The St. Louis Republic., 1901-08-04
All But One of Seven Races Were
Won by Public Choices-Jim
Clark the Only Outsider.
IDA LE0F0RD BEAT LUNAR.
With Smell Instead of Dale Riding
the Daughter of Wadsworth.
Fizer's Mare Beat Her
Very Easily.

OF the seven races run at Delnar Park
yesterday afternoon six went to favorites
and seven 10 the best horses. The only long
shot to win was the - 20 l good thing
Jim Clark, As was pointed out in The Re
public Of Saturday, he was in place where
he could win If right Last time he was
entered he was excused on account OF al
legged Sickness. 1t was a very pleasant
days racing and very true running. \ large
half-holiday crowd enjoyed the sport hugely.
The two feature races went TO Ida Led
ford and Lee Bruno. In the fourth race at
one mile and one-sixteenth, Ida Ledford a:
j to 10. made an exhibition of Lunar. at
TO 5. who beat her a nose at the same dis
tance last time they met. Lunar, ridden by
Smell. went out and ran herself into the
ground vyinS for the lead with Peter Dur
yea. Ida Ledford was rated behind in a
good position. At the seven furlongs Peter
Duryea was done. Lunar made a tremen-
oous effort here and opened UP gap OF six
lengths on Lsdford. II seemed as if the
Gumperts mare had the Iizer pride beaten.
O'Brien bided his time TO the last quarter.
Then he set Ida down and she ran ove-
Lunar. who stopped very short. The run
With Peter Duryea had taken a lot cut OF
her. Ida Ledford aalloped home an easy
winner, though she seemed stiff and sore
going TO the post
The race showed how good a Jockey Dale
IS. With the suspended boy up the other
day Lunar beat Lila LedfOrd a nose in bet
ter time than she was beaten in yesterday.
On the two races. Dale is twenty pounds a
better boy than Smell.
Lee Bruno won In the hoilowest fashion.
He was held at to when he should have
been to a. Beana mad some hackers. not
Nithstsndirg the sound trouncing Bruno
gave her on Thursday. There a Wild
tip sent out by Mike Murphy on Captain
Rice's new purchase. Rochester. who Rad
the distinguished honor Of running a bad
second and last TO Prince Of Melbourne ii.
the Brighton cup last week. Rochester
was backed at To , and 70 !.
Bruno Led All the Nay.
Bruno got out at fagfail. set every
fcct Of pace, with daylight between him
and his fsld, ran them ali off their
feet, a2G came home alone in the ex-
cellent tiine of 2:3si4. which is quite as
good a. ::SS on a fast track. Rochester, =
GOCu locker, ard probably a good horse when
right, showed prCminc1tlv 10 tho Iaic ani
oI.t-fcETih, then fsll back. beaten Bea:i
made {. b.d here ard forced Gilmore TO rice
Lee ErEEo for Il lew Juzlus. The big horse
aaswervd the drive and came away easily.
E>sna e sort second. Rochester, The
beae Rc-ac Tirn. the -lowest hcr.c ere-
serl SS".; - Louis, a whole nose To- third
Place. Il Tas TIE nearest Round I;.r-. rss
blcl 20 tac .Borey IN his re. He Is q nice
S!JS car: horse. but he put Captain Res
:2..a0 STAKE horse TO frantic driye to tea,
hl:n.
Bruno. and the ride cid Gilmore let or
C;oCiT. II is no easy matte: To take a big.
faTd-sirdinS horse. Ike Bruno. GU; To
make h.s own pace for a mile and oiss-hal.
ard then ccn;e along ana wiz as you please
G.lraOte gave him an excellent ri6s: i:deee.
TIE first race was mecc canter for I,ord
Neville. He was well rated by OBrieE to
tie stretch, then came home BY himself
Casri1s d. was a good second and Fairy
Day vas third.
Tterp. a public good thing came home on
tte b. in the second, with Grandma III
rigAt hchirj her.
RI.-,rc.a showed himself a truly excellent
colt in the th.rG race by taking UP 1.2 pounds
aGi winning the race In gallop in Il. fcr
tfla six turionss. This is about the best
9-year-old :ace run around st .ouis tlis
eesson. I:thyiene and Gallagher 10th cut
paced Run1a!s To the stretch Here he came
IKE li'n. He suited o'Br!en. who Is r.
strcar stretch rider. Runneis won eased az.
vii. Gsilasce: aGl Ethyleae had a stiT
Ia tie fourth :sce the Newport Hindoo.
Ji,r Clark. made roos.
Eazsn. hisii ii flesh and with not very
good race u his credit. was made an an
well played. General MoGruder was easy
st sevens, though he warmed up well. Nc
Grt;der hae early speed. hut soon let 20
ae.l seems 10 have had enough of it.
Him Clark Came Fast fn stretch.
Elcie Vance and WIG Katie then view In
setting pace for Jim CLARK. Katie led INTO
the stretch. with ticie in close attendance
A. they siraishtened out Clark came UP
outside ami went away. He won I good
race without particular trouble IN Its. Wild
Katie wsis weakly ridden. but did manage
to nose Nicie Vance out of the place. La
DESTROYS ran her race. kazan was bumped
IN the early part of II and sulked under the
hard luck.
Jim Clark was quite heavily backed in
the ring and away. IL is said that quite
q SUN OF money was cleaned up on him.
Ben Frost was a hos favorite in the final
eyeut aud won. thanks to a cle?er ride
from o. 3-.sn. Verify and Matt Hogan led