The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-02
FAIR CROWD At MEMPHIS
OPENING DAYS RACING AT MONT.
GOMERY PARK DREW THREE
THOUSAND
MUD LARKS TO THE FRONT
Montgomery Handicap Was Taken
by LarkSpur, The COnquerOr
Second, Aloha III. Third,
In Slow Time.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April L. n a hard
rain storm, and on a track d. ep in mud
Robinson and Leach's bay mare Lark
spur. won the rich Montgomery handi-
cap by length from The Conqueror this
afternoon. 1t was the opening day or
the Memphis Jockey clubs spring meet
ing. and about 5000 persons We're in at
tendance. Rain set in during the early
morning, and when the first race was
called the track was sea of mud and
water.
The Montgomery handicap was the
fourth event. and twelve horses accept
ed the weights, Joe Doughty being added
at the last moment. Starter Fitzgerald
sent the field away to a good start with
Laureate, The Unknown, Caviar and
Larkspur in the van The latter imme-
dfately raced to the front. and, making
her own running. won handily by a
length, with the odds of to 1 against
her
John Schorrs H L. Coleman was
heavily played in the second race. a sell
ling affair for two-year-elds, but second
was the best he could do, Red Hook win
ming handily at long odds.
Silverdale and Mamie Nolan were the
only winning favorites Summaries:
First race, six furlongs, selling-sn-
verdale Won; w. j. DeBoe second; St
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Second race, four furlongs, selling
Red Hook won. H. [. Coleman second.
Je 7aE de Resseke third Time ~
n, Ihlrd race. one mile, sellirg-Nannie
third. Time, 1:4S
Fourth race. mile and sixteenth. Mont
ggomery handicap-Larkspur won. The
Conqueror second, Aloha II. third Time.
1:5SA. Brigade, Ohnet Peaceful, Sena,
tor Beveridge, The Unknown. Our Nellie.
Joe Doughty, Caviar also ran.
Fifth race; four furlongs, for two-year-
ond, The Boston third Time. -
Sixth race, one mile, selling .Tanowood
won, Heroics second, Petit Maitre third.
Time, 1:49.
WON BY AN OUTLAW"
Three bills were filed In the chaneerv
court today against the new Memphfs
Jockey club, seeking temporary an
junction to prevent the officials from rul-
ing the alleged outlawed horses off the
montgomery park track in the stake race
TINS afternoon. The court granted the
temporary Injunction. The compla inants
are are X NJ. Robinson and L. A Leach.
Of the firm of Robinson & Leach. of Dam
vile, KY; Charles ]. Celia, of St. Louis
and L. P. Hayes, of Lexington. KY. They
aIlege the secretary of the New Mem
phis Jockey club refused to allow them
TO enter certain horses in the Montgom-
cry handicap today. The jockey club and
Its entire staff Of officers are made de-
PENDANTS to the suit
At z:31 this afternoon, Vice President
e. G. Jones' of the Memphis Jockey
club, received the following telegram
from President Montgomery, who attend
ed the meeting of the board of stewards
Of the Western Jockey club at Chicago.
today.
The following resolution has lust been
passed by the board of stewards Please
have 1t observed in receiving this after
Moons entries: All stake engagements
made prior tn the adoption of the rules
on March l5 1901. shall be respected by
me Teeognlzed and licensed meetings Of
the Western Jockey club, and horses
having such stake engagements shall
also be eligible to purses at the meetings
where they have such stake engage.
ments.' - 1+4.,, ,-.-.,.
In accordance with the telegram the
ofhc1als allowed the horses of Messrs.
Robinson, Hayes and Celia to start in
the Montgomery handicap The race was
won by Rebinson's Larkspur.