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to-day, and there is never a race where a Sain colt or filly- 

 starts when they may be counted as long shots. 



Personally, there is no better liked man in all Missouri 

 than Barney Schreiber. He numbers his acquaintances as 

 his friends, and they cannot say too much in praise of him. 

 Of sturdy German parentage, liberal in his views, a follower 

 of the Golden Rule in all things, a hand that is always ex- 

 tened for any honest man to grasp, it is not surprising that 

 he is popular and that he has succeeded. As a bookmaker, 

 Barney Schreiber is known far and near on the turf, and 

 everywhere his honesty and fairness is recognized. The 

 American turf would be better off if there were more men 

 like Barney Schreiber connected with it. A friend of all 

 men, all men are his friends. 



Before closing this statement of the affairs of beautiful 

 " Woodlands," I wish to say something concerning the ar- 

 rangement of the immense breeding establishment. There 

 are about 200 stalls, all large and commodious, and it takes 

 a small fortune to keep it going. The private track is one 

 of the finest in the country and natural advantages make it 

 very fast. No breeder in the world looks after his stock 

 farm with more care than does Col. Schreiber, and on his 

 return from his occasional pilgrimages he is hailed with 

 welcomes by the good old French people, who constitute 

 the inhabitants of both Florissant and Bridgeton. If they 

 could make him President of the United States, he would be 

 in the executive mansion in less time than it takes him to 

 record a two-dollar bet on a long shot. 



