The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
WYETH BEAT meyer
IN CHAMPIONSHIP.
Unknown Outsider Beat SchOrr's
Crack Two ear-Old, Who Was
One to Five in Betting.
KILLING ON KINGS HIGHWAY
Meddler's Son Was Backed at
Fancy Prices. and Beat Col
lins-BrOtherS Win First
Two Races.

That mighty behemoth of the a-year-oid
turf. Charles W. Meyer (t,sher-tltimai-
uni. John W. Schorr's. supposedly great
colt. was soundiy beaten in the Junior
championship Stakes at the Fair Grounds
yesterday by It. III. Stevens's colt. Wyeth
(Wadsworth-Fonsie,. q condemned outsider,
and by T. p. Hayes Monte Himysr diim-
.yar-Monte Visop. a fourth-class 2-year-old.
who has not been able TO run better than
last in bad fields this season. Meyer barely
fmanaged to escape the isnominy of an
4lso-ran in a four-horsc race by beating
Flora Pomona by a couple OF lengths.
Meyer was held at / to s in the betting.
The race was the greatest surprise in ie-
Gent years at the Fair Grounds. Not since
Flying Dutchman was beaten at / TO .. in
dsok has a J TO > shot been beaten at the
track. Not at any time after the first 1S
yards had been run did Meyer look Ike 4
sure winner. As good as Is TO l could Dc
had against Wyeth. and Monte Himyar
WAS easy at twenties. Flora Pomona WAS
second choice at 10 10 1. The books laid . 10
Z against the field. holding Meyer.
The start was an excellent one. the four
being away head and head. Meyer was first
to come out of the bunch. He seemed TO
be running strongly. under a steady pun.
Flora Pomona. who dis'ikes mud. ran Win
him on the inside. Monte Hiinyar was
next. running Tapped on Meyer on the out,
, side. Wyeth, slowcst to begin. was last, hut
close vi.
At the stable turn It could he seen that
Meyer was going TO have his own troubles.
The others were all about him. A blanket
would have covered the lot. Meye r was sun
In front. however, and every one momen-
tarily expected to see him come away. A
they ran around the stable turn Flora 20
! mona chucked Il M. But Monte Hinyat
and wyeth stuck 10 Meyer like grim death
10 a tubcrculous negro: As they swept INT.
the stretch both Wyeth and Hiuyar came
along and ran UP to Meyers throatiatch
Wyeth's dash of speed was impressive ana
the cry Of Meyer is beaten went up;
/ He was beaten. Wyeth came To him. took
him by the throat and wore him down.
Meyer ran like a game horse. hut simply
could not go fast enough. lie stuck TO IL.
but wyeth came out and won handsomely
by three lengths. Monte Himyar ran a RIP
ping race and took second place from Aiey.
er. Flora Pomona tried again and almost
got to Meyer at the end. The victory CT
Wyeth was popular. The prohibifive price
had kept the spectators from betting on
Neyer, and. with its sportsmanship nn,
the crowd was for the under dog and
tickled to see the champion beaten.
wyeth. the winner, comes honestly ny MS
mud-loving qualities. He Is by
Fonsie. che by Fonso. IL that breeding did
not produce a web-foot colt: nothing shop ha:
been running fair races. In all Of them show
ing an inclination TO travel n route. He be,
pan his racing a carer az Memphis M , on f,e npf oi
fourteen. Dave Sommers won the race. one
half mile. in :s0h. on a good track. Ardita,
Sersn E Gn nor. o and hans in. Wagner nssi out was
OF April 10. at Memphis, where he ran
third TO Brannagan and Old Hutch. at four
iess. and did il easily. His next out was
on April Is. still at Memphis. when he ran
third to Abe Frank and Autumn Leaves
only appearance at the Fair Grounds prior
wentIer and Lee Nutter beat him fye fur.
Wentke won By two lengths. and Lee Nut
ter had a terrible time of II beating .Wyeth
q nose for the place Upon that occasion the
latter was closing very strong.
Prior to yesterdays race George Walker
said hat. owing to the bad weather. he
had not been able to give Charles W. Meyer
al the work he should have had In the last
few days. but felt he would win handily.
The horse ran as II he was suited by the
track. and the distance. but bothered by the
the president Of the Phoenix brewery Of
this city. His first out was on April 3 at
Memphis. where he galloped one-half a mile
Il sr, sns Gas foqaa Mo sna s Sssf FAM IN a nnS won OF
eased up. His next and last out. previous
to yesterday. was at the Fair Grounds on
Nay 8. when he cantered home in front OF
Trio and Kaloma In the Kindergarten
Stakes at five furlongs. doing the time in
1N1x or q fair track. These good per-
formances. REINFORCED by his fine appear.
critics think Charles W. Meyer the best 2
year-old in the West. Yesterdays race
doec not prove that he is not. for IT Ger
Wyeth ten pounds and Monte Himyar eight
pounds at Q distance on a very heavy track;
Monte Himyar was an added starter and
performances have beer poor. Mr.. Hayes
evidently came near pulling OF a big coup
He apparently knew that Meyer could not
Wyeth. took a chance to land with Monte
.6imyar And he almost did II. and every
ono would have been glad had he succeeded
Brothers Win First Two Races.
Although II was a beestly day. cold ant
wet. q tremendous crowd was out. and six
teen books were kept very busy. Proceed
1ngs began with a double bulrs-eye for r
E. Watkins. Tehachapi. his sire. and SUSIE
sired by Tehachapi and damned by SUSIE
Nell. won the first race in a hct drive from
-Schorr's The Butcher. while Kaloma. hi.
drive from Mr.. schorr,s Harry Wilson. Il
was Q great day for Watkins. Tehachapi
Susie Nell and Texas.
the sure thing. Tom Collins was q well
backed 1-to-2 shot In the race. for Is HI
not . great mud runner! He also ran. aftel
stopper. Robert, Jr. At the eighth poll
Kings Highway came from behind Collin
and ROOcrt. Jr., with q rush, and gal
Hoped home. He was heavily played and wa.
q real good thing. His party backed hin
from Is to 1 TO II to I. which meant a 10
OF money In yesterdays ring.
Hottentot showed how well he loved tn,
soft going by EaIloping home an easy win
ner in the fifth race. He ran in front O
Chopin and Ida Ledford. to whom he wa
Swing hunks Of weight.
Tammany Chief. the favorite. was luck,
: TO win the sixth event. Tidal Wave wal
running down the stretch with a lead o
four lengths. when O'Neiil became careles,
and let her slacken speed. J. T. Wood:
kept at Tammany Chief. who was beaten
and got him going with a lot OF hickerin,
speed. O'Nei1I was DOING on Tidal wav,
and did not see Tammany Chief until tn,
latter was full upon him. He drew his bat
hut IL was too late Tammany Chief VOL
by q nose.
Battus showed how much McCann did I.
him the other day, when he galloped HON,
In front Of Verify and Sadie Levy in tn,
last race. an easy winner by six lengths
NcCann was lucky to get away with tina
race, when Battus ran third to Saline an,
Aaximus. 1t was. as yesterdays rae
showed. a daring. but rough job.
To-Morrow's Fair Grounds Entries.
First race. nve-eighths OF a mile. selling:
SIS The Potentate. itg 4, $40 Fiorrie S. ......1a
Va Larry Wilt .....los sn TUFTS ...........ie
- Aegin .----.-.n !l Pirate Maid 10
90 Lynch ........-.l0o | SO Josie F. ........Io
Second race. fve-eishths OF a mile. selling:
80 Bill Fritz .......1os $50 Broodler ........ls
81 Jim Seaman ...1@ ga Sister sarah lie
~ Ruby Ray ...-iS 81 Rosy Cross ID