The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-18
Larry Karanaugh's Mud Runner
Almost Won in Spite of
Bungling Riding.
LONG DELAYS At THE POST.
Muskalonge and Tom Collins Gave
Starter Brnen 4 World OF Trou-
ble-Verify Galloped Over
an Ordinary Field.

Tom Collins was all out to win the third
race The feature event of an unattractiye
programme a; the Fair Grounds yesterday
afternoon He was stopping all over at tho
end. and in another jump or two would
have been passed by Apple Jack. the best
horse III the race With fair ride on Ap-
pie Jack the purse would have gone to
Larry Kayanaugh. Mccain. got him into q
pocket at the start and then took him the
overland route TO escape Then, In the last
fifty yards, when Apple JACK was running
over his horses. Mccain allowed his mount
20 get into humping match With Tom
Gilmore
The race was at six and a half furioags
and nine sprinters, with mud-running Quah-
ties. faced the starter. After several false
breaks, in all of which Tom Collins broke
running. the flag fell TO Il good send-on.
Collins opened up wide gap right on the
reel and held ii TO the sixteenth pole. He
then commenced to back Up, and was out
TO the last ounce when the post was passed
There We're long delays in several Of the
races, and the card was not finished until
after 6 O'Clock In the fourth race Muska-
longe caused delay OF fully forty minutes
He stood stock still In several false breaks
when the rest OF the horses left the mark in
perfect alignment Dominick is hardly
strong enough to handle such a heavy-head-
ed animal He could do nothing with Muska-
longe at all until the assistant starter got
behind him ana gave him several short
stings with his whip When the field was
finally sent away II was to a good start.
Muskaionge went to the front at the half
and was never In trouble Afterwards. He
won, pulled side ways, by ten lengths For
get Not. the heaviest-backed horse in the
race was much used at the post and tired
TO nothing after going half mile.
A surprisingly good price was laid on
Verify in the second race The bookies
started him at to TO- but the public would
have none OF him, and he receeded to even
money. This was caused by the report cir
culated that Cahns sprinter. being a bleed
er. was liable TO be affected on account Of
the weather, which was anything but ia
vorakie for blseders. Verify, however,
raced to front at flag fall and was never
in danger Alvin w. showed excellent
speed and had enough left TO beat Cathedral
for the place.
The initial race on the card was for
maiden 2-yesr-olds. When the odds were
chalked up there was a wild rush for Tony
Lepplng. He opened at fours. but very lit
tie money was taken at better than 2 10 1.
At post time he was TO 8. He was de-
cisively beaten by Robert. Ir.. and Mr..
Smith. Robert. Jr., took the lead from
Honor Bright at the stable turn, and II
was but gallop for him the remainder of
the journey.
Pirates Daughter also left the maiden
class Despite the fact that she had all the
hard luck to the fifth race and was poorly
ridden she managed TO skim past the Judges
a half length in front of The Thrush Eva's
Darling, who ran three furlongs In a false
break away, finished game third half
length further back
Woodtr:ce was heavily backed to- win the
last race, but he disappointed his hackers
as he was unable to untrack himself in
the going. Ohnet, the second choice landed
the money half length in front of Sprung
The latter had a, world of speed. but tired
badly at the end.