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! 1 i : ! 5 1 t t 1 ; 3 2 Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of March 28, 1904. Racing at Washington, Memphis, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Horsemen are already beginning to arrive at the various Chicago tracks for the opening of the local season. Tha rumor that Africander might not race this year has been dispelled by the work of the great Star Ruby colt at Gravcscnd during the past few days. Trainer Richard Miller has indulged Africander in several long gallops and the colt is as sound as a new dollar. Following his custom of several years past Jame OLcary has opened a future book on the Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps and on the St. Louis 0,000 Worlds Fair Handicap. For th3 Brooklyn McChesney is made a pronounced favorite at 8 to 1, while at 10 to 1 he dividc3 favoritism with Waterboy for the Suburban. Dick Welles is made favorite for the Worlds Fair Handicap at 10 to 1, with McChesney and The Picket equal second choices at 12 to 1. A reservation of ten stalls was made at Gravcscnd last Friday for the horses of Carl Jungbluth. Carroll Reid, who took The Picket east last season will go with the horses. Some time ago a doubt was expressed whether or not an eastern campaign would be given The Picket this season and, while no hors?s were named when the application for stabling was received, it is possible that the racing plan has been changed and the winner of last years American Derby may be seen again in the East. It was The Picket which ran away with the September Stakes last fall and defeated Africander when the son of Star Ruby went amiss in the running. During his short stay in the East The Picket ran some decidedly impressive races and demonstrated that his victory in the American Derby was not a fluke. The official western racing season was in- augurated today at Montgomery Park, Mem- phis, Tenn., with the running of the Mont- gomery Handicap, of ,000 added. Living up to its past history in which the favorite has seldom won, todays running of the big stake was a repetiton of former years. G. C. Bennett and Co. were the fortunate owners of the winner, their chestnut horse, Little Scout, by Lamplighter Little Indian, disposing of his opponents with the utmost ease in the stretch, although outrun for the first three-quarters. Edward Corrigans imported celt McGee captured second money, but only after a strenuous stretch duel in which he was forced to do his best to outstay Luralight. When the bar-j rier was released Duelist outbroke the rest and, setting a fast pace for seven-eighths, tired badly and gave way to Haviland. The lat-ters lead was of short duration, however, for Dominick, astride Little Scout, had gradually worked his way around the others and, catching Haviland as he was turning into the stretch, easily took the lead and won off by himself. Jockey Lyne had McGee under a stiff pull for the first mile, but when he released his restraining hold, the imported colt responded gamely. The S. C. Hildreth entry, consisting of Witfull, By Ways and Safety Light, were favorites, the last-named two finishing fourth and fifth. Witfull could not handle her high impost of 122 pounds and finished eighth. Because of interference at the start Claude was pulled up. Rankin, Martinmas, De Reszke, Captain Arnold, South Breeze, Coruscate and Banter made up the remainder of the field.
