The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02

stake will he that the jockeys will not be
of high class. However, they will be quite
as good as those that have ridden in the
great English derhies of the past. IL not
quite up TO the standard which has pre-
vailed in the American derbies OF the last
decade.
st. Louisans are fond of referring to the
National Derby of 1896. that was run in st.
Louis and won by PRINCE Lief. as the great
est horse race ever run. The class of that
Derby was dog compared to the class in
the American. In that event was one great
horse. Ben Brush In the American Derby
are several Ben Brushes.
Expect Winner to Come From East.
The skirmishes leading up to the American
Derby are being fought in the East Re-
ducing opinions to Figures. about four-ffths
of the students of form and class expect
the winners TO come from that quarter.
Those composing the other fifth are relying
upon Silverdale. His Eminence. Royal Victor
or Ampere to bring the race to the West.
II Is almost settled that the Keenes will
send either or Conroy. possibly
both-Conroy for a heavy track. which sell
dom obtains at Washington Park, and Com
mando for the dry footing. 1t Is also al
most settled that the keene representative
or representatives will have considerable
assistance in sustaining the reputation of
the East. Many ST. Louisans agree with
Richard Croker, who thinks he has a Derby
horse in Beau Gallant. John Madden ex-
presses the belief in a letter to a St. Louis
friend that with weight up. Beau Gallant
can beat Commando. winner of the Belmont;
Conroy, winner of the Brooklyn Handicap;
The Parader. winner of the Withers. at one
and one-half miles.
Commando and The Parader will have to
carry five pounds extra, whereas it is not
likely that Beau Gallant will incur a PEN
atty between now and the day of the race.
III Madden roc a do.idaI nnipion N 9
Conroy's derby class. "A sweet PROPOSE
tion," says he. lat a mile and a quarter
with about Ito pounds up. hut at a mile
and a half with 122 pounds. 1 have my
doubts"
keene Wants That Derby.
Mr.. Keene is as persistent in sport as he
is in speculation. He has had designs on
the American Derby for several years, and
he has an old score to wipe OFT. He saw
his cracks, Domino. st. Leonard and Choir
lister, beaten in the Western classic. and he
may be expected to lead his trump card
this year. The victory of either Commando
or Conroy would be popular. as the West
admires gameness in men as well as in
horses.
Beau Gallant is practically an unknown
quantity in his 3-year-old form. He has
been lodging the issue In the early 3-year-
old trials. but the impression prevails that
there is method in this. 1t may be that
Trainer Brown, with the approval of the
owner of the colt, is saving him for the
good things further down the road. when
he will meet Commando, Conroy and the
others at a disadvantage. Mr.. Madden's
letter strengthens this idea. and the astute
Kentuckian is not alone in his opinion that
Beau Gallant should hold Commando safe
at a mile and a half. To say this of Beau
Gallant is a superlative phrase, but it
should be remembered that the acknowl-
edged champion of 3-year-olds is seldom a
derby horse. The conditions governing the
uses TO which 3-year-olds are put seldom
coincide with those which constitute a
derby.
Commando has gone further and carried
more weight than any other derby candi-
date of prominence this year. fernando is
an insignificant exception. Nobody is think
ing of fernando these days. although he
may be another Sidney Lucas.
Garry Hermann. to whom Chicagoans
pin faith. was seen for the first time in his
3-year-old form with the coIors up the other
day at Hawthorne. when he won an over
night handicap at a mile and a sixteenth
from Boney Boy and Strangest. to whom
he was conceding big humps of weight. He
could not be considered within two weeks
of a hard race. but he shouldered his cum
bersome package and outgamed the sea-
soned and resolute Boney Boy. But Lady
Schorr gave Boney Boy a worse beating a
Few days later. Thu race was worth a lot
to him. He got more use out of it than. he
could have secured in any amount of morn
ing exercise.
The performance of Garry Hermann.
though not high. settled all doubts as to his
soundness. willingness and general utility.
He is certainly a grand 3-year-old-grand in
looks and in action. He can go a mile and
a half with his weight up as well as any
horse that has ever been shown in the
West. not excepting the mighty but unfor-
tunate Morello. In arranging the handicap
in which Garry Hermann made his debut
as a 3-year-old Sheridan Clark put 108
pounds on Robert Waddell. as against no
on Captain Browns colt Virginia" Brad
ley scratched Robert Waddell and sent out
Boney Boy with 1O4 pounds. 1t is an open