The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
All the First Choices Romp Home
in Ankle-Deep Mud at
New Orleans.
FARMLAND WINS THE FEATURE
CAPTURES st. Charles Hotel Stake
in Spite of Bad Ride-Miss
Golightly Barred From
First Race.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

New Orleans. La. Dec. Silk favorite
won in a row to-day. The track wa
ankle dep in mud. 1t having rained 70
twenty-four hours Five OF the six win
ming favorites went to the post at odds-on
The st. Charles Hotel Stakes at six fur
longs vas the feature Of the card. It wa
won by Nose Goldblatt's consistent col
Rainland, which made the Colonels thir,
victory here. The stake was worth 81. IL
net to the winner. Rainland was in tw,
races to-day. His owner scratched hin
from the third and sent him after the
stake with 123 pounds up.
Rainland had to be much the best hors'
to win the stake. as he had all the ba6
racing luck and received very weak rid,
from Crawford. Morning Star made al
the running. entering the stretch a length
IN front Of Rainland. The latter had beer
badly cut of at the half mile. Crawford
cut across the track with the colt on the
! stretch turn and came through in the las,
III .s along the rail. Rainland gained
the stretch. S. s. Browns Exclamatior
moved up with him. Rainland won i'm.
pressively by two lengths. while Exclama.
| tlon beat Morning Star the same margin
| Morning Star at the finish. Duncan was
| never contender.
| Alright was extremely lucky to beat
aroGadeTo In the sixth race. The pair had
| dlng dong finish the last quarter of a
mile, running neck and neck through the
stretch. Siddons. who ran third. was last
| at the half-mile pole. and was forced to
| run around the entire field. He was going
strong at the finish.
MISS GoLIGHTLY BARRED.
The stewards refused to allow Misc On
lightly to start in the first race because
INN
reason Is thought to be the fact that w.
Yam Ness was scratched. Lev Dorsey.
spec and Moderator closed about equal
iaVorites. Spec and Lev Dorsey showed
me way to the stretch turn. Spec then
his business and won easily by three
lengths from Ivernia
The withdrawal Of Parisienne and Ath-
ANA nf spoiled the second. Toga was the best
OF the others and was backed to odds-on,
Iloga made all the running and won.
ridden out. by a length from Belle Ma
none A heavy plunge on Misanthorpe at
2 to l to to 2. Misanthrope was bounds
the best, and won as he pleased after
making all the pace. Wreath Of Ivy got
up IN time to beat Town Moor for the
place by neck.
Little Scout in the fifth. Little Scout was
connecting the winner, twelve pounds.
the last stride. Hildreth Thought Wilson
was too frail to ride Potheen and substi-
tuted the hustling Cannon for him on Po-
tneen; 1t was lucky switch. Wilson
would probably have had Potheen beaten
ming. Little Scout lay third to the head
81 tine Stretch Ben Chance then stopped
told on him in the last stride
Sixteen books went on to-day Fred
Cook Is the latest arrival from the North.
The past week has been disastrous one
day.
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E9r i :; 5R6bn, ISs s,nea1 second
Spec: Tristesse. Circus Girl. Moderator and ND jim
r Second a, rass sysarod Allies 81. fa.leuss-
1Sl isieintyTe|; 2 to j. second: Goody Two Shoes
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Hobson's Choice. Colin George. Tamari1 ard
Always ways, Faithful .naa . ran -,
Sweepstakes. s-yeas-olds, six furlonss Rain
land. 123 Crawford. to 2. won: Exclamation.
3S 'R S,ps to seHopd Morning star Us
nastie; DUNCAN OUNCE, Faiernian. Lady Free Knight
mile and is 4Gsnn ana
second: Ben Chance. log SMinderI. { to 1, third.
sixth s race selling s!ssssrs and up mil.
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