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Show 1 1 .... . n -- n I Traits of Race Horses Baffle Most Expert of Turfmen I ssssssl i - i i -I B 6 NATURALIST , FAIRBROTHER. RIDiNG K" THIS OLD FELLOW RUNS HS BEST FSACES WHEN LEAST , By HENRY V. KING. f I - HAT thoroughbred horses do not race i I more consistently and win every lhn , , o - -L their past performances or speco 1 I f trials say they slioti Id is because tliey liav- 1 i . Vj,.,so many of-the characteristics of man. Like SS '.! humans, some thoroughbreds are better I ( ' physically than others; some are. more cou- . rfc0l,s tla others: some have more Intel-j Intel-j Jigcnce than others: some are meaner than - others: some have more likes and dislikes ' . 'lhan others; some are frivolous, others seri- j ous. some are honest and others are not ' , ' Since racing became a popular spon con- I I ' turics ago. thousands of men hav devote) I I ' : ' their lives to studying the horse. Tliev hav I learned probably a million things abou: liim H 3 . but to-day they know ns liitlo about him If ' as the electrician know? about electricity- I j, Famous n-.ilnpiv. men who have handled l "J,, stables of ihoroimhiircrN for nwro than n I j j score ol year nr bafT'ed bv him as ifwn as an expert electrician is stu "uport bv tho phe- R - nomena ot electricity, L No Sure Thine, on the Racetrack. I ' A majority of the prsor.t 'day " .triiner.f I . ' know how to develop the j":cod mid h'miiiIii It " . of their charges, out" none'ol hem..K;inw I y i - ' how to make them display all o; iheir ptM-' I ' ami stamina in a rontest. 'Himi is i)ie roa I i why all noted turlni.'n .lo-'-'ai ibnt chor- 1 ' , Is" no "sure thins", on (he racetrack. ( 1 ! t " Stimulants are used by some trainers."' b'ii My ''ev'eh these fail to accomplish' tho loslre'l lil ? results "Dopins" a horse -as the public HI; understands It. Is a mvih Thare ar" om"- HI lliousl'tlcss raceuoer who believe iha if v- HI' .cheap pfolPi capable of running n mile in v-' l;i" is "doped", he ran coinp out of lih Bl barn and run the sam distance -everat HI- seconds fnstei and bat t: k'e horses That . Is impossible. ' All Hie Mope" :n the worM I cannot moke a thoroughbred do belter thai: I his best. I A mild stimulant often proves pm-cUve, A I t littje whiskey mixed with coffee has beet: I used with t;ood results. It has, made 'i hors I , do hl.s best when without it be probably I would not have done so. In this respect I too. they are like men. Men do not always I feci like doing their 'best. Often tliey are I confronted with an ordinary job that ie,pm- I j herculean until they take a stimulant. Then I a. little "dope." whether it tie whiskey, cih I coffee, cipar. cigarette or any one of o hun- I dred patent medicines, will put them on H edfie. make them feel at their best and en- Wm ' able them to do perfectly without any appar- H ; ent offort what a . short time previously H . - seemed to them nlmost impossible And as H i wth man. a horse can be ovcrstimulatcd and Imaac aosoiuiciy useless tor in? particular i J'oo. Dope Seldom Used, j As men arc made unreliable irresponsible. 1 and dull by overstimulation .o arc ihoroush- ' breds. Therefore, "doping" j horse Is loo J precarious, and is -jiot practised to any .ex- ( tent. Some trainers are expert in dealing I out a stimulant and have had few bud re- l ' Kults. But a majority of trainers and own- . ers prefer to see tlielr charges beaten rather ' , than take the chance of injuring them by an overdose, of drugs, f ; . Most sportsmen raclng'ln this district will not allow their trainers to use "dope" of j : ' " any kind It costs most of them a fortune t ' v every ypar to main Ui In a stable, and th rj nurses they seek are In:ideutal to the sport i . j. r.f seeing tlicir colors In a race. And they irslst that their horses race as nature or- ( I nained they should and not b.e aided ry any- ' thing artificial. .Almost every day during the racing sca-j sca-j ion In the metropolitan district n dope horse i Ik raced, according to patrons of the sport. I 1 ,t .a rjdrsc races to his best form and wins "he was full of dopo" to these scejilics. and ' ; if he runs below his best form they declare he was pulled by the jockey. The Truly Great Horse. But such Is not the cry of the practical . horsemen. They know the million and one i " things which will make a thoroughbred run differently on different occasions. There aro 1 seme horses which run the same way morn- lug or afternoon every day they arc In training, train-ing, irrespective of the conditions. They are t the truly great horses. ; t Samuel Riddle's Man o War. which won the Juvenile championship last year, earned ' the right to be hailed as a great horse, lie r ran his best last year on all occasions, lie ' ran' fast in his trials and In his races, lie , . ran wel. on fast tracks and in the mud. He ! " isri fast and far carrying light weighr and '. d'd the same shouldering heavy weight. He .'. ran his best while leading his llcld'or trailing ; if. and 'he ran and raced well whether or r6the met with misfortune. Ho was cou-' cou-' ragcous. gentle, playful and not afraid of 5 r ' v.ork. He was perfect physically and took 'i keen enjoyment In being put In action. I s Corn Tassel, the imported gelding which carried Richard T. Wilion'a silks to victory u the classic Suburban Handicap last year. ' a smart horse. He lost more races than I . i,r won. but In- ail of bis competitions ho i , -nowed marked Intelligence. He couldr. r.i.-ry heavy weight, neither could he raco at his best in the mud. But every ilmo 'i hnmas Healey. his famous trainer, senl him to the pot he did nl? best to win During a race he seemed to know evnctlv what to do to beat hit opponents. lie. larked., great early speed, but he wtm alert at tli-post tli-post and always did his hoi lo keep wlihUr strlkinsr distance" of the loader- He hud plenty of courage, too. aijd kept p'nsgii'rc away after hi- fielil. Going down-all of the backs! ret chc-iexcept that at Relmoui I'arK he steppfjd;along with his rrht foot forward until the' t'ii r ii. Then wi.hcul loslne his stride he-'would stick his left foot forward nii?rsplh' around the curve without losieg ah instant.' -And h was always, 'iinklnjr tn- 'npeniiics to slip through, iv'vorv jnokev ivhf rode him declared he nejeded no guidance tc ijljid .clear pailinz. All ngiei-' h's ealp eyes- -i.v..oppii,'ics lMforp they d'd and ilart.1 fp' tlinni lefor'-, rimy realized It He enniid u know the shortest route home, and whfl- Jie wi not nyj?fntlalK' niiai is i-.itlod raP runppi b" o'w.-ivs looked fn- a io'rior n"X' m the rail fo snvo grovi-.d S"I-piIii2 ihl-course ihl-course at critical time? won him many rncc Past Performances Count for Little Lit-tle in Figuring What Temperamental Tempera-mental Thoroughbreds Will Do Studv of Famed Racers 'r W R COE'S SET WITH FREDDIE WILLIAMS . SEATED. ! SHE ySIL-L NOT JUMP UNLESS ANOTHER. CHASER :S &Y ' HER SOB. . ' ' 1 Including the Suburban Handicap whicn ne otlierwlse undoubtedly would hove lost. He was courageous, too. and would never' give up doing ln. best until n had parsed the Judges, who scorned to roaltefc they, were watching htm. There ore other smart horses also Com p:.df. d'minutive son t 'lie iimnnrtnJ folio np'.onging ! the Q:-lney stable. Is' oxivt.lloraily intelligent- Hp wastes no en-crgv en-crgv Ir. rlf mo'-ninss In h?s rials he won't race raster than jn dray horse. All. tho spur3 and hoots ami lips In the countrywll'i not make him - run three-nuai ters of a mile faster than at a two minute clip. But In 'i contest lit the afternoon he decs his best. and that is ns last almost as any hors" can travel over a short route. Besides, ho I? the' fasiest "breaker" Hie sport in this vountrv bar yet known. He Is as ngilf as n ra' whlli- nt the Sorrier; and nUhoii'l) he -seldom ninkps n false start he invnrlablv Is tin lli-st p -. 7 s ! I jH - ' . jH MAN O' WAR , THE fUTUFZITY WINNER. of I9IO RACES HIS E,BST ' jH 3T AL.L TIMES ( JOHNNY LORTUS Up) -r3r, jJ nf ins nom nway on the Journey tc tne judges. James Fltzslmmons. 'Ills trainer, says he anticipates the start and that it Is impossible to leave him at the post. Kniry Wand, belonging to Gifford A. Cochran, Coch-ran, is about the meanest horse the turl ha vcr known. She Is a beaulifiil looking mare with a tremendous turn of sliced But her delight in life, seems to hMo Injure someone. some-one. And she plays no favorites. Man. dog cat or pony she seems to detest. She Is cunning and will go through all sorts of tricks lo accomplish her fiendish end. Sb will prance and play abou' as if she were ns harmless as a pet dog In an endeavor to lure one near her. Then she will try o kick or blto you. At the post she kicks all of her opponents which come within striking distance and tries to unseat her jockey, When racing slip is nn entirely different animul. T.icn she is as docile a a lamb and the tiniest of boys can ride her as well as the oldest and strongest practical Jockey. in Naturalist. Joseph I?. Wldenor prnhriblv has thp most peculiar thoroughbred In training train-ing llo has .i much spn.nl and stamina ind weight carrying ability as any man's horse, but lie refuses absolutely lo do : 'hi;. IH best unless accompanied by other iiorsos fl in his morning workouts he will not ruma: fust ns a pony. He is an enigma to Thomas ll "Welsh, his veteran trainer. .H Mr. "Welsh has gone to extremes to maki T 'Usssssssl him work fast. At Saratoga !aat yaar lit "jB stationed his stable bands at different parts . B of Hit track nrmed with pebbles and towels. H Ho gave tho boys instructions to wave tho H towels at the horse as it passed and to hit fl him gently with the pebbles. Charlie Fan- brother lind the leg up on him and he wafl ''BH instructed to do his best to make tho ;ulky 'fl follow work fast. But Naturalist paid no i attention to either jockey or-the boys'ph the track. He ambled over the one -'mile Issl course, and despite Fnirbrother's best efforts IH covered the distance In the exceptionally sl slow time of 1:4G. iHH A few weeks later, at .lamalca. he started ' ! In a race, and because Hamibal. belonging ill to P.. T Wilson, ran away from 'iim during ll the first half mile of (he nice, he stuck Ills iiH fort In (he ground and refused to budge .'for 'lisssssu leu minutes- :" " IHf .... ' - 1 Jsssssfla oimpieion a iviyj icriour. rtorse. jBS Simpleton, which was owned hy Mr. Wil- fBl son last year, was the most mysterious horse llHf on the turf last season. Ir he were suffer- WBm lug from a physical ailment he gave no Ink- isssK ling of ii and If he weren't h? was a down- WEtt right dishonest horse. He completely :.!.ffipd IsssssKll Thomas Healey. who has trained horses for tlHSJ .Mr. Wilsob' for (wenty-flve vcars. In his I'HK trials he did everything a real good horse - iKfl r should dp. He ran fast and far on any kind iEn -Sf-3 tra0!c- He ale web. worked well walked ssssssHl well and" slept well". But he would nor race IsssssBf well Early in tho spring lie was the 'pride vHJ of tho stable. Several times lie reeled off Bl ilvc-olghths of a' mile in u minute. '.mi In IHsl his races lie always ran several socoiulS K3S slower. He disappointed his owner and HHfl trainer so often that tliev became disgust'ufl Isssssssfl with him and sold him for one-tenth of what D lhe thought he was worth in tho spring. iHI Tho colt might be suffering from some Inter- sssssssV trouble. HH The late A. J. Cassatf had a mare named B Eurus which showed all the qualifications lH of a champion in the morning hours and ( Bl those of n cheap plater in her races, In tho ' H afternoon. After she had been retired (rom jH racing she died suddenly. Mr. Cn.?satt or- Isssssssfl dercd an autopsy, and it was found she had jHI been suffering from a tumor. -t; tssssKB Too Stubborn to Race. rssssssfla Tliomns Welsh owned the most stubborn (H horse the American turf has known. She Isssssssssf was Cherry Lass, the great grand dame ot H Purchase, tlio renowned four-year-old colt b- , JH longing to S. C. Hildrclh and Harry Sin- ' B clalr. This mare was kind and gentle In dB i ho morning and would do any' work asked . 'H cf her. But she would not race at all. Sho Vl''sB' icCuscd to go to the starter, and she prob- sB ably was tho only sound horse on the Amer- ! kan turf which trained well and never com- V 9H peted in a contest. Kvcry time a saddle l &H v.as put on her in the afternoon she threw Z fH herself ont.hc ground and kicked at every tjB cue and everything near her until the sad- H die was removed. H Herodlas. the imported gray filly owned J by W. R. Coo. displays ,moro affection than PIS any other horse now racing. Seldom baa LB a thoroughbred shown such fondness for a. man as she does for her negro keeper mimed , B Red. When Jie is out of sight she Is rest- ' lHH less and fretful and will neither eat 'rior ssssssssV sieep until he returns. When she wants to ' Isssssfll cat she whines for him. and when she Is tired and wants to sleep she stamps and Hr whines until ho comes and throws himself ssssssBl on the hay and pretends he Is going to sleep William Karrlok. her trainer, says siio , IK would fct iijprself to death If Red were not Hh near her. lie says the filly is frail but ndt IH timid, and in u race is as courageous a tho'r- ussssB oughbreds come. BH Afraid to Jump Alone. Hisssfl I3et. the cross country marc owned by'UV " llS R. Coe. races peculiarly, but there Is a reff-'' BB son. She is extremely fast and lias an Bi abundance, of stamina. But she will 'hot B jump over an obstacle unless slic Is accom- B panied lv another horse- On bcr first trip H through , the Hold ahu fell and bumped hor4 H nose against the side of an obstacle. Slnco ssBB tLen xhe has been afraid of all Jumps aud. BLB will refuse to "tako" them unless another flnRB horse Is beside her. BjPB There are scores of horses known as rail sPmffl runners.' which will, not do tlielr best unless KIB they have a -position next to the Inner rail. Ksssasi There arc others which will not run next to i H tho rail. There arc some which will work I H fast in tho mornings and race slowly in tho sssssssB afternoons. There are me which will run K rcll In the mud and bad on a fast track. B Others which won't do their best over a B muddy track. Still others which won't B "jreak" from the barrier ind others which' jB vron't MCi their bestunless they are In front. H and somo which won't raco well while In fl front, insisting upon coming from behind in H Iho homestretch. jH Hjl P1lllllllllgg "J V BSSSSSSlB ! BSSSSSsl bHHHH Jl bHHIH |
