The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23
SPORTING news.
The Great American Derby at
Chicago Today.
Track VIII Be Heavy Owing to
Recent Rains.
GIBSON A FAVORITE.
Sam Phillips'the st. Louis Colt,
Well Liked.
Advance Guard and James Well
Up in Betting List.


The above are the probable starters,
the jockeys and the odds offered by the
Chicago boolkies in the great American
Derby to be run at Chicago this after
noon.
The Chicago pencilers do not appear
worried in the least at the showing
made by Sam Phillips in the St Louis
Derby and the liberal odds of to are
laid against him.
The division of sentiment among well
informed hOrsemen as to the probable
winner of the classic event is quite re
markable. Although Lieut.. Gibson still
has the CALL there is a big following
for the others, especially for Sam Phil
lips and Advance Guard
The supporters of the faVor1te bank on
his phenomenal speed, as shown by the
actual time recorded rather than by the
quality Of horses he has defeated.
Others refuse to accept a time stand
ard, and moreover there are those who
think Lieut. Gibson's workout on Tues
day, in which he made the mile and
half in 2:3572, could not have failed to
injure his derby chances.
OF this feature Trainer Charles
Hughes said: 1T must be borne in mind
that Gibson has not raced for three
weeks, and that he is going to run
against horses prepared in actual con-
tests. 1t has, therefore, been necessary
/ to give him some stiff preparation. I
believe Lieut.. Gibson will go to the post
| thoroughly fit
Barrack worked the derby distance at
Harlem. the time being variously
caught from 2:36 to 2:3S1s.
| Sam Phillips worked a mile and half
at Washington park as follows: Half,
| 81; three uarters1: IL 1-5; mile,1:44 1-5;
mile and a quarter, 2:09A mile and a
half, 2:377s. He finished fresh and
/ strong.
There has been plenty of local bet
/ ting on the big event and in several
| downtown resorts profitable looking
1 rain of yesterday has caused a big
| change in some of the prices quoted,
| Tommy Barrett's horse, Barrack fall
| ing from 40 and so to l to on the sup
/ position that the Board of Trade mans
| colt is a great mud runner and will have
| little chance unless the track is heavy.
| NCrfOrdS- showing at Harlem has in
| creased the liking for him in some quar-
| ters and the fact that the history of the
| stake shows many winners for the NAL
/ tese cross of the Baldwin stable is suf-
/ hctent for some betters to go after the
NOrford odds He was backed off five
Poli.S = lIplu ~ 70 yesterday afternoon
and the betting was fairly brisk about
the California trick, the only thing
Baldwin has in the race
Sam Phillips, the Schorr candidate for
the rich plum, is thought to be out of it
If the track is heavy. Although MANY
claim the St. Florian get are fair in
heavy going, the fact remains that Phil
lips has yet to show that he is of much
account on that sort of a track 1t is
known that his dam. Reckon, one of the
grandest race mares of her time, could
scarcely keep her feet in the mud. much
less run in it. Reckon was the best .
year old filly of her year and had sew
eral chances to prove her worth in
heavy going. 1t may be Sam Phillips
inherits his dams dislike for the mud
More attention is being paid to the
Barrlck candidate, James, and he has
found many supporters in the last few
days Advance Guard is well liked. too.
and Billy divers supreme confidence in
All Gold has switched many good turf
men to his way of thinking