Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26

half interest from Alexander Shields in the
horses Go Between, winner OF the Subur-
ban; Halifax, Diamond and I1ieber, recently
announced. means the revival OF the part
nership which formerly existed between the
two men. The turf union between Shields
and Thomas was dissolved by the sale Of
Hermis, Stalwart and Advance Guard dur
ing the Sheepshead Bay meeting last June.
The present joining Of hands Is significant
of Thomas renewed eagerness to be a fac
tor in turf affairs. The four horses will
cuffs and cap-which have been worn with
more or less success by Lady Amelia, Ona-
tas, Nemesis and one or two others of less
caliber during the current season. The con-
sideration was announced to be $4,000. but
the amount has not been verified. What
ever it was Shields says the ha1f-interest Is
a bargain.
e. R. Thomas is young wealthy and am
bilious to be man of large affairs in the
thoroughbred world. In two or three years
he will be racing horses Of his own breed
Ing, the products of Holmdel farm, in New
Jersey. Until that time he must be content
with ready-made horses. By securing an
interest in the quartet of racers owned by
Shields he has become connected with the
most phenomenally successful small stable
on the American turf. Shields bought Go
Between last summer for $1,000 and trans
formed him into the greatest distance racer
OF the present season. For Halifax he paid
about 5000 and the Handsel three-year-old
is one Of the fastest sprinters in the world,
being able to pack his weight and show the
way to such clever ones Lady Amelia
herself.
Win Shields, who will train the stable, is
a son of Alex Shields. The other son. john
trained his fathers horses until six weeks
ago, when his license was revoked for his
failure to correct the Misrepresentation that
existed as to the sex of Go Between. Both
boys are popular and experts In the bust
ness of fitting horses for racing. John
Shields is at the farm in Bound Brook ut
terly cast down by the punishment admin
1stered by the jockey club stewards. He as
serted his entire innocence at the time the
case was heard, and many horsemen have
asserted that any trainer might just as
easily have been mistaken. Now that the
suspension of the Shields horses has ex-
pired, horsemen of all degrees hone that
the stewards will see their way clear to re-
store John Shields to good standing on the
turf.
Pat. Dempsey to Retire.
Followers Of intercollegiate rowing in
New York are interested in the announce
ment that Patrick A. Dempsey, who has
trained the Georgetown University crews
since 1862, is to retire from the profession
of rowing coach after he has prepared
the Potomac Boat Clubs crews for their
efforts in the Labor day regatta 1t is un-
derstood here that Dempsey is going into
business with a brother in Philadelphia.
Dmpsey has done much to keep alive the
interest in rowing at the Georgetown in
stftution, and many persons are figuring
on what chances there will be for a crew
to go to Poughkeepsie next year without
Dempsey.
Dempsey, by the way, has been mentioned
from time to time as one OF the field of
possible successors to Jasper T. Goodwin,
at Columbia University, In this city, pro-
viding the athletic management there de-
cides upon a change. Columbia's showing
at Poughkeepsie during the past few years
has been anything but satisfactory.