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1 — , « . Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of May 10, 1904 Racing at Morris Park, Worth. Louisville, Kansas City and St. Louis. The story that Hermis, Africander and Waterboy had all gone amiss was emphatically denied. Alec Shields declared that Hermis was as sound as a dollar. He was worked this morning by Redfern, who said: Hermis was so strong that he nearly pu!led me out of the saddle. When I dismounted I was bathed in perspiration and had to change my clothing. There is nothing the matter with the horse." Africander, according to his owner, Charley Dwyer, was never in better trim. He worked a mile at Gravesend on Sunday in 1 :43, fight ing for his head all the way. James B. Haggin was out at Sheepshead Bay last Sunday to watch Waterboy work. He found the great Watercress horse in good shape, although train er Jack Joyner has not hurried last years champion in his work. GUfains victory in the fourth race at Worth today brought him the first pair of brackets he has achieved sir.ee his drfeat of McChesney in the al! aged handicap at one mile at Worth November 1, 1902. He won that race by the narrow margin of a nose and it took all that was in him today to beat Albula by haif a length. Jockey Milton Henry was not per mitted to fill out his engagements for the day. He rode Monastic II., Voltrice and Hands Across, the first and last named the stoutest favorites of the afternoon and the second men tioned a well backed second choice. Monastic II. was badly beat n by Floral King, though he was finishing fast under a drive after run ning the first part of the journey of six furlongs apparently well in hand, but witha.l somewhat ginipy. It is contended that the horse has unusually sore feet and that may have bren the trouble with him today. Vol trice finished out cf the money, but her performance is excused by trainer Riddle with the statement that she came out of the race badly bucked. Hands Across was at all stages of the betting odds on and on public form he appeared to hold the others safe enough to win by a few lengths. When he reached the wire so poor a third that he finished barely a head in front of Emperor of India there were expressions of public disapproval and a few resorted to hissing. In the first part of the race Henry did not appear to persevere with the horse. He laid from three to six lengths behind the leader until the stretch was reached. Then he took his mount to the inside in the deepest going and began the application of the whip vigorously enough, though he fin ished with a rein that was far from taut.
