The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-22
Latest Nezp,S of Happenings in the World of Sports
TWO GOOD RUNNERS
OUT OF MONTGOMERY
Entries of Injunction and Highball
Are Withdrawn from the Great
Southern Handicap.
TOP WEIGHT FOR CLAUDE

MEMPHIS. Tenn. Feb. 21.-J. W. Schorr's
good handicap horse. Injunction, will not be
candidate for the Montgomery handicap
Neither viii the three-year-old Highball
owned by Scheftel & May. Declarations
from the Montgomery were due to-day, and
although il will be several days until
complete list OF Withdrawals can be an
nounced. Secretary DIacFarlan. of the New
Memphis Jockey Club. has received the
declarations OF Injunction. Highball, G. L.
Clements three-year-old filly Australina "a
half sister to Waterboy). S. S. Browns
Auditor c. r. Ellisons Vestina Belle and
J. p Mayberry and a few others of lesser
note
Additional declarations from the Mont
gomery handicap received to-day were:
Colonial Girl. The Giver. Aladdin, Action,
Ascension, Henry Mcdaniel. Potheen, Della
goa, Monastic. LEBANON. Flying Torpedo
Montebsnk. Flo Bob. Inquisitive Girl.
The withdrawal Of Injunction will leave
the Derby-winning hero of last year.
Claude. in the role of honor so far as ex-
IRENE high weight is concerned. with 123
pounds, with s. c. HiIdreth's Witful along
side of him with 10 pounds. The action Of
Injunctions owners in withdrawing him
4AOAii the montgomery udiluiNdp 10 tohch
as indication that the horse will be given
a slow. careful preparation by Trainer Joe
Hawkins in special attempt to land some
OF the rich all-aged events that follow.
Mr.. Schorr recently nominated Injunction
for the $4,000 Worlds Fair handicap at ST.
Louis, and it is his intention to make an
effort 10 win that rich feature stake of the
st. Louis season with either Injunction or
. - IL xrybio
tered in the event at the opening of the
stake. 1t is hardly probable that Injunc-
tion will be sent East to fill his engage
ments i'm either the Metropolitan. Brooklyn
or Suburban handicaps, as Mr.. Schorr has
announced that his Eastern invasion this
coming season will be postponed until after
the close of the Washington Park meeting
I'm July, and just before the opening al Sar-
atoga.
The withdrawal of Injunction leaves
Schorr represented in the Montgomery
handicap by several three-year-old includ-
ing Moharib and Sweet Gretchen, and
Sweet Gretchen will be the candidate. She
is assigned los pounds and has a stable
Following that is preparing 10 back her
chances In the future book TO be made on
made public. This daughter of Flying
Dutchman has wintered perfectly and has
taken on weight and height She will be
nessee, Kentucky, Latonia and Washing
ton Park Oaks. all of which have fallen TO
his lot during past performances in various
years of Lady Schorr and Flora Pomona.
The remaining eligibles for the Montgom-
cry show many candidates that will have
ample following from spectators in the
ante-pOst speculation. The Handicapped s
allotment of weights, while they evidently
dispeased the owners of Highball and In
Junction, has caused what Is regarded here
10 be the most open race in the history of
the event
- Ed -Gorrigan has left half dozen repre-
sentatives in. but from the manner in
which Scott Williams. trainer of the Cor
rigan stable, is proceeding with MCGEE it
Is very probable this imported son of White
Knight and Remorse will be the reliance of
the Corrigan following COrrigan himself
will arrive here in time to administer the
finishing touches on the preparation of Nc
Gee He is given ia pounds, and his
looked on as bright enough to cause the
future book layers to quote MCGEE as one
of the first choices.
Ellison's candidates has taken Captain Ar
mold I'm hand and will give him a special
preparation for the Montgomery handicap.
His weight i'll pounds, was more than
this respect il may prove interesting to re-
call the experience Ellison had with the
Montgomery of last spring, when Ellison S
Harry New was thought by the stable fol-
lowing to be weighted down with a burden.
The result of the race however. proved
that the Handicapped knew Harry New bet
ter than his owner or trainer for Harry
New finished second to j. w. Schorr' 5
Ordnung, and many who witnessed the
running imagined that Harry New would
have won with different rider that day.
Wftful. even with the 122-p pound impost,
is the logical favorite, but there are more
than fifty remaining eigibles of the origi-
nal lightweight nominations. and the race
is regarded as very open one, with the
winner hard to pick.