The Washington herald., 1919-04-27
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FEATURE RACE
Bay Colt Steps
Down in Front in Havre
de Grace Handicap.

Hayre de Grace. Nd. April 26.-The
largest crowd in the history Of horse
racing in Hartford County this after
noon witnessed the running of the
superbly arranged Saturday program.
Specials out of Washington. Baltimore
and Philadelphia were jamrned. and
at the track II was with greatest
difficulty that passage was secured
through the crowd.
Harry Payne Whitney's Kentucky
Derby hope. Vindex. n handsome bay
colt by St. Victrix- x-Bellefontaine. this
afternoon won the Susquehanna Han
dicap of a mile and seventy yards
here, and in so doing left a lasting
impression with the largest crowd of
the present racing season that he will
be a serious contender in the famous
classic of the Blue Grass State.
Though never really forced at any
part OF the distance by Willie Knapp.
the latest 3-year-old sensation reeled
off six furlongs in LIB AS, a mile in
80 As. and the full distance in l:4i.
a very nifty performance, to win
breezing from Commander Ross
Foreground, with Franklin third.
This was private time. There was
keen disappointment in the throng
when Trainer Bedwell for Commander
Ross withdrew both Cudgel and Billie
Kelly in the feature. leaving only
Foreground. a second-class performer,
to battle 1t out with the Whitney
star.
1t was Vindex's first start of the
year, and his performance was the
cleverest shown by any Of the East
ern horses that will set sail for the
derby.
whitney was so confident that his
thoroughbred would wrest the purse
in spite Of the fact that il was his
initial outing that he speculated to
the sum of $4,000 on his chances.
The millionaire New Yorker receiv-
ed congratulations from all sides
after the victory.
The Whitney colors were again
victorious in the first race for g
year-olds when his horse Querca.
ridden by Troxler. led all the way
and won in gaIlop and Panoply
was just as easily second. Sweep
Clean just lasted long enough to be
third.
Billy divers kits II. with Haynes
up and running as a field horse.
moved into the lead on the far turn
OF tne secOuu race at SIX utivhSS
and won easily from General. while
Clark NJ made up a lot Of ground to
be third. The summary:
FIRST RACE-Four anG one-LaIf frrrlougs
'Quercs liz CTroNlerl. 30 2.en. /: 10; 'Pannpiy.
ll2 tAmh-rseI. go 30: rSween Clean. IlJ
Rice . %. Time c:5 IS !. Anrd Clsrk.
RoselAnd tMr. BnImm5l. c. : Grssn. Grir-
wood. also ran 'Whitney entry. 'Gl-nridile
Cutry.
SEI0ND RACE-siT fIr!ongs kits Cd.
III Haynes 200 lC.0. 5S: General 10
tFator,. SEQ $50; Clark NJ. Ia luce'. so.
Time ] rs 'GalaWAv, SsfrAnor. Laura Miller.
EispoDdc Encsre. 'Mannchen SalvetelIe, Che-
mung. SeInnger also ran. Field
tObertl, $50 2lD. 1850: Tranby. II! Am
hro~el. SO. 10: $. w Io'n-1n. IA STALKER,
1872 Time. I:B IS Ll-ia Miss Sterling.
Kineling 81 True as Steel Lutte Boy. Roy alty.
Low Tide. NebJaska. also ian.
FOURTH RACE - One aud ono-siytocnth
miles Crunpsall. lis (AmbrJ-el. 1879. SEQ. 40:
Bar Orc. lOi Richcreek. 5 50 so: Refuge.
roma. Msnansn. Mill Rae. Biermsn. Iady
FIFTH RACE-one mile and 70 Yards Vim
dex, lI6 CKnaUpl. 40. 500. out. Foreground,
lis CSande) 500 oIt; -Franklin. lns tDhCrt1.
out Time. la. Star Hampton. .Duugas :.
alsn ran. I'll. II. Kopin eutTy.
SIXTH RACE-SiN furUngS. MuUhv. lls
SO. 5 10: Kate Bright. lis iHayne~'. 9c Time.
l:I3 IS. Commi Ci. Miss Brn, FnDeHr, sea
sun. Ballast. lack Leary. also ran.
SEVENTH RACE - One and one-slNtecnth
miles Ballad. liz tSanGel. SO. 30. go:
Indian Chant lB CRichceek'. 360. $50: MohI-
can, o5 (Fston. lcI0. TIVE. l:i7. Rrarsi".
PcTseus. Baby Rasch, Bsbctte. Csdillrc also ran