The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03
SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Charter Oak Park, Hartford, Conn., aug.
2-E. L Smathers's crack gelding, lord
Derby, won the $4,000 match race from
Thomas W. Lawson's Boralma here THIS
afternoon. Boralma was withdrawn at the
close of the third heat, in which he cut MS
left forward quarter IN a bad break. Inc
veterinary surgeon said that the injury was
go serious that Il would be unwise to ven
ture another heat.
When Boralma was withdrawn the meats
stood two TO one in favor Of Lord Derby.
Boralma won the first heat and Lord Derby
the second and third.
It was the greatest match trotting race in
the history of the world, the struggle for
harness supremacy, for a $4,000 side bet
between E. Smathers's grand performer LORD
Derby. and Boralma. the property of Bos-
toms copper king. Thomas w. Lawson.
Twelve thousand spectators jammed Char
ter Oak Park. 1t was a crowd made up Of
two great armies, the Boralma followers
and the supporters of the New York horse
a crowd that was wild to gamble.
Half Million Bet on Race.
Lord Derby early in the day was made
a red-hot favorite at 100 to IS. When the
line was formed and pool selling was fairly
begun the wads OF money offered on the
favorite were so large that he became 4
100 to 60 favorite. In all It was estimated
that fully half a million dollars was wa
gered on the result. the two owners having
set the pace by wagering tens Of thousands
on their respective horses.
BY the articles of agreement. the $4,000
match race was to be called as near 2:30
o'clock as possible, and was to be the best
three heats in five.
At 2a55 General Alexander HARRISON. rep
resenting Charter Oak Park. stepped to the
front rail OF the judges stand and intro
duced the horses to the crowd. Tn starter.
r. B, Walker. tipped a half dollar. and
Geers. driving Lord Derby. won the pole.
This had the effect of changing the odds
again. and when they lined up. Lord Derby
was a 2-to-1 f~avorite.
Hest Time Was 2:OS.
The first heat was won easily by Boralma
by four lengths. after the Lawson gelding
led all the way. Lord Derby broke near the
finish. The time was 2:0S.
Scoring for the second heat, Boralma cut
his quarter and limped badly. Two attempts
were made to get the animals of on even
terms. Boralma was in the lead when they
got the word, and led TO the ~three-quarters,
where Lord Derby passed him and took the
lead at he seven-eighths pole. Derby
spurted in the home stretch and won the
hest easily in 2:o9h.
The betting which, before the second
heat, had changed to evens, was now 50
to Is on Lord Derby.
In the third heat Lord Derby led by two
lengths at the quarter and flashed under
the wire a winner by two lengths. Geers
did not have to push his horse
Between the half and three-quarters
Boralma broke again and might have been
distanced had not Geers pulled up Lord
Derby to almost a jog. When Boralma
made up the lost ground, Geers let Lord
Derby out again. and the Smathers horse
won by a length in 2:1sA.
BoraIma, Son of Boreal.
Boralma, Mr.. Lawson's favorite trotter.
is a chestnut gelding. foaled in 1896, and
bred by Scott Newman of Louisville. KY.
His sire was BoreaI, 2:15&. a son of Bow
Bells. 2:1eh. who is a full brother TO
Chimes. the sire of The Abbot. Boralma's
dam was Earalma, by Earl. 2:21A, a son of
Princess. by Woodford Mambrino, 2:21Is.
Mr.. Lawson bought him in 1899. on the
eve Of the Kentucky Futurity. He paid