The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-12
LICENSING JOCKEY HENRY
NO SURPRISE TO TURFMEN
Western Jockey Club Has Always Shown a Tendency TO Ignore RuI
ings of Others, Especially Foreign Turf Bodies-Smathers Made
a Bad Beginning at Observation-Disclosures Vosburgh
Felicitated Himself.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, April n--That Milton Henry
was granted a license by the Western Jock
ey Club surprised TO one. When the first
test case came up in the affair OF one,
James Todhunter Sloan the Westerners
with the exception OF Thomas Williams OF
the California Jockey Club, were inclined to
ignore the Foreign rulings against Ameri-
can Jockeys. Sloan was permitted 10 per-
form on one of the tracks in California. He
would have been persona grata on all the
tracks Of the Mississippi Valley. from Chi
cago down. In Sloan's case there might
have been reason. Fraud was never
charged against him Personal tanners
got him into trouble. He was too muck
of the gentleman and not enough Of the
servant TO suit the English gentry. That
he should suffer for what the average
American considers an honorable ambition
was not likely to prejudice the average
American against him. IN the case OF
Henry there were charges. Whether or not
they were sustained matters little. The fact
that hey were thought OF sufficient founda-
ton and gravity to warrant Henry's ex-
pulsion from the turf renders them worth
consideration in this country. The knowl-
edge among the American boys abroad that
il trouble comes hey can go home and ride
makes them bold and confident abroad.
VosBURGH FELICITATES HIMSELF.
w. S. Vosburgh. the Jockey Clubs official
Handicapped. threaded his way through the
crowds that surged along upper Broadway
tempting fate in cary .spring attire yester-
day. He wore a pleased smile and ex-
planned this somewhat unusual departure
from the customary look of care and woe
h. -a-;,- 49, h. hol Inc. ,,a+ -.-1-.
horsemen who had decided TO enter horses
in the Worlds Fair Handicap. to be run at
ST. Louis in June, 1904. and had only done
this when they had read that the weights
were to be allotted by Mr.. Vosburgh. This
stake" Mr.. Vosburgh added, viii be
worth 5000. 1 was invited to make the
weights by President c. A. TILES. Of the
st. Louis Fair Association. 1 consider this
a step In the right direction. and feel sure
that local horsemen will enter more freely
when they know that the h~andicappinG will
be done by someone familiar with the cor
rect form OF their horses. 1t Will also do
away with any suspicion OF unjust discrim-
~ination. tn race is for S-year-olds and
upward, and the distance is one mile and a
quarter. The entries close on April !.
but the stake will be reopened on February
l, 1904. and new entries accepted upon pay
ment of an etrance fee of $50. The event
should bring together the best horses in
training in this country and Canada"
SEWER AND SCEPTRE.
Bob Sievier has been playing another OF
his periodical games on the British public
in the matter of the running of his splendid
FLY. Sceptre, in the Lincolnshire Handicap.
The B. P. had very naturally backed the
mare. who, in spite of her top weigh OF 9
stone l pound or pounds looks invincib,e
in the opening event OF the fat racing sea-
son IL he is sent out for It" Consequently,
Sceptre became favOrite in the natural
course of events.
In the sporting press appeared a warn
ing from Mr.. Sievier, who stated that he
had not a copper on the mare for the
Lincolnshire Those who are backing
her" he said must know more than | do.
She will be ready to finish of Il. e., wind up
for the race), but / am my own master.
Had l said to any one. Back Sceptre.' that
would be different. Ali i have said Is, She'll
win, / think. IL she runs"
OF course in this. as things go here. there
was a distinct threat to scratch Sceptre on
the ground Of having been forestalled, and