The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-24
WALLS FINE RACE;
VAN DUSEN'S RIDE.
These, With a Storm, Were the
Features of Yesterdays Racing
at the Fair Grounds.
BEST TWD-YEAR-0LD OF YEAR.
Mr.. Darden's Good Colt So Proved
Himself-Van Dusen's Finish on
The Barrister Was the Riding
Exhibition of the Season.

Walls mighty race. n wind, dust, ram ana
thunder storm, and Van Dusen's great rae
Oh The Barrister in the fifth event. were
the imposing features of yesterday sport
MT the Fair Grounds. Walls efrort at
mile against Loves Labor and other oia
horses was the finest race run by z-year-
old at the Fair Grounds since that meInor-
able November day IN lSe5 when forget
picked up weight and broke the mile record
for The Fair Grounds track. Forget ran her
race in the IA ]. three months behind that OF
Wall. She vas against horse OF her own
age, Don Garlic. and 1t was two-horse
race. Furthermore, she received splendid
ride
Wall had rot any Of these advantages
He was In with six others. two Of them j.
year-olds both OF great initial speed ana
power. He was ridden by little jockey
who had but half recovered from very bad
fall sustained on Tuesday. The boys weak
ness at the end cost Mr.. DaTden's fine colt
the race A sixteenth out Wall seemed 10
have IL won. Little ]. r Woods was SO
weak and weary that he eased up, glad OF
q breathing spell. Wall Is a horse that
needs some driving. When his rider eased
him he quit running.
Then Gilmore came along with Loves
Labor, who was tired and staggering.
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track center. Gilmore dragged 1m III
against Wall, who was on the rail. Ire
big 3-year-old and his big rider lu-nbered
egainst the Little 2-year-old and the mtnia-
fure manriikin that sat on his back. com-
3ng so soon after his ugly fall from Ti5r:s,
the shaking he received from the contact
OF Loves Labor scared little Woods so
that he almost fell of Wall GimoTo let
him have another shove for luck and sood
measure, and it was ali over as far as
ur,n
go and the colt stopped SO suddenly that
though al this occurred but fifty yards
from the finish. every horse In the race
seemed to pass him. Loves Labor Won,
and Go Out, whom Wall had passed II the
stretch as a fast freight passes a tramp,
was second. Wall walked III third, beaten
but two lengths In l:4l
Had little Woods been as good and ss
strong as he was prior 10 his Tuesday eN-
perience with the crazy Tigris, Wan womld
probably have won. Before the race E!s
Father said that he feared MS boy was rot
well enough 10 do himself or the horse
justice in a hard and whipping finish. 50
II developed. The little lad was ali ou- at
Sffe end, but stuck to it gamely.
Sl6ing The early season and the class
OF tss opporents into consids5rati2n, .5s Wall Wall
seen in America for many a day. He is
trained by his owner, AIr. Dardeu, who is
but an amateur horseman. Wall is bay
horse, by Pirate Of penzance-katie 2. He
is rather bigger than The seneral run OF
his breeding, and, strangely enough, he Is
III.
geny OF his sire has been noted for their
lack Of size and undermining capabilities
Mr.. Oarden seems 10 have verv promls-
race Judge Murphy had Gilmore up in The
stand for touling Wall, but beyond warn.
ing, took no action.
Air. Van Dusen, He put up the finest ride
of the year On The Barrister. AT the stretch
as n a0fss ss sed IN na oh or hors
composed of Grantor. Miss Bramble and
Ned Wickes. This compact bunch hung to-
gether IKE grapes on ] their tendrlls. Var
he go around. The Barrister was fun ot
run. Fifty yards out Van Dusen saw Hinkey
Spoxs on s Oh head n6 Int poe
Huxley II not q Sloan. and he allowed Var
Dusen to edge him away, bit by bit For
rail 30 close was he to it. When The Bar
sastsr finally got his quarters free he sho
away like rocket Hinkey should havs
shinkins e about Miss Bramble's lameness
Ven Dusen Is entitled to all praise for hi!
1ne effort
The sand. dust and wind storm which
commotion in the stand. Nearly all the
women present had been through the cy
The dust from the streets and track quit'
obscured the sun, and semidarkness pre-
vailed 1t spoiled betting on the last race t
q very great extent Hence the bookmak ker;
were the keenest sufferers through the dem
onstratton of the elements.
Miss Theresa. who was 40 to l last tint
out, and missed cashing when Tigris threw
j. +. Woods, who was to have ridden her
WIS / to q favorite In the first race, Sh'
galloped ali the way. Albert E. Dewey.
false alarm In the way of hot thing,
ran second and Deloraine third.
Terraiene was away the best Of the bi!
lot in the second. Reeder rode her i1ty
She was all but left at the pest and then RAJ
second. beaten tSr 6rst place by q nose
Gilmore gave Percy /. q hustling ride al
the way. Diana Fonso ran a very poo
race.
Ida Ledford was false favorite aeains
Gotpbed, but the public would have It the
way. The big -.orse won easily, running. a.
usual in the stretch.
In the final event Glen Lake. who is IL
great shape just now, ran like a wilt
horse and won as he pie "sed. Prince Real
who was backed ha :, never could get {,
him. En- Caney and lwo Armies also RAJ
very poor races IN this event