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

81, 30 for him and won $500 on his victory
in the Futurity apart from his share Of
the stake, which was 5000.
BoraIma won the Futurity in sensation
al time, one heat having been trotted in
2:1lta. and the last half was trotted in 1885,.
AS a 3-year-old and 4-year-old. Boralma
raced unbeaten. In August of 1900. when
a very lame horse. he won the $4,000 Mass
achusetts Stake at Boston, wherein he de-
feated Lord Derby and the Brooklyn mare,
Georgene. So lame was he that Mr.. Law
son had the judges announce that he was
barred In the pools. thinking that he had
no chance of victory.
Besides winning the Futurity as a 3-year-
old, Boralma captured several important
stake events. defeating Lord Derby for the
second time. and a lot of other good trot-
ters. He also won a number Of races on
the grand circuit.
Last year he encountered Lord Derby
twice, and the speedy son of Mambrino
King captured both races in impressive
fashion.
Lord Derby's Racing Career.
Lord Derby G:Cs11D is a bay gelding by
Marnbrino King. He w0s foaled in 1895 at
the Famlins' famous Village Farm STUD at
Buffalo, and began his racing career IN 1900.
He was developed and driven by Ed Geers
until last winter, when he was sold TO Mr..
Smathers.
Lord Derby won many hard-fought races,
but nearly all Of his victories have been
decisive. From his first race he has steadily
improved, until to-day he is one of the fast
est ~trotter5 on the turf.
He has a wonderful burst Of speed that
is heartbreaking TO his competitors. and
u-biob oftpu carSp them tn 1pnVn their
stride.
Lord Derby started ten times in 1900 and
won four races. He was first in his three
opening races and then finished fourth in a
six-heat race at Fort Wayne, Ind, which
was captured by Charley Herr. In his next
start Lord Derby was beaten by Georgena
In three straight heats at Glens Falls. A:
Hartford, where his next race took place,
he was again beaten by G~eorgena and A.a-
media, failing to win 4 heat.
The following week Lord Derby won Il
grand race from Grattan Boy, Lord Vim
cent, Clayton and Charley Herr at the En-
pire track. when he stepped his winning
heats in POI, POI and 2:0S, much faster time
than that in which he was defeated.
Last Year Lord Derby's Best.
Charley Herr then captured a five-heat
race from Lord Derby. the latter winning
the first and third heats.
Lord Derby and Boralma met at Read
Vile in ZIP class trot for a purse of $4,000,
and Boralma won in three straight heats
with Lord Derby second each time. Al
though there were four other %trotters. Lord
Derby and Boralma had the race between
| them. About a month later Boralma won
the Pennsylvania Stake at Lexington, Ky,
in which Lord Derby was a starter. York
| Boy won the opening heat. while Boralma
captured the three succeeding heats. Lord
Derby was third In the urinary.
Last year was Lord Derby's best year. He
defeated Boralma and The Monk in the
free-for-all trot at Hartford. Conn. in five
heats. In the first heat Lord Derby's time
was 2:c5iz. which gave him a new record.
| BoraIma won the second and fourth heats,
but the deciding heat went TO Lord Derby.
1t was in the second heat Of this race that
Boralma also got his mark of 2:07.
Lord Derby won a good race at Brighton
Beach last August when he defeated The
Monk, Charley Herr and GeorgeGa. His
| only losing race was at Readville, Mass,
when he encountered the worlds champion,
Cresceus. 2:02k.