The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-28

crescent City handicap was a most i'm
pressive one. Witful is large chestnut
flly and reminds one considerably of
Chris Smiths famous mare Yo Tambiea
1906, beat the California and Tennessee
Derby winner, Claude, in a special match
race at Memphis last spring and gave
old hllies this country has ever produced,
when she ran into fence at Memphis
croke her jaw. and had to be thrown out
to race the filly again until this winter.
According to present indications. she
promises to occupy the same prominent
position that McGhesney held down mere
| last winter. McChesney was easily the
champion horse of last winter. Witful
viii probably be generally recognized as
the best thoroughbred here when the
meeting ends next March.
Frank Bells victory over Big Ben was
not taken seriously. 1t was about as true
race as Big Bens victory over Witful.
Floyd K. was practically left at the post
in his first two starts. He will win his
share of the purses before the meeting
ends. Aladdin. Stand Pat. Trocadero. Sid
dons. Mrs. Frank Foster, Wreath Of Ivy
and Misanthrope are about the most con-
spicuons examples of good horses that
have refrigerated lately. Trocadero seems
TO favor heavy going. Like Siddons. all
his best races were run in heavy going.
Misanthrope ran some clinging good races
In s. s. Browns colors. but went off as
soon as George Bennett bought her for
$500 Benefits experience buying ready
made race horses has not been encourag-
ing. He paid $500 for Dan McKenna last
fall, won one race with the horse and lost
four or five swell bets on him. Dan Nc
Kenna. in fact. has been as big disap-
pointment to Bennett as his recent pur-
chase. Misanthrope.
Gregor X, the best horse here during
the first two weeks of the meeting, was
fired. and had to be thrown out Of train
ing. The horse will hardly be able to race
again this winter. Gregor K, Montebank
and Little Jack Homer have each won
four races at this. meeting. Little Jack
Horner belongs to Congressman 7. D.
Sullivan Of New York
Nose Goldblatt tried to win his Christ
mas money on Pompino in the first race
last Wednesday. Nose bet $500 on Pom
Pine against 5000 and saw his own
Jockey, Crawford, burn the money up for
him by getting Ponpino practically left
at the post. Pompino came through the
stretch like whirlwind and was beaten
only three heads and half length Pom
Pine will win race In the near future.
Henry Hams and Harry Froelich. two
well-known st. Louis bookmakers. failed
to answer the rollcall at the last cut-in.
Froelich has been booking for Harry Bro
laski. Froelich was only 5000 loser and
went off because Of disagreement he
had with Brolaski's father, who is here
cashing in the book.
The biggest bettor in the ring is a
planter named James, who thinks nothing
of betting 5000 and 5000 to a race. 1t
Has sight to see him betting hundreds
the last time the flly started. Niblack
has not won a race at the meeting. He
tossed off a race on Talhouet the day this
colt ran second to Montebank. and threw
day Mr.. Pickwick defeated Talhouet.
sun mer in British Columbia for his
health, is recent arrival and won a
day. Murphy is betting commissioner for
Edward Hale is colt worth remember
irg. This trick belongs to S. 8. Brown
and was backed for real good thing last
tine out. Helgerson got the horse off
badly and he ran unplaced under an easy
ride. Charlie Ellison. Lee Price and sew
in this I race, Edward Halls viii III win win the the
first time he has any kind CT decent rae
ing luck
Sam Hildreth has passed UP Jockey
Louis Wilson for Fuller. who has been
riding the Hildreth horses ever since his
weight whose contract Hildreth bought |
from John Burrows last spring for $4,000. |
Wilson rode the Hildreth horses at Chi
cago last season. Hildreth soured on Will
Cannon every time he pat down swell |
bet. Cannon rode for ]. r. Keene last |
season. He Is here with Albert Simons. |
John W. Schorr has second call on Gam
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Cannon to accept outside mounts.
j. NJ. Murphy Of Buck Massis fame is |
reported to be the biggest winner in the |
ring. Murphy books for E. R. Bradley of |
Chicago and makes a speciality Of laying |
against first and second choices. Murphy |
handles from $1,000 to $4,000 daily. Fred
Sasely won $4,000 for Charlie Ellison and |
Jim Arthur at the Worth fall meeting. He |
booked for the same people until a week
take the book of Billy Lee of St. Louis
only lasted a week. He had small bank |
roll, and concluded to retire before ex-
penses ate him up.
Ed Stubbs has just arrived from st.
Louis with Pettijohn and several other
useful horses. Tommy Griffin was the
only owner to ship from here to Los
Angeles. Captain B. c. Bunbury is another /
recent arrival from St Louis. He brought
a carload Of horses. including several be-
longing to Willis Harris and Doctor Rex
ford.
Jim Madden of st. Louis tried to beat
New York, Little Jack Horner and Mrs.
Frank Foster with his fast mare Miss
Hume the first time she started down
here Miss Hume got off poorly and never
cut any figure in the contest. This mare /
has q rare turn of speed, and will win
Miss Hume and Ailyar from Boots Dur
nell at Chicago last spring for $1,000. He
won several races with Ailyar at st. Louis
shortly afterwards.
To-Day's Crescent City Entries.
First race, four and one-half furlonss, purse: