The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

| WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The two most valuable derbies. the St.
| Louis and American, are TO be run within
| the next Two weeks. These two important
| classics have been the week following each
otter for number of years, but. strange
| to say. the winner of the St. Louis Derby
has never succeeded in duplicating the vic
| tory in the big Washington Park classic,
| with the single exception of Pink Coat.
When Barney Schreiber's crack Sain-Laura
Agnes colt Otis. led his field from end to
end and won the St. Louis Derby Impress
| lively from Little Scout. Aladdin. Terra
Firma and other crack colts, the general
impression prevailed that the colt had the
rich American Derby at his mercy. Had
the track remained dry Otis would have
probably placed the American Derby to
Schreiber's credit. but the big race was de-
cided over heavy track and Otis finished
fourth after making nearly all the pace. He
had to pick up a five-pound penalty for
winning the ST. Louis Derby. and the 121
ponds anchored the Sain colt in the heavy
going. His feat of making the pace for a
mile and 4 quarter with this tremendous
irnpost stamped Otis as being one OF the
greatest colts Of his age ever campaigned
in the West. Otis was trained last year by
George Covington. who is now engaged in
preparing the Balgowan colt Sigmund for
this years St. Louis Derby. Sismund is
thought to he Schreiber's principal reliance
in the st. Louis Derby. although he also
has Deutschland, Lacey Crawford and Min
dora in the stake.
SCHORR LUCKY AT ST. LOUIS
John W. Schorr has captured two St
Louis derbies. but fate seems TO be against
his horses in :he American Derby. He
thought he would win the American Derby
in 1919 with Sam Phillips after this colt
ran such d glorious race in the st. Louis
Derby. but luck was against the horse
when taken to Chicago. Silverdale shared
the same fate in 1901. This grand colt won
the St. Louis Derby of that year. He made
his own pace and was simply playing with
his field when he struck himself at the
eighth pole. It required all the consun-
mate riding skill of Johnny Woods to keep
the colt going in front the rest of the way.
Siverdale finished out the race on three
legs. This colts breakdown was severe
loss to the Schorr stable. He was in the
American Derby and would have doubtless
taken 4 lot of beating at Washington
Park George Walker, the Schorr trainer.
has always maintained that Silverdale was
the best 3-year-old he ever trained. Lady
Schorr. the best 3-year-old filly of her year
in the West broke down while being pre-
pared for the American Derby. She Won all
the Oaks of her year. AS her name would
indicate Lady Schorr belonged to John w.
Schorr.
Charlie Ellison expects to win the st.
Louis Derby with his colt. Judge Hines,
which is already a Derby winner. having
annexed the historic Kentucky Derby at
Churchill Down, this spring. However.
Dame Fortune has never favored Kentucky
Derby winners in the st. Louis Derby. Ben
Brush beat Ben Eder and other good colts
in the Kentucky Derby Of his year. but
when Ben Elder was brought here to run
in the St. Louis Derby Prince Lief made
him lower his colors in one OF the grandest
horse races ever witnessed on the American
turf. Plaudit, another Kentucky Derby
winner, had his measure taken in the st.
Louis Derby. Plaudit beat Lieber Karl and
other cracks in the Kentcky Derby, and
was heralded as the 3-year-old Of his year.
John e. Madden shipped the colt to the
Fair Grounds to run in the st. Louis Derby.
He was made a topheavy favorits for the
race. notwithstanding his crushing impost
of 1e7 pounds, and finished in the ruck, to