The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-21
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.

With good fields carded in both the
fourth and fifth races at the FAN
Grounds this afternoon. promise is for a
couple of hiSh-class contests. But the
outcome of this same pair of races is far
from certain
In the fourth event the gray Taby Tosa
will have his hands fun with the fic!d
against which he is matched. In the fifth
a. frst-class bunch OF handicap contenders
will be asked to settle the question of STU
periority at the weights.
In the latter event. which has drawn
out two or three animals of stake ca'hcr.
he question OF Miss Mac Days fitness 10
Be considered a candidate will depend en-
tirely upon the state of the track. The FL
lott Stable has a following around tn"
Fair Grounds which will be willing TO back
its entries against Irish Lad or Hermis.
But. leaving these enthusiasts out Of the
question. It seems that the mares chances
to-day will depend upon the footing that
will be presented.
From the appearance OF the course yes
terday it looks as il the track will he
cuppy to-day. assuming that the weather
prediction of fair conditions for the morn
ing hours is made good ON cuppy
track IL does not appear as if Mae Day
or holding track would rebound rather TO
the advantage of Ancke than to that OF
the Elliot. entry.
Assuming that the weather prognosti-
Gator Is correct to-day. 1t looks as Il Mae
Day can be passed 10 temporarily. And
Bas dor looms up as q formidable con-
tender. Prior to his runaway of last Sat
urday. when he circ,ed the track three
times in his morning workout and had %
be withdrawn from the stake. the rail
birds were exhausting their vocabulary
all ltr,rv hNT1 AHNr1
ports of his workouts seem to indicate
that he is the logical choice here. And h"
can be picked. on that account. for first
position.
First Mason will he favorite and Will
have strong following. But the dead
ness of the track. If fair weather holds
this morning will count against him more
than the rather soft footing of Saturday.
He looks easily second hest however and
would be picked for first place were ii not
for the reports of the good form shown by
Bas dor.
Ancke ought TO get third mone., and
Charley Thompson and Operator should
early stages Of the 1our,fey. Thompson
can run on sloppy track or tast one
Whether he can do well on cuppy or
holding course is uncertain. but IGInrrs
on this point are in the NEGATIVE.
Whatever figures may tell ~ the fourth
race. there is one thing tEat form ard
ly. and that is that Tahy Tusa Is the l"-
Ultimate contender for first place III the
fourth race. The gray seidiaS has rerer
run bad race yet. save w:len some 1oc H.
ey of more strength il: the arms than in
the brain had the mount. and r he il
handled properly to-day Will surely lie
contestant
Flying Torpedo ought to like the track
to-tay. Old Stone will scarcely he a.
vored by it, but his light weight and early
speed should help him. Moreover. he ran
a reasonably good race SATURDAY and vas
beaten for the place more through going
wide than through any ability Of Never
such. On this account IL SEEMS: best TO
pass UP the Hughes gelding for show to-
day.
On account Of the distance. Boaster will
coupled with his stable comp -7;Cn. oul il
hardly seems a if the pa shou!G be fig
ured here. Taby Tosa looks lie the win
ner and. with a good boy ". will be
In the third race. Red Leaf linda and
Darthula seem the contendcrs Darthuid
beat linda July Is with but three pounds
advantage in weight. linda seemed 70
which she might have been third. But
with fifteen pounds advantage in Darthu-
las favor. the latter looks the winner.
After Red Leafs Indifferent showing un-
Darthula had the best chance fo- first
money. Moreover. when she beat Iirda
for show money she was coming fast aud
from behind. The extra half furlons to-
Chicago form. looks well. But running
close up in races at five furlongs in the
city by the lake in 1912 does not neces
sarily mean she can do it down here.
One More and First One look best in
the second race. with chances In favor of
the former. Jerry Hunt would be the
choice IL the track was soft.
In the opening race; the weight off Fred
Ter than Franco. Miss Betty may win