The Washington herald., 1920-04-17
Billy Kelly Runs First in
Hartford Handicap at "Grau .
ny HIGHWAY.

Hayre de Grace. April l6.-Duplf-
eating the same honest race which
he ran exactly one year ago. Billy
Kelly, racing under the familiar
colors Of Commander J. K. L. Ross
with Jocllay Earl Sande skillfully
plotting him. today won the Har-
ford Handicap. q six furlong affair,
with an added value OF $1,000.
This faithful son OF Dick Welles
won the Hartford Handicap here last
kysar as q 3-year-old under exactly
Tthe same conditions, save in 1913
there was . heavy rain falling
while today II was only drtzzling.
and hst year thu race was half
fuflong shorter.
Today Billy KaIly defeated Ma
combsr's Star Master and Skfnker's
MidniRht Sun. while last year he
outran Pickwick and Charlie Ley
decker.
Ross Hns Field Day
Commander J. X l. Ross almost
had . field day here when he won
three of the four races In which
he had starters and his entry In the
ofher race ran second. Ross 2-year-
old hlIy. Intrigante,. in the opening
event. Just missed victory al the
Accompanied by his trainer, n. G.
Bsdweu. and party of friends
Commander Ross occupied box in
the q andstand opposite the judges
stand. and he was warmly congrat-
ulRted after his colors were flashed
dn front IN each Of the three feature
purses- Mukmaid won the Toggery
pun sa. Billy Kelly the Hartford HAND
inp, and King Thrush the Chester
twse-
Despite a drizzIing rain thou
sands of horse lovers from Philadel-
phiA- Baltimore. Wilmington ana
! Washington journeyed here today 10
bwftness the opening Of the annual
Spring thirteen-day meeting
Kelly All the Way.
Seven horses paraded in the Har-
ford Handicap, a six furlong race
with an added value OF $4,000 Billy
Kelly went to the front at the rise
Of the barrier and he was never
headed, although Macomber's Star
Master made a brilliant bid for the
decision and caused Jockey Sande
to rfde the consistent 4-year-old
gelding out ] R skinker's MID
night Sun ran q god race. but he
could never get UP to the leaders.
Ak MacomSer's Fruit Cake and
A H Morris Quletude threw
fright into the supporters OF the
Ross entries- MIX Maid and Con-
stancy. in the third race when both
of these horses displayed a dazzling
bit of speed Milk Maid Just man
aged to outlast Fruit Cae- Rubid-
kIm was never a factor
King Thru.h Scores
J. K L. Ross King Thrush. a
3-year-old, whom many think will
be entered In the Kentucky Derby.
outclassed a good field of thirteen
sayeral lengths Lady Brummel was
easily the best OF the others
Three z-year-olds which had never
raced before accounted for the
} money in the opening event They
were: Careful, Intrigante, Gimme
p. L Shorts St Quentin passed
Murphy and Pou1tney in the stretch
to take he title in the Inflated seS-
nd race ST. Quentin was ridden
Jockey Burke.
Many Scratches.
Scratches were numerous In the
events here today, but not enough
to mar interest in the races 1t was
largely due to the fact that sixteen
horses went to the post in the sec
ond race that the spill occurred
Considerable dfftcu1ty was expert
elced by Starter James Milton in
getting several Of the fields or in
alignment. Mrs p. Farrar's Ptlsen
oaused considerable. havoc in the
sixth race at the post, but when he
once did get away he easily dis
posed of all opposition and passed
the judges stand in front Bryson's
Indian Chant made all of the pace
in this event, but found himself
short at the END p
CloPton's Mistress Polly, a little
fady who has been crying for soft
going. found It here in the night
cap today, and easily won the deci-
SION from Jim Beans Broom Peddler
. nd ZOIlIroffer's Sans Peur II