The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16
IRISH LAD WINS
CHAMPION STAKE,
u. u. Morris Thinks Colt the Rest
Horse of His Age in the
Country.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

SEfUBLlC SPECIAL.
| Saratoga, Aug. I5.-The strong disinclina-
| lion OF George Odom to ride for the new
JOINT stable. running in the name of E. r.
| Thomas. Is much intensified tonight as the
result of Mr.. Thomas's criticisms of the
| Jockeys ride on Hermis in tho Cham
pion Stake. In this criticism Mr.. Thomas
| enjoys monopoly, for no one else except
! the owner OF the horse had anything 10
| say about it.
Udom rode Hermis in obedience to the
| decision OF the stewards that his contract
required him TO ride second call for Alex
ander Shields, who Is the partner In the
Thomas horses.
Odom had been engaged to ride Irish
Lad. and He'd Fern was 10 have the mount
| on Hermis, but before the time arrived IN
which to make weight the stewards de-
cided that Odom must take the mount on
by Irish Lad was tremendously fast fault
was found by the Hermls party because
Odom did not force the pace even faster.
great 'se ena 81 ana fast horse
in the balance. Then Hermis was seen to
be swerving and Odom was forced to use
his whio with the left hand;
Red kern in turn struck Irish Lad once
with his whip and the response was so IN
Simultaneous that the colt made thousands
OF new friends. He came away like the
grand colt that he is and at the finish OF
the race he was a length and half In
front @: Hermis
The same distance away was Heno. who
passed the tired Savable In the last quar-
ter and rated into third place. Heno lost
several lengths on the first turn and was
outrun in the first six furlongs, but then
mile Palpably reduced his opponents lead.
showing once more that he is great racer.
dangerous in any race over the distance OF
ground.
The fractional time OF this phenomenal
race was as follows.
FurlonE, Fps seconds; quarter. "a sec,
onds: three furlongs. 50 rs seconds; half
mile. 1925 seconds: five furlongs. LEO 70;
furlongs. l:5i as: mile and quarter: 2:o5;
by Waterboy and Cunard. The former
made his record in the Saratoga Handicap
on the opening day Of this meeting. car
large field. The track to-day seemed as
good as 1t ever was. something phenomenal
when its condition only three days ago Is
Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. in speaking of the
merits of the 3-year-olds Of this season,
thought that the turf was particularly
we'll OIL In the matter OF racers OF that age,
but could not venture comparison be-
tween Irish Lad and Africander
q. B. Morris, the veteran trainer: thinks
of his age and in about week will be able
TO show even better than to-day.
won by J James R. Keenes u Delhi Highs
ball was second and Palmbearer third.
The Whitney entry. Stalwart.. Mercury and
heudnce. went 10 tnc posi- IaVorIteS at
to s.
In the steeplechase Rockstorm stumbled
and threw his rider. G. Greene. who was
badly injured. Summaries:
First race, seven furlongs-Monte Carlo 90 NC
Csfferty). Is to ]. won: Hufstbourne. 119 u. z.
Martini. 13 to S. second: Sir Voorhees, IS III.
Callahan). u to g. third. Time. 1:26 1-5. Rgo-
don. Claude. Shotgun. Dsmon. Rowena and Slideli
also
second race. geverwyck steepIechasc. full
coufse-Layator. 167 tMara). even. won: Full
15s RAY, 1s TO 5. third. Time. SOC. Land OF
Cover. Sesnper Ira. Eophone. Self Protection.
Beau Ideal. woolgatherer and Silver Twist also
ran. ohent refuse. Rockstorm fell
Third race. hopeful z-year-olds. six fuylongs--
Delhi, III tGannvn). to l. won: Highball. liz
Fuller. 30 to l. second: Palmbearcr. liz CCo-
burn). to l. third. Time I:15 10. Staiwart,
Reliance. Crown Prince. Moharib. Adben Gay
Lotharta. The Buck. Basefui and Mercury also
Fourth race. Saratoga Champion Stakes mile
and Quarter-Irish Lad. l16 (Redferns. . to u.
won: Hermis. 12s tOdoni. TO 1. second: Heno.
126 a. MARTINI. to ]. third Time. 2:o5 Savabe
also ran.
Fifth race. one mile-carbuncie. lY CMr.
Clark; to !. won: True Blue. I!s tMr. Gleason).
/; third Time. 1913 30 Cottage Maid. Adele
Sixth race. mile and Sixteenth. on turf
lgS tCreamer). . TO / second; Mosketo. 103 ca.
Michaee). TO ]. third. Time. l:G0. ST. Sever,
Neyernc.e. Albany Girl ape Undertook also. ran.