The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-28
RATS RORN WINS EASILY
TAKES MONTGOMERY HANDICAP
PROM BIG FIELD.

Crack Three-YeaF-Old Upseta the TheSFy
nat . PaVoFite Cannot win the ME
Race 81 Memphls-First Cholees sue
eeuafu IN All the Races but one.
MEMPHIs March q. -,RunBiHE In the colors
Of W. T. Williams 4 Co.. Rams Horn. the
crack three-year-Old WlnteFed In New Or
leans and favOrlta In the betting al 70 d.
easily won the MontEomsry Handicap. the
feature OF the opening day Of the aprlne
meeting here this afternoon, covering the
distance Of one mile and a sixteenth In
the fast time OF I:tTh. KlnGs Trophy, tron
the stable OF George C. Bennett o., Mem
phls, came In second. beating out Otto stiiel
for the place by q bare neck. The winner
mashed under the wire pulled up With three
lengths TO spare. having enriched his oWher
by 1855 and having overturned the theory
that this Is not q race for faVorltes.
The nineteen horsea rot away 70 splendlo
start Otto Stife broke away from the ntto
early IN the race and set the pace until the
three quarter pole was passed. Rams horn
was struck and seriously Threatened ~
Oliphant on Tokalon. but When CTlmmins
decided TO take his mount forward he re-
sponded nobly. He Rave Otto sutel enough
in the stretch and, with no other opponent,
passed under the wire with plenty OF speed
in reserve Otto 8tlfel then fought II out
with Kings Trophy, but could not hold his
own and barely got inside the money. 10
kAlon. one OF the horses much touted durtng
the preliminary work and heavily backed
at 10 10 1. made a desperate squirt IN the last
eighth, but finished behind Otto Stifel
The betting was exceptionally heavy on
Rams Horn because Of the splendid form
he had shown this season and despite the
fact that thls rich classic hes gone 90 Olsen
to rank outslders. The gross value Of the
stake was IS, cas-, making II one OF the rlchest
In the West. .
The opening day drew one of the largest
crowds In The history Of MONTGOMERY Park,
eetima ties pla cling the attendan attrom ioOOy
20 1900. The grand stand was PACKED ana
covered with sooiety people, while we pet!lne
ring was crowded With speculAtorsa ne
weather wes ideal and the track iSst II IeiS
ty-three big and three field books hanoteq
the money Tor the crowd, and II y estimated
they took in 8, 900 each on the handicap alone.
Fayorlte. had everEb9 r., ng. 'heH own Way
Flnt Rscs-Fiye iuLlonEs5c ounc'lmI ne ,,V. 10
walsh. So 20 !, wOh; Major P'1hsm; H,S,n,,I1,
TO 20, third. Time i:O7% ous' el'h'ne's and
simplicity si.o ran D.. ,n,,o,..-o .or,, L.ip+r.
,os T ,fesn, TO g. won HyperioS. ia CPOoEr
80 10 l. second Col thomson ioe tWsddr r'Tan1.
~ mac. ,9 ana aa't Pin,,lsEei also i.n' W.
TSird Race@iine nlis~HGnds Across. iol tAu.
%a ritz I to l. :-Cond Dewey. ~ (AsaryS, -
% /, third lime, ruN ts3sThT r9 IsIs,iln
belinda and Nameoh also ran. 49,.
Fourth RACE Montgomery Handicap e'ole
added one mile and a slIieenih-RaTs Hofni
10 tCrtmminf1 3 30 l. won: Kings Trophy, VI
taubuchonl 10 10 l. second otto Stnel. tU lHsnryl.
10 /. third. Time, lI73 Tosalon. old Stons'
master RAlnland. Little scout, Bondage, Ia.
iernian, Miss Doyle. Thistle DO, JACK Young and
mn RScs-Four furlongs-Freneh Nun, los
tMartnl. sto S. won: Toots NOOK, ios !HlldtoIandl
10 /. second Lady UayarIe' i9s SPhiilPN 49, 70 -
Isdy. Handbag ruth ", TonkeT, Bitter Brown
and Nariiccm Also ran. -, =
sixth Receive fuhongt. Ia pncsu1.
Booker, q TO s. won: Cay Minister ~ 'soI7nd, .
rs 20 l. second. PontOtoe, ~ tSchlling' 70 lo y,
Ollie Doc Wallace Ametus, Rainey b. Glcndaie
and Centlgram also ran.