The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-06

Fife Powers. 2:0S1k. has paced liz heats in
standard time.
During the New Orleans winter meeting
$225,S22 was distributed among 226 winning
owners.
]. B. Chandler is jogging a two-year-old
brother to Peter Stirling hat he thinks
very highly of.
Albert Simmons was the leading winning
owner at the Crescent City meeting, with
$l0,5 34 to his credit.
The one third mile covered track at Nash
vile. has been a great success during the
past winter months.
Naughty dam Of Felician. 2:15), by Baron
Wilkes, has foaled a brown colt by Red
Chute. and will be bred to Allerton.
Trainer Rogers has decided that few Of
w. c. Whitney's horses will be seen before
the June meeting at Sheepshead Bay.
Fred Noble IS training his string at the
Louisville track. He has Guy Fortune,
2:24A, and a number Of other good ones.
Tom Mcdowell, who will handle the
horses of w. L. Vanderbilt, says that he
Will campaign exclusively in the East this
year.
Joice & Co, of Princeton, Ind, sold two
good stations TO Chicago parties last week,
Bell Bow. by Bow Bells. and DR.. Mack,
by A~rrowwood.
There is a combination among the jockeys
at Charleston and owners are constantly
kicking about the poor rides they are get
ting on their horses.
Kentucky Boy, 2:27k. belonging to Charles
RACER, Silver Lake, Ind, is taking his pre-
liminary jogging nicely and is rapidly
aking on track form.
Jockey Bullman, who is under engage
ment to August Belmont this season, has
been given permission by his employer to
accept outside mounts.
Joe Ullman lost $4,000 on the Montgomery
handicap in the future book. ana on the
opening day at Memphis dropped nearly
the same amount on the block.
Thomas Lawson will have 135 entries in
the Boston horse show, the largest number
of horses ever entered by one individual in
any show in the United States.
The starting has not come up to expecta-
tons at Benning. TIL no-recall system has
been anything but a success, as the send
offs have been on the ragged order.
Dan Patch. Royal r. Sheldon and Harold
H., all eligible to the 2:04 pacing class,
would make a big drawing card for Bel
mont this season in a three-cornered con-
test.
The surprising fact Of the present Ben
ming meeting is that very few two-year-
olds are ready to race. 1t does not look as
If there were many good ones quartered
there.
President NJ. S. Claypool, of the Indiana
state fair. is pushing improvements right
along at the fair grounds. The new half
mile track will be ready for use in a few
weeks.
Sterling r.. Holt has 8 bunch of yearlings
at his private stable, on North Meridian
street. that are Corners. Two are by Rex
Americas, one by Oakland Baron, two by
ArgOt Wilkes and one by Venture.
r. D. Berry. this city, while not In the best
of health, is not paTalyzed, as has been re-
ported, but is almost daily at the track
looking after his horses in training. His
friends hope to see him making his usual
great campaign this season.
The first foal of the season at haywood
farm is a sprightly bay youngster by Rex
o~naots abor+ = &c.,
foals during the next few weeks by Rex
Americas and Oakland Baron.
1t is reported that the foreigners are on
the trail of George Ieavitt's great colt,
Todd, that trotted a mile in 2:21 and a half
In 1:06 last season as a two year-Old II
Todd is sold, the price will be a good one,
as Leavitt refused $17,5O0 for him last fall.
Reports have it that William Hendricks
Martimas, which won the Futurity and was
disqualified out of the Fletbush stakes
when the Canadian party stood to win