The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-14
Plucky Son of Victory Made All
His Own Pace and Defeated
Oudenarde Handily.
TWO LONG SHOTS IN FRONT.
Tom Collins and Lomond Surprised
Backers of FavOrites-Bummer,
Backed Off the Boards,
Ran Dull Second.

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the entire mint. all the money. at Delmar
Park race track yesterday. The son Of
Victory won the Meramec Stake all the
way from the first to the last jump. beat
ing Oudenarde quite handily. Joe Dough-
ty. a -25-to-l shot, was third. after being
interfered with and cut off on every turn.
as well as being fouled by r. Murphy on
Aurea in the stretch.
Blink was full of run as an egg Of meat
yesterday. Willie Dale got all there was in
him out. Usually a slow and listless be-
sinner. Blink took to Dales ride with avid
ity. jumped out with the fall of the flag.
ana never was headed. He was strong at
every jump. and won very easily. Ouden-
arde. rather unskillfully ridden, was q good
second. Dale's excellent riding had a deal
TO do with Blink's improved form. Had it
not been for his tough fortune at the first
turn. where he was bumped over the fence
and the same mishap at the second turn. as
Well as Murphy's interference in the
stretcn, Joe Doughty. a deal of dog and
lot OF a gutter, would have been closer
up.
Frank o'Neill gave him persevering and
G GaHntiess ride. but luck was against him.
" Neiiis daring and cleverness in the close
finches-and they were ugly ones-was adj
mirable. Pinochle ran dull race He is
very high In flesh and pulled up stiff and
Tom Collins Furnishes y Surprise.
In the sixth race Tom Collins furnished a
short choices Bummer VICE 8anee s ens
General McGruder. hummer was a hot IA
vorite at to TO- but the books would not
ran for the ring.
slider at 10 to 1. McGruder was
| disappointed his admirers horribly. on run
ming and in front. he seemed sure WIN
ner. He led into the stretch. with vici
vance vance and , McGruder right with him. Tom
on the turn, but he was right behind the
lot. When they swung into the stretch
OBrien came up. on the inside with the
cieverest kind of a ride. brought Collins
along In great shape with the whip. fought
1t out with General McGruder, and won
cleverly. McGruder looked like winner
fifty yards out, but stopped to nothing in
the pinch Of the finish. hummer seemed all
out: Nici Vance was not well ridden.
The ring was burned up on the race. The
books refused hummer money at any price
and. In sheer desperation. many original adj
herents Of hummer made small bets on
Collins.
| Collins was overlooked by every one.
though week ago he beat Vici Vance
badly and next time out she beat hummer
easily. He is a fresh and much improved
horse: but not even his owner thought he
| would win. But the piking bookmakers
drove people to bet on him.
Another good horse that slipped public
notlce and Won at lucrative odds was Billy
Magranes Lomond. He was in field that
he really outclassed, hut SO much had been
said about his bad legs that people fought
| shy of him and he went to L to In the
letting. He romped In and every one was
glad to see Mr.. McGrane.; popular st:
! Louis sportsman, win another purse. He
did not bet much on his horse. as he feared
his bad legs would worry him. The sue
cess Of mud runners. such as Collins and
| Lomond. goes to show that the track being
new and filled ground. favors bad-legged
horses even in drycst weather :
Doralice. hot thing with Dale up. ran
away two miles before the race and was
withdrawn.
BAD Riding by Enos.
Early Bird simply galloped In with the
fourth event. though how Enos managed
one. Sylvan, who Is improving. was sec
third -
suited in doubtful victory for Etheiyne.
| Gallagher was third, beaten a nose 70,
| place money by Miss Dora.
Enos's ride on Gallagher was the worst
the stretch the horse seemed TO be walking
| alongside Ethelyne, who was running
hard. From that point home Enos seemed
TO do everything to hinder and Cypress the
ability to ride. Ethelyne won easily and
| even Miss Dora came and nosed Gallagher
out for second money in the last two strides
As an exhibition of sheer bad riding It took
| all cakes. Gallagher should have won, moi
to speak of getting second place. Kafar
| who ran away back. put up a dull race.
La DESTROYS won the final event in a ire
mendous finish with Hungarian. Hardly
and Hungarian were OF In front. but La
| DESTROYS soon got up and the three raced
to the stretch head. Here Hardly let &C
and the other pair came on. La DESTROYS
out, but Hungarian came fast under good
| ride. and il O'Neiln had not closed in or
him at the end he might have won.