The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-31
Tomlinson's Filly With a Feather
Up Could Not Shake Off
George Arnold.
SHE FINISHED A POOR THIRD.
Hi-Noc-ker Finally Won a Race
Frost Put a Weak Finish on
The Light-Three Favor
ties Won.

George Arnold surprised the knowing ones
at the Fair Grounds yesterday by finishing
ahead of Queen Dixon in the third race
Tomlinson's 2-year-old could not shake the
big horse of at any part of the route, and
she chucked It UP badly at the sixteenth
pole. Queen Dixon was hot fayorite for
the event. She has been winning around
here with lis pounds on her back. and it
was thought that she would be a wild horse
with the feather up. 1t was figured that
she would be SO far IN front in the first
few jumps that the other contenders would
never be able TO get up.
When figuring on the race the dopesters
did not overlook George Arnold. for he has
been a mighty good horse this year, but
Queen Dixon's races with weight up We're
80 good that they would have played her
to beat almost any sprinter in the West.
Arnold, however was never so good as he
was yesterday. He just buck-jumped along
side of the ffIly the first part of IT, and,
after making her chuck it. he came on and
won under raps in the fast time of 1:lii.
The Queen quit badly at the end. and
Necklace. coming strong, beat her fully
two lengths for the place Tomiinson's FLY
Seems to lack courage when crowded. Had
she shaken off George Arnold in the first
part of it she would have gone the circuit
like scared rabbit. but once the older
horse looked into her eye she backed up.
Three favori;es won. Two of them were
only weak choices. Tom Cromwell. whom
the talent had selected to carry its money
In the first race. broke down badly, and il
viii be some time before he Will be able to
race again. The race went to BriGgeton.
who was well played AT 10 J. With good
boy on orris. the result OF the race might
have been different. Parretto was up on
the iilly. and he did not help her any, She
closed at 60 to in tn betting. and there
was much excitement when she was seen
TO come out of the bunch and give Bridge
ton bid for the money. 1t was her first
start and the race should do her lot Of
good.
Despite Gilmore's bungling effort in the
saddle Celtic Bard landed the second purse
from Macon. Gilmore got off all right but
was bumped and cut off on the first turn
ana then allowed his mount 10 be pocketed
up the back stretch. All this while Macon.
the second schoice. had clear sailing out in
front. On the run home Celtic Bard cleared
his field and came on and won in true race
horse fashion. Padrone had early speed but
was where he belonged when the post was
passed.
H-Noc-Ker. from Joe Lucas's stable. final
ly managed to win purse in the fourth
race. On the strength Of his good race Sat-
urday: when. after being almost left at the
post, he was only beaten three noses on the
post. he was well played at 3 to !. Ohnet
was the choice at IS Starter Bruen got his
field on like line of cavalry horses on this
closely followed by The Light and Dave
Waldo. He remained in the van to the
mand. At this point it looked as though the
bookies would pay off on Hughes's Splinter
as she appeared to be running well within
herself.
a sixteenth out she was still in the lead,
but Frost went sound TO sleep. He seemed
to drop the lines and let the mare falter
all over the track Hic-Noc-Ker then came
on and won by a length from Ohnet Frost
must have gotten an awful calling when
he reached the stable, as with strong ride
The Light might have won and would
certainly have been second
Loves Labour was real good thing
In the fifth race. He was played by his
party at 2 70 /. McGinn lay in second
place and allowed Danish TO make the run
ming until the half-nlile post was reached.
He then came along with the choice and
only had to shake him up a little at the
end to stall of Sir Rolia's rush Lady CAL
lahan had plenty of speed until straight
ened out for home, when she appeared to
tire and die away Branch, with May up,
was backed fros Sos to TO /. but was
never in the hunt.
With good boy in the saddle w J.
Baker would have been 1-to-2 choice for
the last race. Raymond Smith had the
mount and the bookies took all sorts of
liberties with the Free Knight gelding
Raymond rode as IL he was in rough-and-
tumble scramble. Rounding the stretch
turn he bumped and jostled every horse in
the race. Baker, however, got the worst
of the humping. but was good enough to
win by two lengths from Henry of
EranStamar.