The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-17
H4NDsPRING IHE WINNER.
BeImont's Haskins Close Second for the
Wither'- stakes.

MORRIS PARK RACE TRACK. May
1G.-P J. Dwyers great colt. HANDSPRING
| proved himself a worthy son OF his IA
nous sire. Hanover, by defeating August
Belmonts $4,000 colt Hastings by a short
head i'm the Withers stakes Of one mile
to-day.
1t was an ideal day, and there were
5000 or 10000 people present, including
large number Of ladies'. II was nearly
i:30 before Starter Flynn got the field
in line, and the horse was dispatched TO
a good start. Hastings was first away,
but was quickly pulled back to Hand
spring. Abuse led the field az a merry
clip. two lengths in advance of Hastings,
while Simms kept the favOrito half a
length behind the Belmont colt Just
after passing the siX-furlong post Abuse
dropped back beaten. and Handspring
raced up 10 Hastings For a stride or
two they raced level, but a great shout
from the stand announced that the favor
ito was I'm the lead by q neck Griffin
was plying whip and spur while Simms
was sitting on tho favorlte. Passing the
last furlong pole Hastings commenced
10 gain trihe, and Simms went to the
whip. From the last sixteenth 10 the
Wite II was desperate race. Griffin
rode ike demon, but could not get his
horse's nose beyond landsprug's throat.
latch, ana when they raced under the
wire Simms had landed his fourth WIN
ner for the Dwyer stables by a short
mead. Simms had the mount On Royal
Rose, In the Gaiety and won handiy by
Two lengths from Successful.
flrst -high-weight handicap. for
.hree-y ear-o.ds and upwards, five fur.
win Premier second and Lancer third.
Time, 90
Second race-for >year-olds and IN.
ward one mile.-Brisk Q0S. Littleneld.
10 hrst. with Rosedale second and
DoInJaletta third. Time, f.41ib
Inlid race-the Gaiety, for FLIES. two
year-olds, four ana Il half furiongs- -Royal
noSo illo Sims, to p first, with Success
.5i IL. 1''li''
tourth race-thc Withers' stakesa for
coits' miles, and geldings. tbree-year-oIds.
@ tIo NltherS mile-liaudsprng 022
sums 20 % first, with Hastings Q22
prlihn, 10 . second and sherlock mo
Doggett, y to u third. Time. f.u, Abr.o
ana ismlr also ran.
Fltth race-fiye furlongs- Rotterdam
VlV' Doggett, s to y first, with Passover
second and Full Speed third Time. Loo
SlAlh race-one and one-slxioenfh
miles -Deerslayer Gl7. Doggett 10 =
lrst, with lntermissiOn second and "
Il. third. Time. l.is -.
LOUISVILLE. KY, MAY 16.-Ben
brush and Lady Inez king and Oueen
or the turf are titles that these two
phenomenal three-year-olds earned for
themselves to-day i'm one OF the grand
est races ever witnessed and amid one
or the most exciting scenes ever witness
ed on race. When the bugle sounded
Tor the Schultz stakes. Ben. Brush Lady
lnez' Semper Ego. and Penury responded
10 the call. After slight delay, Starter
Chinn dropped the ilag with DWyor's colt
I'm the lead, Penui7y next. the Lady
third and Semper EGO last. Bruch kent
a good lead until well down the stretch.
Semper Ego being his nearest company.
Here Perkins. ON McGuigans hlly. novel
Up, and at the last eighth her nose was
I'm front and Brush looked as If firing,
but Thorpe called on him, and respond
ing 10 whip and spur. he came again.
and Perkins and Thorpe bringing into
play all the skill they knew, passed un-
der the wire IN as perfect n dead-heat
as ever judges were called upon 10 de-
eide. Then cnsued what IS indescribable.
The people went nearly frantic and
their cheers and yells could be heard al
most a mile.
In the run of Brush took the lead at |
the outset. and finished easily winner |
bv length Summaries:
Firts race-hvc furlongs.-Hed l0l +. /
Williams. l5 10 y first, with Remp Sec 1
ond. and the The Blossom third. Time, /
1:oi.
Second race-six furlongs. Elsie d. /
N7. Morrison. 1 0to ID first. with Joe
clark second. and Katie G.. third Time
iIS.
Third race-slx furlongs.-M -Moylan Qo5,
Perkins 90 81 first with Hanlon Sec
ond. and strthreel third. Time, 1;ll l-2.
Fourth race-the Schultz stakes one
uile.-Ben Brush O22 Thorpe. 2 70 %
and Lady Inez Ol7, Perkins 3 70 y ran
a dead heat: Sempor Ego ar. Perkins. 3
to third. Time, 1Hii Penury also
ran.
In run-of. Ben Brush q 10 lO won,
with Lady Inoz q to % second Time 1913.
Fifth race-four furlones. Alice Q. uW.
rhorp. 10 > first. with Mazeppa second,
and Gownda third. Time, 80 10.