The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-24
Son of Guido Captured Capitol
Hotel Stake at Clinton Park and
Ran Like a Good Colt.
WAS HELD AT Fifteen TO ONE.
Doctor Bernays's Entry, PrOhibi-
tive Favorites, Proved a Dis
appOintment-Three Odds
on Choices Bowled Over.
REPURLIC SPECIAL

Little Rock, ARK, March 2S.-The summer
racing season in the West was opened here
today with the spring meeting of the Ar
kansas Jockey Club. 1t has been the regu-
lar custom to run the Arkansas Derby on
the first day, but this year Memphis, where
many Of the Derby horses are wintered, IS
isolated on account of the foods. and for
that reason the race was postponed until
Thursday, in the hope that the Derby eligi-
Dies at Montgomery Park will be able to
reach here.
The Capitol Hotel Stake for 2-year-olds
was put on in place of the Derby to-day
and five youngsters lined up at the barrier.
two or them coming from the stable of the
st. Louis surgeon. Doctor Bernays They
We're Sartor Resartus and Hast Dugeschen.
and tine pair We're warm favorites in the
betting at l to 2 and were heavily played
by their owner at that price The odds
they swung, TO lmboden. at Is to l. and
como of the others at long prices
The former proved to be the best to-day,
hc.ving been quietly and carefully pointed
for this race.
He is good-looking colt by Guido. one Of
the best distance horses the country has
seen. He ran like a colt OF quality. was in
front all the way and stood a drive from
one end OF the stretch to the finish line,
where he was a half length before W. o.
McGuigan's Ascot. by Plaudit. The race
was well-contested one.
Tom Stevens's Comoro. who was expected
to cut quite a figure, got away poorly and
could not keep up with the others But the
balance Of the field ran in close company
from III the start and. turning into the stretch
root OF the final quarter.
ASCOT A GOOD COLT.
lmooden stood the drive gamely and As
COT passed Sartor Resorus just at the end
se.ting second money by head. while the
latter beat his stable companion by a neck
Ascot looks and ran like a real good colt,
Of himself when he gets A to Memphis euu sU and
The first race was for a-year-oid filies at
four furlongs, and 1t was won by Check
Morgan, filly by .Gymnast, dam Royal
was sent out of New Orleans by two dis
honest operators few years ago as the
winner OF the last race on the last day of
the week. when Jim OLeary's and other
Chicago poolrooms We're mulched out Of
thousands Of dollars. Check Morgan was
the the favorte. but was far from being the
finished second, would have won easily had
she not been put of in the final furlong
re wbeh er was ,ss taking her to the
her up. she had speed enough to get up in
time to get the place by a head from Ache
ond race. She outbroke her field. opened
up winning lead in the first furiong and
won in a. romp by eight lengths form the
odds-on favorite, Kings Lady The latter
mad little speed and was never dangerous
at any stage.
WAX TAPER IN GOOD FORM.
Inc Rice pair, Wax Taper and w r
Gates, were making their first appearances
Of the year in the fifth race. they were
well fancied by their owner and those who
had seen them work here since their ar
rival from the farm.
Wax Taper moved like a 2-year-old in
MS warm-up. He was in grand shape bodily
and lacked the soreness which marked his
temperance on the turf last spring. The
old horse ran grand race, and with
stronger boy up. might have won. He was
outrun the hrst half. closed a big gap. and
Many thought he finished third Carl
kahler won by length. Then came Dewey.
a neck In front of Flint Lock.
w. b. Gates has taken on a lot Of flesh
since fall. His owner thinks him a better
horse by long ways than he was last sea-
son. and this. too. in face of his many
F1aneur was well in motion when the bar
rier went up in the closing event Single
ton rushed her to the front and opened up
Fianeur was full of run and was never
headed.
She tired in the run home and had to
win by a neck.
Lee Bruno was a contender until well
into the home stretch. He went to pieces In
lace eased him up when he saw, the old
horse was beaten. Hengist ran like a cart
morse Clifton IN TaS PAeR on iqslRnE
The track was In fairly good condition.
Summaries:
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Check Morgan, lis (Singieton). to s. won:
Brookwood Belle los Fuiier), 8 to / second:
Ache. los EarD. Is to ]. third. Time .6lN
conossa and Nanan also ran
Second race; Merchants HsndIeap. s-year-olds.
seyl. to ]; won: Kings Lady. 10y (spencerl. l
to /, third. Time 1:1o. Indian Child. shot Froof
Third race selling six furIonEs-Chorus Boy
,singietonl. to 10. second. Claud Walton. 1a5
Donneganb. to ]. third. Time 1:lsIA Re
Queer, Boomerack. Honeywood. Invictus Ed L.
Tenny Belle, Mise Dora and John Grigsby also
ran.
Fourth race. Capitol Hotel Stakes one half
mile 2-year-oids-Imboden. lis OEatson), Is to l.
won: Mascot. lis u. Matthew'S. to s. second:
Sartor Resartus. lis CWsllace), ! to Z. third.
Time, :JOl. Hist Du Gesehen and Comoro also
ran. Sartor Resartus and Hist Du Gesehen
coupled.
Fifth race, purse 3-year-olds and up. six fur
longs-Karl Eahler. Ill (Fuller). ! to 2, won;
Dewey III t5pencer). TO 5. second: FTintlock
los CBattiste). 4 to 5. third. Time, LII. Wax
Taper w. B. Gates. Kafrir and The Light also
Sixth race. Merchants Transfer Company's
purse, selling. one mile-F1aneur, lib (Singleton),
5 to i, won: Optimo 1Oo Fuler). to s. second;
Fonspray. 107 Or Murphy. even, third. Time,
l:l5z joe Collins Trocadero Spurs. Lee Pruno
and Hengist also ran.
TO-DAY'S CLINTON PARK ENTRIES.
First race. four furlongs:
Leopard ............1lo Ben .lo7