The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-18
THRILLING FALL AT
DELMAR PARK RACES.
hummer Went Down While Fight
ing Fast Finish With Four
Other Horses.
HORSE AND RIDER UNlNJURED.
Br,,lare Won the Sprint Event and
Genera, McGruder Took the
Distance Handicap-The
Horses Ran to Form.
HORSE AND RIDER UNINJURED.

There was q thrilling finish to the racing
day at Delrnar Park yesterday when Bum
rner fell half furlong from the wire whlie
running nose and nose with four other
horses in frantic stx-furlong dash. Bum
mer, s-to-5 favorite: Brulare, Stool shot;
Tom Collins. a S-to-1 shot. and Northern
Spy, at 4 to /. were coming down the stretch
abreast, in a fierce. driving finish. Right be-
hind them were Kings Highway and Cricket
Buck. The Jockeys were shouting and whip
ping and the crowd was cheering the great
finish In twinkling Bummer's fore legs
seemed to cross. and down he Went. rolling
over and over twice. Jockey F. Jones was
under him. No other horse was affected by
the fall
hummer seemed to be beaten when he fell.
Just as he went down Brulare came with
a world OF Speed and. after sharp drive,
won the race by length from Northern
Spy, who finished well. under a light boy:
the outside of the field, and was third.
short way on. Brulare's finish was some
thing MAGNIFICENT and reflected great credit
on O'Neill. The boy let her drop out OF It
on the back stretch, but when he swung
for home he brought her through the field
with tremendous rush and nice judgment:
hummer got up instantly after his fall
and was at once caught by g. bystander.
His rider was not injured. beyond the severe
shock Of the fall
n0f8GB nan 10 inc u81As
II consistency Is a Jewel, and one OF the
Oldest Of saws says 1t is, then is Delrnar
Park the brightest Jewel in the crown Of
the American turf No such consistent
ct any track as has been witnessed at Del
mar Park in the last three weeks.
The horses ran right to the form yester-
day. It mastered not how good or how bad
they were OF what the price was, they were
right there. save in the case OF the bad
dog Sylvan. who ran a bad race in the
Proceedings opened with a nonwinners'
race 1t six furlongs. Elsie Barnes was well
liked and Mound City was the favorite at
and stiff. and ran that way. Two Armies
appeared In bad condition. being hacked
and cut and SCARED as II she had been
through q fire. So Ii was up to the third
choice Of The Republic to get first money:
This was Merry Wager. She won at SO to
by a nose from Elsie Barnes. who ran a
good second. Elsie closed much ground in
the last fifty yarus. but hung trihe at
the finish. when she seemed to have won II.
Mound City ran a bad race; He can do
duck him In such a field any time he
starts.
ton to go a distance and Monte Himyar.
who Is palpably no good. were favorites in
the second race. Hunter Raine. tipped by
Inc Mise pors made al the eay Iunnns
WITH Hunter Ratne right behind her.. At
the paddock the colt came out and ran the
rods irwin on Hunter Raine 100 to / but the
most fouled Himself out Of the race and
gave the colt q terrible ride generally, but
he won, as he should have won. Judge
Brady dned irwin $50 for. his bad ride. He
should have been fined $500. Monte HimyaI
was on bad and never showed prominently
Potheen made bold bid at the stretch. but
10 evidently out OF condition or short OF
think Of old bleeding Sylvan being al
even-money favorfte in a race! Yet that
what he was In the fourth event La Spara
at los, and Sadie Levy. at SOs went beg
rood ride from Dale. Sadie Levy closed with
al kinds Of speed, but could not quite Ee
up. Pirates Daughter was a good thing
IRAN like It for BIT, then blew up.
General McGruder's Good Race.
horse when he beat Belle Simpson over I
Yile and . sixteenth, after they tied up a
tAe head Of the stretch. O'Nein kept tn
Z marc close up In the early part Of 1t, ans
when she came into the stretch. almost OF
her Anal pursuance would get first money
4o0rudef had a lot left, however, and DIAL
save him q delightful ride O'Neill ham
maEod tho mare In good style, but let he
run out . Eood deal stu she was scarcsl;
Lunar proved herself a very good marc 1,
the 9fth. and secured for her new owner
n.s pros q @ Ro 9n So sssye
whom Mr.. Gumperts took the mare tn,
rrvv1oue day, was the gentleman who bi
her up Lunar seems to be run for the goo
the She y1n her r race fssns
ride here, and the horse ran the best rae
h has shown this season. Peter Duryes
under enell. whose ability Is more or les
doubtful ran right good race into secon