The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-06
MISS mae DAY
WON BY A HEAD.
Beating Such Good Ones as Loving
Cup, hummer, Hi-Noc-ker
and Doctor Cave.
MYTHS RACE QUESTIONED.
Unless MIR. +. j. kittleman's Rae
ers Run More Consistently a
Request to Nacate May
BE Issued.
MYTHS RACE QUESTIONED

The heavy shower of rain just preceding
the racing hour settled the dusty track and
made the weather enjoyable yesterday
afternoon at the Fair Grounds.
The card was rather ordinary one Pos
sibly the fourth race, six furlong dash
gave the sport the proper tinge. In this
race several sprinters Of merit came TO-
sether. Il was a warm betting proposition.
AT the start Of the speculation or this
event. there was a steady flow Of money on
Miss Mae Dav and Loving Cup. The he
lievers IN form had selected Miss Mae Day
TO turn the trick. and she was chaiked up
an to chance. But the big money going
in on Loving Cup, and the sudden plunge
by the Texans on hummer, made Mae Day S
price recede 10 to /
The start of this race was very good
one, but hummer was speedier sfoot as the
barrier slipped. and away he went leading
fhe van down the back stretch by three
open lengths At the half-inile pole. Loving
Cup lessened the lead to two lengths. with
Hiss Mae Day at Loving Cups saddle girth.
In this order the three leaders raced around
the stable turn. As the stretch turn was
made, hummer percePtibly weakened and It
looked that Loving Cup had the race at her
mercy An eighth cut. Loving Cup hal
given hummer his qUietuS, and was racing
denly, Tailey. on Miss Mae Day, loosened
up and commenced to hustle with Stubs
brothers fly. She responded like an hon
st racing machine, ard from the sixteenth
pole home she gained little by little. until
the winning post was reached. where sha
was a head in front of Loving Cup with
RUnme. all out. two lengths back. Mr. j.
d Lucas started Hi-NOc-ker I'm this race
and the Buckmasteg gelding ran credita-
BILE fourth
one Of the features Of the DAYS sport was
the Brilliant Wiz OF Alr. Louis Lerap's Terra
.Ecognita: Nj Lemp,s geldIrs succeeded
King a head for the third race purse. The
favorite for this race, Myth. made a very
poor showing He finished some five lengths
back in fourth position. After the race the
Judges issued bulletin stating that n
the future Myths entry would not be ac-
cepted because of his Inconsistent perform
noes Of late They added. tina. II Other
racers OF Mr.. T. ]. Kittlenan's performed
IN an ecrobauc manner. the stable would
De requested TO Yacdte.
Splinter kittleman certainly has some
queer performers The races of Cross.no-
Ina ana MYTH have created considerable
talk. But then, since Mr.. kittienlan bets
his own money freely, and as he has al
ways run his horses on the level since
entering upon turf career. it would seem
opinion prevails that Trademarks racers
have been drilled entirely too much of
late and Iced let-up.
In conversation with Mr. kjttIer,sr
about ayth' race of yesterday. he said:
Here is the ticket for my own money bet
On Myth. and / can account for his po5r
race In no other manner than that Jockey
Morse put up a very poor ride
Graves Was backed to odds-on to win the
first race OF the day. and he performed
nicer. winning by five open lengths from
Naarone and Bcnaoua
Wild Pirate had an easy out for the sec
ond race winning handily by half a length
from Seide and Ob.a.
George c. Benefits Monos looked like a
good thing in the fifth race and was made
2 TO favorite, but was never In the
hunt. Lilly Pantiand, a l2 to chance won
this race by length from Edna Greene
with Prenlus fair third.
The Light, a to 10 chance for the last
race, vas away from the post in good
shape and beat Early Bird a length and a
half al the end. Tom Cromwell was third
In this race. Early Bird had all the had
racing luck in this event. He could not
set out of a bad pocket until the field was
well strsishtened for home. He then came
with a rush. finishing a good second.