The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-23
PRETENS|ON AGAIN
TIED TRACK RECORD
Civill Gelding Equaled Mark of
Course in Delmar Feat
ure Yesterday.
HAYES ENTRY WON STAKE.
and LAWSON Had Easy
| Time Beating Dromio-Three
4 Selections of The Re
l. public Won.
HAYES ENTRY WON STAKE.

For the second time within one weei
Pretension eaualed a track record at Del
vhaf yesterday. running one mile and one
FIFTEENTH in la and easily defeating Foot
nehts Fsvorite and Taby Tosa.
That the Civil 3-year-old is about a.
handy a racing tool in his own particular
bass as can be found at the local traci
kas proven by the easy fashion in which
. won his race. Trailing the two leaders
b the stretch head. he came on wher
teady, stood of the challenge of Foot
jghts Fayorite and won neatly enough
record time.
Although the stake race OF the day
kas second on the card. absence OF COM
etiton for the Hayes pair made the
purth event the feature. Favoritism was
3ivfded between Pretension and Foot
ehts' Favorite. the Civil geldins finally
sitting down to the post OF first choice
/ . to /.
Seven horses faced the starter, Foot
Xghts occupying the second post in the
Hitting, with Taby Tosa in third place at
Ito ! The ray gelding was well liked
many, and the fact that Jockey Austin
Id b moUnt secured him a heavy play
many quarters.
IT'LL y Oil eve uIcdh d. IL 6dtt was
mapped. Alden shot to the fore as II in
binding to make a runaway race of the
vent, with Footlights Fayorite In sec
md position and Pretension third. Run
ing nicely along in the fourth place was
naby Toee, while the remainder Of the
ED came wallopfng along ehind des-
terately striving to get up to the leaders
spite of he heart-breaking pace.
Alden had a big lead around the nrst
NO turns, and Footlights was a close sec
nd. Pretension. was hanging on nicely
5nough in the third place. Down the
ack stretch, however. the gait com
nenced to tell on Aden. and Footights
fAdually 0verhauIed him. while Preten-
lon drew up at the same time:
Rounding the SITS Bile turn. Alden had but
short margin Of advantage. while fooL-
thts was almost abreast OF him, WIN
THO ct this j~uncture, and the quartet
Eced for the stretch turn with the CIVIL
1ding drawing up inch by inch.
4 was Pretension who showed the way
~ who started on his anal run with a
nd which gave him q clear lead OF q
nth and one-half. Not 20 be shaken on
easily. however. Footlights made her
q dying effort, and seemed to have
q Civil entry o~verhauled a furlong out.
Mclaughlin handed his mount one crack
18th his whip. however, and Strengthened
kt Pretension as he drew ahead. but tried
bear in towards the rail. and crossed
. line by q handy margin over Foot
hts. The first two easily held their
5rpetitors safe, n Taby Tosa was a
bod third.
The distance was run In La. which tied
8 mark for the distance over the Del
nr course. On his last out Pretension
It Commodore at seven furlongs. tying
. track record OF Ia for the distance.
"a the second rae {. the Forecast Stake,
one mile. only three contestants faced
after Dade. with b Hayes entry at .
Eohfbitive price In the betting. The young
WD were held At I to 8. Later going to ]
Z. Dromfo opened at 8 to l.. but was
Scked down to s to ! BY the Light play
S1Ch was made on the event
Thofe was nothing to the race but the
Kyeo 2-year-olds. and they won as they
n1Ded. with Dfomio Q coup1e OF lengths
hind.
FE1ftenham, picked By The Republic to
3, 0asfly beat the fayor1te. Jake Weber.
the opening race. Mndor1 LASTED long
5oneh to beat the fAst-clos1ng Check
foeEan ln the third event. the latter BE-
me Republics tip md held at 10 to
b the betting. Pretension was also -
rted; by this paper.
Hypaay won father q handy race In the
u, and Felix Mo9xes came home ahead
HI 0eld in the sixth. Sam Craig showed
u1ded Improvement IN the last event and
n handy from 0abot and Marlin.