost originally $4,000. 1t almost broke
scheduled to be sold with little the others rs WIS
Buy 1t for me-" she pleaded with her
father. II you haven't money enough take
hundred out of my bank"
This touched Mr.. Walden, and he insisted
that 1t should be bid in for Thelma. and
this was done at sl.o10. 1t is vicious ami
mai and bites like mischief-all but Thelma.
to whom 1t is amenable at all times.
CAN GIVE TRAINERS POINTS
Before coming to Brighton dozen men
exhausted not only their fund OF persuasion
but their strength as we'll in trying to lead
the animal But all to no avail. Thelma,
holding out little tuft Of grass, led the
slightest difficulty.
She is the pet of all tho men and tho idol
Of her grandfather.
She will have stables of her own some
day." said the latter proudly. Shed make
good trainer and can give the boys points
today g on , how to ride and what to Do.
wouldn't your he asked the little girl.
Yes, indeed" she agreed.
rTl oMn, yea I'll (, y y, which the .ts
Ead d ""A' IL 10 20 'a''eo Inc 'e'ieo
Because" explained Thelma, ct want
her named after one OF my favorite fairy
Another of Thelma,s horses is a half sis
ter OF FInnysides. whose mother was Mer-
rtness. She has named 1t Tickle" When
be something funny. 1t runs in the fam
ny. you know. Another. two months old.
she has named Emmeline.
orally bureau Of Information on the sub
5ect. But the other day at the races she
asked her mother what Broomstick's
mothers name was. Then quick as q flash
she spoke up and said: II guess it must
be Sweep"
Thelma was born at Bowling Brook and
when seven months old attended her first
race and she hasn't missed a meet since
She knows all the rigging" said her
grandfather. and gets vexed at her mother
and grandmother when they fail to use the
correct terms, and ghe harness
as well as any man in New York City.
She can drive with the best of them: in
fact, there is nothing about a horse she
a great little horsewoman one OF these
days to which Thelma assented in her
wise womanly fashion.