The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-18
SENSATIONAL FINISH
IN THE DERBY TRIAL.
SavabIe. Linguist and Judge Hines
Went Under the Wire Heads
Apart.
LAST-NAMED RAN BEST RACE.
HorSemcn Agree He Would Have
Won Beyond Doubt Had the
Distance Been Further
Cook Colt Good.
LAST-NlMED RAN BEST RACE.

Chicago June 1.-THE Derby Trial Spe-
cial at Harlem to-day furnished one OF the
most sensational finishes of the year Sava-
bic. Lingust and Judge Hines. in u fierce
drive that commenced at the head of the
stretch. came under the wire named
heads barely apart.
Savable the American Derby favori.e.
held at To = in the race to-day. showed
wonderful SaIneness at time when he
appeared beaten, but Gray. who had tine
mount, held Savuble together and rOde him
out To victory.
Probably the most remarkable run by any
of the seven starters Was that OF Judge
Hme. winner of the Kentucky and tine
Hawthorne handicaps. Trailing along far
back until reaching the stretch. lie cioseG
with Il har-raising rush and would certainly
have won had the distance been Il mile and
d quarter or the Derby route of a mile and
u half. according TO the belief of the major
iIy Of hOrsemen and trainers at the track
Bernays. highly touted Tor the Der1y ana
second to Savable in the VI. Lewis Clark
Stakes, was never d factor IN to-day coh-
tCS;.
Fearing iniur. from interference, Gray
had instructions from Trainer Wishari II
so to the front with Savahle and Keep hiil
Savable was unable to outsprint Ilns;uist
until the half-mle pole. There he got In
front. and at tn. final eighth pole looked
a certain winner. Then LinSuist and Judge
Hines began to close in on the favortte. and
not until the judges hung out the num-
bers could 1t be really certain how the three
mad flniSiltu
The absentees from the race were Claude
Manru and Au Revoir. Savable was made
fayorite with Bernays second choice:
Gregor n and I.inguist Were equal third
choices at S to ]. Judge Hines opened AT
10 to l. and drifted to 20 to at post time
on reports of recent Illness. Gifain ana
Maxey Blumenthal were each 20 to l.
Weather and track conditions were per-
feet Summary: , ~.
First race four and one-haif furiongs.fas
Harmon. 100 !Henryl. 70 won: Mast m1ro,s "
hursu. TO l. third. Time, "a 10 FrecStr ,,n
Toltec Falkland. Frank Carr. Walter DuH!'
Esherson and Reauimis also ra Ta,.,, r-., III
ISominick1' : to /. won: Antonius IA III. Phil,
ins,. : 70 l. second: JOE Martin. ll3 Q,hilippslf
70 l. third Tine LIB p b. ses n,r Ma on .Hon
Goal Runner Carrie 1. Eo~endobier Attehe ana
Third race D.rhy trial special. mile and 4; an
gust. 1l2 dorniniclo. Il TO l.. second: LUCE
Himes liz III. Bo2ker). 20 to / third; ii.ie:
80. Bernavs. Gilfain. Gregor n ana -haA'S
Blumenthal also ran. ,.o,,..
Fourth race steeplechase short course.tTolf-n
Link al 81. Carter. TO won MIS-. G 6a1
10 i, third Time. s:s4 Itacat!ara. Handrise,
Itona and Mike Rice also
Fifth race ave furlongs-Peter Paul III DOM
:. second: j. P. Mayberry. ia Oh B9okerp to
/ third Time 100 l-5 Lanark. Milkirk. Honest
rom and Atantco also ran -, ,,,,,,o,, o
to g. won: Si- Hugh. 81 (Adkins'. 10 TO J. gee
ond: vulcan. 1i5 Henry. to l. third. -fins'
1:t9 10 Aladdin also ran. o,s seventy wards
alfrti C. los III. Phiiips,. 20 1. w9u: Lord
Touchwood 81 CBobbinsl ., TO ]. second: Mas,
10 sID 80 to ,,I third sh me Mistress aS or. Ida
High Carnival Alto Chicago Girl. Diseord'
Miss Manners Zepho and Mauser also ran
To-DAYS HARLEM ENTRIES