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s j I 1 1 I j c 1 . I , , SCRIMMAGE MAKES GOOD JOHN W. SCHORRS RECENT PURCHASE WIKS THE W00DHAVEN STAKES. Echo of Jacksonville Feud Comes When Youngster la Bid Up from ,000 to .800 — Guy Garner Has Field Day and Heads Jockey List. ■ New York. April 27.-Tohn W. Schorr won out Ins recent purchase. SYrimmuge. when the sou of Wild Mint and Ballyhoo Belle finished first in Hie running of the Wooilhaven Stakes at Aqueduct Cos afternoon. The race was not without a disagreeable feature tor the Memphis turfman, for George Reed, presumably acting for II. L. ghanr, ran up Hie gehl-| lug from ,000. his entered price, to .. *0 Albert Simons, trainer of the Schorr stable, bid the ueees sary additional $.1 to protect the voting racer and Scrimmage 1H1I not change hands. After the run-up Mr. Schorr complained that he hod been peraecnted by Mr. S*haw- and he attributed the boost to him. the trouble originated at Jacksonville and this boost would indicate that it will be continued at the big tracks. The tabulated history of the Woodhaveu Stakes is as follows: Vear. Winner. Wt. Jockev. Val Time 1900 Scarry 10.1 Mitchell ...,140 1 02? lilOl Klsie L 100 T. Burns... l...,0 1 nlii 1.0O2 Hedge los Landry 1.400 lr i 1908 Agnes Breiinan. . .108 ONeill 1 .MO 101* 1:h 4 Niblick 104 Kedfern ...i;«i SB HOG L. Joe Hayman.. 83 J. Kellv 1.2«!0 -53 1!XM Bertmont PO Baird ." 1.450 :54 10O7 Bustle 01 F. Barate... l.aaaj :.-,4 and£ xif? H*rbS? W- E- I uKan... 1.500 «Bj 1908 Not run this vear. 1010 Scrimmage 104 G. Burns .. 075 :.»; Bun at five-eighths of a mile previous to 1904. The track had dried out nicely over night, anil while not fist yvas in g «od condition. The weather was also much more pleasant than has been the rule and a crowd of 0.000 enjoyed tin- sport. It was a good day Cat favorites and the followers ad jockev Cuy Gainer, who brought home four winners. Dull-care. Jeanne dArc. Dandelion and Danger Mark, all of which were public choices. Incidentally his successes of today put Gamer at the head of the Ameri-•an .jockev list for loin. Frank Regans Ardri, one of the most improved horses of the year, added another to his long list of successive victories when he yvon the handicap at a mile. Polls was the first choice for the race. "but. after meeting with some ill luck in the running, he was only aide to finish as dose tip as third. Ardri was rushed into a long lead and. setting a fast pace, lasted to withstand the stretch rush of Zienap. S C. Hildreth saddled old Montgomery in this race, but he was far from ready and was badly outpaced all the way. He won two other races when Dandelion and Jeanne dArc finished first. The Newcastle Stables Danger Mark was winner ol the race for maiden two-year-olds. He is a half-brother to Spooaet and his race tixlav was of a character to suggest that he will develop into one of the good ones. A. J. Goldsborough today bought Arasee from C. J. Qaten. The terms were private. Jockey V. Powers left todav for Lexington, where he will ride C. L. Harrisons Housemaid in the running of the Breeders Filturitv. This tillv is a half sister t, Alfred Noble and is said to lie a good one. Waldo will not start in the Camden Handicap. but Powers will remain in Kentucky to ride him in the Kentucky Derby at Louisville." Homer Selby has had the misfortune to lose the chestnut filly. Fair Lillian, a two-vear-old by Bonn erges-Hira Villa. She died suddenly. Iieing sick onlv • lie day. and her owner thought she might have been poisoned. 1 r. Waters could not find anv traces of poison but thought she died of acute pneumonia. She gave promise of making a useful tillv. as she had shown a fine turn of speed in all her work-outs. Selby has sold his two-yeartold bay colt. Croat Caesar, by Ces.irion - Crandma II.. to Farlv Wright This colt showed Selby and Wright a good quarter of of a mile before he was sold.
