The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-23

1851 -Modesty. Oh. T., by War Dance-Ballet-...
Chicago. June s2-Thirty thousand people
saw "NirGiria' Rradiey's Aloha gelding.
Robert Waddell. at l. 10 l In the betting.
win the fourteenth American Derby at
Washington Park track to-day. by one
length. in 2:SS -. record time for the race.
Few in the surging. cheering throng had
backed the comparatively friendless animal
to capture the rich stake from the horses OF
the Eastern and Western mi!lionaires: yet
never since the day the grand filly Nod
csty took the first American Derby has
the tunnultous cheering-the genuine ovation
given to horse and ~rider-been equaled IN
this stake. Jockey Bui-,rar. 10 whom fell
the honor of taxing two usrbies in success
sion. was swept into the human maeistrom
after he had 6ismounted and verified his
weight. He was boosted up on the shoul-
ders OF men, and a detail of bluecoats had
to be called TO clear the admiring, cheering
throngs fro.l the course.
Declined HonOrs.
AS ,cr the earnest. piebian racing tool.
Robert Waddeil, he refused to permit at
tendants to tie upon his back the gigantic
floral saddle that the club had provided
tor the winner.
a good second, while the f~ayorite. r. I. VIII
s5ii. Jr.'s-, grand-looking Longstreet colt.
The farader. was Il tired third. Frank Far
reil's Sonnibert. who shared with The Pa
raider at one time the honors OF favorite'
fai.-. TO run his race, ana WAS IOoftn.
His Emincnce Made . Game Fight.
Hes Eminence. purchased for $30.U0 by
Clarence Nj. aackay. AID groomed for a
victory in the CLASSIC. had a bad start, bue
end, landed an eth position. Sannazzarro:
. SIX Shooter. Beau Gallant. Siiverdale and
\Sadie S. finished IN the order named behind
A Race From the Start.
That it Was IA truly run race was the
opinion of every unpreJudiced spectator.
- Isnraaa f.zr &c IN tspN II fhA
work out. that induced his owners TO ship
iin. fIoIn New York to the Washington
Park track al the eleventh hour. was sew
cath away at the drop OF Starter Dwyer'S
red flag. after the field had made one false
break. Piggott had orders to make a kill
ing pace. lie at once took the favorite to
the front. and there The Parader remained
until the stretch was reached. Piggott Is a
strons rider. bat he did not figure upon all
tho problems that were known TO Jockey
John Builman, who forced his mount into
second place and kept Robert Watdeli with
in striking distance until the head of the
winner Started venth
1t was 80 when the horses came out of
the paddock to parade before the stand: In
two minutes they were at the post. They
got away. eleven minutes later. after one
false break. Sannazarro showed FIRST. a neck
Beau Gallant fourth, The Parader fifth.
Terminus sixth, Robert waddeli seventh,
Silverdale eighth. Sadie S. ninth and His
altered much. except that Piggott took The
Parader into the lead to set the pace that
may have been this colts undoing.
Psrader Settling . killing Pace.
Passing the stand for the first time the
! ned was well In hand. with The Parader
! a length ahead Of Robert waddell. VINO had
cropped into second position without any
iostling or crowding: waddeI was two
lengths ahead OF Sadie s.. the nlly that
mig McGinn chose to cut out for her.
Ecnnioert was fourth and running lazily.
Terminus was fifth. two lengths ahead Of
siiyerdale. Six Shooter was a neck In front
OF Ssnnazarro. who was half a length ahead
last.
Turning into the back stretch The Parader
Fad increased his lead to three lengths.
while Waddell hung on nearly two lengths
behind appeared to be rated according to
orders.
At the .half-miIe pole The Parader still
had his lead CT two lengths. and Waddell
was still in second place. running kindly,
while Terminus had moved up into third
place.
The Pace That Killed.
The pace began to tell at the far turn. and
true running OF WaddelI. who. answering to
cali. increased the daylight be-
s ssraieh n,snfslI a ont I for tRe % Sr iSer lengths in ahs
stretch. the horses gave an inkling OF the
final result of the race. "Parader is beatenr'
came from the Threats of thousands. Bull
man Is going after him."
wnddelI Takes the Lead.
Then Waddell passed the crack Eastern
colt. and Bullman never had any doubt of
his victory. The Parader was two iensths
before Terminus, with the tired or sulky
Bonnibert fourth. three lengths ahead of
His Em,nence on whom Odom was making
of the field was beaten on.
Finished Full of Running.
\Down to the wire and under it flashed the
Winner, WaddeI. still full of running. a
length ahead of Terminus. who Just
a neck. The Pafads- was live Length.
ahead of Bonnibert. and the remainder OF
the field struggled under the wiz Just ahead
infeld and over the fences to erect the
equine hero and his popular Jockey. Bull
Bullman's Case of Blues.
pullman had oeen tie most disconsolate
man on the big track an hour and & half
TO him that he wo1li not have a mount in |
the race. although last yea, Oh Sidney |
Lucas. he had won the race. Engaged to
Nash Turner from w. e. Whitney, Euli- !
man was discouraged, .sns Early IN tine Gay D;
him to pilot the lilly in the mile ami A Eu.r
event. But the Veterinarian declared |
OF Esther. and once mo. BuIiman vas in !
the cold" Friends who knew MS i1uing |
abilities worked hard 10 secure a mount fog
HILL i
Virginia Bradley was undecided between |
Van Dusen and See for the mount on his |
entry. He had heard from the poolroom
men that pullman might not try to win. |
This decided the quaint Southerner. Call I
Ing pullman an hour before the bugie sum- |
moned the animals to the post he offerad /
s., 600 IL he would win with Robert Waddell, !
pullman YVES fixed at last. Frank Farrell |
told him that he could not straighten the !
tangle and rendered the jockey $50 for his !
Humiliation. With this roll OF bills in his |
Jockey book and Virginia" Bradley's prom. |
, ise Of twice as much money as Jim"
Cushing had given the famous "Snappr.'
Garrison for plotting Boundless winner IN |
friends said he could not lose the race.
Plenty Of Betting. I
There were fifty-seven books at the track |
and they did q big business on all OF the |
races. without interference by authorities
Bullman's presence on Bradley's geld1ng !
caused considerable '-pikfng'' on the 1c-to-l |
shot, but the bulk of the public speculation |
was on the more fashionable" animals. |
The Parader held frm At 3 to l. Bonnibert |
opened At 81 to I and receded a half point. |
Beau Gallant was backed at s to ]. HIS EN- |
inence opened at 4 to l and closed at 8 to 2 |
Considerable play on Sannazxarro, the W. |
NJ. Hayes colt. sent his odds down from % |
to Is to l at post time. |
The witnorawal OF Lady 6chorr left the
loyal following. which pounded tn odds