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" g t C r . t c 1 t j » , 1 l i . ] , ] 1 1 . ! ; ; . I Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of May 18, 1903 Racing at Morris Park, Louisville, St. Louis and Worth. Hernando has bean given preparation for the Hawthorne Handicap, which will be run on the opening day of the Chicago Jockey Club meeting Saturday next. His weight is 119 pounds, and in his work this spring he has done all that has been asked of him. On last Saturday morning he went a mils in company with the imported horse Red Comyn and covered the distance in 1 AZty. Hernando has been backed in the winter books by his owner to win this stake. In spite of poor riding and being messed about all during the running of the race. Yard-arm, owned by E. R. Thomas and trained by John E. Madden, was so much the best of the band that he met in the fifth race at Morris Park that his winning margin at the finish was two lengths. Jockey Connell had a choking pull ot vJie colt for three-quarters of the one-mile journey. Yardarm outclassed his opponents, otherwise he would have been beaten. Five started and Illyria went into the lead at once and held it to the seven-eighths pole, where Yardarm closed an immense gap to overhaul and pass him when his rider gave him his head. Illyria tired badly and was beaten for both the other portions of the purse when Young Henry" got second and Dr. Saylor third money. The latter, always a prominent contender, looked as though he had a chance for second money up to the last eighth, where he tired slightly and gave way right at the end to Young Henry. New York was restrained all through the early running and the choking he got exhausted him and he finished last. The leading feature of the card at Worth was the Evergreen Stakes, at five eighths for two-year-olds, with ,500 added. Only three started — Don Domo, Patsy Brown and Jerry Lynch — the latter two being coupled in the betting as the F. T. Wood entry. Den Domo, on the strength of his splendid form at Worth, was regarded as almost a certain winner by the talent and was well backed at 1 to 2. The start was good and Patsy Brown, closely attended by Jerry Lynch, went to the front, but just after the barrier arose Don Domo crossed his legs and fell, throwing his jockey. When he got to his feet the bridle got tangled up under his right fore arm and he ran away for three-quarters before he was stopped. Patsy Brown and Jerry Lynch cantered over the course in close company, the former winning en suffrance by a head. The stake was worth ,640 to the winner. In the fifth race, a free handicap at seven-eighths for three-year-olds and over, Golden Rule, the even money favorite and heavily backed, wheeled when the bar-*rTer went up and refused to move, being left standing still. Autumn Leaves dashed to the front and, opening up a big gap while running down the backstretch, appeared to have the race well in hand, but just after turning for fcr home she began to bear out, and despite Robbins efforts to keep her straight kept sfid- ing toward the outer rail. In the last aix- teenth Dr. Stephens, under a powerful ride, gradually wore her down and reached the wire a half length in front, Autumn Leaves beating Uranium four and a half lengths for second place. The seven-eighths was run in 1 :26%, which is within three-fifths of a second of the track record. »
