The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-03
Lamplighter Filly Gave New Or
leans Talent Shock by Win
ming the Handicap.
BIG BEN RoMPED IN THE MUD.
Had No Trouble in Defeating
New York in the Sprint Fea-
ture-Rainland Had to Be
Hustled to Beat En-
ciamatiOn.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New Orleans, La. Dec. 2.-Luralighter
furnished the talent with something to
talk about when she beat Witful and
Anciie in the fourth race to-day. There
was heavS plunge en- Ancke, who opened
at - and was backed TO to 5. When the
smart money made its appearance on
Ancke, the general public decided to make
Il sure thing of it. and backed Witful for
the place.
Luraiishter was much the best and
raced her field to pieces, enc by one
AnclSe. Master and Nittul all took a turn
chasing Luraiisnter. and the LamphSnter
hlly ran all three of Them to II complete
stanGsrill. Wittul was The last of the trio
to make a bid for the bag end of the
money. She came In the stretch and was
only beaten half length in u driving
finish. Master stopped at the half-mile
poie as though he were shot. He must
have struck the heavy going on the ran.
With Lady Free Knight withdrawn from
the first race, Morning Slar WAS made an
even-money shot. Charlie t1liison's Pieak-
ness was expected to furnish some ccntefi-
ton, but he finished next to last. MOTIF
ing Star won IN a big gallop from Docie
bad luck OH the stretch turn. She would
have finished in the money but for this
mishap.
Mauser won the second by half length
sun play on Tioga. The tllly made most
Of the running. Sarah Maxim was ur,
lucky at the start and had to race around
her field. Mamselle had no excuses:
Mauser ran a good race the first time out
down here and was held at a false rrice
to-day.
Nose Goldblatt's Rainland had to be
hustled along to beat Exclamation: ana
Lady Free knight in the third. EHclama-
ton gave the Goldblatt colt a vigorous ar
sument to the last sixteenth. Lady Free
~s~t.N II. ttNy hNf
the time Exclamation began to die away:
She was coming strong at the finish and
all but overhauled Exclamation at the end.
Bib Ben found the going exactly to his
in the nth A race. This -: nroved to be
ing the others as deeisiveiy as Big Ben
Won.
Exapo and Roger Smith were both well
played In tho sixth race. but the winner
turned up in Bob Hilliard. owned by Con-
gresham Tim Sullivan of New York;
in favor OF Bob Hilliard, who made the
running the rest of the way.
Patrice's entry will be refused hereafter.
She is thought to have been stimulated in
The track was heavy and slow to-day.
but in much better condition than was ex-
peeted. considering the wetting It received
be no path racing this winter. The course
CRESCENT CITY SUMMARIZES.
Morning Star. 1os d. Phillips. 8 to TO- Won;
Dole. l@ CHelgerson). L to L second: Tros-
sachs, lal (Robbinsl. 20 to l.. third. Time,
Ss brown sfe0e Ora Mekinaes sn? ss1.e ae
Preakness and Escalera also ran.
issosa las: syeaeas tom ssns one
i :
Third race. s-yearooids handicap, nix fur.
Exsiamssian, IDS thsIser:eSS. to second:
T%s eSprsnne snd %ath e Ivy also
ran.
Tsg.h rae all Hss: h.maIcsg mile and
!; won: ~ Witfnl ~ Cannon: even even, second;
1:F As. Master and Fairbury also ran.
Fifth race. all ages. six furlongs--Bis Ben,
ITO (iicks). to 10. won: New York. ITO fW.
Fisher, 8 to 6 second: Aggie Lewis, 80 (Rob-
bins). q to !, third Time, 1:15 1-l. Epen-
eerisn. Barkalmore, Tom Collins and Caledonia
Sixth race. selling. s-year-olds. mils-Bob
Hillard, 81 (Robbins), to ,. won: Lola L, 81
III. Phillpa). to !. second; Exapo. 1W IMin-
der), to ]. third. Time. 1:4s 10. Roger
Smith. Giendon, Courage. Fair Lass. Axares.
VIII Shelly and Patrice also ran.
TO-DAH9 NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.
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