The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
HARRY DUKE, ODDS
ON, FINISHED THIRD,
Kindred. a Trn-tO-One Shot, and
Hi-Noc Ker Easily Seat
Cella's Splinter.
FOUR FAV0RITEs IN FRONT.
Despite the Unfavorable Condition
of the Track. the Form Players
Had Much the Best of the
Argument.

-Four favoritesa weli-playod second chclce
and an outsider carried or the purses 1t the
Fair Grounds yesterday. Not such bad PICK
ing for betrors. when the conditions they
had 20 cope with are taken into conslGefa-
ton.
The Stop AMI slush Of Tuesday had disap-
peared. In its place was a sticky hesNy
and holding mud. The track was nttei on
" for big. strong-I!rnbed animals. Notwith-
standing the fact that the conditions were
entirely reversed in the two days. the
bookes had decidedly the worst Of the ar
gurneut IA every event. Kindred, white
a 10 70 l shot. was really the third choice
and was well played by the sharpshooters.
The defeat of the favvri;e, Harry Duke.
in the first race. did not benefit the chalk
ers any. as he was such n productive odds
on choice that few cared 10 take chance
on him. II was the lghtesi betting event
of the day. II looked Ike reaog mace
race for Cslla's Splinter and he was held
at . to and I 10 3 Hi-Noc-kcr, the second
choice. was opened at TO ,. but he ha1 few
supporters and he receded 10 TO before
post time. only the pikers would have any
OF the race and they went TO Kindred at 5
and 10 TO /. A good start found Harry Duke
in the lead with Terralere second and Kim
GFtu tlft- 1fAhe EtlidAl.tl IL tilt N-A4A ~
the stretch. when Kindred came with a rush
from second place AID passed the judges
an easy winner TaIiey hustled Hi-Noc-
Ker along at the end and managed TO nab
second money from the favCrite.
As is usual when the track Is bad. the
finishes in the majority Of the races were
on the professional order The feature even;
OF the day WAS the Owners Handicap. at
q mile and twenty yards. the fourth race On
the card Five started II uTDuucei a
celent betting affair. Molo and Libh,a
were equal choices at the outset. The lat
ter recsded TO Il 20 al post time. bat Molo
stood pat. A heavy plunge on Apple Jack
sent his price down from to 1 TO L. 1.
Lord Neville also had plenty OF supporters
at to ?. Bruen got the field away 10 a
good start on the first break. Apple Jack
was frst to show. He was a length to the
good at the quarter, while Molo, Libbie and
Lord Neville raced as a team. i-ibhie took
command at the half. but was soon passed
by Neville. who led the way TO the stretch.
AS the field rounded the turn for home
Molo shot by the leaders and came home on
the bit. an easy winner by three lengths.
Third was the best Libhie could do, as she
was mighty tired mare AZ the finish. She
was taken through the heaviest going all
the way around.
Eight long-distance nags started In the
second race Chcksnavga was the legiti-
mate favorite, but wild plunge on LeNall
sent Bratton's handy little racing tool 20
the post first choice. ManJamUs was also
well backed. Colonel Gay made the running,
10 the stretch, when Chickamauga went 10
the front ana won cleyerly by "A length AMI
half. Lexell finished way back In the rucl.
he Is a colt with plenty OF speed and SIAM
ina, but has not got the strength TO plug
through the deep miTe. He reItShes a sIoIi-
py track, but the going yesterday WAS too
much for him and he tired badly after rae
Ing with Colonel Gay for six furlongs.
Danish made show OF his field I'm the
third race. He was a well-p.ayod fayOrite
at TO 10. Strangest also had many admir-
erS, his price receuing from 5 to . 10 3 to =
Danish did not give his hackers time TO
worry, Tor as soon the nag swishcd
through the air he rushed TO the front and
at the half-mle pole he had opened a gap
or twelve lengths. He finished. pulled side
ways. with eight lengths 10 spare Stran-
gests showing was a complete surprise 10
every one at the track. He never had
make the Knight of Ellerslia colt look ike
selling platter by beating him out for
third money. The only excuse offered WAS
that he tired in the going
Tom Collins secured another purse for his
owner by auneNiDg the EfIh race, hanii-
cap at six and half furicnKs. He opened a
hot favoTite at I 10 9. but 4 heavy p.ay on
to 8. Collins wa, off running and he soon
opened up gap OF six lengths. The Grezer
chased him for half mile and then Quit 10
nothing. At the end the fayOriie had two
lengths TO spare.
Eleven 2-yeaV-olds started In tie final
race Ii was tough netting prODCsifiou.
Edna Greene was Il slight favorite at . To l.
The Butcher. LLssak colt from Schorr's
stable, and Orleans had many admirers at
to 2 They finished as named. The faYorita
spread-eagied her field IN the early part of
II and was eased UP at the end.