The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-04
Plunged en- Major Tenny and Floyd
X. ut New Orleans and in
P0Olr0oms.
BIRCH BROOM A GOOD ONE.
Showing Yesterday Makes Her a
Keen Contender in Crescent
City Derby-Old Hutch
Has Broken Down.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New Orlcs-ls, La, March S.-1his was la
dies day at the Crescent City track ana the
management provided an excellent card for
the occasion. Rain came up during the
morning however. and ruined what prom
ised to be one of the best days sport of the
meeting. The club fairly out-did Itself in
the decorations on the grand stand. Prepar-
alton had been made for a record-breaking
crowd. but the disagreeable weather spoiled
1t all
More than half the fields in majority Of
the events were withdrawn and only four
or five horses went 10 the post in the races
in which the better class were entered. The
rain cam down in torrents all afternoon and
long before the first race the track was Il
sea of mud and slush. Under the conditions
the public IVES extremely fortunate III that
three of the favorites won. In ali but one
of the races. the winners romped home with
plenty in reserve at the end.
Rirch Broom'S showing in the second race
clinched her starting in the Crescent City
Derby. She met fair colt in Ahumada.
and while the latter beat her ii was no fault
of the FLY. She was ridden by Phillips,
practically a beginner, and when it came
down 10 finish her jockey was Unable 10
help her any.
Birch Broom Is a game FLY, and. like
all the Ben BrushS, she is incliaed to loaf.
With. u hustling rider on her to-day. she
would have beaten Ahumada. Doc. Street
was so much pleased with her race that he
California, to try and secure either Coburn
or Tommy Burns TO come on and ride
Birch Broom in the Derby. Street is
shrewG judge, whose opinion is well worth
second thought. He said: "Fl0carlne may
beat me. but IL my FLY Is within length
or two OF her at the mead of the stretch
they viii pay off on Birch Broom. She IS
game; Ike any kind of going ard can go
the distance"
The success Of Major Tenny and Floyd X.
meant rich returns for Sam Hildreth he
plunged on both horses. both at the track
and in the out-n:-town po0lruoms. Fuller
rode weIl-judged race ON Floyd X. and
when IL came to finish Floyd X proved
the gamest.
on Major Tenry. Hidreth plunged. while
the public backed Aibula. Major Tenny was
drawing away at the end, and won in =
romp. Dereszke Iefiare and Denny Duffy
won their races in handy style. They had
The speed OF their fields and led all the
= Old Hutch broke down this morning. He
struck himself on his of fore leg and bowed
a tendon. -.s
J. =. Watkins. acting for f. E Smathers,
purchased of Durnell < Herr this afternoon
the 2.year-ojd Dick Bernard. The price paid
: Doctor Rexford received a telegram from
Lttle Rock that eleven OF Barney Schrei-
,ber's horses were sick
Weather rainy; track sloppy. Summary:
FIRST race one mie-De Reszke IL COdom)
70 !. won: Bondage. 100 tGannon), to 5, second:
Is Is watkins oVerfon also q ran p',sa 'hie
Second race. one mile-Ahumada. 81 tDavisson),
second; shrine, % dIeIgerson1. 10 TO J. third.
.. Third race. one and ohe-qusTter mile, selling
,,I;sfzrc gs d'hiilirs). 10 /. won; Csylon, lls
2 delgersofll. to /. second.- Nettie Regent %
. .Ful.erl. 2 l. third. Time, AIS 4-5 Acco ade
tncovhee. Florrie s. Aline Abbott and Aim also
isan.
Fourth race, one mile and seventy yards. ham
Nicsp-M njo- Teriry, rs 0'ulsr1 70 5. won: Al
ltfia. JOG tGanuoni, to ). second; Bud E.mbry.
z: Dsvisson). TO = third. Time. 1:is As. Jena
tv!so ran. D..
Fifth race. seven furionga-F9oyd X. IS Ct,ul-
Ian. even. won: Frank Rice los tHelsersonl.
I'd . Eecond. Farme- JiTIl. 70. ulayissonl. TO ],
GRID Time, 1:32 3ieibouruc. Eclipse Star and
Garter ard BroOkrton also ran.
sixth race. one mile sellng-Denny Duffy. 125
NJ Hicks. Z 10 2. WOE. Lofter, II HelyersonD
Y 20 ., srcond: Danish III Polockl. TO /.
trtf9 Time, 1:ls IL. Aratona. Meran Rasse-
Jas, Marion Lynch and Chorus Boy also ran.
: To-D.AY's ENTRIES.