The Washington times., 1903-06-14
.HERMIS' LATE DEFEAT
WAS HIS BEST EFFORT
The Great Horse Runs Sec
ond to River Pirate.
NOW RAPIDLY ROUNDING TO
Rice, His Jockey, Severely Criticised
for Not Going After the Leader
Earlier in the Race

I1eTLAlS WAS Dealen again frlQay, ne
was not disgraced. He never ran a race
like that before in his career. The
first mile was run in lao and the last
mile in lao. The entire distance was
covered in time not far from the record
The wonder eff the race was the per
formance of River Pirate. Just what
comment to make on his performance
was puzzling task. Either he has
just come to his proper form or else
the light weight he carried NINETY -one
pounds) assisted him greatly. At that,
one could not figure On him running any
such race as he put up yesterday. un-
less his first race at Westchester, which
was his bet race. was taken as a
standard.
On that occasion he was beaten two
heads in a mile in 1877 As. He car
ried los, pounds Taking off twelve
pounds. one could readily imagine that
ne could set clipping pace, which
would make even Hermis tire OF
chasing him. But since that race River
Pirate has performed miserably. He
has never shown that form since.
Rice Criticised.
There were quite a number of criti-
cisms on Rice's riding of Hermis. There
We're many who thought that Hermis
SHOULD have gone on and nailed River
PIRATE early in the game But River
Pirate was stepping along at a terrific
clip, and as all his races, barring the
first, have shown that he stopped at
seven furlongs. Rice waited in behind
for the three-year-old to quit.
But this was one occasion where Riv-
er Pirate concluded to go on and make
good. Perhaps If Hermis had gone on
and caught River Pirate the three
year-old might have stopped. but nine
cut of ten trainers would have instruct
ed Rice to be patient, and he rode to
orders.
The race showed Hermis to be more
fit than he was last time out, because
he came on at the end and finished good
and game In his previous race he was
dead beat at the end of seven furlongs.
1t is good TO know that Hermis is fit, for
1t will serve to increase the interest In
the Suburban. ANY horse than can step
along mile in lao in mud is going
TO make things decidedly interesting for
Goldsmith, who is regarded as the
winner.
Col. Bill to Be Considered.
The performance of Col. Bill on Fri
doxy lie -
121 pounds, Col Bill set a pace in his
race that ran Red Knight, carrying 80
pounds, off his legs in the first six fur
longs. But Cannon hustled Col Bill too
much. He tired at the end from his
efforts. and Red Knight came on again
and beat him half a length. The race,
however, was a good stiff workout for
Col. Bill. and he will take some beating
in the Suburban. If he is allowed to go
on and make his own pace.
Friday was memorable one in MANY
respects. Three jockeys returned TO the
saddle. They were like convalescent SOL
diers returning from a battle field. All
three were civ en- generous applause. Two
OF them won with their mounts. Lind
sey, who won with the SO to / chance
Luminosity, was one of the best riders
developed at New Orleans last winter.
His horse fell in a race one day. and
nearly every other horse in the race
either stepped on the PROSTATE rider or
look a kick at him. Lindsey was pick
ed up for dead Yesterday he had his
hrst mount since. and that he had lost
none of his skill or nerve was evident
Redfern's Nerve Not Gone.
Arthur Redfern, who broke his collar
bone at Aqueduct. rode Vagary in the
same race. and the fact that he was I'm
In the front bunch hustling hard also
proves that his nerve has not been ar
fected by his fall
pullman, who had his ribs chewed I'D
by his pet stallion trotter, rode Nor.
celia in the last race and got home with
the money.
The addition Of these boys to the Ust
OF riding talent is welcome one. Good
riders are scarce article this season