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c * C t s c i , a j j , , . . , I . | , , 1 1 1 1 • I 1 - t » 5 s f . . . 1. i ;. . 0 r t t e ii a a in s il a a it. t Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of April 22, 1903. Racing at Aqueduct, St. Louis, Memphis, Oakland and Lakeside. 1 1 Agnes Brennan, carrying the Burlew colors, 2 2 3 won an easy victory in the days feature, the 4 4 Ozone Stakes, at Aqueduct, wh?n she crossed 5 E 6 e the finish line eight lengths in front of the 7 six other two year ills that started. She increased her advantage at every post and ONeill was forced to pull her up or her win- 2 - ning margin would have been greater. Nine- 3 3 1 pin and Oriza tock the place and show money. E Memphis is specializing in match racrs as its 6 6 spring meeting nears its end. Molinos, owned 7 7 by J. W. Schorr, and Ed. Tierney, owned by J. Fav. met in a special race today to decide 1 1 2 2 which of the two was the superior as the result 3 of an argument similar to that of Hil- dreth and Daly over the respective merits of _ Claude and Witfull. Ed Tierney trimmed Mclmos a few days ago in the Memphis Stakes, but Mr. Schorr was not satisfied as 7 to the outcome of that race and meeting Mr. 1 Fay, the two owners talked things over and I 2 decided to stage a match race with a substan- tial side bet, th? distance to be four and a , « 3 4 half furlongs, both colts to carry 110 pounds. 5 1 The way in which Molinos beat Ed Tierney today showed that the result cf the Memphis , 1 6 Stakes was not a true test. The Schorr colt . 7 went to the front immediately after the start and won as his rider pleased. Major Tenny finally achieved the laurels i ; that go to the winner and incidentally he chose to win when the stakes were large. Meeting the best in the all aged handicap , division racing at Memphis, he displayed I courage and stamina in disposing of them in 1 the Peabody Hotel Handicap, worth ,145 to the winner. The conditions called for three . year-olds and over, allowances, at one and one eighth miles. Ten horses answered the J bugle call and when the start came Favonius 5 showed the way with Harry New and The » Don in close pursuit. At this time Major Ten - ny was far back and his chances looked hope-: less. Entering the stretch Harry New was 8 leading, with Favonius second and Iluzzah. Nitrate and Major Tenny in order, the rest t were well beaten here. In a drive down th? ? stretch, the positions changed rapidly and the e finish found Major Tenny in front, Huzzah 1 second and Favonius third. With clear weather and a good track, the e attendance at Lakeside today was materially improved. Those who journeyed to the course e were treated to a good days sport, enlivened d by several close and exciting finishes. Three e of the horses that contested in the fourth race passed so close together over the line e that none but the judges were able to separate e them. It was a seven eighths dash, for three-, , year-clds and over, and brought a field of ,f six to the post. Backing for Omdurman just it before post time made him an equal choice e with Chop Suey in the betting. To a good j start, the light weighted Our Bessie rushed to o the front and held a commanding lead to the e head of the stretch, where Omdurman and Chop Suey closed up on her. Opposite the last ;t ughth post. Our Bessie fell away beaten. Lingo o moved up fast, next to the inside rail. In n the last sixteenth struggle, Chop Suey ap-n 1- peared to have the best chance, but Dominick gave Omdurman a powerful ride and would not t be denied, fairly lifting him across the line ie by a nose before Lingo, which finished the ie same distance before Chop Suey. Lingo finished 1- resolutely and would have won in an-n 1_ other stride or two. •
