The age-herald., 1901-04-02
OPENING DAY AT MONTGOMERY PARK Rich Handicap Won Handily by
 LarkSpur TRACK WAS A SEA OF MUD Big Crowd Turned Out Despite the Rain-only Two Favorites Fin ished In Front-The Sport
 Was Lively.
TRACK WAS A SEA OF MU[

Memphis, Tenn, April 1-In hard raln storm and on a track deep in mud Robin son and Leachs mare, Larkspur, won the rich Montgomery handicap by a length from The Conqueror It was the opening day of the Memphis Jockey Clubs spring meeting and. about 35OO persons were in attendance.
 Rain set in during the early morning, and when the first race was called the track was a sea of mud and water The Montgomery handicap was the fourth event and twelve horses accepted the weights, Joe Doughty being added at the last moment. There was a long delay at the post occa asioned by the actions of The Unknown and Joe Doughty. Finally Start CT Fitzgerald sent the field away to good start, with Laureate, The Unknown, Caviar and Larksptr in the van. The latter immediately raced to the front,and making her own running, won handily by a length with odds of to 1 against her.
 John Schorr's H. L. Coleman was heav- fly played in the second race, selling affair for 2-year-olds, but second place was the DcBt ne GDuId OOt isSU AiocN wan ming handily at long odds. Silverdale and Mamie Nolan were the only winning fa- vorites.
 First Race-Six furlongs; selling: Sil- verdale no q. Woods) even. won; W. J. Deboe oS (Cochran), to 1 and even, sec ond: St. Marios 98 (Ransom), 20 to 1,third. Time: IS.
 Second race-Four furlongs, selling: Red Hook. los (WinkfieldD, to l, won; rs-l- / adgA 2 to 5, second; Jean de Ressase, loS (Co- burn), 5 to l, third. Time. 0:o2.
 Third race-one mile, selling: Mamie Nolan, S1 (Cochran), to 5, won; El Ca- ney, 118 (Coburn), to 1 and to 1, sec ond; Plead, S6 (Timmons), 10 to l, third. Time, 1:48.
 Fourth race-One mile and one-six- teenth. Montgomery handicap: Larkspur, 104 (Ransom). to l, won; The Conqueror, 106 c. Woods), 6 to 1 and to l, second; Aloha H.. 9S (Cocbran), 20 to l, third. Time, 163%.
 Fifth race-Four furlongs, for tsk year. oold Allies: Barouche, 1o5 (Webe y&.a to 1, won; Tenny F., 105 (O'Brien) to 1 and to l, second; The Boston, 105 Qrvin) 12 to 1. third. Time o:52.
 Sixth race-One mile selling: Jano- wood, S6 (Gormley), to 1, won; Heroics. 106 tCoburn), 20 to l, second; Petit Maitre, liV NihaiiSOiiipp u l, lime, 1.4J, At Bennines.
 Washington. April 1.-The card at Ben- nington today, while interesting. proved [ an enigma to the talent, not an out and out favorite winning The first race went to Invasion, Speedmas, the favorite, fin- ishins second, and Revona H., heavily played, coming in last. Tamah Nawis took the second by fourth lengths, beat ing Laracor and Nala, equal favorites With two starters in the third race Rob- ert Waddell had 1t all his own way, Kid Cox, the favorite, breaking and failing to finish. The fourth was the most inter- esting event. With big field there was four horses equally played for favori- tes, the winning coming home by half a length. In the last race Bill Baly's Belgrade won by neck in front of Knight of the Garter. the favorite.
 Third RaceSix and a half furlongs. f06 CT. Burns). to 2 won; Speedmas. Tor q. Slack), to and 6 to 10, second: Ob- liged, 4 Q4ine), 12 to 1, third. Time. 1:O3 1-5.
 Second Race-Half mile Tamah New is. 102 (Afiles), to l. won; Laracor. ss q. Slack). to 20 and out, second; Frivol. lO6 Miller), to l, third. Time, :50 2-5. Third Race-Six and ia half furlongs: Robert Waddell 10S tWonderly), to G., won; Kid Cox. 1o4 Qandry), even, also started but broke down and failed to finish. Time. 1:S1; two starters. Fourth Race-Four and a half. sell ing Shdell q. Slack), to l, won, Right Away CT. Burns to and to s, second : Flliform, @ QAne), 1 to 1, third. Time, | 56 3-5
 Fifth Race-Seven furlongs: Beau 9S Nfne), to l. won Punctual, 93 lWilker- son), 70 to l and IS to 1, second: Tamari- ner, loS Vandusen), 3 to l. third. Time. 1:32 2-6.
 Sixth Race-Mile and sixty yards, sell ing Belgrade, 10e (Miller), to 10 and out, second; Beau Ideal, 107 Qandrye, 10 to third Time 40 2- "