The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-01
Left at the Post, He Closes Big
Gap and Wins Six -FurIong
Race in HIS.
BEAT RUNNELS IN A DRIVE.
Taking the Official Time rs a Basis,
Respess's Wonderful Son of
King Eric Ran the Race
in 1:1O4-5.

| Chicago. June 30.-Dick Welles set n new
worlds record for six furlongs at Washing.
| ton Park to-day, running the distance in
| III 40. He carried 100 pounds. The former
record was LIP, held Jointly by Lux Casta
and hummer. Dick Welles set the new
| mark under remarkable circumstances. He
| was almost left at the post.
| When the barrier flew up his head was
turned. He was fully n second behind his
| held at the start. The pace was terrific, but
Jockey, Knight set out after the field. He
| closed the gap of about ten lengths slowly,
but surely. He saved ground on the turns
| and took the rail after entering the
stretch. He advanced on the leaders at
every stride, and then hitched up with Rum
| nells. who looked like winner. Dick
Wells slowly overhauled him and won by
three-quarters of a length.
OFFICIAL TINE DISPUTED.
Taking the official time as basis. Dick
Welles ran the distance in 1l0 i-5. Horse
men agree that he was fully second be-
hind his field at the start. The official time
was freely disputed. as 1t has been in mum
erous instances recently. There were
dozens of horsemen who caught the race in
Iii 2-5.
The demonstration following the victory
of Dick Welles vas thrilling. The colt was
a 6-to-5 favorite, and his feat of winning
after 50 bad start was loudly applauded
When the time was hung out the crowd
vert wild IN hailing the new king of sprint
ers. The fractional time for the race is:
Eighth. II 40: ulrter. % Is; three-eighths,
"a 40; half, Il: tive-eighths, 80; three-quar-
ter: Ill As.
Dick Welles is a 3-year-old bay colt by
King Eric-Teas over. and is owned by j.
Is. kespeSS OF Cincinnati.
The kenwood Stakes, for 2-year-old colts.
was won by Prince Silver Wings at 10 to l.
Proceeds, the favoritc, did not get in the
money.
In the handicap. Waswift tied the track
record for mile and sixteenth His time
was 1:i5. Two favorites won
To-DAY'S WASHINGTON PARK ENTRIES.
SUMMARIZES.
Frst race. SIX furlongs-Dick Wellcs, 1O9 IT.
u 10 to + ib ffse04 4 John Peters III GeSsson
M aIn and 4: D; Gibson ran. ''0'pn'
Gfss t ta Mon asa S 1o
F. second, ,s;o rhascanssr. Ito R WilliSmsJ ioS to
Kya Arms Fr%nE car i zaT His:
of1mmoner. Watermelon. Freedman and Gayoso
Third race. the Kenwood Stakes. for 2year-
Sd colts gross value 500 five furlongs-prnce
gutter. il3 Is Bonnerj. 70 to /. second p" i,dn ms
dale, l2l r Knghp. 80 to third Time. 20 s5
Bats; FoTsssht Flo Bob Peter j.. s omers.
kq q iSlrS T. Inns IL.
Esherin. Bondage Doctor stephens Macy. Mon,
also ran. " ~ s-'Ni1
,n Fif,h race mile and slxteen,hzTh. Ken
~ Sv Co., B,ookerS % to |; second onldurrnan los
Shosun. Fullback, Urchn. Miracle ii, satin
coat Amur. Sarilla and Fineal ran.
sixth race. one and sixteenth mile-Orsina
., ,ureahor). 10 to !. Won: Haviland. 100 IN
ihiiipsl to l. second: Serge. 9. (Adkins) u
TO !. third. Time. las So F'iaunt Vulcain.
caviar. Jim Clark c. y. Campbell, Lingo, XII,
morie. Blue Mint and Warte NIGHT ran.
First race one mile: