The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-08
Maiden MAThON
WON At GOOD GODS
Mrs. Grammar, an Unknown Eilly,
Landed the First Race at
the Fair Grounds.
JOCKEY DALE'S DANDY DRIVES.
Colonel Bakers Tod Sloan Gave
Barrica and Adelante Rattling
Rides Down the Stretch
Jimp's Good Form.

One of those intuit.ve winners, horses
which have no form, but which you pick to
win as a woman does her reasons-because
got away with the first race in good style
at the Fair Grounds yesterday. The lady
was Mrs. Grammar, matron by name but
maiden by lack Of victory to yesterday.
With the able Gilmore up the filly won
cleverIy from Empyreal. 1t is said that
Gilmore rode a lovely race on her. The
only other feature of the event was that
the Goose Hill Sloan, the duclSy-lookinS
Dominck. threw the dinkey-aink into
Hinkey Dlnll or words to that effect, when
he helped the unworthy Marcia Dent beat
Miss Pratt. Marcia had no license 10 be
third. but she was. Hinkey was awful in
what the "Jonesey'' technically calls the
CLOSING strides
There was no way to make Mrs. Grammar
look winner on form, but many people
felt it in their bones that she was going to
DO something. Feeling it in your bones is
not conducive to putting down your bets,
at least 1t is not as encouraging as dose
OF dope from the fountain head or a smoke
talk from Jonesey or injection of hope
ana confidence from IL Louis Massie. So
Mrs. Grammar went unbacked and won Just
the same as if million had been bet on
her.
Domin.ck gave Colonel Gay what Tom
Mcfale would cal a 'basteiy'' ride in the
second when the Gc1y old dingo figured
good despite his bad limDs on away in
front Gay was not allowed 10 run anu Ladas
shot past him On the sharp turn like train
past tramp. Lads looked good enough for
bit, but ne did not work easy. Coming
away from the stable turn J. Woods began
to send old Jimp along. The horse which
cost poof Colonel Cassidy SO much scooted
like jack rabbit He raced over Gay,
Marie c. Brown and Laias as if they We're
tied TO telegraph poles. He won il rap
ping finish hauGily enough.
Colonel Gay came again when he had no
chance and beat Marie u. Brown at the end.
for which Dominck got credit that was not
his. Gay was the best nag by a good old
lot.
After the race some people said that there
had been doings wlth limp. Bosh! The nag
Inquired TO win ali right, ali right.
Loving Cup won $50 purse for Philan-
thropist George W. Miller, beating Doctor
Rowel's st. Cuthbert an inch in u fearful
finish MIR. Miller had his mare in for 81 Voc
Doctor Rowel boosted her S5l5, the extra
fnit'' retaining her for the owner. ST.
Cuthbert was entered to be sold for 500 and
he was better horse than Loving Cup at
that. Doctor Rowell's Instructions to J.
Woods beat the horse. lie told Woods 10
aSS INC AAoI sc lSiIG lTUIll III ne could co IL
easily. but If the mare got hustling him, to
rate him on her heels and chase her TO death
IN the stretch. Any old finish would have
won for Cuthbert, who was entered for 500.
Yet DOCTOR ho"eh got angry because his
good nag, enteled al seq. was beaten by a
really Morse one entered at 81, 600. At that
Mr Miller no doubt does not need q curator
appointed Tor his estate.
Inc start was not excellent, the first two
getting OFF mile IN front and having it all
1ne.r own way Beg ''parding.' Colonel
" lEAF ra4sFa Hi.r
trainer as has SO frequently been set forth In
the pubic prints, DaIe can ride race now
and then. He gave barrica rafting hand
Iloe In the SECOND race, really vigorous, If
somewhat inartiStic, hustllng. But ne was
alive. he also made Aoeiante finish strong
IN her race, though he is an awful bum
jock back of q field when he wants to get
through. First, he tries to run on the rail
ilke tight rope-walker at a country fair
and. failing in that he wants to run rings
around them on the outside. Then he Will
buck the center and try the ends again, just
like crazy football player in tgut p.ncn.
lie did all that with the sleepy Adeiaate
yesterday. But when they came out in the
straight he made his race. He drove her
hard. She was dead game. Coming from
nowhere, she raced over the TOP OF Merri-
man and Robert j., ridden by the mighty
Crowhust and the sturdy Dominick. Dale
did fine on her. liz he will learn to find his
way through a field without a chart he may
some day verify the good things which
Brgadier General Baker mas been saying
of him.
En- passant, while singing Master Dale's
praises, it may be remarked that it was not
the worst horse he had under him, not
by jugful.
There were more good things in the last
event than heas in a corded poodle at this
time of year. That slick Texas contingent
had Terry Ranger in and bet as II the race
was over, and they were all Colonies John
ID. Hopkins who can kill cinch quicker
and harder than any man that lives. They
backed Terry from % to In minute. ida
Ledford was also backed hard, ana many
people swore they smelt rat. Some of
the wise ones howled that Miss Ida had
no more right to win than Colonel Schultz
or John S. Bratton. the fattest gentlemen
at the track, Ind vowed that if she won
they would have some one up in the stand
Yet her ladyship figured good enough How
ever, she did not land. The Barrister,
good horse, supposed 10 have sprung from
the chicken loins of that cur, Terra Gotta,
went from ; TO in the betting, but won
a mile out. He certainly ran q race. Lib
bic, weak favorite. was a natural second,
the useless Diana Fonso third and Ida Led
ford where she belonged, according TO the
dope players.
1t was q day OF fine and appeasing sport.
neither exciting nor dull. just medium and
all right.