Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14
Had to Win a Race Twice
By C. C. PETTUS.

Bv winning the 500 600 Realization and
$4,000 Double Event stakes, on Sleeps
heads closing day, with Dinna Ken ana
Stamina ]. w. Rogers, trainer OF the
Whitney stable, achieved one OF the great
est feats of his career of more than thirty
years during which period he has trained
some of Americas greatest turf performers.
From early racing days. at his Denver
home where he led home many winners
at the local race course, Overland fark
down to his subsequent triumph with great
horses that he developed for Edward Cor
rigan. Cant. Sam Brown. R. l.. Rose and
the Whtneys, father and son. Trainer
Rogers has always been among the most
unassuming of his fellows, not counting
notoriety in any respect, but of quiet and
retiring disposition.
The Rogers forte has been patience to a
degree. When Edward Corrigan took up
the tall westerner in the early eighties the
burly Missourian looked askance at some
of the methods of the man from Denver,
But Corrigan had been warned, that quiet
as his new trainer seemed, he would brook
10 interference with his training. So RoS-
ers was given full swing, with the result
that Freeland. Modesty. Pearl Jennings
and others swept the racing boards IN the
west for the COrrigan colors.
Speaking of his service with Corrigan'
Tuesday: Yes. I had some good material
TO work on when l handled Edward Cor
rlEaLs horses. Freeland was one OF the
best horses l ever trained. he was very
reliable. and could stand a lot OF nara
work But the toughest bit of horseh Sh
We had in the Cor-iSan stable these days
was a wp-yttr-Old we purchased from
Uncle Jim Gray. This youngster had to
win 4 race twice IN one afternoon before ne
got 1t
When J. b Gray Of Maryville, Mo, fa-
military known as Uncle Jim Gray, brought
several of his FaustUs two-year-Olds to the
ST. Louis spring meeting OF 1881 he had a
brown erldiuE among them that had been
very highly tried 1T the home farm.
Bill Adle. by Faustus-Lightheart was
the fastest yeaTiiug on the Cray farm III
1873 and the spring ut his two car-old
career his trials warmed the old tUrlman 5
heart. having in sight possible killing
AT St Louis When the Gray stable made
its appearance at the spring meeting al
Cole Er.,IIaute race course Bill ABLE was
sent along i'm fashion that showed the
other 81. Louis turfmen that he was Z
youugstyr above the average.
The colt was not in any two-yeaF-o!'
stakes at She meeting. SO his owner selcctst
a maiden race uu the seventh day III Wn!c!
to max his debut. Opposed 10 the Ora!
colt were some Of the best blue gras
Youngsters from Kentucky and Tennessee
and others from Missouri as well. all o
whom had worked we'll for the race.
Uncle jim Gray was not one of thos
when he had a good horse. He worked hi
horses publicly and gave all hands
chance to know really as much about then
as he did himself. When BIZ Adle wa
sent to the post his trials and sr at promis
were we'll known.
The race was a dash of five furlongs ant
seven opposed Bill Adle. hlly calle'
IYtimatum was favorlte. with Bill Adj
second choice Rhadamantha, a Missouri
bred lilly belonging To Charles L. Hunt
was third in favor. In the auctions II Wa
3 to against Bill Adle.
At the post Starter Pate had MS trouDle
with the bunch of eight two-year-oids' an
nearly an hour was wasted before star
was made. Then Jockey Conklin rushe
Bill Adle TO the front, and the colt va
never reached, winning Cleverly from oll!
matum, the favorite: Rhadamantha, thlrc
Uncle Jim Gray received the heart
congratulations of his friends and wa
about to accompany his colt back to tn
barn when he was sent for by the judges
At the stand he found the other owners VIII
had colts IN the race, and they were a