The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-15
WI7FuLL ROMPED
Home IN DERBY
Came Under the Wire by Twelve
Lengths in the Rain on
Sloppy Track
ROSlNC0 BEAT BIRCH BROOM.
Took the Place by Ten Lengths
Sheriff Bell F1oundered in the
Lakey Track-Hildreth
Made a Killing.
ROSaNCO BEAT BIRCH BROOM.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
| New Orleans. La. March 1.-THE Cres-
cent City Derby was won by s. C. Hill
| dreth's Witfull to-day in one of the sever
est transforms that ever visited this city.
| Rain began to fall early in the morning.
| Racing enthusiasts braved the storm and
the grand stand was filled with a crowd Of
| between 5000 and 1000
| By the time the Derby came on. the infield
was lake. The track is graded three feet
| higher on the outside than the inside The
overflow reached to the middle of the track
| and at the Derby start al the furlong pole.
| MIR. Fitzgerald. on the inside. was standing
| in water knee deep.
! the race Birch Broom and Jove went out
| in front. Embarrassment Joined them
! around the first turn. while Cannon was
. racing along several lengths back. with
| Witfull and the other two were last and
| laboring.
, At the hve-eighths' pole, pullman tried
! to steal away with Birch Broom. He opened
| lead of a length on Embarrassment and
| Jove.
f. Moving out Of the back stretch Cannon
1 cut loose WitfulI. and the AIirthful FLY
galloped all over her horses. At the head
of the stretch she was four lengths in
front, and Looping along easily at the end.
who came strong, beating Birch Broom ten
lengths for the place.
two weeks that Witfull would win the
event and when the heavy rain came on he
was strengthened in his belief and bet
heavily. forcing the price from flash of s
play on all the other starters:
The event was worth net $3.50. and. Hill
dreth won three times that amount in bets.
Witfull by Mirthful- Response. was bred by
John Madden. sold by him last spring for
500. bought back again. sold to Albert Sim
ons last fall for $500, got out of the maiden
here to Hildreth for $500. She has few
western engagements. these being the
American Derby Englewood Stakes NJ
Lewis Clark Stakes, and Canadian Derby at
Fort Erie. -
Sheriff Bell could not run in the sloppy
GONE. he was tangled up at the start
races were al professional. the best horse
geTrhS a out in front and winning easily
o.o Inc storm s was unprecedented. At 4
and the street cars stopped running The
cars began running at irregular Intervals
late in the afternoon but ii was o,cIocE
the city. ei'eo
The st stables b, on the far side of the track
cred the use. of the paddock and betting
ring to owners to care for their horses dur
to sine the night night Owners who had intended
were unable to secure train accommoda
First race selling, six fnrionss-ulumina,s 90
HFJulleE; to- l. won; The Bronze Demon 1Ss
to 70 third sse9aa Tine fs s 1n a,% 10
Wo VIII Chico LADY Brockway, La Honda and
,second race. one mile selling-MaIIser 1a3
Cannon. 13 to 5. won; Flora Lew. 81 ~ WIS., is'
fh PAR % TO l. second Welcome Light ioI G'ii-
IeIl, II to ., third. Time. l:s5. Clara Leader
s ra springstead. Exapo and Fair Lass also
Third race, handicap. one and ons.s,xtss,,b
LIni!s-Ihane us tFullerl. to 90. won: Rem
Shahce lo4 tMunrol. 16 TO .. second: Blue Blazes
3 p dbay Gsr.S' to |. third Time. 2:oI Is.
es Fourth race one and oneeshth mile cre.cen.
s R8sanG ProoI liz q, o. R2Ilbesson to second
s;o. - Embarrassment. Sheriff Bell and Jove
Fifth race. one and one-half mile selll.se-Iat
son doS UIannon). ! to 10. won; Geory q ffari-
ne nsr " III Ciilmore) 10 to l. second; Compass
Z. sFuterl to 2 third. Time, 2:56 Is. Paw the
Fielder also ' ~
sixth race, selling. mile and seventy Yards
Moderator, IO5 CW. Hicks], : to s. won: RusseSi
99n l9s Scaivinl; to second: Dodie s. 81
r rereiie' Star Gazer. Rastus and F1orrie s also