The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-30
The Former Filly, at so to 1, Beat
Helen Print, Who Was an
Odds-On Favorite.
HORSES FELL OVER JUMPS.
Happy Medium. Zuffalig and Very
Light Went Down in the Hurdle
Race Riders Not Hurt
Bowen Ran a Good Race.

Prudent. even II speculative gentlemen.
who have a careful habit Of ''piking'' an
honest dollar on what are known to race
track habitues as long Shots" have had no
reason to complain of the opportunities az
forded at the current race meeting at the
Fa.- Grounds.
They had all the chance in the world yes
terday when Sans Pareil II. and Zonne won
at prices that varied from 70 to 50 to 1.
Then. to make it really pleasant all around.
the favorites won the first, fourth and
sixth races. With three races won by favor
ties and two by long shots-the third was
a fine spectacle OF a hurdle race-bettors
can have no complaint. Then the exciting
hurdle race was thrown in for good meas
ure. No fault could be found with the rid
Ing. the starting. judging or the form of
the horses. A large crowd was out. and. in
all. It was a very fine racing day.
Sport began with Ladas, the best horse
IN the first race, getting of well and win
ming ION the bit" at 4 to l. He was equal
favorite with Virgie dor. a bad flly to
back in a big field. owing to her propensity
Tor initial representation. Helen Print
seemed in a soft spot in the second race.
and was backed from 2 to l to 8 to 10. Be-
fore the race Mr.. Huffman said that her
two previous outs. in which she got Off
badly and ran very hard races, had taken
SO much out of her that he had not been
able to work her very much. and that she
might not be just on edge. The race turned
out as MIR. Huffman thought 1t would. His
My was good enough to beat Father Went
Pareil III. whom F1etcher's Guide credits
with a fine race down South. came with
a rush in the final sixteenth and nosed the
went up from 90 to so in the betting. and
; was unbacked even by her popular owner,
Sad Blow to the BettOrs.
The defeat of Helen Print was a sore
blow to bettors. She beat everything they
inquired she would beat. but they did not
figure Sans Pareil. 1t came close to being
the %eleanest beating Helen Print has re:
e g, fhs this TINS S year H. While she was cut of
ker. King DAILY and Old Hutch. dying ir
front. 1t Is true that Sans Pareil came from
bel ND and beat her; At the time she wa:
her. When O'Brien pulled the flly VI
Sans Pareil made u these four lengths ii
this distance it might have been different
But she was through before Sans Pareil
and Mr.. Hayes's fly came from behind ana
beat her.
Young o'NeiIl, a mere boy OF 10, rode a
clever and daring race on Sans Pareil. HI
came up on the rail and through a small
not ride Helen c%ieveriy. He got her on well
enough. but was slow about getting to the
front. AT the turn he looked for a hole or
the rail. but they swung very close and he
get through. Then he did not seem to see
Sans Pareil come up inside. as he was look
Ing at King DAILY and Father wentker
whom he had beaten. on the outside. But
all in all Helen Print was not on edge. She
was dull and lacked the bright. fighting eye
she has hitherto shown in the fire Of thu
finish: On May q she was left at the pos
and finished two lengths behind Kaloma
who travelled the route in 1:O1h on a tract
that was much slower than that she hat
Yesterday. Her race that day was close Il
Loo. But she Is a great flly and 1t wa!
time for her to run a poor race. AS for bet
tors. it is no pain to lose money on such
a game and speedy filly.
Jumping Race an Exciting Affair.
The jumping race was a very warm affair
Horses fell at the first, fourth and fftl
jumps. Mr.. Bratton's mare, Very L!gh.
with Jimmie Johnston up. was winnin
! when she fell at the last jump. Colonia
Dame won the race.
Mr.. Bruen made a nice start. They al