The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
WON BY MAFAlOA,
T. =. Hayes's Filly Beat Walnut
Hill in Very Handy
Fashion.
WIZARDS SADDLE SLIPPED.
Gullett Tried to Rate the Favorte
in the Sixth Race With Disas-
lr"us Results-Mrmphian
Won ut Long Odds.

Mafalda. y. +. Hsyes's steady lilly by
Russell-soprano. won the Junior Cham
ponship stake at the Fair Grounds yester-
day. She displayed fine form. much inn
! rr"vement, led all the way and won easily
from MIR. Steyenss Walnut Hill Check
Morgan was third
The Hayes entry. Fenian and Mafalda.
was an even-money favorite. Fenian made
it so. On Lis works they said he always
bieezed to Anne Davis in trials. and he
was regarded as a sure winner Fcnian is
n grand locker and beautifully bred colt by
ST. Leonards. He seemed up to carry any
weight.
lie did not break well and was practically
left at the post. Smith did not hustle him.
but he ran The first half much faster than
the winner. He showed up like great colt,
When Mr.. Hayes said he had 2-year-olds
that could beat Miss Crawford he evidently
knew what he was talking cf.
lMBoDEN DISAPPOINTED COLE
Mr. Cole. owner of lmbOden was annoyed
by the race his colt ran. Imboden had been
shipped back from Canada for the race. He
Went well TO the stretch turn. Then he
stopped and fell from second to last place
in Il few strides Mr. Cole said that he
could not understand his race. Check Nor
| gan and Walnut Hill ran good races here.
Mcmphlan won fine race 1T 10 to | in the
third. He got off poorly in bad break.
went all round His field and won with great
ease He is fine iooker and possesses
wonderful stihe muscles ]. c. Chic bid
him up from 800 to 500 at one bid and
got him.
This is in reprsal for Mr. Prices recent
Claiming of Orris. They said after the race
that Mr.. Price bet lot of money on Hiram
Johnson when he won at New Orleans as
ringer and that Memphian won too far
off and made up too much ground to be the
rcal Memphian. These rumors We're set at
rest when Mr. Price let the colt 20 for 500.
How bad lot he beat may be gathered
from the fact that after getting off last
and making up twenty lengths and winning
In a GaIlop. the horse was sold. and gladly,
for 800 MIR. Chic could probably have Sc
cured him for less.
the second event. He led all the way and
won in canter. He is a much-improved
colt on his 3-year-old form.
WIZARDS SADDLE SLIPPED.
The Wizard. ridden by little Gullett. was
poor 1-to-2 shot in the fifth race. Gullett
tried hard to rate him. His saddle slipped
forward and Up on the colts neck. 1t is
mercy the boy did not fall off. Pathos
closed a lot of ground in the last mile and
won. walking. Pathos is about as a nice
cheap 3-year-old over a distance of ground
as there Is in the West. He can win any
amount Of cheap selling races with light
weight up.
WATSON FINED BY JUDGE.
Leenja went all round her field in the
last race and won cleverly. In the stretch
drive Watson. who rode Kisme. hit Shea.
who rode The Messenger. with his whip.
Judge Brady fined him $50 for his ugliness.
Aules should have won this race In a
gallop. Russell, who rode him. does not
Know a laf
horse lope all the way. At that he was
running over horses at the end, and Russell
had to pull him up to keep him from cut
ting down the horses in front. At that he
was beaten some three lengths in all. He
Is In the fifth race tomorrow, with eleven
pounds off. 1t should be rare canter for
him.
MnNnAN,S EAIR cRQI.NDs I,>.rp1Ics.