The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-26
Hildreth's Splendid Filly Won
the Christmas Handicap at
New Orleans From Excel
lent Field.
BENNETT ENTRY TWO, THREE.
Arthur Won Two Races With Lit,
tie Elkin and W. J. Deboe, but
Both Were Run Up-St.
Louis Horses in Evil
dence.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New Orleans, La. Dec. %-Witrui
proved herself TO be the champion thor
oughbred of the winter campaign when
she picked up III pounds AMI fairly gal
Hoped over her field in the Christmas
Handicap.
The track received a terrific drenching
this morning and was badly cut up when
the horses started an the Christmas
Handicap Fuller had the ,nouns on VIII
full, which was backed from to 2 down
to II to 8. Doc Streets Big Ben set me
pace and led his field into the stretch by
three lengths. Fuller held Wit1ul back III
the bunch until the field struck the 'as'
furlong. Big Ben hoisted signal g dls-
tress at this stage of the contest ruler
then turned witfui loose cnd the Dig
chestnut filly drew away from her norses
as though they were tel
The entry, Dan McKenna and Littlo
Scout, both closed stoutly ana ran sec
ond and third. respectively. The siaKe
was worth Sl.5T5 net to the winner.
The most disappointed nan 1T the track
over the result Of the stake was Charlie
Ellison. The blond plunger lay awake
nights figuring out which horse he had
to best with Captain Arnold. He finally
came to the conclusion thai s. 5. Brown
Exclamation was the mos dangerous
horse in the race. He then turned In and
bought Exclamation from Brown by tele-
graph for $500 Exclar1ation's sudden
change of owners enabled Robbins to 1lde
Big Ben. Exclamation and Captain Ar
mold were coupled as the Ellison entry
and both finished back in the ruck.
Jim Arthur won two ra:es with Little
Elkin and W. J. Doboe. but it lid him no
good SO far as the purses were concerned,
for both horses were run up.
Texas Smith boosted Little Elkln 800
over his entered selling price, while kan
sas'' Price elevated W. J. Deboe SIM
liar amount. Arthur bid in both horses.
He had to take short prices on both
horses in the betting and hardly pct much
on either, horse
ST. Louis horses Jared very well to-day.
George Benefits Falkland Won the first
Gus Lanka, another St. Louis horee-
scored in the second. Lou Marion of St.
Louis won the third race with MAJOR
johnson. which showed his heels TO seine
fast sprinters in the third.
CRESCENT CITY SUMMARIES.
F1rst race, selling. seven furlonss Falkland
1o2 E rniips, to Son ,,e saiess aae. i i
,syefS. II to !, third. Time. l:sl 3-5. SDen-
eefian, Accom- X, Ora Mckinney, Lights OUT,
Txmarsx, The Brown Monarch, Ryevale. Al
ways Faithful ana Sandarac also ran:
Second race, selling, SIX and half furionss-
Gus Lsnka, io4 (F. smithl. to l. won: Latuo
q p. tMointyre; to second oe.s 1sas , ny
becorafion, Lovable. THAN. GALES Amorous'
The Pride OF Surrey and Amote also ran, so
eyr. Fisher1. 70 !. won; Toga, 10Y tsinelairs'
Canada, compared with tweDty-oae a year ago.
4 to /. third. Time, 1:24 a-h Alpaca, Blue
Bisxs, John Coulter. Ethel Davis. FIeetful and
Fourth race, the Christmas Handicap mile
Witful, III FULLER, II to 8, won; Dan Nc
Kenna, io4 (Munroe).. to /. second; Little
Scout LIZ CIV. Hicks}. 9 to third: Time
Tribes ELL Captain Arnold. Lev Dorsey, Doc
tor Stephena Exclamation. Dutiful and Mono
graph also ran.
Fifth race, selling, mile and q quarter-Lit-
tie Tlkin. 1G2 lW- Fisher, to 10, won: Sidney
SABBATH. Ie1 ga. Phillips. TO !. second: AIDE
2:1s 81 Badger. Larry Wilt. Hegira, Eugenia
s. and Clairistina also ran.
Sixth race, selling. one mile-W. J. Deboe,
lS tMc1ntyre). to s. won: Reckoner, 80 CIV.