Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-04
HORSES ARRIVE
FOR THE RACES
MANY NOTABLE THOROUGH.
BREEDS COMING IN nor TULsA's
SPRING MEETING.
WIDE Interest IS Shown
Are shipped From Many Points
Wen known Onlcfnls 20 Preside.
Cthcr Race Dope.

Cthcr Race Dope.
Three weeks from Next saturday
win mark the opening OF the nrst
annual spring meeting, giyon by the
Tulsa Jockey club. There are at pres
ent about 200 horses quartered at the
fair grounds and others are arriving
daily. II is expected there win be be
tween four and five hundred horses
here for the spring meeting by the
time opening day rolls around.
Jprights Great Record
Superintendent stevens has the
track in excellent shape and as the
Tulsa track liz considered the fustcst
az well as the safest half mile track
for running horses in the country
some worlds records for half mile
! tracks VIII surely be broken, which
| such fast horses AS are quartered here
now, including Upright, which was one
Of the fastest horses in training AT the
addition to winning several rich stakes
and handlcaps the pas, winter, he Is
accredited with having finished sec
ond TO Buchofn in the opening day
handicap at Juarc2, a race In which
the great Meridian finished third
Another great horse wel known to
Tulsa race patrons is Marchmonet,
who holds the worlds record for win
ming derbics he having won more der
bies than any other horse on the
American or European turf March
monet is known throughout turf cir
cles as the pride of the half mile
| tracks.
Some Old Ones.
Other handicap and stake horses
that will be campaigned during the
| Tulsa meeting this spring are l.. NJ .
Eckert, winner Of last years Tulsa
| Derby; Dominica, which ran a mum
her of races the past winter at Juarez;
! Suifragist, also a frequent winner at
JuareZ; Usoeit, who has wintered at
! Oklahoma City and is reported TO be
| working very fast in her morning
| trials, and Tiger Boy, winner of two
stakes during last years racing at Ok
lahoma City, What great race it
| will be, indeed, when the foregoing
! bunch Of thoroughbreds hook up.
Manager Allison is in receipt of u
| telegram from q. w. Crippen, the
well known Texas owner, asking him
TO reserve ten stalls at the fair
grounds for his horses, which will ar
| rive the latter part Of this week He
also adds there are "A number of other
stables on their way here from El
Paso, Texas.
Big Ring" Artists.
Besides the high class horses that
| will be present, the Tulsa ring" will
| be represented by the largest operat-
ors in the racing game. Included in
the list Is George Rose, who Is known
as the most liberal layer of odds in
the business; one who loses with n
smile and thanks you the same If you
win or lose. Also Frank Shannon, an
other of the Knights of the Chalk,
who has reputation for accepting
large Wagcrs Other bookmakers that
Will operate here during the spring
| races Will be J. b. Morris of st
Louis; o. w. Perry, of Kansas City:
| Izzy Howard, OF New York, and l.. A.
Shumway Of Tulsa.
The Jockeys.
There will be good class Of rid
ers during the meeting, and in the
| list is included Bobby Small who is
considered among horse players as one
Of Americas foremost Jockeys. jockeys
j. Fogg, J. Singleton. c. Gore Toots
| Waraner, j. Pendergast, s. Martin, T.
Smith, T Smith and j. Nelson will
also be seen in the saddle during the
nineteen days meeting.
J. l.. Hall, one Of the oldest as
well as most competent racing officials
in the business, will act as presiding
Judge, O. W. Boardman, another
competent official will act as asso-
ciate Judge, while Arthur Mcknight
Will do the starting. Mr.. Mcknight
ls known throughout racing circles as
one Of the best starters in the nation.
in addition to the foregoing well known
and competent officials, 4. J. Allison,
who has charge Of the most success
ful meetings ever held in Oklahoma.
will act as manager Of this meeting
He was at the head of the meeting
held here four years ago and the
name Of Mr.. Allison alone drew over
500 horses here and Is bookmakers,
which goes TO prove there Is some
thing in a name, backed up by repu-
tation. NJ. A. Younkman will act as