The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25
Five Of Six Races Go to Public
Choices Sixth Favorite
False One.
BRULARE'S eleventh VICTORY.
Mr.. Johnson's Old Mare Walks
Away With the Fourth Race
-ONeill's Bad Ride on
Eugenia s.

This business OF running right to form
every day Is firing. 1t has become monoton-
Gus beyond endurance. 1t spoils Wedge"
dope. But the people like 1t, and they must
have what they like.
1t was the same old story at Delmar Park
yesterday. Horses ran to the figures true
"a excel. Five favorites won. The losing IA
Vorite. Connie Lee. never figured to win
over Charles D, Honestly. the monotonous
procession Of favorites past the winning
post makes one Iong for another fine big.
fat Job like the Rice affair or for the re-
Turn OF some Of the deep sea fishermen
who quit st. Louis waters for the Washing
ton Park lobster beds. A good undertaken or
Two In Delmar Park would llven things up
once in awhile.
There was just one kink to the racing yes
terday. II was O'Neilrs awful ride on Eu-
Eenta s. The mare might not have won had
could her defeat be accomplished with
greater certainty than the way o'Nein rode
ner; A free. front runner. she must be let
is making 1, fast enough for her. Yesterday
SNeiil propped his feet by her jowls, took
i hold OF her head, dragged her back
slow. and did everything p that W" he
could to make her lose 1t was
the the banner bad ride of the meeting for a
oBrien. AS Eugenia s., the only apparent
contender. had her case attended to. the
Ffzers good horse.
Bralare on the Bit.
That wonderful old matron Brulare. won
duck. Mr. johnson, to get such a mars for
. rss-tims song. Bought for 6, 100, she has
Won S:ooo In purses alone AS for bets she
never was worse than to 8 until yester-
Of stable money. Mr.. Johnson must have
been disappointed in love some time or
turf: Northern Spy had a chance to beat
Bruiare in this race. but Head Cook Fin
nerty gave him ride that would beat any
tSos fnat nsss LIVED ON slowly he fret
the bunch. then back inside and around OUT
side. then through the center, all the time
Sso9sseSS ,s the horse as he rose and
stride Finnerty would sit down hard in the
cantle OF the saddle. thus breaking his
father Of all bad rides. but the horse was
good enough to run second under 1t. With
{. decent ride he could have been close to
the jaws OF Mr.. Johnson's handsome dow
ager. the determined old lady Bruiare,
whose bad case of housemaid's knee does
not seem to keep her from using her props
like the finest Of ballet dancers.
Ethel Wheat's Handicap.
Ethel Wheat won the handicap at a mile
In slow time; She was clearly the best as
1t was run. Prima II made a bold bid. but
n.
Leo Bruno, who began but slowly and who
wGs 5ostled at the first turn and outpaced
around the second, finished like wild
horse n second place. He ran under the
bat for half mile and took the drive like
T. nsJor. Earl did not half ride Menace.
4fr, Ftzcrs filly did not run within seconds
OF her bs9e race.
The second race should have brought
Dale judicial soaking for his handling of
O'Neill. Dale was on Tom Gilmore O'Neill
on Charles D. At the head Of the stretch
ONeill came through inside. Dale went AT
him right away and for the succeeding
eighth gave him all kinds OF a Squeezing.
1t was clever, II foul, riding on Daies part.
and he got four lengths more out Of GIL
more than he had IN him. but It was foul
just the same. O'Neill rode a good finish
here and managed to win by a scant nose.
Dale has been turning his pinching trick
quite frequently of late and II is about time
that he was brought up with some kind OF
q turn. He did II to Mooney on Land Ho
along right under the eyes Of the judges.
Nj Dace distinguished himself by an aw-
by the quick gutter. Sinf, who got OF bad
". yet outran the lot. May Do, a mere
nre-furlong sprtnter, ran a good second.
and syncopated Sandy, the standing tip.
wss third. F1oy Leach, e supposed good
thing, ran as II she had foundered herself
drinking iced tea She always showed
speeo In her previous races. but there was
none there yesterday. So pass on the race
10 MI. Sweeny and begin again tomorrow.