The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-13
BRANCAs AND CRAWFORD MEET.
Two Rest Youngsters of the season
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Two Rest Youngsters of the Season
Come Together at Fair Grounds.
Brancas, Miss Crawford and Ben Ad-
lans should make a pretty race in the
third event at the Falr Grounds to-day.
EEaucas looks like the winner. lie has
beaten Miss Crawford this way rlgGeG.
The nlly has improved since tliat rlca.
which was her first out in some time.
Both are hiEh-class 2-year-0iGs. the best
OF their respective sexes shown here tllz
year. II Nr. MatInEly refused 5000 FOR
Old Stone. and there Is not any reason 10
believe that he old not. then Mr.. McDal-
e.! can properly refuse $1,000 for BranCas.
c.ass!t- horse thaa old stone. There is
not doubt IN Tire mind uf the writer that
ErgnCas can beat Old stone. Thus be
must be an $500 colt. Miss Crawford s.
e. splendid fiIly. big. Iusty. fast. game anI
true. All OF which applies 70 Brancas
also. In every respect tEey are good race
horses OF tieir age. Brancas should wln-
He has speed. pluck and abiisty 90 carry
weight. 10 will not b. any cosy thing for
him. however. Miss Crawfuru'S last race,
l:lG. on a track which was iGilE tEo sec
Ouds slow to the six fIriOnEs. was bright.
indeed il seems 20 be : TO > Bgaucas a11
10 > Miss Crawford. The lilly. has
chance. and q would not Dc surprising t'
see her win. Beware - taxing ! 70 on
BranCas. especially with ShacE1n ~. rs
Shcchan has been unfortunate with
edison shots
AH'a4 @AaAEAAaa~ E1saaAE VIII HaNH re l- AaL-A
and has eight pounds m from yesterday.
That will serve him. but he scarce can
beat she other two unless ihcv let him
get too far aWav. II they lie close enough
10 him 10 get him in the stretch he will
stop. Adkins IS q wonderfully fast break
or and always manages % force the starter
20 give him running start. Miss Craw-
fcrl has led Proceeds. Audi tor. Peter Paul
and everything she has mot this season.
50 she should follow ADKINS closely and
outrun him IN tire stretch. even II Brancas
doe pass both in The run home.
FOURTH EVENT DIFFICULT.
The other races are hard 20 pick win
Eers in. II looks funny 70 see Elastic
carrying the same weight as Tom Collins
Sull. he Is not in form. and when cgt OF
form he cannot win under any weight.
Doctor ScheTff. AIimo. Maverick AMI san
"a Ventura all have chances. on his last
race. Maverick should win. hut r., will
he 20 l. not = 10 !. and Little St0van
who VIII ride him, is not 2 5-to-l shot II
Maverick Is on the outside OF the fald
he may win, hut mis- last race vas rather
lucky one ana IN his own going. St.ll. he
has worked fast and IS no doubt the
one they have to beat, Mir.o will 60, well.
as his last two races have been good.
Tom Collins always did favor light
Weisht. has shown all his old speed. and
may he there to-day Il would not be
surprising TO see him win lie never
looked so good and so big in ali his life
II EEccleuth takes q notion 20 run he can
VIA. and what Santa Ventura can do with
l-sll weight and running frcsh j. known
10 every one On the whole q Is a trc-
menccus puzzle OF 4 race-5 TO ana take
your PICK. any OF them.
YELLOW TAILS SPOT
Yellow Tail ran a fair race on Saturday:
not much. but enough 70 coax people TO
bet on him. Ell Bail did not so very far
last trip. though he displayed neat speed.
he has a very ugly contracted foot and
has TrnH rr-F-lr Mr. Ar-re
Maud Come beat him at a mile at Del
mar. Anything she can beat D. not much
anywhere. LADY StrathmOre ran IN I'M
proved race behind Bridge last time. and
may come TO he- louE-lost form. sin. she
bes never gathered herself and run as n
sne was right this season. Her garI1-uD