The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-12
ENGLISH LAD LOSES
TO SPEEDY MOHARIB
American Derby Favorite Fin,
ishes Fifth After Hard
Luck Run

CHICAGO, June 1.-THE Lewis
Clark stakes at a mile and an eighth,
and for which eleven American Derby
candidates were entered as possible
starters, drew crowd of $4,000 spec
tators to the Harlem track today.
Moharib, at Is to 5, and ridden by
Aubuchon, won the race by a neck.
Bill Curtis, at 40 to /, was second, a
head in front of Flo Bob, the latter
coupled with Flower King as the itch
enor entry. English Lad, poorly han
died, finished fifth.
About everything that possibly could
happen to the Derby favorite overlook
English Lad in this race. He was off
last to poor start, was cut off, knock
ed about and although he rushed up
into contending position in the
stretch, was again hopelessly cut off
on the rail and finally fell back beaten.
Moharib Has Speed
Moharib ran a grand race. He was
last passing the grand stand the first
time, but moved up gradually, and
when turning for home got in front
With wonderful gameness he stalled off
the rush of Bill Curtis and Flo Bob
and. amid deafening cheers, won the
big stake by a short neck.
Memories, an added starter, led her
field for mile, closely pressed by
Prince Silver Wings. The others came
in a procession.
The gross value Of the stake was
$4,000. of which $2,925 went to the
winner.
Peter ] furnished a surprise in the
first race, winning easily after being
neglected in the betting and drifting
up from 10 to / to 20 to /. Weather,
clear and cool; track, fast.
HighbaII Badly Beaten
NEW YORK, June 11-Bryn Mawr
won the Brooklyn Derby at Gravesend
today, defeating Highball, which was
last years tWo-year-Old champion. 1t
was hollow victory for Bryn Mawr,
for he won well in hand by four lengths.
Highban was to have been shipped to-
morrow to Chicago to run in the Amer
lean Derby, but as a consequence of his
defeat today, w. w. Scheftel, his own
er, announced that the horse would re-
main here.
At the start Hildebrand sent High
ball to the front, with Rapid Water
second. Bryn Mawr, on whom Lucien
Lyme had the mount, was third, going
easily next the rail. The pace was not
fast and the time at the mile post was
LAB 1-5. Here Highban began to
weaken and at the mile and an eighth
pole Lyme sent Bryn Mawr out and he
came home galloping.
The Brooklyn Derby at mile
and a half, with $4,000 added money.
Among previous winners of the stake
were Whorley, Major Daingerfield.
Handspring, Octagon, Dobbins and
Hanover.
Field Was Poor
The field today was the poorest that
ever faced the starter in this event.
Only four went to the post ana of these
but two have shown class.
The surprise of the day came in the
third race, the $12,500 fremont stakes,
for two-year- -olds, when Britisher, at
the prohibitive odds of 1 to 5, met de-
feat. Merry Lark, at 20 to 1, won, with
Veto second and Britisher third. Ton
gorder, Veto and Merry Lark ran in
this order to the stretch, where Martin
sent Merry Lark to the front and won
driving by one length from Veto, who
in turn was four lengths in front Of
Britisher
Gambling, at 40 to 1, easily won the
KensingtOn steeplechase from a fair
held of jumpers. Enright in this race
fell at jump on the back stretch,
broke his leg and was shot.