The St. Louis Republic., 1903-08-08
Favorite in Third Race Acted as il
He Had Been Shut Up in
Refrigerator Overnight.
NEAREST MUCH IMPROVED.
Could Not Beat a Cow Last Time
Ont, but Bested Kingston
Yesterday-Extol Badly
Ridden.

'Wedse dope" system Of figuring ou
the probable winners of horse races, which
provides that the horse who runs bat
rics to-day shall run good ons tomorrow
and vice versa. was the winning prescrip
ton at Delmar yesterday. Judge Cantrii
and Murmur. the favorites in the third
race, gave a lovely exhibition OF running
last and next to last, while 30-to-1 shot
varna Fonso. whose waist Is as big as 8
xasp's, won the race.
II there is anything that varna Fonso
can beat Nurmur and Judge Cantrill do
Ing on Q race track, or to a truck. II Is no,
easy to see. But she beat them yesterday
Murmur. 1t was said after the race. could
not run on q slow track
Judge Cantrills race was a picture. He
came out Of the paddock looking as IL he
was one of those unfourtunate bartenders
whom highwaymen imprison overnight In
saloon Ice boxes. He seemed frozen to
death. He ran that way Probably he broke
cut Of his stable and fed himself on cracked
Ice during the night. He was favorite. OF
COURSE
On "wednesday Nearest could not beat
Actine, whO~is q COW. In mud, which Is
Neafest's own going. Yesterday Nearest
ran away from Belvino. Know and horses
Of that kind over q mile, led them as she
pleased and won going away.
STAND PAT ALSO IN LINE.
Stand Pat also displayed Improvement
Previous time out. Miss Mae Day beat
stand Pat some thirty lengths. Then Miss
0olightly beat Mae Day. Stand Pat came
out At to 1 yesterday and ran Miss Co.
lightly to a head. after she got three
lengths the best of running start. He
would have beaten her in q few more
strides In fact. Booker's superior finish
alone won for Miss Golishtly. On their
races with Miss Mae Day. Golightly should
have wen by fifteen lengths She beat Fitz-
kailet in mud. Fitxkanet. breezed to Malt
ster Maitster was to 5. and Stand Pat
. to l.
Such racing az this Is not serious. It is a
huso Joke. It u laughable. It must not be
taken seriously. OF course. there are men
foolish enough to try to make a living bet
ting on horse races. Hod carriers are needed
At the WORLDS Fair grounds across the
street from Delmar Park. 1t Is easier work
and remuneration Is surcr.
Tho 2-year-old event saw geod race.
Foxy Grandpa and Haven Run. the right
ones. ran one, two. Eheehan gave Haven
Run q good ride, and fine finish. and put
4 en- D. Austin. who should have won with
Grandpa
G16e Cay sent green a-year-old 10 the
PCT here. He was The Frisco Line He
bo&ed across Dusty Miller at the start.
Th.s hurt cinch bettors. who did not think
Mnler could be worse than third.
DoniiniS won the second race handiiy.
T1e start was bad and Margie g. was OF
b bly,. but for that she might have won.
fudge Cantrill and Murrnur. the favorftes,
uld not get up q gallop In the third, 30
Eafnn Fonso won.
MASTER LEFT AT POST.
Mr.. Dade spent 90 long trying to get Miss
Golightly on in the fourth race that Hig-
gins, who il careless, and. oftimes. sleepy,
III still on Master. The barrier went up.
Higgins was still asleep. Miss Golightly
shot away with Stand Pat by her. She led
him nicely but Booker made one Of those
fOolish omnibus turns into the stretch and
lost two lengths This let Stand Pat get up.
Booker outrode Austin at the finish and
saved the race.
Pirateer was favorite in the fifth race,
but Nearest came on with her good one.
Her previous one was q fright. She won all
the way and wR0 running away by herself
f61 Fensance, well ridden. won the last
yqce. Extol was best. but d. Austin rode
6tss n hnd raca