The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-20
KIT CHINN SHOWS
A CRACKING FILLY.
rE RE
Matin Bell, Full Sister to The
Rush, Wins First Race at
Kinloch Easily.
DEWEY ALSO SCORES.
Chestnut Colt Defeats Mono-Bad
Ride by Mitchell Lets Fire
side Beat Fleuron-Hi-
Noc-ker a Winner.

With a splendid day. fast track. and a
card that was short and sweet as a dom
keys gai:op. and there was some
charming racing at kinloch yesterday.
While In most cases the events de-
veioped two-horse finishes. they were
all close races and very inter-
csting in the stretch. Just the right num-
Der OF favorites won to please the form
players and the proper number of longer
priced horses 10 soothe those who like ODDS
for their money.
That puichritudinous young KentucSian
Kit Chinn presented a very handsome.
rangy. speedy and robust nlly in the winner
Of the first race. Matin Bell dmp. odd Fell
low-Chantress.) This young lady is a full
sister to the fast Splinter The Rush. and
bears a remarkable resemblance 10 her dis
unsuished brother. Afrii, George Bennetts
Ally, was a = to ) favo-its over Matin Bell
Mr.. Chinn said before the race that Ills
hlly could do leli2 Tor five furlongs on the
track. So she was merrily backed at is
by his friends. The start was perfect
April ed to the half mile. Then Natin
Bell came along. passed April. and can
tered home an easy winner. impefiousiy
fighting for her heao. in the excellent time
Of l.o5A for the five and one-half furioiSs:
She is a fine looking lilly indeed April
was an easy second. Ashbrook finished
third but was disqualified for losing about
twenty-Hve pounds Of weight in the race.
Albert +. Dewey was d 4 to ) favorite in
the second They backed Monos TO beat
him at IS. While Golden seepter had
friends at Is. Nonos started out as IL IL
was all over. He led the field by many
lengths TO the six furlongs. Black Hicks
rated Dewey. prettiiy. set him DOWN to an
even and telling pace. overhauled Monos at
the stretch entry and came home easily.
Old MusHalonge was not within a month of
q race. being very high In condition III
deed
MIR. Lucas's colors were bravely borne
home in front by hi-Noc-Ker In the third
on him. 1t was simply a promenade for
him.
Likeness bore him insistent company TO
chances. Just as Hi-Noc-Ker began his run
Narvaez stupidity bungled the roan FLY. lost
three lengths and threw her out of her
stride by SO doing. He then put her under
pressure. but it was no use. Hi-Noc-Ker
home an easy winner In slow time.
Fireside won the fourth race by Il nose.
1t seemed F1euron should have got the
money with a vigorous, or even half-heart-
ed. ride. II was a twO-horse race all the
way. Doctor Walmsley We'd with F1euron
snapped a tendon and stopped completely. |
Then Eireside moved up and Joined Fleuron.
They came down the stretch nose and nose,
apparently running well within them
selves. Singularly. neither boy appeared to
make any effort to drive or get accelerated |
speed out OF either horse. |
Mathews, on Ffres.de. had Mitchell. on
Eleuron. pinioned on the rail. where using \
the whip was a matter of difficulty. Even 1
then the latter boy either did not know how
to hand-ride or did not want to do IL. for
he sat like a ninny and let his horse be
Mathews did not seem TO have IL in
pocket twenty-five yards out. yet he did
not use a whip either. though he hand-rode
THEORETICALLY at the end. II was IA bad ride
for both boys. |
ner In the last race. though Plead might
have made it hot for him with an even
break at the start. Plead. left at the post. |
made up a lot of ground Lepping won cas-
ly at tho end.