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VINDEX FOR THE DERBY James Rowe Selects Him to Carry Whitney Colors in Big Race He Is Therefore Withdrawn from fromCecil Cecil Handicap Won by byCudgel Cudgel in a Canter HAVRE DE GRACE Md April 29 Some few persons wore inclined to Inlieve that AArar Machine Frank AAeirs fouryearold with only ninetyseven pounds to carry could beat Commander Ross high class racer Cudgel carrying 132 pounds in the Cecil Handicap at Havre dc Grace today but after the race when they had seen Cudgel go to the front soon after the start and canter all the way vvith Sande looking back and tlie vainly struggling Dreyer on War Machine they discovered they were intirely in the wrong Cudgel won just as he jdeased and it was merely a matter of how far Kande wanted him to win There was really no fontest It is unfortunate that trainer James Rowe decided at the last moment to withdraw Aindex Harry Payne AVhitneys good threeyearold Mon ¬ day night Albert Simons trainer for the AVIiitney stable declared his intention of starting Vindex and the promised threehorse race with Cudgel and Aindex as the stars brought out a big crowd in anticipation of seeing a real horse race but al ¬ though even as late as this morning the Whitney representatives declared they Intended to start their threeyearold against Cudgel at the last moment they withdrew withdrewJames James Rowe announced the reason for this later saying that he had completed his plans regarding the running of the Harry Payne AVIiitney condidate in the Kentucky Derby Mr Kowe has elected to start Aindex in the famous Kentucky race and Jlle thn ey ur0ld Wilt leave Havre de Grace for Louisville on Thursday Borrow will be sent along Jis a companion to Aindex and Mr Rowe himself will accompany the pair and saddle Aindex for the big race Jockey AArillie Knapp who rode Ex ¬ terminator the winner of last years Derby will liavo the mount on Aindex The latter is reported to have shown some brilliant trials at the Brook dale Farm and his meritorious performance at Havre de Grace a few days ago earned the colt many warm admirers Mr Rowe who is popular with his fellow horsemen carries their well wishes for Aindexs success in the big race The raceThe steeplechase furnished a thrilling finish be ¬ tween Reddest and Rhomb these two old and re ¬ liable jumpers staging a hard fought duel on the flat after clearing the last obstacle the first men ¬ tioned marginThe getting the verdict by a small margin The AVIiitney followers were given a decided sur ¬ prise in the opening race when Amaze could do no letter than finish third to Rocking Horse a first time starter and Oleaster OleasterAVilliam AVilliam Jennings has arranged to ship Be Frank to Kentucky on Sunday next and jockey James But well has been engaged to ride the colt Dunboyne provided his trial at Pimlico tomorrow is satis ¬ factory will also be shipped to Louisville LouisvilleBILLY BILLY KELZY AND SIR BARTON BARTONThe The two Derby colts Billy Kelly and his stable companion Sir Barton were sent a mile and an eighth this morning in liHj Sande had the mount on Billy Kelly while Loftus was astride Sir Bar ¬ ton Bedwell will probably leave for Louisville with Ixjth horses the latter part or the week The fractional time of the workout was 25 51 117 143 143Charles Charles S Lansdalc who spent several days at Havre de Grace left for Cincinnati yesterday yesterdayAVillie AVillie Dugan who branched out as a trainer in Cuba was an arrival Before leaving Havana he irranged to turn out the Senor Larrca string at the hitters plantation near Matanzas for the summer Senor Larrea plans to come over to the States to attend the races during the Saratoga meeting and while here will strengthen his stable by the addition of several racers racersAbout About a dozen stables still remain at the Oaklawn track Hot Springs awaiting some definite news from Canada CanadaSergeant Sergeant Mortimer Murphy former trainer of Carleton B and other racers in the J S Owenby stable and later a member of the Seventyseventh Division of the United States Army arrived from the other side on Tuesday and at present is quartered at Camp Mills Long Island He expects to otbain his discharge from the service shortly and promises to run over to Pimlico to visit his many friends among the horsemen and race followers followersYesterdays Yesterdays claims included Tommywaac which was retained by her stable at a substantial advance over her entered price and Broom Peddler which was claimed by J W Bean for 2120 Jack Leary was bid up to 2000 and sold to C K Moore after he won the sixth race raceCol Col Phil T Chinii leaves for Kentucky tonight to look over the mares quartered at his farm near Ixxington The division of the James Arthur stable will leave with the Chinu horses that are racing here when they are shipped to Jamaica JamaicaHorsemen Horsemen are thinking of holding a big banquet for their friends and iwrsons interested in racing and themselves in Baltimore on the evening of May 13 the day before the Preakness is run at Pimlico PimlicoDr Dr J Fred Adams and James Arthur left to ¬ night for Lexington Ky to attend the annual meeting of the Thoroughbred Horse Association Both are slated to be elected to the board of directors directorsAVilliam AVilliam Red AValker has arrived at Toronto in advance of his string of nine horses en route from Havre de Grace to AVoodbine Park G Hennessy is also shipping six horses from Havre de Grace with the AValker consignment
