The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-26
CHRISTMAS HANDICAP.
JACh LOVELL WINS THE TaOUsAyD-
DOLLAR PURSE.
Ut Was Disappointment, for the Crowd
Had Backed straihmeath and Hume.
The Ivy City Track.

The Ivy City Track.
/ NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2j.-Jack Lowell.
! William Lovell's three-year-old. won the
Christmas Handicap Of the Crescent City
Jockey Club to-day by a nose. pulling
down the thousand-dollar purse. Prince
| Of Darkness was second and beat Boro
Tor the place by a head. Ii was a race
in every sense of the word but the
crowd of ten thousand people did not 10
wild over the result They were sorry.
for nine-tenths of the bettors had backed
the Morris entry. Strathmeath and Hume
and there was disappointment. The con-
ditions for the great event were perfect.
The sun was partially obscured by the
clouds, and the weather warm. The track
was as smooth as a floor The horses
went 10 the post, all Of them i'm the pink
OF condition and the riders bent on win
hlhs. IL was race strictly on the merits
ana me best horse won. 1t took half an
nour 10 get the horses properly punched
put the moment the flag fell. Hume ran
INTO the fence and nearly threw his
Jockey Noble whipped him up. but the 4
Duhch were fifteen lengths away before /
me got Il move on him At the stand /
IIlhce or Darkness was half a length i'm
'front.' Little Nell second and Coronet
tHIu' with the rest pretty well punched
AZ the quarter there was no change At
the half Prince Of Darkness had increased
MS lead TO length and a half and Rra-
1S.3. "dS mira. At the three-quarters the
I'M. .i'I.e was Two lengths I'm front of
i -. a1J'' win Jack Lowell third. half a
leu pehlhd and riding easy In the
su e.'h blazos, under hard driving was
III front. with the Prince second 81
I-oVell close behind. As the huncb -
iaSlllhs past the stand 10 the finish Wi
ll"iHs applied the whip 10 Lowell vigor
ousIy' and forged ahead like strast5,as
ishtnlng. with all the others also rt,,,,--
nard' Lowell landed winner bv a 49,
Y, the Prince just head i'm front of
- VINO was coupled with Michel I'm the
.,' ,o,'i5' L,ttie Nell was fourth by half
ehslh' and the others were punched m
Inc was fast. being 2:Og 81 for tbe III
md a quarter. '''e ""ie
only One FavorIte Won !
only one favorlte won ONT ~ H..
ma mat was BOrealis i'm the fourth ~ 4
theirs being all long shots.
IN the first Lucas at 10 won b,. a. 3
cad from Bonnie Kate Ludlow. b@ d
FoIlle' coming third by two lengths s
iatue cant, at s to E. won the second
i'e Dy Il length from Long Brock who | /
.as q mead i'm front of Uncle Jim. mo | d
tVofite, Rover, wasl left at the most e.
% lhe thrd race Bryan, at g to /. won 1
gaIlop' Billy Bennett second p 10
nsth I'm front Of Eyelet. Miss Mamie Is
re- IdFoHte, was never heard from. n
oIeaiS' the taVorite. won the fourth race | "a
q hard drive, with Rose Bud second b.
length i'm front Of Captain Drane ocea, q
20 ID To / shot, won the sixth race bv al
mead from Transit who was the favor n
p, ifden third by a length. Summaries. |
First race-five and a half furlongs al
aldens. two-year-olds-Luca first Bon
e Kate second, Ludlow third. Time. a
Second race-six and half furlongs. no
Hing. three-year-olds.-Hat Cant first. m
1ng Brock second. Uncle Jim third.
me. 1924. is
Third race-three-quarter OF n mile. RI
Hing. hree-year-ods.-Brya first, Billy h
.nnett second. Eyelet third. Time, 1I5
Fifth race-seven-eighths Of a mile
,reals first, Rose Bud second. Captain
5ne third Time, 1:20H
fifth race-mile and a quarter. Christ Uni
rs handicap. all ages.-Jack Lowell first, NC
ince Of Darkness second. Boro third. on
me. 9O9A. OF
iixth race-slx and a half furlongs. ma
ling three-y ear-olds.-Ocea H. first, me
ansit second Virden third. Time neg
49, ma
At East ST. Louis.
asst ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25-An excel ~ ~
{ card Of FIVE well-illed races attracted n ,o
.rowd numbering 5000 persons TO the ~,
st Side track to-day. The weather was y
that could be desired and the sport u,a
,d Summaries: 80,
rst race-ive-eighths OF a mle-Monk I tbt
.rton first, Matthews second. Coeraine rnh
d. Time 1903 Ia rre
,cond race-seven-eighths Of a mile. -
inc -AiOhican first. Little George Sec
. Hattie b. third. Time. 1:37
lird race-one and one-sixteenth miles, G.
first, John Dunn sec Fot
Moonlight third Time LII. In ?
)arth race-dye-elghths Of a mile. SELL Jan
-Eunice first, Censor second, Estele enc
bird. Time. N IL. on
18th race-three-quarters OF a mile one
first. Mr.. Dunlap peol
nd Miss Kitty third. Time. 1:22 scre
xth race-one mile, sweepstakes coul
lie =. FIRST Emblem second Pearl y. suc'
a. Time. Isl. sho'
A sloppy Track ut san Francsc,. ~.
" FRANCISCO CAL. Dec 25.-rhe
Their was cloudy and the track sloppy
ay. Summaries:
rst race-hve furlongs. sellng.-Jam ia
first. Normandle second, Shamrock spec
I. Time. l.Oi 81 WOO
cord race-scant six furiongs. sell whit
Border Lassie first. Ichiban second, nina
ante third. Time. lis whit
ird race-One mile. handicap.-Glee serio
first. StrOmbol second. Marceue The
l. Time IN "a. from
urth race-ful course. steeple chase. from
Z two and quarter miles, Old Pep ed n
first. Ballarat second,
RADIO third. Time. 5AS.
IN race-five furlongs. two-year-olds, 80
CONGRATULATIONS first Lollne NJ
I'd. FURRY third. Time. 1.05 3d. clai
says
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