The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-31
SPEEDY BABY SPRUNG
BY TEXAS CROWD
Aransas Pass, Off With Il Flying
Start, Ran Away From Her
Field.
KILLING ON ST. CUTHBERT.
Landed the Money by a Neck From
.Automaton - Jockey Odom
Ready for Work-Some
Horses Sold.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
| New Orleans, La. Jan. so. G.. Parke's
| Texas-bred flly. Aransas Pass, by imp
| Gallantry. was hot favorite in the 2-year-
| Old race at the Fair Grounds to-day. backed
| from 10 .. to to 8. She was the quick
est at the start, opened a gap Of three
lengths in the first furlong and increased
her advantage the further she went, win
ming easily by eight lengths from May Hol-
iiday. who beat Alcom F. half :, length in
drive. Silto was slow to begin as usual.
but finished strong.
The track had dried out and was in fairly
gooG condition all over. The card was
| made mp of cheap events and was the poor
est one OF the entire meeting.
Durneil & Herr and their connections
played ST. Cuthbert heavily in the first.
backing him from 3 TO 10. TO l to 2 Al
though Automaton got 10 him in the stretch
he was much the best and won handily by
neck, Nercifier third, dozen lengths;
back. Clorita, backed the contender.
had speed 10 the head OF the stretch. get
Arachue. II TO 3. choice in the second. in
duiged Little Jack Horner, with the lead
into the stretch. but came away, beating
him easily by four lengths. Frank Kenny.
from Il bad beginning. made up ground and
was third five lengths back.
ORtimo. backed from . to to s to 3.
was best In the fourth, and won by y length
from ChiclIadee, Flaneur, the second choice,
poor third.
Frank Rice, the favorite. would have won
the nth easily, but he was practically left
at the post. He made up ten lengths OF
ground and was Only just beaten ont by
Balm OF Giiead in drive. Duke Dashaway
Pay the Fiddler won the last in a drive
with Polly Blxby. who was disqua lifted for
fouing the latter near The finish. THIS
placed Poly BiXby first. Bean second and
Swordsnian third.
Odom arrived to-day from his home in
Georgia.
wv; w; pgrker today bought Snowman from
j. E. Lewman has sold the colt MaXatia,
that won the last race yesterday at 80 to
10 J. B. Givens, of tho Dexter Club. for
Honest John Kelly. Fred Cowan. and
Emil Herr leave Tomorrow night for Hot
Springs 10 try their luck backing the horses
in the pool rooms there.
Balm OF Gilead was disqualified for foul
ing NyX in the stretch.
SUMMARIES.
First race six furiongs-St Cuthbert, Il2 Red-
second v,Esiiier I q FOisyl % '9l third Time.
pSndre and Nimaie Down also 'rs1i ran. '''''' AA'
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Pierce J. and cI,antarelie also ran.
ie Ha j. ss Won Mss Heladse
fs + to to third, Zine AEON @ k ,,fS Ss
The Brown Monarch ana Jockey also ran
Fourth race. selling, mile and sixteen;h-Op-
tirno. 1903 (Gannon). s to ). won; Chickadee. Jos
Hiaack) 4 10 l. second: FTaneur, l0T tRobbins).
i8 to 5, third Time. l52. Lat-on. Lon Woods
Fl Fifth race. ssven farlcnss-Ba,m of Gil.ad. 10.
fMunro) to I. finished fi:st. but was dsQuaii-
fed; Frank Rice, ss ,Rsdfern). Ito l. won: Duke
Nyx. l0s lRobbns), to !. third. Time. 80.
Paramount. BoIrkc Cochran. 1ronis. Kings Sis
ter and Mamselle also ran.
Sixth race mile and sixteanth-Pay the Fid-
dler. Jog Qullerl, to z finished first, but was
disqualified; Polly Bixby. 1o2 (o'NeiD. to l,
von Bean. 100 usindssy) to /. second Swords
man. los (Redfern). 1e to ]. third. Time. 1:s2.
Albert Lee F1orham Sir Gat!an. Macfe Marie,
Falseiead. Jim Nap Florrie F. and John Bull
also ran.
TO-DAY'S ENTRIES.