The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-16
WON BY B~ANNOCKBURN
RICH LOUISVILLE FUTURITY PRIZE
TAKEN BY MGUIGAN'S, COLT.
Good Riding by Jockey MOrrisOn-The
Handicap at ST.. Louis
Easily Captured by Macy.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 15.-With the
going heavy in a driving rain and a driv-
ing finish the first Louisville Futurity of
the new Louisville Jockey Club was run
over it's course to-day. With a field of
thirteen, the best two-year-old colts of the
West, it was a fitting Inauguration of one
of the best stakes upon the Western turf.
'Umbrella'' McGuigan carried off the prize,
and when his brown colt Pannockburn
passed under the wire he showed his heels
to a field of the very best two-year-olds of
the West. Rowland and Bangle were his
only competitors and they finished behind
him because they were inferior colts. To
Morrison, as much as Bannockburn, be-
longs the credit of victory. Having been
set down for alleged incompetency, which
precipitated the fight of McGuigan before
the turf congress-, with which the turf
world is familiar, Morrison's ride and finish
on B~annockburn clearly disproved any
charge respecting his capacity as a jockey.
B-annockburn, who was third at the last
sixteenth, was brought UP between How
land and Bangle and cleared the lines SAFE
ly with a half length to the good, While
Bangle beat out the former peerless how
land by the same distance. Black Mary
was two lengths away, while Gall1Vant had
five lengths to overcome, the others being
strung out. The bookies again Jared Well,
for of the six events but two went 10 IA
Vorites, one at prohlbltlVe odds. summary
of the Louisville Futurlty:
Four and one-half furlongs; guaranteed
value of $4,000. of which 5000 to the win
tWo-year-old foals of 1895. W. and A. NC
Guigan's brown colt Bannockburn, by HAY
don Edwards-Pattie Blaine, 15 CMorrison),
4 to l, won; Z. S. Gardner q sons pay
colt Bangle, by Iroqu1s-Bracelet, ~ e.
Reiffl, 22 to and to 3 second f1t r. n.
imported Ricochel, 115 clayton, ) TO z,
coupled with Olney, third; Iime, ;o612.
Frances McClelland, Mary black, floronso'
Ranister. GalliVant, Pacemaker, DomlnlS,
Frank Thompson, Hindoo, Net and Olney
also ran.
Withers take Won by OctagOn.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Ogden, the crack
two-year-old winner of the Futurity of 1896,
had his colors lowered at Morris Park to-
day by the Belmont colt Octagon, who ran
such a good race in the mud Thursday. 1t
was the twenty-fourth running of the clas-
sic Withers stake for three-year-olds, at
a mile, and a great GROVE gathered to
watch the contest. In the betting Ogden
was the favo2ite for, opening 8 to 10, he was
steadily backed down until no better than
to 5 could be obtained, while Octagon was
held at s to from beginning to end. The
other two, Regulator and Bannock, were
scarcely backed at all The start was good
and prompt and as the horses came out of
the chute Bannock showed the way, with
Regulator second, Ogden third and Octagon
in the rear. The pace was slow for the first
sixteenth, but they soon warmed up TO
their work with Bannock falling to the
rear, his chances for winning being gone
in the first half mile. Regulator showed
the way for a while in company with Og-
den. but Octagon was well up and seeming
ly the. freshest of the lot. As they ran
along the upper turn Of the Withers mile
TaraI had to work a little on ogden to
Keep him up to his speed, while close be-
hind him was the speedy Octagon, still
going we'll within himself; II was but a
few seconds before they had entered the
stretch and were on their way home. Then
Sims let out a length on Octagon and be-
passed him and he began 10 work with
whip and spur. but try as hard as ne
might. he could not catch the flying son
Of Rayon DO Summary:
The Withers: one mlle-Octagon-lk
(Sims). s to 3 and out, won: Ogden, III
lTaraD. 3 to 5 and out. second; Regulator,