The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-14
Winning Their Share of Purses AZ
New Orleans, Despite Poor
Track and Form.
SOME GOOD THINGS DUE.
Ainlana and Clangor Were Heav-
lily Backed Their Last Outs
and Are Expected to
Win Soon.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New Orleans. La. Dec. 13.-The last
race Saturday had peculiar Look about
it. Siddons and Alright. the two choices
both went APP in the betting in the face o!
strong play on the pair. In fact. they
went uo in the betting as fast as they
went back In the race. Adelante and The
Bobby beat the pair at the finish.
1t was the first time The Bobby ever
beat anything in the mud. S:ddons and
Air Light have always taken his measure
every time either OF them met him in
the mud at this meeting.
Nose Goldblatt wore long face when
the starter dropped his flag on the pre-
limnary Derby. Nose had set his heart on
winning his race with Rainland. and when
he saw the colt practically left at the
post II took all the ginger out OF him.
Frank Kclly's FLY Athlana has been
left al the post twice in succession. Kelly
is an old St. Louis boy, who is now one
of Pittsburg Pills confidential men. He
made a big killing with Athlana down
here last December There was a stiff
plunge on the filly Saturday and her fail
ure to get off must have cost somebody
big money, for she was backed from Us
down to TO at post time
II. Phillips and w. Fisher carried eff
the riding honors last week Fisher is un-
der contract TO John Schorr, who low
leads the winning owners. thanks to Duti-
fuls victory in the preliminary Derby
Saturday. Livingstone the ST. Louis boy
who started out so well. had his wings
clipped by the starter He rode his first
winner since he got upon Adelante Sa.ur-
day.
Twenty books were in line Saturday and
there was noticeable improvement in the
speculative business. Fred Cook has
winter.
Tommy Griffin showed a right smart
youngster in Conkling. the colt which ran
second to Dutiful in the preliminary Derby.
This colt ought to win many a race before
the meeting ends.
Charles r. Ellison is bewailing the loss
OF the most promising yearling in his sta
Die. The tall blond plunger invested
s2sooo in yearlings last spring. paying
$1,000 alone for bay colt by Esher-Ellan-
Eowan. dam OF the fast sprinter Henry
MCDANIEL. and $500 for bay colt by Top
GAuant-Catherine of Navarro, dam of j.
Z; Calm, ha1, Track, crack s.year-old Terra F1fma-
se.ed lung sG fever Willie bens e0l shie epn
ngm Lexington to Memphis. He was
t 9sn.y SICK. SICK Two days: Tie dead colt was
Ellison Juvenile band He had already
worked an eighth in :12. with weight up
and while others in the stable were more
more highly regarded by Ellison. Terra
Ffrme. the dead colts half-brother, was
the favorite for the st. Louis Derby of
and has never started since. Terra Firma
was by Bermuda. Catherine Of Navarro
was a full sister to the great racehorse,
Henry Of Navarro.
been sick. His fever reached the dangerous
temperature Of 1o7 the other day Ellison
IL afraid that even should the colt re-
cover he will be of no account for another
year. at least. One OF the incest yearlings
in the blond piunger's stable is a bay colt
by King Eric-Princess Revenue. dam OF
Mrs. Frank Foster. one of the most fire.
Quent winners on the American turf the
colt. He also has a nice black filly by the
great sire Of nudlarks. Pirate of PEN
1ance-Lady Ines. The dam Of this young
the Western Circuit. She performed in
the. coiors Of William McGuigan. Her first
foal did not amount to much. but this one,
IN addition to being an extra good-looker.
has worked well. Ellison also has a fine
looking hay colt by Sir Walter out of
Au Revoir's dam. Au Revoif was ono
Of the best 3-year-olds in the West last
spring. George Bennett expected to win
the 81. Louis Derby with Au Revoir
There are. all together. thirteen yearlinss |
IN the Ellison stable. which il being win |
tered at Memrhis. Ellison complains that !
he has invested nearly S50.010 in yearlings
in the past five years without getting a
real rood 3-year-old. Judge Hines is the |
best horse he ever bought as yearling.
He did not amount to anything In his 2
yeAt-old form. Judge Hines became prom |
inent a. 3-year-old. winning the Latonia |
Derby OF 1863 and the $4,000 Hawthorne
Handicap few weeks later. Ellison ex-
poets to enter Judge Hines in the $50.eoO |
Worlds Fair Handicap at St. Louis.
ST. Louis horses have begun to cut an
important figure in the racing. Tom ste- |
vens's Siddons seems to be the best horse |
here over a distance of ground. especially |
fin heavy going. Frank Bel. one of the |
et. Louis sprinting stars, defeated Big |
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