The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-14
Ne7vS and Gossip Of the Sporting World
WITFUL MAY NOT START
IN THE MONTGOMERY
Owner Sam Hildreth Is in Doubt
and the Crack Filly May Not
Go to the Post.
CORRIGAN is PLEASED
Likes the Weight Which Has Been
Assigned to Haviland-Duti-
full We'll Backed.


MEMPHIS. Tenn. March 13-With the
opening of the future pay or play book on
the Montgomery handicap here during the
past week interest i'm the big race, sched-
uled two weeks from Monday at the open
ing of the twenty-sixth annual meeting Of
the New Memphis Jockey Club, has re-
ceived a decided stimulus.
In the absence of a McChesney, a War
ing. Ornament or a Clifford, such as has
been installed favorite for the classic in
past years, there has been no stampede to
back any particular candidate. and, as
doubt is expressed about both Claude and
WitfuI being numbered among the faces
at the post, the play has thus far been con-
fined TO members Of the field about whom
elongated prices are displayed by j. NJ.
Murphy d Co., prOprietOrs or the future
book.
S. G. IiIdreth, who owns eight of the
fifty-seven remaining eligibles for the race,
does not know himself whether Witful will
be included in the field that faces Starter
fitzgerald. A week ago ne nae decided 10
send the crack flly TO try for the honors,
but in answer to a letter received from e.
Il. Smathers asking as TO whether he was
safe in placing wager in the future book
on Witful, Hidreth replied that he was
undecided about starting her. Hildreth has
HANDS Across. Safety Light, Burleigh,
Favonius, Cognomen, BY Ways and Top
Soil left TO his string in addition to Witful.
all of which are quoted at 20 TO l or better
in the future betting, which shows Witful
the 4-to-1 favorite.
Ed Corrigan. who won the Montgomery
once with his famous mare Modesty and
later with Riley, the Kentucky Derby win
ner, will be represented for the first time
In recent years by at least two candidates
according to present plans. The four-year-
old MCGEE and the aged Haviland re-
ceiving careful preparations for the event
and a stable commission has been placed
back of both horses which would indicate
their presence in the race at post time
Haviand has been assigned 102 pounds
and MCGEE will pack ia pounds. Bishop
Poole, who recently arrived here with the
Los Angeles division of COrrigan's horses,
said that Haviland's weight allotment was
all that caused Mr.. Corrigan to send his
California division here
I'VE expected 107 pounds and would not
have been surprised at ITO pounds on Havl-
land said Poole. After Mr. Corrigan
Los Angeles horses shipped to Memphis. 3"
In regard to MCGEE, COrrigan recently
made what is regarded as very broad as
sertion when he remarked to party of
horsemen at the track that he regarded Nc
Gee as the best horse he ever owned. In the
future book Haviland remains at 10 to l,
stable commission has not affected the price
and it is likely that the Corrigan candidates
are destined to receive stin further support
COrrigan Is represented Dy Or1eO, HaTSlS,
Precious Stone in addition TO Haviland and
MCGEE, but the last named two are regard
ed as the sure starters.
Dutiful, j. w. Schorr's representative, has
been backed at the present long price at SC
10 l. Mr.. Schorr's Ordnung won the last
years renewal of the Montgomery after
having been backed from 40 to l to 10 TO
in the future book. Dutiful and Duelist are
the Schorr candidates this year.
c. I. Henshall's imp. Martinmas, which
has been shipped from California for the
race, though regarded in many quarters as
good only over short distance of ground
is receiving support from the public ano
among the first wagers recorded was one OF
81, 900 TO $40 against his chances.
NJ H. Tichenor & Co, though expressing
dissatisfaction over the 1l4-pound weight as
signed TO Early, will be represented by that
Derby disappointment of last year. Doc
Riddle, trainer of the stable, says that
Early is a sure starter, providing he stands
up under the training He has gone miles
around the 80 notch and is ready for fast
er trials at the asking. The hrst wager
recorded on the race was one calling FOL
$500 to 500 Early.
What is regarded as a liberal price against
Captain Arnold has been taken advantage
of by c. r. Ellison, owner OF that four
year-old son of Sir Dixon Ellison instruct
ed his agent here to place commission or
/ Captain Arnold, but the exact amount Is mo-
known Ellison has been peculiarly fortu
nate in backing the winner OF the Mont
/ gomery handicaps or the past rev years
When Circus, the 1O0-to-1 shot, beat hi:
\ field TO the post in the 1902 renewal which
/ included Wax Taper, Flora Pomona, War
/
/ Circus in the O'Leary winter book calling
4 for little less than $4,000 for his investment
/ of a few dollars. Last year Ellison bea
/ everybody to the price of so to / which wa:
being laid against Ordnung in the early
| betting An hour after Ordnung negotiated
/ a fast mile and a sixteenth over the loca
course Ellison had wired his commission Z
Chicago. and when Owner Schorr and 9th
ers sent their money to be placed on Ord
nung they found that the price had beer
cut in twain on account or Ellison's com
| rOfit tha div fha
| Ordnung was ridden TO the wire q winne
were well up in the thousands, for in add
ton 10 his winter investment he backed tn,
| Schorr candidate at post time, taking al
| the way from 10 TO ! to to for his money
p NJ Civirs high-class selling plate
! Sambo is regarded as sure starter, ant
| the odds of 10 to displayed has attracted
few betters.
Henry Mcdaniel. who is training Little
| Scout and Dan McKenna, to represent G.. c
| Bennett in the Montgomery, does not favo
| the to offered against Little Scout in TIL
| future book and has decided TO wait unit
post time TO do any wagering. With a tiel'
| of fifteen starters Mcdaniel figures tina
Little Scout ought not to be at much shorte
| quotations. Dan Mckenna has many sup
| porters among local betters, who have no
| overlooked the remarkable record this can
| didate made last season, when he started IL
thirty-three races as three-year-old an'
won twelve finishing outside the money oil
| but three occasions
| Not until Bob Tucker returns from New
| Orleans will anything definite be known
| about Captain s. s. Browns plans for tn
| Montgomery. Conjurer and Proceeds ar
the Brown entries. Auditor having beer
| withdrawn and as little is being done will
! Coniurer in shape OF work the suppositiol
is that If the Brown colors are seen the.
! will be carried by Proceeds. Before leaving
! for New Orleans with his Crescent Cit,
! Derby colt, Auditor. Trainer Tucker sai'
that should the field in the Montgomer.
| handicap be forced to travel through
| muddy course he intended TO start Proceeds
| The colts well-known fondneSs for mu'
possibly prompted Tucker in making thi
| statement.
e r. Bradley's Bad News is quoted a
80 TO l and is a sure starter. S V. Abel
Co owners Of Ancke, write that Ancke is
certain starter. and this may explain VIII,
| the future book proprietors are not takini
liberties in long odds displayed agains
| Ancke quoted at present at . TO l.