The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14
FLOCARL|NE WON
PRELIMINARY DERBY,
Beat Lord Melbourne by a Neck in
a Driving Finish at
New Orleans.
T. WALSH IS RElNSTATED.
Georgia Gardner the Medium of an
Old-Time Killing-JolIn j.
Ryan Withdraws His
Book.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

. TET II INifLI
New Orleans. La. Dec. I'm. H. Itch
enor & Co.'S crack tilly. FlocarliEe. won the
valuable Preliminary Derby in "A driving
finish with Lord Melbourne. by a neck. Flo
carline was the best horse and was going
away from Lord Melbourne at the end.
. The race was a remarkable one in many
respects. To begin with. fifteen of the six
teen carded faced the starter. the only
withdrawal being Sheriff Be.ie. who won
the second event.
! Ffocariine and Lord Melbourne both drew
positions on the inner rail. Since the track
became baC, the contendinG horses in the
d-ff, rent races have invariably been horses
tlat crew outside positions at the past.
which gave them an opportunity to monopo-
LIE the path on the extreme OUTSIDE OF the
traJk-
livery winner on Friday had the outside
lOsidOIl at the start and five OF the six
winners to-uay broke from the extreme out
Size at the post The one exception Was
f.ocar4ise. Loro Melbourne was ON The in
her iail with the nily. The ilrSt two we.e
easily the test horses in Inc Taye, although
hltannlAg. VINO ran third. CLOSED a lot OF
ground IN the stretch. kitaunIng was only
d cheap se.ins platter in the East.
In view OF his strong showing in the Pre-
are iI.Ciineu 10 beutue Western =, ca .-oLis
Lcra -.ieih1utne made ali the ru..nins In
me STAKE, with Flocariine in second pace.
The huy overnauied the IN The
very last jump. hanuspinner ne,er had a
finished thirteenth.
Geossia t,araner. a good thing. backed
race. >"o ID
1t was announced to-day that Jockey r
NaiSh would be allowed to taAe mounts
AGAIN. commencing MONDAY.
Albert Sirnons cIairneo Frank Kinney ON,
OF the first race to-day FOR 81.
1ohn j. Ryan has not attempted to On on
the race track since his ar.itai nee ~.
TOOK MS book off to-day. Twenty-Five bonsS
cut in Tor three days. 'oH>
Neather clear; track heavy. Summary.
FIRST race se.iily. i've and oIe-..a.f FIR urr--
Fen Mora. l9a ~. Booker. 10 TO |. w.n: SntsG,
gGanncaJ. " 5 70 !. third, fG l. fine flG.ndi flsyI.k u:
ke.ney, James j. Corbett, Uterp. Fn,- IanhS
C.. Itussellton, Ace OF spades, Sand Pr, E Sat
second race. ~mIle@shertr Bell. 100 m.,ro,,
l TO 2 won, Aurle b, 20 ~. HicksI SI"!'
second: Inspector Shea Is tFuiierJ> ~
third. Time. la. Is. Ray and Robert G. Lansinr
n Third race. sig furionss. scilisg-John Peters.
sna !, = to + second; Echoda!e. 10 N .ibu.a,.
Fourth race. the Preliminary Dry, SIX fur
longs-Flo Carline. iis iR. Wi,nam:}. 3 10 !
won: Lord Melbourne. 10 GHoa:,, ) 10 /. SEQ
Time. 10 Pride OF Ga:ose. Canyon. Lord Touch
Wood. Henry ,McpanieIs. Sw.st Alice. Pageant.
Welcome Light. Prince or i:lsdui ance. U.onte'
Eandsptnner. Farmer jim and Broukstoze also
Firth race. mile and a siHteenth-Jess!s Jar
100 ITeanor', 1 to /. second: G. Il. tta:lbt.'
Ito Cannon, : to ). third. Time. 1855. DvatR q -
ran.
sixth race. mile and a hait.Gcors.a Gardner.
ss NW- "ooCsI. Is to l.. won; Compass. >, a all
err. 2 to /. second; Irving Mayor. ~ Cfresaor),
6 TO i, THIRD. Time. Z:is S-5 Latson also ran.