The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-23
The Fast Ones, Bernays and
Colonial Girl, on Deck.
Many Sporting Men Favor Gold
Heels as a Winner.
woRrp.s F,AIR HANpIcAP.

st. Louis, June ga new lion occu-
pies the house once devoted to the ex-
hibit of the king Of beasts at the fair
grounds.
he is Hermis. lion of the American
turf, the greatest race horse of the
year.
Herrnis is in the same quarters with
Colonial Girl, Rowe's Worlds Fair
handicap mare, and by comparison in
physical points suffers materially. Col
onial Girl is grandly built and has en-
durance in every line. Her defect IS
in her legs, which are none too strong
Hermis' rise to greatness has many
angles to it.
T. II. Engman, first owner of Hermis,
and who also owned the great brood
mare, Katy of the West, dam of the
Suburban winner, thought he had
gold bricked' Charles Hughes when
he sold the colt for $4,000. Engman
would have regarded 5000 as a high
value on the yOungster but for his vein
Of Spendthrift blood and his value as Il
remnant of that great performer S
worth
Hughes failed to develop Hermis, and
when L. V. Bell took a fancy to the
Hermence-Katy of the West colt he
was considerate fortunate in making a
sale OF the horse for $4,000. Again
turfrnen in general yelled Gold brick. "
Bell raced Hermis successfully, but
found that another held a higher value
over the colt than he did. That man
was Z. r. Thomas, a New York mill
lionaire, who thought no price too high
for the best. Thomas paid 100000 for
Hermfs. Then, truly. did turtles, turf
writer's and the public in general be-
lieve that the biggest bunko game ever
known to turf annals had been pulled
on
However. in the last year Hermis
has rewarded the present owner in Pc
cuniary output, besides ingrosslng his
name in the history of turf annals,
from whose pages it will be resurrected
every year as long as a thoroughbred
has an admirer-
All who inspected Hermis yesterday
united on the opinion that Hernlis was
1T for the race of his career. The pre-
valing belief, however, is that HermiS
VIII have to run better than mis- best
TO give Bernays 30 pounds and Gold
Heels 10 pounds in the big event
The race reduces to a contest be-
tween the west and the east, and even
though Hernis is winner of the Su-
burban and went the distance, making
three-Quarters in lib, the mile in
1.3S 2-5 and the race in record time for
the event, against Gold Heels rejuVena-
ted. Colonial Girl, Bernays and the 9TH
ers, he will have the time Of his life
getting the big end of the $50, 900 purse
Horsemen at the fair grounds are
growing very sweet on Gold Heels. His
trials recently have shown him sound
as a dollar. and Gold Heels in his old
form is just as formidable a contender
as Hermis. In appearance Gold Heels
attracts universal attention. He is
built on grand lines and has speed and
endurance in all his conformation.
Colonial Girl, one of the most con-
spicuous candidates for the big prize,
was breezed a half mile between races
at the fair grounds yesterday. This
performance is one of the most dan
gerous elements in the race, and with
81 pounds on her back has d royal
chance 10 humble the colors of E. r.
Thomas in the big event. Fischer, a
poor rider, will have the mount, but
Colonial Girl has big following in the
handicap and will be better played al
the post. The stable fondly imagines
that Colonial Girl is going to start at a
long price, but it is very probable that
she viii be as good as third choice.
It was announced at the club house
yesterday that Witful, Hildreths good
mare, will be sent to st. Louis and will
start in the big handicap