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

can dispose Of his stock to good advantage.
So there will be lots seen of Garry Her
mann this month. He at any rate will not
be a dark horse.
st. LOuisans Like Si~lverdale.
Like all Westerners ST Louisans look for
the winner of the Derby TO come from the
East. but there are many local TURTLES who
pin a lot of faith to Silverdale. an alleged
Splinter. OF course the son of Faverdaie Is
the only derby horse St. Louisans have
seen this season. and they naturally enough
think a lot OF their one eve lamb. dS IL
were. But the big fellow has shown such
ability at a mile and at six furlongs that
they think him a real good horse. good
anywhere from two jumps to four-nii.
heats. He carried the weight In spirits.
and he is built to carry 1t in cup races, or
his frame bellies him..
Silverdale is a well-seasoaed horse, a hne
animal in a race. patient. willing. docile and
determined. He trains well and possesses
higher class than any other horse seen
about st. Louis for many years.
Chicago handicappers set great store On
Garry rma the best advertised horse
in the world. with his lost dam, his big
price and his few victories. They think him
a grea; horse because he was asked to give
Robert Waddell weight. Yet Silverdaie not
only gave Wadjell weight, but also lost
him doing 1t. OF course. 1t was not DERBY
distance or derby weight. but we nave
seen Silverdale go the route and take up
the weight and we like him.
No doubt John Madden has a shrew1
opinion of Beau Gallant. the son of jim
Gore-Bonita. Certainly Mr.. Croker S
horse is entitled to all the respect a
stranger is. His form has not been shown
this season. PROFESSIONALLY he can carry
The weight, but it is a question II ne can
show the speed. Beau Gallant beat both
and The Parader in the Matron
Stakes last year. and at no period OF their
2-year-old form did the Keen horse or the
son of Longstreet have him beaten lie
has been kept under cover inns year,
Though not as demonstrating nor as well
advertised az the keenes, Croker Is none
the less keen to win that derby. and ne
has gone about II in n horsemaniike way
keeping his candidate under cover ana say
ing not a word.
siiverdnIe Has shown Most Speed.
One thing seems to be certain in all these
uncertainties and that is that not any one
Of the Derby candidates can run as fast as
Silverdale nor has any of them shown the
same liking for the weight over even a
short distance. Silverdale has proven that
he can run on any old track. wet or dry.
He can shoulder l22 pounds and do six fur
longs in l:l3 without any trouble. He has
taken great sprinters like Mauce Come ard
Bessie Macken on all kinds of tracks. given
them tons of weisht and walked away IRON
them at every STAGE of IL he mas SHOWN
three of the four essentials of n really great
horse, ability to run on any kind of a track.
to shoulder weight and TO run last. All ne
has got to show is ability TO go a route.
Those who saw him go a mile at the In
augural at the Fair Grounds noted that ne
seemed ready TO go farther. In fact that ne
could have rut on another quarter IN
twenty-five seconds, which would have been
2:oS for the distance o N a SLOW track and
at a killing pace
In the future books of Chicago Silverdale
il 20 TO l for the Derby. while Alard Scheck,
his stable companion, is 10 to l. So Ear
Alard Scheck has not shown ability enough
t. beat a dos. -.
Bonnibert and The Parader are being held
at short prices in the cinch future books OF
Chicago. Conroy and hold the
| second class Eastern colts safe.
On a bad track It Is doubtful If any horse
in the Derby can beat Conroy. in mud, on
the race he showed in the Brooklyn. Sill.
, verdale can so in the mud all right. but
! Conroy showed such luxuriant speed in
/ that going that II is doubtful IL any 3-year-
| old can lead him in the slop.
Commands best performance this season
was his impressive beating OF The Parader
The latter never showed any thing that Sill
verdale did not go him one better. On the