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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of March 31, 1904 Racing at Washington, D. C, Memphis, San Francisco and Los Angeles. George C. Bennett, owner of Little Scout, showed his appreciation of the manner in which his horse was prepared by trainer Henry McDaniel and later ridden by jockey Dominick to victory in the big Memphis Handicap. He pres;nted each with a check for 00 last Tuesday and placed the credit almost equally on the heads of the trainer and jockey, for Little Scout was assuredly sent to the post fit and then handled admirably. James R. Keenc has secured second call on the services of jockey Arthur Redfern and the boy will receive a salary of 15,000, it is said. E. R. Thomas has first call on Redfern, for which he will pay 5,000, so that with outside mounts the crack jockey is expected to earn 5,000 again this season. John Bull-man has signed another contract to ride for August Belmont this year, salary said to be 2,000. This is taken to mean that Mr. Belmont will be represented in some of the big stakes despite the sde of his stable last year. Peter Paul, Mrs. R. Bradkys three-year-old Aloha colt, gave a decisive beating to some of the best handicap horses at the Benning track and also conceded them lumps of weight. The track was deep in mud, but Peter Paul reveled in the going and, taking the lead at the start, was well in hand all the way, winning pulled up by a length and a half. The colt improves with each race. Himself was b:st of the others that started and ran a good race. Masterman took third place, but only because of the fact that Arrah. Gowan left the barrier about four lengths back of the others and, making up this ground, tired and fell away in the stretch run. Masterman dislikes the mud. The fourth race at Memphis, a one-mile handicap, attracted a crack field, among which were Auditor, Claude, Rankin, Luralight and By Ways. But De Rcszkc was practically given the race at the start, getting away running and taking a winning lead before the others wcrs fairly in motion. De Reszke showed good speed, however, in maintaining this lead and he had to, because Haviland, under hard urging, rapidly ate this distance up, forcing Hennessy on the winner to go to the whip. De Rsszkc stuck to it gamely and flashed under the wire with daylight between himself and Haviland. Lauralight took the short end of the purse. Claude, under his big impost, gave a good account of himself.
