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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of February 18 1903 Racing at New Orleans and Inghside InghsideJockeys Jockeys Fuller and Odom shared the rid ¬ ing honors between them at the Fair Grounds today each riding two winners winnersRome Rome Respess crack threeyearold Dick Welles which was one of the best twoyear twoyeartolds tolds in the West last year and which defeated Savable winner of the Futurity is now on the mending list Dick Welles has been ill for some time but is now going along well and his owner has his eye on the American Derby Should the colt be a starter in that event Tommy Knight will be the pilot A new racing association to promote a track in Ottawa is about to be organized It will be known as the Ottawa Valley Jockey Club and will be capitalized at 100000 The I officers will be Honorary president the Earl of Minto governorgeneral of Canada pro ¬ visional directors the Hon Charles Fitzpatrick M A Belcourt C Berkley Powell Alexander j McLennan E S Skeak and F X Saint Jacques The plans include a mile track and ja steeplechase course to be finished in time timefor for racing next year yearJames James OLeary in posting odds for the j i Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps has made Hermis such an overwhelming favorite for both of the big races as to suggest that the oddsmaker considers the results already prac i tically settled which of course would imply that Mr Vosburgh is a bad handicapper How ¬ ever the Brooklyn is a long way off and longer longerodds odds may prevail against Hermis by and by Mr OLeary quotes Hermis at G to 1 Ad ¬ vance Guard 12 to 1 Blues 12 to 1 Major MajorDaingerfield Daingerfield 20 to 1 Colonel Bill 20 to 1 and Sombrero 40 to 1 1Fred Fred Burlew who is at the Gravesend track with the horses of Newton Bennington and Pierre Lorillard is making preparations to go to Beuning He expects to ship the latter part of next week in order to give the horses time to get accustomed to their new surround ¬ ings before the beginning of the meeting of the Washington Jockey Club of March 23 Burlew has been busy with his horses all winter and they will be in excellent condition for the opening of the eastern racing season His twoyearolds are in a forward condition and will bq trained to the minute by the gallops they will get at the Benning track
