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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of Oct. 21, 1903 Racing at Brighton Beach, Worth and St. Louis. Trainer John M. "Bub" May shipped to Memphis from the .Kentucky Association track last Monday the great two-year-old colt Highball, Steelmaker and thirteen -yearlings, the majority of which are the property of W. M. Schcftcl of New York. The horsi s will remain at Memphis under trainer May until the spring meeting at that place, after which they will be sent to the metropolitan tracks. The third race at Brighton Beach, a handicap, overshadowed the feature race in point of interest. The Mercury Handicap was the main race and was won by Divination, with Grenade second and the recent Thomas purchase, Lady Amelia, third. The conditions were all ages at three-quarters of a mile, with ,500 added. Eugenia Burch won the third race after a long and grueling drive with Salva-tella, the latter being two lengths before Sheriff Bell for second place. This race was at one and one-eighth miles, for three-year-olds and over. The racing at Worth yesterday was signalized by Witfulls splendid effort in the Phoenix Handicap, the third on the card, a dash of one mile and a sixteenth, for three-year-olds, with ,000 added. The Hildreth filly was at her best and really made the band she was pitted against appear cheap in the final eighth. The distance was run in 1:44 which marks a new record for the track. Big Ben assumed command at the start, closely pressed by Gregor K. and Incubator, with the rest well up. Thera was little change in these positions for the first seven-eighths, but just before turning for home Witfull moved up fast next to the inner rail and, getting through luckily, assumed an easy command when straightened out for the wire. All through the final eighth she held the rest at her mercy, winning as her rider pleased by four lengths from Incubator, which beat Alfredo a neck for second place. When the barrier went up Robbins, on Bondage, was caught napping and the horse, breaking flatfooted, was lengths behind the leader by the time the first quarter was run. He made up ground1 gradually thereafter and ran an impressive race, but the early handicap at the start was too much to overcome. The stake was worth j550 to the winner.
