The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
DERBY TO MBELICK
Hildreth Colt Captures the
Southern Classic.
BREAKS THE TRACK RECORD
SON of PIanudes Runs Magnificent
Race-Cafches ChaPuItepec at Head
OF stretch and ROmps Home an
Easy Winner-VfctOr Gets Greatest
Ovation Ever Given Derby Winner.

New Orleans. March l4-Meelick.
carrying the eoIors of s. c. Hildreth,
won the Crescent City Derby this aft
ernoon. and won it in a way that left
no doubt that he was the best horse.
The son of Planudes, who won the
California Derby at San Francisco, and
showed his heels 10 the other three
yeaF-olds at Los Angeles, made the
field which opposed him here look
cheap. There were only four starters.
Burlew * O'NeiH had two of them
Chapultepec and Angelus. The former
was the one which the local race -goers
expected 10 win. but on account of
Pinkola's good race a few days ago,
Pinkola was given more than an even
chance.
That Chapultepec is only a sprinter
was fully demonstrated in to-day's
race He went right TO the front. had
no interference. but could not live up TO
the pace he set, and when Dugan was
ready with Meelick he ran over him.
That came at the head Of the stretch,
70 which point Chapultepec led. When
the latter was collared ne quit all over
and il was only rOmp for Meelck the
rest of the way. and the other Burlew
& O'Nein horse finished third. PinkoIa
was a distant fourth
The crowd which witnessed the run
ming Of the Crescent City Derby was
The largest and most representative
that has ever seen the Southern classic
The race in value was the largest that
is offered in the West.
Notwithstanding the fact Chapultepec
was the idol Of the local race -goers,
they were loyal enough to the Hildreth
colt TO give him the greatest ovation
ever accorded a thoroughbred in the
history OF racing here, when he re
turned to tie stand after winning
The day was perfect, the track az
its best and Meelick's time for the nine
furlongs is the best ever made over
tho course The former record was
l-52 l-5 and Meelicks I:51:4-5.
Summaries.
FIRST RACE -Two-year-olds. four and onchalf
furlungs. Intervene. h3 (Fiynnl 70 10 J. won:
Ariouettc. Jos tNOtteri. 70 s. second Niggeg BABY
100 Martini. 200 90 ]. third Time O5i 45 Lurd
fredG w. ISler After All. Guy Fisher Injury
Brougham. and ROsobWg II also ran
SkCOND RACE-Selling three -year-olds and ur-
ward; siN fml0nes Escutchcora 10 lNotterl 10
>. won; +. T. Ship, 9 Flynn. 8 70 !. second /.
spion. ss Aluleahey 5 20 I, third. Time. I:I3 35
JIM simpson HandzaTra. BeWitched Alencon Fay
Bitter Miss. and Una also ran.
THIRD RACE-Hand;cap; three-y -year-ods and mp
ward; six furlougs. Hyperion II. ne Powers s TO
won; Hasty Agnes. 5 Fgynnl. ( 10 !. second
Prince Ahmed, IL lkoeueri 20 5. third. Time.
liz - Miss Sam. Bel Wethe, and Lens also
nan.
FOURTH RACE-Cresceut City Derby: three
year-olds one and onecighth miles Meelick. II
Dugsnl. 20 l. Won ChapultcTec. III Mcdaniel
3 To D. seconds Angelus. 10 tNottcrI 10 s. third
Time. Isl s-5 piukola also ran
FIFTH RACE-Hendicap: threeyear-olls and up
ward; one mile and fml0ng. Pedro los ,Duganl
90 S, won; Old Honesty. III Mcdaniel 9 20 T.
second Donna. 81 Smith. ( To J. third. Time
80 Is The Thorn also ran.
SIATH EACE-Seling; f0us-yearolds and upward /:
one mile and seventy yards. Quagga. l06 fDugani
20 !. won; Land Breeze Jos Ainderl 20 J. sec
ond: Blaze o. Light. Is NlcCaheyl. Is 20 l. third.
Time. l:i5 Crafty. Suffice Anna Ruskin. Grace
larsen. Sylvan lie. Javanesc Grenade Marsh
Redou. Hadur, Penrhyn. ard King Cole also ran
SEVENTH RACE-Scliiug, foUr-yesT-olds and uT.
ward; one mile and seventy yards Jack Witt los
WlyGn 20 J. won; Warner GrsWcll. los lNotterl
20 ]. sec0nd Ben Troyato. lC6 (DHganl. 10 l.
third Time, "a 35 Glamor, Mr.. Peabody Lady
Vincent, Lady Alicia French Nun Bright Boy
PImky. HabaTd. and Docile also ran.