The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-24
EXCITING FINISHES
AT FAIR GROUNDS.
Judges Were Unable to Decide Be'
tween Joe Doughty and
American Eagle.
AGREED TO DIVIDE THE PURSE.
Sir Rolla. Capron and Lady Gala
han Finished Noses Apart i'll
the Fourth Race-Queen
Dixon Romped Home.

Sensational finishes were In order at the
Fair Grounds yesterday. Four out OF inc
SIX races were not decided until the ias'
1ur,p. In the second race the judges were
1nable 10 decide between Joe Doughty ana
american Eagle and dead hest was the
result Neither winner cared 10 ask his
horse 10 20 the route again and the purse
was divided.
OF the four close finishes Dominick fs-
ured in two and his mount got the best OF
It on each occasion. In the opening race
OF the day ne had the mount OF John 5.
Bcatton's Chorus Boy Guide Rock was
the hes: horse. but the c:miruyive riders
superior handling landed the money for the
East ST Louisan after hoart-breaking
struggle. IN the second race Donlin.ck was
UP en- Joe Doughty and only superhurnan
effort :n the saddle by the clever lad made
IL a dead heat as his mount was quitting
under him at every jump.
While three favorites won. the specula-
tive public got the worst of the proceedings
as considerably more money was wasered
on the choices that were defeated than az
those that passed the judges IL the van The
days programme started with race at a
mile and seventy yards. in which seven very
ordinary performers sported silk The book
makers held Guide Rock al : to 10 and he
was well played even at these prohihit!ve
odds. select Coterie headed by John :.
Bratton and Henry Calm flooded the ring
with Chorus Boy money and il had me in
fuence OF sending him 10 the post second
choice. The favurite made the running To
the half, closely followed by Chorus Boy.
AT thFee-quaTter pole the latter had his
head in front and he increased his lead 10
two lengths before the stretch turn was
reached. Guide Rock came again with 4
rush. however. and it was all DO.ninck
could do 10 land his mount in front 10y the
scant!est kind OF a half lengtE. Guide ROcL:
might have Won with better hanllin
C-Owhurst allowed his mount 10 get cut OF
on the stable turn.
Go-fo-Bed was always 4 hot favorite for
the second race The players eat up ,hs
70 - and . 10 offered agaius; his chances
ana at no time was he allowed to 70 To
even money Marie q. Brown was the
next best. played at 9 TO ,, while there were
few struggling bets on Joe Doughty and
American Eagle. The race resulted in as
pretty a hniSh as one could expect 10 STE.
Entering the stretch Doughty had 4 lead Of
one length on the American horse. but it
Mas apparent that he had enough anu that
kdSte Nd- SslGinS on every stride. At the
sixteenth pole the pair locked hCrus ana
those with tickets on American Eagle pre-
pared 10 casa. They failed. however, 10
CONSIDER the difference in the ability OF the
boys on The contendins horses. Doughty,
though all out, was same 10 the core, and
he Responded; as well as he could 10 Dom
iniei1's every call He was staggering ali
over al the END, but succeeded in getting
his nose past the Judges on equal terms
have won but Corner could not hep him
the least bit AT the end. Go-To-B Bed was
lever dt,neeroHS curing the early stages,
but he closed like wild horse in the .iuaI
ssrices Marie q. Brown could not get Up
eaIlpp az any rarS Of the route. aad the
fnlsh found her away back in The ruck.
Libbie was the best horse in the second
race, hut did not WIN. all Of the hard
luck seemed TO so tn her she was knocked
about on the back stretch. and il she were
not game mare all the running would
have leit her. However. under a vigorous
ald I took The Lights life 10 beat her
The latter had an advantage OF two
length; when the turn for home was
reached Naydire. an equal choice with The
Light. had word of speed Tor Jhree-Iaar-
tiers. but the extra h.lftu!long was 700
much -ur hei. ami she chu,ked il up when
bunch.
That Sir Rona ha~ n,odicurn OF nerve
Wa proved n the fourth race, when after
rar around his field and won by a short
NOT a-tf te.rlnc drive through iIe
ssftich LADY Callahan MAS a hot favprIte
foI the event. she was backed from cvens
t. ID 10. pcmtr;ek got her Of in the FIRST
flight. aa1 she Wa first to show at the
q-ar-e., She made the running 10 the last
lew JUMPS. when Rolla and Caron forged
~ aGc BEAT her TWO noses on the post.
10 a! ml-ht have been second had he NOT
been cGt OF in the last sixteenth.
Graves made show Of his field in the
hitA event lie was q weil-plGycd choice at
evers- After aunt Mary chuck-d ii Up al
The stretch turn, h. took command and
came home on the b;. F.nochle WAS run
n'ng over hfs horseS GA the end. and COPIED
the place by q snGu. from the dying pace
m kcT
was IKE stealing money for Queen
Dixon in the final event. queen Dixon was
always an odds-1n CHOICE. but a great many
went 10 Will Pirate with their coin. IL
ways expecting that the Sir Dixon flIy
would gut Dorinick gave Tomliuson's flly
her head at the outset. and she only gsl /
Hoped the entire distance
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