The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-20
HELEN PRINT BEAT
ALL DERBY COLTS.
Schawacker's Fast Filly Defeated
Terra Firma, Dewey and Cri-
mean in a Gallop.
BETTING WAS FIFTEEN TO ONE.
Frank Pearce Landed at 20 to l.
Schwalbe Walked Home a
Winner-Buccleuth Well
Handled.

Helen Print. the big Argle-Manetta
fily owned by the good Mr.. Schawacker
won the special race for crack 5-year-olds
at the Fair Grounds yesterday in a rather
pleasant gallop. She took up 100 pounds,
was 10 TO ! In the betting, and beat Dewey,
10 pounds. and Terra Firma, 115 pounds. by
four lengths in 1:4o for the mile. Crimean.
113 pounds, who ran mile In 1:39h the other
day. was bad fifth.
II probably was the best field of 3-year-
olds that ever went to the post in st. Louis,
bar. perhaps, the Prince Lief-Ben Brush
Derby. Crimean, who finished fifth. was a
steady favorite at IL to ). Dewey at 13 to
and Terra Firma at the same price stood
next in favor. You could not give Helen
Print away at Is to l. 1t was an untrue
race.
Dewey at cnce set out to make heart
breaking pace, and Beauchamp made the
very absurd move of running with Terra
Firma. This pair tied up seven furlongs
from home. and fought it every inch to the
wire. At no time was there more than q
head between them. and Dewey just sot
second place by n scant nose-won by the
nod as 1t were. 1t was terrific duel, Terra
Firma on the outside all the way.
There was some crowding on the first
turn. ONeill funked the jam and pulled
Crimean up good bit. Meanwhile Dewey
and Terra Ffrma were running the first in
:4Sl2. Crimean got clear at the first quarter
pole and assumed a nice Position in strik-
ing distance behind the pair In front To
the six furlongs they went in 114, Terra
Ffrma- with his lis pounds up. racing in
front under the great Jockey Beauchamp,
who is supposed to know something At
the three-eighths Helen Print, whom Bell
had been rating four lengths behind Cr1-
mean, made very fast move. She soon
got TO the big Hayes colt.
Around the turn Dewey and Terra Firma
fought it out cheek by jowl. Helen Print
was carrying her speed wonderfully well.
As they Strengthened out for home she was
outside of Terra Ffrma's saddle girths and
pair of colts as If they had been standing
still. sailed away from them and came
ten and eight pounds and she gave them an
eight and ten pound beating.
Had Terra Firma been saved in the early
pace the result might have been different
He is a horse that likes to run from be-
hind, and was in a good position TO do so.
But Beauchamp rushed him off his feet. no
carrying top weight. too, and quite burned
him up in front. Dewey Is a front runner
and so is Crimean. The latters race yes
terday did not improve his reputation for
gameness.
There was not much to the other races.
Frank Pearce, picked by The Republic, won
was a good thing seize the st-breakins
Prince Royal colt. won the second race by
virtue OF his ability to begin fast. Don
good ride on Prince Real and Helgerson's
weak ride on Free Pass disposed Of the
second event, which Free Pass should have
won. Schwalbe simply galloped In the fifth
event, Van Hoorebeke running a good SEQ
ond. The ride of Walsh on Felix Bard here
was worthy OF notice. This boy has been
swinging his mounts wide on the tall of the
field in almost every race, losing lots OF
ground and taking them around the bunch
all the time.
Playing Nearest to show here was about
the best and surest bet of the day. 1t was
even money and like picking It up. Buc-
cleuth won the final event in good style and
was well ridden by O'Neill, the first good
here this season. Marie Bell came to life
with bang that resembled the eruption of
Mont Pelee and almost won at 40 20 l.
Dominick's ride on Jake Weber in this race
was distinctly poor. The speed that Marie
Bell showed and the improved way in which
she carried 1t was surprising.
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