The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-02
DRIVERS


~ world the scale runs from the Old
lament ouoter. Alden Goldsmith
~. "a eye detected Goldsmith Maid IN
rough, 10 dismal Jimmy Eor. mn
IN the roof OF a shed 10 eSade the
-pruia miners whom ne had robbed
ais double dealing The span IN
other direction also carries au in
.ltxxtor from the EentlemanEN Hndd
lie, who marked three world
mr,ons, to Campbell, the Texan
y, a diamond horse shoe pin in his
kite and a Colt on his hip.
lew Of the raceEoer. Of today re-
abpr 'eald Blocks" as the talent
ed Hiram Woodruff on account OF
xnars which hts honesty placed
] their path when ne was whtrlnS
md the tracks on Long Island In
later days Dan Mace WAS one ef
rivals. Cunning and with orig inai
Ia. the Yankee soon made reputa-
!. while his genius in planning
.srment had considerable to do with
modern outht OF racing stables tn
matter OF bits. shoes, and boots
skill started Splan and Mccarthy
little ahead Of their rivals, The
taness and adspta hility of the for
sr soon made him a leader while
II rap" remained a hard working
{ 3dcr to the end Of his career
{ .Y the Boston high wheel sulky
ap, Erur Jock Bowen made a
.arld's record when Robert Bonner
Ii rsuaded him TO drive Joe Elliott the
s,nr way OF the track. while Golden.
Yankee 10 the finger tips, possessed
frivolous skill in bringing out good
nnered horses that could win in any
sppauy. Neither OF them. however,
Il anything on the Irish Johns
+ gYphy and Turner. The latter with
: rand like a feather and the knsck
= xettinE all that horse had at the
Il time OF asking failed in races I'M
- he had front runner that could
a the route while the Philadelphia
Re could wait for weeks or even
sser II necessary until the signs were
-ht for a coup No one ever took
sase chances with racing officials
AN Turner and few ever had less
ss4uble. as ne never. as he told Sena-
Stanford. drove close enough to
the judges.
4orrin A Hickok an Ohio product,
.4.s I master of the trainers art re
- cold as ice. fearless in a plnch'
"a = clever foil for Andy Mcdowell
70 in his younger days never side-
81 ppsd trouble If any thing could be
&. med by IL in race. Boeh OF 'hsii'
re the opposite OF the impertorapie
,xGk
re his name TO the great PAGER anu
I. .eloped Peter the Great.
The Goldsmith brothers, James and
.4snn. we're their contemporaries. James
a magnetic. crafty driver VINO
ss,ew the failings Of each OF ms horses
we'll as their good qualities ana
ss1de many Of them winners by see
~ that they were not interfered VAIN.
a the other hand John never made
| unxe until he Was convinced that ne
Il nid win without hetp ana get AL
q at went with IL.
Both passed while at the crest OF
cir careers and have been followed
IS Ayron McHenry. the cleyerest nat
al born reinsman and judge of pace
al ever sat in suihy. Oh ali those
o have followed the fortunes OF the
and circuit, II would be difficult
tier TO name a man who could get
sre racing speed out Of faitering
rse or make one carry his brush
+-s., Aes- than McHenr&-
There is still another group led by
-f irwin. tfTrfounder ef-t44A modern
. ,,ool of colt racing. George Fuller.
no by his natural racing showed me
~ntuckey breeders that they had the
and racing speed 10 defeat
sse fleet footed youngsters from Cali
likes. At the next remove, Ben
-anney, whose eye was Keen enough
ia see q champion trotter in Nancy
Hanks when nine out of ten trainers
esould have put pair of hopples on
ST. flashes on the screen. He is fol
lswed by Nillard Sanders, speed
4 aker, and Monroe salisburys team
(acorKe Starr and John Kelly, who
ke { pair of jockies drove to orders
fnr the king maker. He sent them
~ In front like Scott Hudson and
Est the reverse from the long Texan
ey. O. Foote. who made good with
i. lima and John Nolan A times
f@y ask what he would do in three
k~at races where everyone goes away
(skA shot OF shovel. and II possible
heat the barrier like Dick Mcmahon
walter Cox Is New England pro-
Duct that has his own vocabulary and
t.stem which combines skill and
rsethods that get results In his
Esaka up. one and the equip Of Tur-
mar, the skill of Splan, and broad
freak OF the financial ability OF Jay
Gould.
Murphy has that uncanny second
esEht which when combined with hard
rork gives man faith in himself
and all that he does Without pay
ing very much attention TO what
r.hers are doing or can do with their
racing material be aims his pupils at
4 certain point and when they reach
II. leaves II for the weather and the
race track TO do the balance. Until
that hot day at Syracuse where he was
struck down. Andrews was 2 stumb-
ling block in the way Of everyone that
~as looking for winners According
70 Rensselaer, Westons chart ne
rever lost match, his leaders heinz
l.Aa Axworthy, Ham ourg Belle, Mas
rat and Elsie s., with which he hum
Fled Marcus DAILY to the uubounded
Aenght Of f. n Hartman Preparing
= horse for struggle of 'hts kind Il
one Of the greatest tests OF a trainer
&sctfi and is only equalled by winning
Nifh q maiden, As Mcdonald did al
1:eAdyilie when he landed the 100000
with Alien Winter
Al hundreds OF others which | have
F4et nash by on memory's screen, tho
fteao Of the wiisons-Rich, Camp and
Trek from the Blue Bull country: the
25ickersons-Wil. John and Tom
0ytnKie with a group of FFlcmings from
Afassach usctts TO Texas, as we'll as
9len Walker. the stormy petrol. Mel
NQa with q Grand army button on the
5NDel Of his coat. G.. W Williams
fN3ogr1ph operator. breeder. driver
4awn builder, farmer and evangelist
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