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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of February 24 1903 Racing at New Orleans and Ingleside InglesideIn In the overnight handicap at Ingleside 1 Dainty from the stable of W B Jennings Company turned up the winner She de jfcated Honiton Gravina Huachuca and Peter J Jockey Willie Knapp had the mount on Dainty Princess Loraine by the Americanbred English Derby winner Iroquois and one of the most valuable of all the great collection of mares at the McGrathiana Stud of Milton Young foaled a brown colt by Lamplighter last Friday He is the first foal of this season by McGrathianas premier sire and is a brother to Lamp Globe GlobeThat That Pierre Lorillard proposes to race ex ¬ tensively this year will be welcome news to those who remember the fame of his lamented father on the turf when Parole Iroquois Sachem Dew Drop and many others gained illustrious victories on both the English and American race courses Mr Lorlllards stable of nine are being trained by Fred Burlew that capable trainer who also handles the stable of Newton Bennington BenningtonIt It is learned that Frank Farrell intends to open the campaign with his horses this year on an extensive scale at Aqueduct Mr Far rell has engaged twelve stalls for the Queens County Jockey Club meeting and the same number for the Metropolitan Jockey Club at Jamaica Frank Weir who has had the Far ¬ rell stable at Gloucester N J this winter reports that the horses have been in excellent health and will be ready to race when the flags fly at Aqueduct A Featherstones two great mares Reina winner of the Brooklyn Handicap and Ha tasco winner of the Brighton Oaks New Rochelle Claremont and Coney Island handi ¬ caps and Swift Stakes will never race again Indications are that they would both stand training again this year but the turfman and his trainer Julius Bauer are of the opinion that they have earned a rest and as a conse ¬ quence the turf will see them no more They will be bred to Previous early next month Frank Brown who trains for Senator Mc Carren has returned to New York from New Orleans where he saw McChesney race He says In my opinion McChesney is a great horse of fine conformation and splendid action He is easily placed for he beats his horses but not off just managing to win If he ever meets Hermis however I will have to bet on Mr Bells colt Durnell Herz say they will sell McChesney for 40000 and will not enter ¬ tain an offer for him for less than that amount amountJockey Jockey Fuller the Chicago boy was the bright outstanding star at the Fair Grounds today His score for the day was five mounts three winns and two eeconds In the first race he had the mount on R N Vestals bay mare Free Pass and his presence in the saddle served to make her the choice over John Bull There never was a question about her winning She took command at the rise of the barrier and won off by herself All of Fullers whining mounts came in a rov from the first race to the third
