The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-05
Won Eased Up by Eight Lengths
in Sticky Going in Good
Time.
WRESTLER UPSET GOOD THINGS
Led All the Way in First Race
Scorpio Gould Not Carry
Plunge on a Heavy
Track.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New Orleans. La. March tn e Smath-
ers's rscaut purchase Dick Bernard. won
The Premier Stakes At FIVE fGrlongs at the
Fair Grounds to-day II easy style. The
colt had noa previously been considered a
sood mud runner. b.! he had worked well
for the race II heavy going. and. coupled
Win Doctor Loder also trained by Duruell.
was a hos favorite. SoinS 70 the post at
to ). He was outruR al the start by Pc
tuna. but went 10 the front at the end ~
the nrSt quarter. ana increased his alNan-
tage at every stride. winning eased up by
eight lengths. Petuhia beat May Holladay
easily Tor the place. The time, l;5, was
good Tor The track, ana the race makes
Dick Bernard quite the smart youngster he
had been thought 10 be-
Versife- upset TWO goo! things in the
first In Musical Slipper and Hand Spinner.
She led al the way and won easily by three
lengths. Ea-kelmorc beating Musical Slip
per handy Tor second money. Hand Spin-
ner got OF badly and did not seem 10 have
Moliie 7. was best OF the lot in the second
race. She WIS well ridden by Lindsey, who
saved her in the e2rly part and brought her
away ut he END. winning haudily by n
length and Il half from The favurite. Ailyar.
who beat Lady Rrockway a neck !n drive
ing Of no heiD TO her at all NJ the Irish.
Scorpio met defeat in The third. backed
Right ard True and Mrs Frank Foster
This race was between this latter pair.
Right and True, however. always held
commanding. comfortable lead. and won
easily b. two lengths. Mrs. Frank Foster
easily beating Scorpio for the place. The
sticky ing interfered with Scorpio.
Hildreths Derby candidate Witfull was
a 2-to-5 choice in the handicap. at a mile
and furlong. She spread-eagled her field.
winning easily. Ben Chance as easily beat
ing Jessie Jarboe for the place. Peat, at 2
20 1, won the last easily.
Jockey Buchanan had conference with
the stewards this morning looking 10 his
,ror.z-
znent was made.
q u StTod a to ;s,} brought the horse Tros
down while at work this morning and
LeenJa has thrown n quarter crack and is
not likely 10 start again at the meeting.
Jockey Robbins Will ride for j. G. Folians-
bee in the East after the Memphis meeting
W. H. Spence, acting for S. T. Hildreth bid
Mollie 7. uD from 500 to M.oo5. at which
figure she was retained.
Weather clear; track muddy. Summary:
First race. six furionss-verslder, 1o7 QFoleyp.
1hSS o0nF ms 'i:Ist - DBf aabs o. Wnr 5 to
so Ad rpet And ffnSs EgseR Kn a6
to 3 second Lady Broeker s ,F FI Is to
a ta5S as: Hume 4af s cS 2sg s a Kas
sells92a; Leto1a and Hogedales ais. also ran r. no
s.9S05 sa , Pa 3ss E 55s
Spence nc shSo Fly and TenderSin aso ran
Fourth rnce. Premier Stakes, 2-year-oids, FIVE
furlongs-Dck Bernard los (Helgerson), TO ),
won, petunla- lis codoIn) Is to D. second May
Holladay, l05 Cannon to . third. Time. los.
Transmisration and Doctor Loder also
W!lful. Io2 FullerI, TO ), won; Ben Chance 1o5
tBaal). to l. third Time. 300 1-5. Hanover
Queen. Standard Bearer and Erne also ran.
sSSiXth race selling, mile and sixteenth
Peat l03 Lindsey to . won; Compass. 96
Eaak) 80 to l. second Morohi, l01 uRobhtns),
TO l. third. Time, 1:55. George Gardner. Uterp
and Pay the Fiddler also ran.
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