The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-30
FORMASTER RAN
OVER GREGOR K,
Yon of Brufus Showed His True
Form, Winning in Impress
give Manner.
PAWTUCKET GALLOPED HOME.
Charlie Ellison Bet GO. GOO on Him
at Five to Two-Johnny Pow
ers Finally Took Purse
With Gravina.
KDrBLC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New Orleans. La. Doc @-when c. ".
Hollenback shipped his good Brutus colt.
Formaster. down here from Memphis he
know what he was doing. The books laid
rather lengthy prices against the colt In
his early starts hereaboUts. but that day
ia past.
Those who wish TO play him IN future
will take short odds against him, after
the way IN which lie breczed over so good
q horse as GTegor X. to-day. GreEor X
gave him seven pounds actual weight, and
beat him few days ago. To-day lie tried
TO conCeIe him seventeen pounds. Baird
was on Formaster. instead cf Robbins,
who read him last time. n loss to the
horse In the matter OF riding skin, and
Phillips took MriMtyre's place ou Gr"&pI
h, the Arthur jockey having been injured
in fall in an earlier race. This means
a corresponding gain TO GrcEor h. as
Phillips Is superior rider to Mcintyre.
WON LIKE \ BETTER HORSE.
The way Tormaster beat Grngor X
made Il look that Il would have made lit
tie difference what the weights We're or
who were the riders. The S-year-old won
like better class horse than the son Of
Phoenix. which is saying quite good
deal. and when he hooks Floral King in
the New Years Handicap Saturday lie
VIII nave Il following.
FormaSter got away In tangla TODAY
and half mile had been run before he
was free and in contendinE position. BY
mat time Gregor X. had fought his way
won at the last turn. but. in the stretch
run. Formaster simply gallopcd over him
and won AS he pleased. Gregor X. was
an easv second oyer Court Maid.
Charlie Ellison won n big be- FOR him
self when Pawtucket took the first race
he bet ECO on the colt al an average
OF about 5 to 2. The colt was week the
best: OF badly. he won in a hand gal
1op by two lengths from James II Reed.
with which Steve LHommedieu was try
Ing to massacre the ring.
POWERS WINS WITH GRAvINA.
Gravina finally won for John C. Pow
ers In the second. She was always in q
contending position and. coming on the
Inside In the stretch. beat Bengal rather
cleverly by half length.
Au Revoir was In a very soft spot !r the
fourth race and the TO 10 laid against him
was yery liberal. He was in all sorts of
uoubIe IN The early part. but ran over his
Held in the stretch. Nestry came with a
rush at the end and beat Gus Heidorn a
neck for the place
self when Triple Silver won the fifth race.
Little Dickson. the Vanderbilt Jockey, had
the mount and brought the illy home two
lengths TO the good.
Moorish DamseI was slight fayorite in
the last. and won rather easily at the end
from Anthony, who at the stretch turn
seemed to have the race won. Doc Street
cut loose good one here in Midge who
had world of early speed. but was not
quite UP to the distance, and chucked 1t
at the end.
CRESCENT CITY SUMMARIZES
Track fast: weather clear and cool.
Summarize:
First rac'. zeven rurlonCs-Pawtucket, III dI
Phillips. y .. won; James II. Reed. I15
CSicol. 10 secondi HarpoIn. 11s 6E. MorTi-
SOM. 10 20 J. tHifd. Time. l:30 as. ShocI. the
Prince also ran. Maied!ction fell,
70 2 won; Bengal ss IS Dickson. 20 70 /.
third. Time 1:t2 Siisanthrope Revsflle Arge
Lewis. Arab. Daisy Green. Wellesley. Love
Inbor, Ernest Parham and Federal also ran
Third race. mile and acknowledgements
90 tBaird). to 8. won: Gregor Il. 1iD (r.
Phillips). to 8, secord; Court Maid. 100
CRomaneIlD. - TO /. third. Time. I:ls 80 St
ramniany. Barca. Lord French and stolen Mo-
rnents also ran.
Fourth race. slx and ons-hslt furlongs-Au
lAubuchon). 20 to !, second, Gus Eeidorn, los
~. Philiips). 70 /. third Time. i:2i is.
Reliance and Careless also ran.
Fifth race. five furIongs-Trtple Silver IO4 g.
Dicka1n). to !, won: Oriskany, liz q Mar
to I'll I'd. Time. i:6f 4-6. Felix Mozzes Viona.
Tristan shandy. Matt Wadleigh. Johnny Crook
Avenger and Julia NJ also ran.
Sixth race. SIX and one-half furicngs-lfoorish