The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
Enters Stretch in Fifth Place,
and Beats Roue a Neck in
New Orleans Feature.
NEW YORK LEFT At POST.
Tommy Grifin's Trainer Sus.
pended From All Privileges Of
Track for Connection With
Sweet Pepper Affair.
SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New Orleans. La. Feb, z7.-Autumn
Leaves. backed from los to Is, captured
the Speed Handicap, worth S1.&60 to the
winner. by a neck from Roue, who beat
Frank Bell by a half length for the plaza
h start was a miserable one New
York. the favorite, was practically left
at the post Scorpio had Ids pounds ~.
He tried to make the pace with this big
impost and killed himssif In the effort.
Redman was raced into h ground chas-
ing Scorpio.
Autumn Leaves entered the stretch IN
hfth place, and overhauled Roue in the
last stride. Frank Bell also finished
strong. coming from fourth position in the
: last sixteenth. and beating Scorpio out
of third money on the post
e Pretorious. one OF Barney S~chreiber's
cast-offs. scored in the first ace at 100 to
/ Gus Heidorn, another one of Schrei-
ber's cast-ofs. led all the way and was
beaten out by Pretorious in the last
jump. Gus Heidorn and Lady Radnor
closed equal favorites at 4 10 l.. Lady
Feadner was beaten a head for third money
by Josette,
CIaremont struck a soft spot in the Sec
ond. She was heavily backed at odds-on.
and never left the result in doubt, winning
eased up by three lengths after making
all the pace. Clay Clement. at 800 to 1,
beat Trogan by a neck for the place.
Clay Clement Is a Texas-bred trick in J.
J. Ogles stable. Clay Clement is out OF
H:bernia Queen, a mare that won many
Meistersinger gailoped in front from the
start TO finish In the third. and won as
he pleased from Circus Girl and Past.
Circus Girl was the c~oatending horse all
the way.
Port Royal beat Ostrich by two lengths
In the fifth race. Mauser and Gravina
made all the running Port Royal ran
over the pacemakers in the last sixteenth.
Ostrich beat Gravina by q neck for the
place
Semper Vivax ran a corking race under
Livingston in the sixth race. winning
cleverly from Trio. who was the contend
ing horse in the last furlong. 1t was Liv-
ingston's second winning mount
A number Of horses were sold here TO-
$500. and Ring Dove for s625. Jack Phil
lips bought Hymettus for a.6G. Ed
Tally. paid 800 for pepper. Henry Nc
been suspended from all privileges for his
connection with the Sweet Pepper affair.
The results were as follows:
First race. six fnrlengs-PretoHous. 1s G.
D Tsn, 20 to , !: mon J sus He dfS 1suS ss SGSch :
10 i. third. Time. Liz Lady Radnor, sparrow.
Coin coR s asapss. y \ and H es4ssss4 also A5s fsn.
Second race. seven acknowledgements, ~
IivinEston). Z TO 10. won: Clay Clement, 109
ICacoiol. so to L second; Trogan. 1o3 Robbins).
s 10 S. third. Time. LIS 20. Probable. Doctor
Loder. The Brown Monarch. Pistol. Tom Oday,
Scotch Thistle and Jim Tyrreil also ran.
Third race, mile and Observation-Disclosures
singer. 115 CIV. Hicksp. . TO 5. won: Circds Girl.
100 III. Phillips. 5 TO l. second: Past, 1903 NC
canerty). I 10 l.. third. Time. I:47 Is. Port
warden. Doctor Hart. Commend, Mildred L.,
GoiGaga and Whitmore also ran Apple Bios
son left at post.
Fourth race. the Speed Handicap. six furlonSs
Autumn Leaves. ll Callahan. 6 to l won:
Roue. LIZ Cochran. II to l. second: Frank
Rsil. IS ~. Hicksl. "a 10 5. third. Time,
i:i3 Is. Scorpio. New York. Redman and
Nsstry also ran.
Fifth race. mile and three-sixteenths. handi-
car-Port ROYAL. Io7 CRobbins(, ; to /. won:
ostrich; 10: Oh. PhiIlips): 3 to .. second: :Gra-
VIVA. I0S Iivtngston) /? to l. third. Time,
also ran.
Sixth rsee. mile and o~ne-half|Semper vivax.
los 1Iivtngstonl. Z 10 ]. won; Trio. Sc Cw. How
eln. 70 ]. second: Trcacy, 100 Oh. Phillips.
: to ?. third Time, 2:34 rs. Free Admission,
Compass. Santa Teresa, vesuvia. Class Leader
and The Wizard also ran