The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-04
THUNDERSTORM MADE
RACING UNPLEASANT.
Spectators at Delmar Park Driven
to Cover by Miniature
Cloudburst.
HORSES RAN TRUE TO FORM.
Stanchly Backed Fayorites Won
All the Races Echo Dale
Beat a Rare Field
of Mudders.
HORSES RAN TRUE TO FORM.

Thunder, lightning and rain played the
star parts at Delmar Park race track yes
terday. While the third race was being run
a tremendous electrical storm. accompanied
by a miniature cloudburst. struck the track.
The thunder crashes were sharp ana heres
and sounded rs IL they were shells nreo
from a bombarding fleet. and bursting right
over the roof OF the stand.
These crashes were so close and so fierce
that women shrIeked and tainted, and nerv-
Gus men ducked, lodged and threw up theif
arms to guard themselves from INJURY, .or
ali the world like prize fighters parrying
blows
The wind carried floods Of rain under the
roof, and all over the stand. SO that 1t was
impossible to find place OF shelter. save
in one end OF the great structure.
The third race was run in all this storm.
The horses were andtstinguishaoie. save ZOE
a short distance around the start and mn
ish. The rain made the track sea OF mud
and the last four races We're run IN very
heavy going.
Despite the changes in the weather and
the track, the horses ran true TO 1ofm'
every race being won by practical favor,
ite, and In most cases the second ana thiru
choices ran where they belonged. 1t was
the most consistent running Of the season.
The programme began with the dog race
which was won by Revoke. a well-playeo
favorite, at 4 to l. Webers exceedingly pad
handling OF Antolee right at the start was
something startling. The start was per.
feet one. Antolee had no excuses. as sne
was well on In an open field Yet Weber
pulled her I'D without any apparent reason.
Then he set her down, ana raced from
position thirty lengths behind the ne!d 10
the leaders shoulder at the stretch turn.
This took q lot out OF her. and she stopped.
Antoiee would have walked IN Win M. Sor
potent ride. Judge Brady missed WEBER >
clumsy performance.
Marque cantered home in the second race
Gilmore's clever ride on Anna Elliott won
after q setting down that should make him
good, ran third with Irosuta. who ran
much improved race. Bandrol, on last by
several lengths. had his race taken out OF
Hungarian, well ridden by Gilmore, who
made the hest OF the start In the storm,
won the third race in walk. Pirates
Daughter, OF bad, and taken wide to avoid
the mud being thrown at her rider by the
leaders. closed up a lot Of ground at the
end.
Sue johnson won the fourth in a canter,
the going suiting her to nicely. Lomond
lucky at home-Billy Magrane-ran a nice
second at fair odds. La DESTROYS had
hard-luck race, being cut on several times
ONeiM gave her Q weak ride. Starter Dade
made the mistake of allowing Agitator to
delay the start. He should have left the
Swordsman took the NTH fiandiiy from
Ben Frost, who seems to have gone OFF a
Ess os false ne
Echo Dale beat the lot Of mudders in the
last race In fine style. aided by q poor start
Robert Junior and Syncopated Sandy. tbs
could get up. Echo Dale ran a good race
So did lack Ford.