The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-29
SPORTING NEWS.
Little Scout Wins the Opening
Race at Memphis.
First in the Montgomery Hand
leap Over Big Field.
COLT WAS ALTO SHOT
Son Of LampIighter Well Hand
icapped and Ridden.
Best Race the Game Horse Has
Ever Made,

Memphis. Tenn, March 29-Carrying
116 pounds and with the best field that
could be mustered at this season of
the year in competition with him,
George c. Benefits Little Scout won
the Montgomery handicap at Mont
gomery park. Next behind him. but
far back. were Corrigan's MCGEE and
j. &. Davis Lura1ighter. Then back of
this trio was the rest of the field of
sixteen, as badly beaten a lot as ever
went to the post in an important race.
1t was perhaps the best race that
Little Scout has run in his racing
career. Well handicapped and ad-
mirably ridden, the son of Lamplighter
proved himself a horse worthy to race
with the best that might be brought
from any place and gave unquestioned
proof Of his ability to go q distance, to
run at a good rate of speed and to
finish as gamely as it was ever given
to horse to do.
Owned, even though he is, by a local
man, Little Scouts victory was not one
most hoped for. Witful, De Reszke,
Corrigans entry (McGee and Havi-
land). Martinnas and others in the
group quite overshadowed the play on
Little Scout and Mr.. Benefits horse
jority of the players. In the betting on
the race he was quoted at to /, the
Hildreth and Corrigan entries being
favored over him. the former, of which
We're Byways and Safety Light, besides
Wftful. having the first call at 4 to l,
and Corrigan'S pair, MCGEE and Havi-
land, the latter an added starter, being
quoted at to l.
When the betting on the race was be-
gun, Dan McKenna was slated to start
as stable companion to Little Scout,
but after ten minutes of speculation, it
was learned that Mr.. Bennett had not
accepted for Dan McKenna and the
horse was ordered excused. with 20
minutes for new book. 1t was then
that Little Scout went from to to
l. Dominick rode the Bennett repre-
sentative, who had the inside position
with this crowded field.
After a long delay and to a poor start
Dominick got Little Scout away in
front, but Little Scout is not a front
runner. and from this advantage quick
~ dropped back to position in the
middle of the bunch, while Duelist,
Rankin and Martinmas were rushed to
the front to make the running Round
ing the first turn Duelist raced away
from his field and opened a gap of sew
eral lengths. but he was not long in
his lonely position, for a the half-mile
ground Haviland had forged his way
to the front and in another quarter
had opened lead of a length.
At the same time Dominick set Little
Scout down for his real effort, and TAX
lilS the cledT SdlllnS on the OUTSIDE ndtl
him in a contending position on the
turn into the stretch. Luralighrer
kept Little Scout company in the for
ward movement and Lyme asked Nc
Gee for his run at about the same
time. 1t was al that stage that a rush
from Witful was expected, but Fuller
had allowed her to lay so far out Of
the race that the game little FLY was
unable to make much progress under
the heavy impost of 122 pounds and
a q fnrInrl1 hnra
Byways, however, was prominent
and made her presence felt by the
leaders in this final scramble for posi-
ton. MCGEE ran gamely and well in
that final quarter, as did Luralighter,
but Little Scout was the best horse
and having taken a lead of a length
or more in the Strengthening for the
home run was not to be caught. DOM
mick gave him a slight shaking up
about the eighth post and the rest was
easy.
The big chestnut went along steadily
without urging and came to the end
of the journey an easy winner by two
and a half lengths. Lyme put McCee
to hard drive and under this pressure
the Corrigan colt took place by about
two lengths, while Luralighter, firing
at the end. barely lasted long enough
to beat BywayS q neck for third mon
ey. Two lengths back was Safety
Light at the head of a lot of tired
horses in which Witful was eighth. De
Reszke, the hope of the New Orleans
contingent. ninth. Haviland thirteenth
and the many time Derby winner,
Claude, who was as good as left at the
post, was pulled UP at the head of the
stretch.
In the four furlongs selling for colts
and geldings Barney Schrieber's Blu
chanan, by Sain, dam Marjorie, proved
to be the best, but only after sharp
struggle with Mr.. Corrigan's Loonam
and Pendragon. from the stable of
Scheftol & May The latter, who is by
Loyalist, looks like a colt that will give
a good account of himself when he