The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
HAYES ENTRY WON
THE LAUREL STAKE
Ice Water and Anne Davis Fin.
ished First and Second in
Delmar Feature.
F0oTLIGHTS' FAVORITE FIRST.
Texas Filly Came Home Ahead of
Commodore in Fifth-Edith
May, Lightly Weighted,
Also a Victor.

Coming with & rush IN the last furlong.
end each making a perfectly timed run.
the Hayes entry finished first and second
in the Laurel Stake at Delmar yesterday,
Ice Water winning the feature, while
Anne Davis was second.
With Frank Bell having the speed of
tho party IN the early stages. and with
6yivfa Talbot making a bold bid until
the straight was reached. It seemed "a
though the Hayes pair was TO have
trouble In getting In the money. Then
they came with an unexpected squirt, and
aasfly ran over their c~ontenders.
From opening to close Of the betting the
pair was held in the post of favorite.
Coupled and opening at ever money. they
were soon backed down 10 9 10 10, and
most books offered Z to 8 against their
chances, when they went to the post.
It Was a pretty race and for a time 1t
seemed as though old Frank Bell would
show a sudden regeneration and would
come home in the lead. Breaking like q
dash Is the gate went up. the Big Henry
gelding shot to the front and showed the
way At a dizzy pace for thef first four fur
l4gs.
Bounding the stable turn. Sylvia Talbot,
UuQ udQ Bl6IItu II n ltIlSit,
p Draw up from the bunch and to over,
haul the ieader. She tackled Frank Bell
S4 the turn, raced with him to the stretch
bead and seemed in a commanding posi-
Some. W 0'N
All this time the Hayes pair had been
racing along behind the leaders. both OF
s zee fnsf so b e , SISa e1 PentssSns. AS e4 the led
turned for the final squirt at the finish. II
looked as though the chances for victory
lay between Sylvia Talbot and Frank Bell.
although Malster was plugging along des-
perateiy behind II was slowly making
M ground.
That her desperate rush to the front in
chances, however, was apparent when Syl-
via tried to draw away from her field.
Clder hard punishment. she wes unable to
hold her ground, and dropped back slowly
In the last furlong.
ENTRY WITH A RUSH.
Coming like whirlwinds on either side
were Anne Davis and Ice Water. Both
ran frst-class races and flashed across the
finish with little to choose between them
Evidently believing that each was riding
against some contender instead of against
another of the same entry. both Munro
Austin rode ont the finish, driving
their mounts to the limit.
The distance was run in good time and
the stake proved an attractive feature Of
the day.
AIl6la Illully went CoNH 10 utltdl Ill
the third race. when She succumbed to
Edith May and Braden. The Lawson FLY
was giving many pounds to the winner
q she held ier lead for q shorter dis
lance than on any previous start Edith
May was the longest priced of the trio.
going to the post at IL TO s.
In the fifth race. Footlights Favorite
came home ahead after one OF the hardest
struggles she has had this year. Commo-
dore tackled her near the stable turn, and
u seemed as though the Milan geldfng
Would win as the field turned for home.
Footlights had plenty of run left. how
ever, and made a desperate squirt in the
last furlong, which carried her first across
the wire. Tho distance was run in 1x7h.
lust half a second behind the record for
tde course for that distance.
In the sixth event Ivernia turned some
0ing Of a form somersault, and her stable
was warned by Judge Murphy that no
such reversal would again be tolerated
md that good boys must be put On the
mare in all her races hereafter. This raee
Witnessed IN accident to Regina D., the
q6aW mare breaking her leg while try-
INK to get through the bunch near the
paddock gate,
ehe was pulled UP and was led into the
Enclosure, nmping badly. 1t wes an
bounced that efforts would probably b
4pade to ave her. although her racing
dQJB arc over.
Hckaway won q rather neat race in the
n4t event and Tangible came home hrst
b the curtain raiser. Trixie white won
Id second event on the card.