The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-14
lord Neville Was Overlooked in
the Betting, and Ran as II
Stale.
]. WOODS ON THREE WINNERS,
Iron Chancellor Beat Insurgent a
Head in Hot Finish-W. Ii.
Gates Had an Easy Race
-Libbie Won Again.

The warm and sliltry weather conditions
Of Yesterday afternoon did not deter any
G. the regulars from being on hand 1T me
Fair Grounds to witness the running on oil
a rather ordinary card
The track was in excellent condition, ana
the speculation much better than could q
expected when one knows how the temper
allure rises when he has TO push through
z. large crowd 10 get a bet down.
Jockey Johnny Woods was on deck with
three winners He landed Iron ChaEcelfo:
at 10 | and better In the first race Sir
] Cuthbert. the favorite, in the fourth. ana
I.ibbie, an to chance, in the last race
on the card.
A selling race at six furlongs was the In
troductory event. and the talent selected
John F. Schorr's Kildarlie TO turn the trick,
hut Kildarlie was not equal TO the task.
for. with good going all the way. he could
DO no better than third. while Iron
Chancellor came from away back with
Insurgent, and this pair hooked mp for a
rafting drive for home. Iron Chancellor
proved the best ana landed the money by
q head.
Robert. Jr. looked 10 be the only thing
in the second. but the bcokmakers. remem-
bering his backing up procliyity, chalked
up good as even against this speedy
youngster. John +. Schorr started his big
Esher colt, George W. Jenkins. in this
event. and he ran a steady. honest race,
and in the last sixteenth of the race. Rob-
ert, Jr., backed up and staggered enough
TO let George W. Jenkins win BY head.
George c. Bennett & Co.'S Prince Royal
geiding, ". b. Gates had a very enjoyable
outing for the third He was heavily played
all around the ring and backed from to 8
70 to at post call. Gates went 10 the
trent shortly after the fiag-fall and was
never In danger at any stage of the race.
He won on the end by length from Sprung,
with Bonivard neck back in third posi-
ton.
The fourth race, carded was six-and-a-
Ealf-furlongs selling affair. and although
after his race Of last Saturday, plenty of
money supported Verify and Maydine while
Lord Neville receded in price from to s
TO TO l. Sir Cuthhert romped the entire
journey and was eased up at the end some
three lengths in front of Mizzoura, with
Verify POOR third.
The fourth race brought ten maiden FLIES
or tender age TO the post for four-and-a
half-furlongs scramble. Mr.. 3. c. Bunbury's
Cassius tlly. Crimp. was touted good
yorfte
She had an abundance of early speed. bu,
not OF tne lasting Kind, for furlong from
20 pass her and win easily. In the last
Jumps Eva's Darling also went by Crimp
i sns gocketed the place money by half a
The last race on the card was a very
warm betting proposition. There were good
things In plenty. Kisme. although her first
out was the pick of the smart set. and she
was speedily hammered with coin until her
price went down half point Sam I-aza-
rus. Necklace, Eight Bells Dewitt, Siddu-
hta and Iibbie also had large bands of fol-
lowers Jockey Stuart was very unfortu-
nate with kisme, for she was away from
the starting post In poor position and could
not get through the bunch until the stretch
was reached. where she closed like a wild
horse. finishing third While Kisme was In
a n If tf.la Y
rus had been travelling comfortably, allow
Ing Necklace to do the pecemaking At the
stretch turn Necklace went to pieces while
I.ibbie came along in a romp and won from,
Sam Lazarus by couple OF lengths
To-Days Fair Grounds Entries.
First race. selling. one and ,hree-sixteen,hs