The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-18
John Storm the Only Public Choice
to Lose, Though Fields
Were Big.
TERRA INcoeNlTo's GOOD RACE.
Alr. Savers Gelding Ran a Mile and
One Eighth in 1;55 IL, a
Most MeritoriOus
Performance.

Though fields were Unfortunately large nj
Delmar Park yesterday favorites had a
wonderfully successful afternoon OF it. bu,
one of them, John Storm, falling by the
wayside. Though 1t looked as IL Broodier
beat Storm on the merits Of the race. there
were those who held that Dale threw the
event away for Storm by carelessness and
o~ver-confdence. Broodler. as second choice.
won and Storm. favorlte. was second.
Though faporites and second choice were
IN front in both 2-year-old races, it seemed
that the results were false. and that bet
ter horses. held at long odds. finished behind
them. It is a popular fallacy that when IA
yorites win racing is clean and pure. So
yesterdays racing must nave been all right.
The race of the day was that run by Mr..
sayerss Terra Gotta horse. Terra Incog-
nita. This fellow took w ITO pounds. got
on absolutely last. was bumped twice in
the first half mile. then ran around his
Held and won rather handily in the eS-
cellent time OF l:5S,l for the mile and one
eighth. He put Satin Coat and Eugenia S.
AWAY handily.
closed strong. but Terra In~cognita
held him safe at every stage Of
going away. Owens handled George Lee
well to the stretch. then let him come home
in the soft going near the rail. Had he
kept out in the fast track he might have
Schnell La1fer's Brilliant Race.
Schneli Laufer. bad legs and all: ran a
very akfng race in the sixth event. He was
on very badly in a fair start and was
turned sideways when the flag fell. He
raced through his field in the first eighth.
then was rated with the leaders until ready
II was a very brilliant race for him. Mar
ion Lynch, OF very badly. also finished sec
9nd at The nice price of 8 to ! for the place.
apple Of her owners eye. Lady S~trathmore,
won the sprint event in a common canter.
MT. Hayes said she was no good and that
ways win. when Mr.. Hayes thinks they are
s Ell aer home oDes at ao her 1e ess e. HUNT Hantres has p EsSs
s 1ss ! n IeSy sas s Sa,sy ,s seSasas she bounds mas
by the scale just as she gave Peaceful as
much and beat him the day previous. Mr..
M MSSLsm saU.,, run IN. t hsr, back again today.
easily beat Judge Pettus. giving him
Prosper La Gal Beats Wall.
Tulla Fonso. barred in the betting. won
the 800 selling -plater whom Mr.. Bratton
boosted away from Mr. Darden. beat MIR.
Darden's 5000 Derby. colt, Wall. Prosper
ran a remarkably good race. He went out
With TuIla Fonso and lay right by her side
wnile she vas running a terrific mile. and
to beat him. Considering the pace Mr..
Hufman's mare set and the way the gray
colt hung with her. It must be considered
q fine race for him. Wall Ii not yet up to
Lis best form.
The 2-year-old races were mere wild
scTambles. a Creyton won the nve-and-
a-haif-furiong event handily. but Rose of
has ridden at the local track, forced him
70 2 hard drive to do It. Had Hall been a
really ekflfful Jockey, Rose OF Red would
nave won, for he would rave pinned PAM
Creyton on the rail as he came through
near the finish,