The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-29
RECORDS OF THE TWO
YEAR-OLDS THIS YEAR

LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. 2S.-Young as
the racing season of 1904 is, according to
statistics compiled by turf authority
here, already no less than forty two-year-
olds have won races this year. These early
youngsters combined have won sixty-six
races, there being two winners of four
races each, Arch Oldham and Lady Lasca;
four winners of three races each, Eduardo,
Meada, Pinkerton and Biperine; twelve
winners OF two races each. Arisbe Azelina,
B Bell. k rain1, Bose Ely Brown Study,
Brutus, Stella Allen. Villa and Wood
Claim, and twenty-five winners of only one
race Air Ship, All Scarlet. Bill Short.
Blaze Duchess, De Grammont. FL Otros,
George p. McNear, Gloomy Gus. Golden
Idol. Henry Ach. John Carroll Lady Green
wood, Loglstela, Melar. Miss Galore, Mod
redlaw, Ny Order Peggy Mine, Peggy
o,Neill. salable, Steel Wire and Tim Hurst.
But four youngsters have won stakes this
season, as follows: Pinkerton. blk. c., by
imp sain, Lizzie II. II. by John Henry;
Pearl Barnes, by Barnes; Viperne b. f., by
Filligrane-imp. Meduca, by Robert the
law-Miss Modred, by imp. Sir Modred The
latter captured the Debutante at New Or
leans; Viperine won the Rosebud at the
same place; Arch Oldham was the lucky
victor of the Carnival, also ran off at
New Orleans, and Pinkerton won the Santa
Barbarba at Los Angeles, Cal. No less than
nineteen OF the two-year-old winners so far
in 1904 are FLIES, sixteen colts and five
geldings the latter being Bose Ely, Friar
Tuck. Gloomy Gus. My Order and Salable.
The sires of these forty early youngsters
number thirty-five. Balgowan leading with
three and imp Bassetlaw, imp. Brutus.
Eddie Jones and imp. Gallantry two each.
The sires with only winner so far to
their credit are imp. Albert. Belvidere imp.
hgrane, Flying Dutchman. imp Foul Shot
imp. Galore, imp. Golden Dawn, imp.
Grammont. Handsel King Eric, King Will
liam, Libertine. Locohatchee. Mount Nc
Gregor III, Nimrod, imp. Order, Ornament
imp; Pontiac, Sam Lucas, imp. Sain. Sir
Walter. imp. The Friar. The Greek, Horse.
imp. Woodmoss and Weinberg.
This list reveals the appearance of sew
eral old turf favorites as new candidates
for stallion honors. Eddie Jones, one OF the
$4,000 Burns handicap victors has two
good winners out. one of which, Eduardo.
seems of extra class. Filligrane, the bril-
liant Metropolitan handicap winner, comes
filly. and Nimrod which brother to Hun
tress so often disappointed the late Byran
McClelland. has what looks like might
prove a speedy marvel in the filly Blaze
Duchess, the dam of which is by Brown
Dicks famous selling platter, Duke of the
Highlands.
The New England horse in the list is imp.
Grammont a California importation.
The longest race run and won by a two
year-old so far this season is four and a
half furlongs, and this leads many form
throughout the country for these young
sters lengthen out, many that are border
ing on TO stardom now will drop by the
wayside and only be remarkable turf lights
in future horse lore as speed wonders of
the kindergarten school
The best records at the different distances
run by two-year-olds far in 1904 are
given below:
Three furlongs: Modredlaw. New Or
leans. Time. 80 4-5
Three and a half furlongs: Marie j.,
Ingleside, Cal. Time, Az.
Three and half furlongs: Salable, Ingle-
side, Cal. Time, :4l1z
-Four furlongs: Blaze Duchess. New Or
leans, La. Time. rs.
Four and half furlongs: Pinkerton, Los
Angeles Time, SO.
The eighty-siX races won by two-year-
olds so far this year divided up as fol-
lows: Four and a half furlOngs, one: four
furlongs, nineteen; three and a half fur
longs. twenty-four; three furlongs. twenty
two.