The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-01
CIRCUS The WINNER
RICH MONTGOMERY HANDICAP rs
CAPTURED BY w. T. BALD
WINS BAY COLT
FINISH AN EXCITING ONE
Race Was Won by Wax Taper by a
Short Head-Waring
in Also Ran
List.

MEMPHIS Tenn, March 31.-W. T.
Baldwin's bay colt Circus, three years
old, by Charaxus-Ninene, won the rich
Montgomery handicap this afternoon by
a short head in the good time of 1:4S12.
Wax Taper finished second a head before
Flora Pomona.
The odds against the winner at one
time were at the sensational price of
100 to l.
Fully 10000 people were in attendance
and the club house was filed with spec
tatCrs Twenty-seven bookmakers had
all they could attend to.
The Montgomery handicap was the
fourth event on the programme, and thir-
teen horses faced the starter Flora
Pomona was added at the last moment
Hildreth's entry, Waring, Vulcain and
Searcher, were always favorites at s to
8, while Nitrate was second choice at 4
to l.
At the opening of the betting odds Of
100 to 1 were laid against Circus, but
heavy play forced the price down to 30
to l at the close.
Waring assumed command and led his
field UP the back stretch at a merry
clip, closely followed by Silurian and
Flora Pomona.
At the far turn Circus made his run
HUH DSi1nO, anu, turning into the
stretch, held fourth position
The finish was an exciting one, Cir
Gus winning by head from Wax Taper,
VINO closed up a little of ground in the
final run home
Of the other races two were Won by
favorites. In the second race, at four
furlongs, John w. Schorr showed a fast
wo-year-old colt by G. w. johnson.
The fifth event, for two-year- olds, was
also Won by the Schorr stable, Judith
Campbell, a good-looking tilly by Iscner,
beating Prince Tulane. The weather was
perfect and the track fast. Summaries:
Summaries at Memphis.
First race. Inaugural purse $500, FIVE
furlongs-Ed Austin, 107, Coburn, Is to /,
won; Savoy. 10, Robertson, to 1 and
even, second; Death, 11e, o'Connor, to
5. third. Time, 1:02k. Ampere, Theory,
Sir Christopher, Little Jack Horner ran.
Second race, four MISUNDERSTANDING
10S ]. Woods, to 10. won; The Don, 128,
Young, Ito 1, third. Time, so. Poor Boy,
Tom Cogan and Rosanaeo ran.
Third race, one mile, selling-El Caney,
49, Aker, to l, won; Mr.. PhiniZy, 113,
81, Minder, Is to ], third. Time, 1:42A.,
Egyptian Prince. 9 B Campbell Ida Led
ford Free Admission. Prince Of Africa
and Guantanamo ran.
Fourth race Montgomery handicap,
81, 600 added-MiIe and sixteenth-Circus,
81, Earl so to /, won; Wax Taper, 124,
Dominick, s to / and to l, second; Flora
Pomona, 50, Minder. 20 to !, third. Time,
1887 Barouche Waring, Vulcan,
Searcher, Silurian, Nitrate. Flying Tor
pedo, Brigade, Walkenshaw, Lou Woods
ran.
Fifth race four furIongs-Judith Camp
bell, los. l. Woods, to l. won; Princess
Tulane, 103, O'Connor, 6 to !, second;
Pearl Model los, Coburn, even, third.
Time, 80 Airs and Graces, Love Wise
ly, Philom Louise Collier, Francia, Lau-
ra f Nj and Vestia ran.
Sixth race. five furIongs,- selling Levia-
than, IS. Birkenruth, to ]. won: Somer-
sauIt, 102, GormIey. Z to ! and 3 to ],
second; Sam Houston5 102 Young. .
to 2, third Time, 1882 Sky Flyer. Miss
| Edd, Bill Logan, Brissac, Trip and
I.ampoyer ran