The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
EXCITING FINISH
IN LAUREL STAKE,
Fix Horses Gould Have Been Gov
cred With a Blanket When
l the Post Was Reached.
EUGENlA WlCKES BY A NOSE,
Hi-kollor Was the Best. but Tally
Went 10 Sleep AT the End
Laureate Beat 10 to Bed
in Fast Time.

Many moons have passed since St Louis
ans have witnessed such racing as that
which was furnished II the Fair Grounds
yesterday. IN four Of the seven races a
blanket could have covered the first three
horses The finish il. the Laurel Stake tho
feature If the days card. was probably
the hest that has heer seer at the Fair
Grounds this year. Six Of the seven hcrses
We're heads and noses apart when the
judges sldud was passed.
Both from a speculative and spectacular
standpoint. il was tho best stake race
thai has been decided at the Fair Groua..s
I'm years. There vas M marked favorita
In the race. Hi-kcllor was a weak choice
AZ 10 . Verify. TritGstza ard Capror
were al! we'll played. Entering the stretch
the bunch WAS close together. EugeuIa
Wi-kes. Hi-Koltor and Hot,entn. ran like
4 team 10 the sixteenth pole. The latter
took hraC. at this stage. and twenty
yards from the wire he had his nose in
front. Eusenia Wickes. on the inside. and
Hi-Kciicr ~, the outside. we're going fo-
all they were worth. The Virgo d'Or colt
showed no signs Of quitting On this occa-
sion.
Verify, Hi-Noc-Ker and Triaditza were
thunaering down the stretch half a length
behind the leaders. Right on the post the
SIX animals seemed II come together No
body couiu PICK The winning horses except
the Judges. who axe On a direct angie. Eu-
seHia NicNeS had Nose advantage at the
sud over HI-kO ior. while the iaVpriie was
2 snort head in iron: OF Hntteutpi- Verify.
E'-Noc-h-r ana JT!a;irZa nnished noses
aLg-J . neck behind Huttentut.
L MAS a great race an. every person in
III vas, ass mbiace Ch"creI. Many swore
tia: .i5-EoIiu: had won and let up big
hCIoT when the numbers went up While it
W." al AWFUL tleht IL the judges were no
dou.t Ei-nr. Tailey on the favorits paid
,u.ra attention to tiottvutlt at the finish.
"u him Whether tEeE won or lost. how
ever, everybody on IN, track MAS satisfied
that they received an excellent run for their
money ami rhat they were fortunate enough
In witnessing a race such as is seldom seen.
II na.s an unu-ua!i. disastrous Jay Tor thc
1a,In blazers. Not one man ir fifty tta-
Asras present quit the track winner. HIviland
as the only favorlte 10 Win. In that race.
Eowover, the publ!c's money was LtvidcS b.
choices carr" as a lie saver To the hook
Irallers. The gentlemen who have been
paying SIS, day for the privilege OF draw
Is IN nave mad several large crmps put IN
their hank rolls OF late days
Jockey Domin!ck helped dump the fol-
lowers Of the dope. He accepted .he mount
on bInurnis in the :Irst race. He had 4
chance, but with any other jockey on the
track in the saddle he would have been
beaten. Eddie Hustled him along all the
way IL the long race ard KEEP him going
long enough |" beat Leonag half length
TO- the money
With Dcminick out Of II at least 20 TO I
could have been had on Dinornis's chaLces,
hut the best laid was :. Only Dominick's
followers got aboard. as several horses in
the race Inquired Ia beat the winner The
same thing holds good in the second race
~ which Apple Jack beat the favoriGe
1Aisme by one length. Jockeys switched
the latter would have had no trouble land
!lg the purse. With decent ride even
Lads would have beaten the winner.
1ha- shows the amount of luck that is
connected with this rsce-horse game.
lauas. perhaps the best horse in the race
finished third. while Apple Jack, the win
= he 10 NJ hpr han
Dominick, would have been fourth. as
Sprung closed like a whirlvini at the finish
iJ!nOrnlS AID Apple Jack were perfectly
ridden. Tod Sloan. Danny Naher or Henry
spencer could not have pur up better rides
1t was unfortunate To most people that
DominIck put UP such great rides on IN
first two winners. When Eddie was carded
10 ride LeXeil in the third race thousands
Of persons got aboard that would not have
pad any attention to Bratton's horse other
wise. The clever lightweight got off In !
front and raced head and head with Havi- !
BrattOn's diminutive breadwinner COM
nenced 10 falter. Haviland drew away. He |
had no trouble. Rridgeton. coming from be- !
hind, bumped Lexell into the fence. The !
Jar knocked him OUT Of it and he finished 7
back in the ruck- grea; many stuck to /.
Dominick ia the remaining races. but these /
people were seen leaving the course with /
wind
landing many bag of eats in George Ben /
nett's stable in the last five or six years. !
came 10 He AGAIN III tile fOnrtn race ana 9
beat Go To Bed IN desperate drive. !
From time standpoint il the best /
race Of the meeting. The mile and a six /
tesnth was trayersed in i:41&.. Crowhurst, |
whose careless riding in the past has !
placed him under the ban, had the mount |
on Laureate. and he put IL all over Nc /
CHM at the end. Go To Bed wants big.
strong boy, who can make him hustle all |
the way. Charlie O'Brien made the run |
ring. closely followed by Lady Callahan.
The pair threw up the sponge when they /
Strengthened out for home. J. Woods on 1
Sir Rolla had 10 pull out and so around his
field
Lord Neville cut across Pinochls at The
start in the sixth race and ruined the lat
teT's chances for victory. Even at that
when the fayorite got going he ran over
his horse and made a strong bid for the
money at the end. Ohne:. who had no eN-
cuses, copped the coin by Il nose from St
Cu1hbert
= McGinn IS responsible for Evas Oar
Iine's poor showing in the final race. With
clear sailing she might not have won, but
Ne would have been much closer up at
~ end. When the flag dropped to a good
st{rt Mctiinn pulled up the weil-played
choice and she had no chance to go around
ard win. Orleans won IN drive FROM
Adelante. who had rough sailing.
FAvoRITE WON BANNER STAKE.