The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-23
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ALMOST HALF A CENTURY
OF RACING At ST. LOUIS
1t Was in 1892 that the First In
augural Was Run at the Fair
Grounds.
WORLDS FAIR HANDICAP

ST. LOUIS. Dec 22-The racing plant of
the St. Louis Fair Association consists of
143 acres and is situated in the heart OF the
city of st. Louis. The first meeting of the
association was held on the fourth day of
May, 1856. with j. II. Barrett, president, "A.
Harper. T. Grimsley and II. T. Hart, vice
presidents, and Norman ]. Colman. secre-
tary.
The first race of national Importance ran
at the fair grounds was the Eclipse stakes.
with $4,000 added in which the grand old
mare. Miss Woodford, beat Volante and
Alta. Under the conditions of the race
Freeland was also to start, but Ed Corrigan
refused to send the old gelding out of the
stable, and the fair association waived the
right to call the race off. This was in 1856.
After that there was a period of inactivity,
and although there were race meetings
yearly, they were of no particular note.
1t was in 1892 that the first inaugural was
run at the fair grounds. Since then II has
been one of the annual gala events Of st.
Louis. Everybody who is anybody is sup
posed to attend the Inaugural day. Follow
ing is a list of the Inaugural winners:
1S92-Helter Shelter 5. Ill lbs. III. Penny;
time, 1:164; Z. Corrigan
4,
l;l6l2; Lamasney Bros.
1S94-Yo Tambien, 5, 100 lbs. &c. Taylor;
time. 1:lS&; Kendall stable.
1S95-Libertine. 112 lbs. (Mackin); time.
1:4211: j. q. Brown & Co.
1S96-Assignee, s. 1O4 lbs. ct. Murphy;
time. lag; c. Q. O'Fallon.
1S97.Macy, g., SO lbs. Ct. Burns); time.
9S-What-er-Lou, 4. 1O2 lbs. Foucon);
time, las; Huffman & Co.
1sss-Dr Sheppard. 5, us lbs CThorpe);
time, las: Burns & Waterhouse.
l9O0-Yellow Tail. 9: 1O7 lbs. CThorpe);
time, la: Hackett Bros.
1so1-silverdale. 3. Jos lbs. q. Miller;
time, 1:4O: NJ j. Arnold & Co.
1903-Glenwater, 4, III lbs. (Donnelly);
| time. 1:411H: Turney Bros.
Note-Distance. 1892 to 1894. six furlongs.
Distance, 1895 TO 1902, one mile.
ST LOUIS DERBY.
| The st. Louis Derby is one of the most
important events of the year. 1t is usual
ly about the middle of June. and is
taken as the precursor of the big three
| year-old classics all over the country.
| The following list of Derby winners is
| interesting for various reasons, the prin-
| cipal of which is probably that the win
ners of this event have nearly all turned
| out to be great sires after their retirement
| to the stud. The first Derby was won by
Monogram in 1852. The mile and half was
negotiated in 2:43. List of Derby winners
1SS2-Monogram, 107 lbs. (Walker), time,
| 2:43; r. c. Pate.
1SS3-Bondholder ITO lbs. (StovalD: time,
| 2:43A: l.. Hughes.
| lSS4-Andrain, 123 lbs. (Conklin); time, 2:46;
| ]. j. McGibbon.
1SS5-Favor 11S lbs. (Martin); time, 2:42;
| Morris & Patton.
ISS6-Ben Ali. 1923 lbs. Up. Duffy; time, 2:s9;
| j. Il. Haggin.
1SST-Terra Gotta. lis lbs. II Murphy:
| time, ESQ; ]. W. Guest.
1sss-Faicon, rs lbs. Hamilton): time.
| 2:4312; Mcmahon & Co.
lSSs-Longfsh, rs lbs. (Blaylock); time.
2:39h: w. l.. Cassidy & Co.
1S9o-Bin Letcher. 12s lbs. (Allen); time.
PAIN: b. b. Million.
1Ssi-Michael, 122 lbs. CKiley); time, 2:55x
1s96-Prince Lief 127 lbs. Perkins); time,
2:34; Byron McClelland
| 1S97-Ornament, III lbs. (Clayton); time,
| 251; c. T. Patterson.
1SSS-Pink Coat l07 lbs. CIV. MARTINI; time.
237; Woodford & Buckner.
isss-Prince Mcclurg. lbs lbs (southard);
time, 2:4O; J. II. McAvoy & Co.
1sOO-Sam Phillips, ll9 lbs. Ct. Burns);
tim Iseii zs a. ,s sch Ss woods, time
2;35; j. F. Schorr.
1sO2-Ous. 11s lbs. (singleton): time. 2:s5;
1sos-Claude. 127 lbs. e. Daly); time 2:ss,s;
Note-Distance one mile and a half
1924 and Derby eliminated.
Probably the largest stake ever run for
in America by three-year-olds and upward
will be hung up for the worlds fair meet
| ing. when the Worlds Fair handicap will
be worth $4,000 Entries to this event will
| finally close on Feb. l. 1904. Among the
nominators already heard from are William
| c. Whitney. William X. Vanderbilt. James
/ r. Keene, August Belmont, John A. Drake,
| e. Z. Smathers, f. r. Thomas, Capt. 8. s..
| Brown, Henry T. Oxnard, James Galway
and many other American sportsmen.
The Fair Association was established in
| 1856 and was merely an agricultural and
| mechanical exhibition. For many years
| there was a half-mile track on the grounds,
over which many quarter races were run,
but 1t was generally devoted to harness
races, the people of the wild and woolly
| West" as st. Louis was then regarded,
having a higher regard for the harness
| horse than for the runner. The mile track
was built in 1885, and it was in the following
| year that the famous Miss Woodford race
was run. Since 1892, when the real career OF
the track may be said to have begun there
have been annual meetings of Importance.
| The present officers Of the association are
| c. A Titles. president: John Hachmeister
secretary, and Joseph E. Martin, treasurer