The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-15
WITFUL WON In A CANTER
BEAT CLAUDE IN THE MATCH RACE
AT MONTGOMERY PARK.
Victory at Oakland of so to 4 Shot
and a Win by Fort Wayne-Rain
and Mud mt Bennings.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 1.-THE match
race between the two American Derby can
didates Witful and Claude resulted to-day
in an easy victory for the Hildreth mare.
which won by two lengths in a canter.
Witful opened favorite and was well
backed. Claude was never dangerous. and
although he received a good ride by Bull
man he was no match for the speedy
daughter of Mirthful. The New Orleans
Derby winner was the only favorite to
cross the line first, and the bookmakers
enriched their boxes TO a large extent.
Summaries:
First Race-six furlongs: Insolence. 90
(McIntyre), to 1, won; King Tatius. 1O2
tseuliy5. 5 to = i, third. Time. III. "
sweetie. 81 e de ao Is to l. won Jessie
los CBullman). 2 to i. third. Time. :571a.
m aadMs ad and % SRssfh iS spsfj5
to TO- won: Claude. lis (Bullman), to 5,
second. Time. 1851.
Fourth-Mile and one-eighth, Chickasaw
5 to 2, won: Thane, lilo CA. HalD, S to 2,
second: Huzzah, 100 (McIntyre), to 1,
third. Time, 1:56A.
Intyre), 4 to l. won; The Stewardess. 81
(Treanor). s to 1, second; Henry of Fransta-
mar, loS eScully). 10 to 1. third. Time
Sixth-One mile: Oronte. 100 "a. HalD, 5
to l. won; Emir, rs CIV. Daly), 3 to !, Sec
ond; Choice. 102 Henry). 15 to /, third.
Time. 1:44A.
April Showers Second I'm April Drixzle.
WASHINGTON, April Alt was
dreary conclusion on which the bugler
sounded taps at the Bennings races.
Rain had fallen necessarily during the
day. The track was fetlock deep in Shiny
mud, but despite the bad conditions the
crowd in attendance was fairly large. The
special attraction was the second Bennings
spring handicap at seven furlongs. In
field Of seven starters Mrs. Frank Foster
was made a pronounced fayorite her
past performances, but she did not show
in the running. The race was won by Mer-
riment, second choice, with April Shower
second and Honolulu third. In the first
race, a maiden hurdle affair, Willard j. fell
at the fourth jump and dragged his jockey,
Bernhardt, nearly a hundred yards. The
boy was unhurt. The horse ran four and
a half miles before he could be stopped.
In the fourth race the favorite, knight of
the Garter, and Wheeler B. practically
were left at the post. The Knight made
up much ground, but could do no better
than fourth. Two favorites, two second
choices and two outsiders won. Sum-
marfes:
First Race-Mafden hurdle; mile and one
half; over six hurdles Moderator, 137 (Rod-
rock), to 5, won; Lady Radner. 1S2 (Dona-
hue), II to l. second; Maize ", LAG (Bowser),
20 to /, third. Time, 3:01 2-5.
Second-Bennings spring handicap; seven
furlongs: Merriment, 100 (Wilkerson). to
/, won; April Shower, lib (Minder). to l,
second; Honolulu. 104 IT. Walsh), 10 to ],
third. Time, 80 As.
Third-Maidens; four and one-half fur
longs: Eleata. 80 (Wnkerson), to 5. won;
Transmgration, SO (Redfern). to 1, sec
ond; Reverberate, SO CHaack), even. third.
Time, IS 2-5.
Fourth-Seven furlongs: Nuptial 90
QChapelD, to /, won; Little Boy, los ct.
Burns). to /, second; Lucky Day. IS Oh.
Callahan), 10 to l. third. Time. 1:31 As.
Fifth-Seven furlongs: Pearl Driver, 81
(Redfern), to s. won; Walbrook. 80 (Hen-
derson), u to /. second: Michaelmas. 1O2 ct.
Burns), to I, third. Time, 1:34 2-5.
Sixth-Mile and forty yards: H. L. Cole
man, JOG (Minder). to l. won; Black Dick;
ITO QHaack). to 1, second; Benckart. 100
(Redfern), s to 5, third. Time, 1:50 rs.