The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-01
Good Crowds and the Victory OF
Two Favorites Marked the End
of Local Racing Season.
PEACEFUL WON THE SECOND.
The Gelding Easily Defeated Lady
Strathmore and Good Field
Kisme and South Breeze
Mediums of Plunges.

Getaway day at the Fair Grounds yes
terday was characterized by rainy Wea'her
and by the victory of two good things AT
rather short prices, both South Breeze anu
Kisme being heavily played and both lahd-
ing the money. Two favorites at hoerai
odds won, SO the day was not bad one
from a speculative point of view
Peaceful, selected by The Republic to win
the second event over Lady Strathmore'
easily captured the long end of the purse
at the good price OF to l. The son Of
St Fiorian ran in good style and was
never hard pressed at any stage Of the
Journey, winning in clever fashion.
As was the case in every race or the
afternoon, long shots were played on sus-
picion by the crowd. and Marie Tryon, at
lengthy odds, was quite heavily backea-in
fhe second event The filly raised the hopes
of her hackers by running along In the
lead for the first half mile, only to COL
lapse in the stretch and finish last;
Of the day, where Rubus was made warm
favorite, backed down to even money AT
post time Byrne Sf Koscrea; nns% oTne1 S1 F.
Lane, were coupled in the betting. being
from the same stable. and the entry was
well supported at to l.
Taby Tosa, the gray LIE Premier gelding.
was heavily played and no youngster in the
race failed of support. Rubus carried 16
pounds. three more than on her last out, and
whether the slight weight affected her or
whether she disliked the weather, 1t is GER
tain that she ran miserable race, AT no
stage was she prominent as a factor. and
she finished far back, in strong contrast to
her good race of Tuesday.
Byrne Of Roscrea proved the winner OF
the event, getting of In front and staying
there. At nc stage was he pushed hard. and
at the close his stable companion. Medita-
tion. came on and got second money from
nnxra a anll9l-
ing the time made by Blue Blaze in the
closing race Of the previous day.
I'd = won the third race In easy sy, fashion. n,Gl
ming one and keeping his field at respect
full distance throughout. Jake Weber was
hot iavor,se being played from to doTn ,ba
best he could do was second, At the head
Of the stretch he made bid for the money.
Sssoy Sss sSad gs tSrd Il L. who
South Breeze, well supported at odds
ranging from 4 to to l. was one of the
best played horses in the fourth event, and
won In hard drive on the post. The race
was noticeable on account of the defeat OF
Albert +. Dewey. who again lost purse for
being kept too far back in the early stages.
The race was the first of the day with
. field Of any size, and every entry was
that some long shot was sure. to go
Through on the closing day. Merely writ
ing long Cdds against hSrss By the
play on the animals and legitimate choices
seemed to be but slightly favored by the
crowd.
Fourth Race in the Rain.
South Breeze figured as contender. but
The best chance seemed to lie with Albert
r. Dewey, who was made favorite at Ii to
Just before the third race, spasmodic
showers turned into a steady drizzle, max
ing the surface Of the track wet and when
at least a second and half slower, the
rain having changed into steady down
pour.
Found, Johnny Huffman's mare, was also
well played in the race, and showed her
usual speed at the start, Off fairly well.
she raced in second position for the early
NTH and losing much ground in the early
stages. Dewey went up as he rounded the
lower turn. passing Found and turning into
the stretch In third position. Had his rider
brought him down on the outside he would
have been second at least, but instead the
,noy tried to send him through between the the
not get by and South Breeze, coming
strongly from fifth position, won in hard
opd money. and Dewey finishing close
The fifth race. at one mile, was character
ICED by the most perfect start seen at the
tarck this year, the horses getting OF in
perfect order and racing to the turn like
q section of a cavalry troupe Starter
Oade was applauded for the start enthusas-
tcaliy.
Felix Bard was made favorite in the race
l.
ing from nowhere in the stretch and win
ming cleverly from Skillman. The latter
ran an excellent race and finished strong
~. while Alice Turner raced into third
Prosper lie Gal. John s. Bratton's gray
colt. was quite heavily played on the
strength Of his last race the previous day.
He proved disappointment and finished
absolutely last.
Kisme won the last race among frantic
yeils Of encouragement from an army of
small bettors who had played the mare
6wordsman was a warm favorite in the
his impost of 10 pounds being an easy bur
den for him. He finished In the ruck, how
Charles D., whose race of Monday was
made the subject of judicial inquiry, fin
!sned second, coming fast at the close.
The horse showed no tendency to prop
ly. Miss Thresa was third.
Crowd for the Last Events.
Considering the threatening weather OF
the early afternoon and the continued driz-
Ele through the day, the attendance was
remarkable. being rather more than the
average. Patrons of the course seemed to
opportunity of witnessing running races
here until next spring, and they turned
n e bss SnS Ths day
Horsemen now at the Fair Grounds will
scatter in the next few days. although
some intend to remain and rest their
strings. The special train OF ten cars for
Louisville will depart this morning with
some of the best stables at the grounds
while others are preparing to ship to the
Bennings meeting
Hugh. McCarren, Jr., is the only owner
who has decided to go North apparently
the majority selecting Louisville for their
destination. The meeting there will be con-
tinued for two weeks, with an extra meet
ing as long as the weather permits.
Felix Bard in the fifth race yesterday
raced In the Fizer colors. the stable hav-
Ing purchased the gelding.
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LONG SHOT AT LAKESIDE.