The Washington times., 1907-11-10

about New York which is unable 10
give $1,000 for such events. with five
OF the eight metropolitan tracks earn
ing almost 80 per cert Of their capital
stock in the single season of 1907, it Is
time that a more generous treatment of
the horse owners should prevail When
The owners Of the race tracks are pre-
pared to offer a fair proportion of their
golden harvest IN the way of purses
and stakes for the horse owners just
So soon viii the ownership of the thor
oughbred amount TO something else thar
a hardship for an ordinary rich man
and positive luxury for the millionaire.
Already Ike grab-au policy OF the New
York track owners has driven from tue
sport L. Z. Smathers, J. B. Haggin, r.
c Bishop and Hugh Grant Browne
Trying 10 run d race horse stable
around New York has claimed its vic
tins among the rank and Gle Of poor
men la the thousands. Under present
conditions the maintaining Of a racing
stable is indeed nothing more than q
mildonaire's within. There is no money
IA II. OF course there are rare excep-
tiOns-yes, very rare. The men VINO
grow wealthy on the race tracks are
found il the precincts of the betting
ring, not in the paddock.
Woman Trains Runners.
Oakland has a real novelty this sea
son. This Is woman trainer. Emma
Quick is the name of young California
girl daughter of Dad" Quick, oIdume
and much respected horseman, who an
derstands the practical management of
d racing stable in a greater degree than
many $1,000 gallop grounds boss work
ing for the nillioaaires Of the New York
turf. She enjoys the distinction of be-
ing The only woman trainer of thor
oUshbreds in this country.
In England, Mrs. Brashear Cannon,
a relative Of the jockey Of that name.
has been Iong a successful handler Of
race horses. while there are one or two
women professionally engaged directing
Hght harness stables over the Grand
Circuit However, Miss Quick is the
only one Of her sex actually training
thoroughbred racehorses today. Sine
Will campaign quite handy string here
this winter, with Jack Richelieu. Myr-
tie Knight Badge Holder and MARTINEZ
as her stars.
On the Job Every Morning.
Miss Quick appears every morning at
the Emeryv1lle course Just as the stable |
hands are getting their last yawn. After |
an inspection Of quarters and an in |
quiry of her foreman as TO the condition |
Of tne horses those racers selected for |
work are trotted out. Miss Quick ard |
the foreman confer as to the character /
of exercise best suited this horse AID /
that horse. Also the stake in the meet !
ing book for, say, Myrtle Knight to I
point up to- is picked out
Miss Quick helps in the instruction
OF the jockey Is to the pace ne mus. I,
observe in the trial gallon. Take this |
FLY and break off at the half-mile |
pole. Let me have a quarter in "a /
through the stretch" is the way she /
sent little gallOp boy to his job the /
ether morning.
She Knows Betting Game.
She remains on the course until the /
last horse is galloped and the last horse /
cooled out. After everything is in ship /
shape back she drives TO town. Miss !
Quick knows when one Of her horses Is
in a soft spot" and according to gem
eral gossip. she knows how tc get the
when the chalk painters
fall out OF line
The years Mrs. Louisa Curtis owned |
the f1lly Eugenia Burch she personally
the training Of The mare. !
However. for two years Mrs Curtis has
been mere or less in retirement from
racing life. Miss Quick stands alone
IS Americas female thoroughbred trai.l-
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