Evening star., 1907-05-26
By c. G. Pettus.

Next to the victory of Superman In the
Brooklyn handicap. the remarkable sue
cess Of the Missouri stable of Barney
Schreber has been the reigning sensation
in the metropolitan turf world. Twice In
two weeks his Woodand-bred horses have
won half the program at Belmont and
Gravesend, something that most OF the
millionaire turfmen have never achieved.
During this time the portly Teuton and
his trainer have landed with the Schrieber
horses all of 100000 in stakes, purses,
wagers and the Schrieber book, an
amount that is a great contrast to Bar
ney's" modest business beginning as
clothing clerk in Kansas City at s12 a
week.
But "Barney's" favors from Dame For-
tune have not spoiled him and he is the
same as when he started his Missouri stock
farm under heavy outlay and did not see
then where the sure return was coming IN.
In those days it was touch and go with
him many a time, but his stations Sain
and Banno ckb burn and his well-chosen
mares have proved a gold mine to him.
Talking OH his good fortune one day last
week Schreber said: 1T is only the possi-
blites of the misunderstanding, breeding
and booking, with some capital, OF course
and some judgment, and a large share of
good luck. Why, do you know my jockey
once at st. Louis. when on the ground. ran
a nickel up to $500 on one days races.
Now that average OF good luck beats mine
out Of sight, boys"
In the ninetes the Indian boy, Frank
Jordan was one of the crack jockeys or
the west and south On Maid Marian, Yo
horses he won race after race, so that his
services were greatly in demand when he
was not riding for his employers, Smith
and John Hoffman,.
An Indian Jockey.
Jordan. among others. rode many races
for Barney Schrieber, and for a long time
that worthy had second call on the Indians
services. But the boy had one serious fault
that of intemperance, which brought him te
grief with employers and racing officials
time and again.
One day he rode Bannockburn for Schrte
ber and won with him by a narrow mar
gin but was so drunk that he not only
came near throwing away the race, bu
nearly fell off the horse as he came back Il
weigh His condition was so plain that 1t
could not be overlooked. and the Judges
suspended Jordan for one day in conse
quence.
The boy had been expecting to ride q
couple of stake winners the next day, sc
when he sobered up the next morning at his
home he was much chagrined at his folly
All his available funds was five-cent piece
So he showed that back IN his pocket ane
walked out to the fair grounds
At the stables Jordan began shooting
craps with his fellow Jockeys and quickl!
ran his nickel UP to dollar Then, as i
was nearly time for the racing to begin
the lad, now sober as judge. started ioi
the stand to try his luck with his dollar
capital.
son Of the famous prize fighter. and trainer
of Doctor Bernay's racing stable, Savers
L. nod Lnr In
race. ST. Augustine, purchased out OF th'
Lorillard stable at New York. st. Angus
tine had worked the route well enough t.
win, and he (Sayers) and his employer
were going to have small wager on MIN
The bell was just ringing the saddling bel
as the two reached the grand stand.
In the ring Augustine was 10 and II to l
but Jordan went to Schreber's BOOK ant
that worthy 'hunched" him 20 to for nj
dollar, saying, as he did so. III that hors
| wins. Frank, you are on 80 more 10 noth
ing"
Backs Five Successive Winners.
The race was run, and after getting
poor start ST. Augustine just got up in the
last stride in time to win by a very short
head. Afterward, at the Schrieber book
there was an amusing scene as Jordan col
lected his $40, including the $25 to moth
ing' that Schreber had donated to him.
AS the Dutchman had not taken a bet
on st. Augustine after Jordan bet his dol
lar, he could well afford to make the
Jockey a douceur. Now the suspended lad
had $40 to gamble on, and putting his orig
inal dollar in his pocket he started to
"parlay' the other $45 on the second race
This was a mile dash. with Alexander
Shields iron horse Logan an odds-on
favorite. His jockey was the owners SON
"Willie'' Shields, now owner of Holsher,
Reidmoore, Ruscimo and others Of this
springs winners.
Barney Schrieber held Logan out in his
book but Jordan found another layer who
had up to 10, who very oblngingly laid
him evens for his $45. Then to confirm
himself Jordan went to the paddock, where
he found the Shields party had accepted
to 10.
Logan did nothing but lose his field and
the Indian boy now had $91 as his roll. AS
a matter of fact. Logan was a great bread
winner for the Shields family. He won 1Oa
races during his career, and in seventy
seven of these he was ridden by Willie
Shields the son. A record for Shields, as
there is no record of any jockey the world
over ever riding one horse in seventy seven
winning races. Logan raced all over the
country-in California, Canada, New Or
leans, New York and the middle west.
A two-mile race now confronted Jordan
and one in which the field was SO well
balanced as to give him work to do to
locate the winner. Guido was the favorite
but Jordan finally selected Dan La Mas
ney's Service as the horse to back.
| Service was "man-eater," and "horse