The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
A FURRY AT NEW ORLEANS.
The Crowd Excited Over a Long
shots Failure to Start.


shots Failure to Start.
New Orleans, La, Feb. 2S.-A large
crowd attended the racing to-day, as the
weather was good and the programme an
attractive one. During the afternoon,
however, showers made the latter part
of the day not so pleasant and the track
quiet wet for the last two races. In the
mile and a sixteenth handicap, the fourth
race on the card, the race was run with
out all the horses, Dutch Arrow, a so
to l shot, being by the mistake of the
starter, overlooked In the paddock, where
a broken girth had detained him a few
minutes. Clarus, a 20 to l shot, beat
Dockstrader out by nose, with the fav
orite. Emin Bey, neck further back.
Then there was commotion, as the
crowd gathered around the stand shout
ing to the officials to declare it no race, but
after elaboration the race was allowed to
stand, and bets on Dutch Arrow were de-
clared off, a decision that seemed to please
the majority, especially as the jockey
club reimbursed the bookmakers for the
money refunded on Dutch Arrow. The
occurrence, however, occasioned all sorts
of comments for and against the ruling.
None of the other races call for spe-
cial comment, except the first, won by
Jim Flood at TO 2. Yesterday at to 10
he could not beat a lot of poor horses.
To-day he came from the last place at
the half-mile and beat all his opponents,
doing the mile in 1:42A. His queer run
ming occasioned good deal of unfavor-
A summary follows: r
First Race-One mile, selling. Jim Flood,
los. Thorpe, to 2, won, with Santerne sec
ond and Lightfoot third. Time 1:4224
Second Race-Half mile for 2-year-olds.
Koenigen, 10l ScheTrer, to ., won, with
Roltaire second and Clematis third. Time
Third Race-Seven furlongs, selling. Jim
Hogg 102, Matthews, 3 to l, won, with HUI
bert second and Gold Dust third. Time
1:29.
Fourth Race-Mile and a sixteenth. han
dicap. Clarus, 49, Davis, 20 to /, won, with
Dockstader second and Emin Bey third.
Fifth Race-Mile, selling. Lavergne, 1O7.
Ham, to l, won, with Fakir second and
San Bias third. Time 1:44%.
Sixth Race-Mile, selling. Burrelrs Bill
let, 10, Scherrer, to l, won, with frankie
D., second and Old Pugh third. Time Las.
To-morrow's entries are as follows:
First Race-Six furlongs. Tit for Tat
Mollie King, Pisa, Anna McNairy. Point
lear, Trixie, 1O2; Blackball, Stark, Re-
maud, 1O4; J. w. Cook and Cara, 1O7.
Second Race-Ffteen sixteenths of a
mile. George Smith, 90; Haeckel, Chu-
gut, 90; Don O'Donnell, Sycamore, 95;
Buckmore, 1O4; Chicot, Old Gentleman and
Third Race-One mile. Little Billy, sc;
Leonard B., Semele, 90: Cave Spring, Joe
Sot, 10l; Masonic Home, Lochinvar, 1O4;
Marcel, 105; Domingo, 112; Imp. Bimbo,
Fourth Race-six furlongs. Bowling
Green, los; Boro, Constantine, So; Gold
113: Pan Out, John P. Stanza, Imp. Mar
Gen Pet, Barney Aaron, Jr., 80; Helen
Wren, 81 Hi Henry, ITO.
Fifth Race-Mile and one sixteenth. Lee
win, Raviola, 49,: LaBelle France Cam
pania, Casa, 102; Bill Arp, Old Pugh, Tip
pecanoe, Ulster Fakir. Play or Pay, 167;
Little Tom 109.
Sixth Race-Three-fourths of a mile.
Ada NJ. Festival, Sweetheart, Lizzie N,
Minnie w. F. NJ. 3, Al Miles Discard.
Black Tiger, Imp. Marcus M, 1O4; Tren-
ton, 107.