The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-04
BRIDGE RAN AWAY
WITH OCTOBER STAKE
Bratton's Fast Gelding Was TO
! and Beat Hilee, l TO 3, in
Easy Fashion.
BRANCAS CANTERED HOME.
Big Gerst Colt Romped Away
From Miss Crawford-Huckle-
berry Finn Won at Very
Long Odds.
BRANCAS CANTERED HOME.

Bridge. 7 s. Bratton's wonderfully fast
horse BY ST. Julien-Brooklet, ran away
with the October Stake at the Fair
Grounds yesterday He was the extreme
outsider in the betting, TO l being laid
against him. Lady Strsthmore aE3s was
second. and Hilee. AT TO 3. was last.
Thus the history of local three-horse races
which IS that the long shot shall be first
and the fsvorite last, prevailed.
Bridge shot out at the start and ran
an apparently inconceivsbly fast quarter,
though the timers say II was only :3i.
At the end OF the quarter he was running
so fast that all you could see was his bay
back and the colors on Jockey Boyd $
back.
He led HiIee by ten lengths into the
stretch Many thought that he would stop
to nothing. as he was wont to do in the
spring. He did slow up a lot, but he had
run mis-. pursuers dizzy trying to keep
within hailing distance, and eventually
won by three lengths. pulled up. Lady
StTathmore beat Hilee for second place.
The latter seemedsfO have all the heart
taken out OF him.
BRANCAS IN A CANTER
Brancas at evens won the third race
from Miss Crawford. the second choice, in
n gallop. by FIVE lengths. Folies Bergeres
and Ben Adkins set the pace and both
stopped Then Brancas loped in. Craw-
ford finished up well and stoutiy Calvit
gave her a good ride.
Stand Pat, who sold AT the Belle Meade
sale in the paddock in the morning to
T. P Hayes for Se,70o. was 6-to-5 favor
ite In the fifth race. Flintlock at IS beat
him handily. and Mallory. whom Nr
Sloan claimed from Mr. Bennett for
500. also finished in front OF him.
Pat set the Pace. Mallory followed
closely FliHtlOck trailed away. back-so
far back that no one thought that he had
a chance 90 win. The other tired a bit
and }. Taylor brought F1intlock up as he
Sii Sid; The BOBBY, the day previous, gave
Playing with the other boys a the finish
and Mallory came with rush and almost
beat him.
Eut for some interference from Stand
Pat. Mallory would have won. Judge
BRADY gave Taylor n severe lecture. and
told him he would be set down for a repe-
uuon uf his tomfoolery.
Last Knight at Z to 10. won the last
race He was last to the six furiongs,
then ran around his field with ease. Dan
i.amasnoy ran him up from $50 to Sl.J0O.
and got him.
HUCKLEBERRY FINN AT TENS.
The sixth race went to Huckleberry
Finn, who was a good, thing the day he
fore at Delmar, and hacked from 10 TO !
10 TO l. He got off last vest srdsy. ran
all around his field and won. eased up
His stable. II is said played him again
yesterday at 10 to l. though the big money
WAS bet the DAY before.
R4dium ran a race in this event that
VIII be worth remembering. Austin gave
Der an awfully bad ride throughout took
her back, let her come again. then took
hes back again. and messed her geneT-
ally. She viii be worth watching in the
stake race tomorrow.
Siddara. al 20 l. ran away a quarter
before the start of the fret race jumped
the fence. threw Jockey Sayers, but was
recaptured and Femounted; got the best or
n running start. showed a lot of speed
and won. kiowa Chief and Harbor got
10 him at the stretch head but tired, and
Siddala Won Savers was so shaken up
that he could not ride his other mounts.
He showed great pluck by riding the crazy
brute after being thrown hard before the
race.
MONDAYS FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES.