The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-16
RACING,
Fiorixar Wins the Handicap mt New Orleans
In n Close Finish.

New ORLEANS. Jan. 15-The one-milo handi-
cap for three-year-olds and upward was the
feature Of to.day's card. II was not only 4
heavy betting affair, hut resulted In n close
finish between Tom Middleton. the ~iavorLte.
Florlzar, the second choice. and the 100 to |
shot. Sir Blaze. The three passed under the
wire so close that II was Il question Of a nose at
the end. The Judges gave Florizar the race. with
the 100 10 | shot second. BY George and Ben
Frost fought It out in the first race. the latter
getting the purse. by half a length. Franglble
was played for a goo thing in the second race.
His hackers, however, did not even get a sem
satlon. for not once was he In striking distance.
Phallas won by Clawson Diminishing Slack on
the II 10 | shot Statira. Donna Rita. the IA
vorlte in the third race, was ridden out to the
last ounce to beat the Sto ! shot. Frank McCon-
nell. Sorrel Rose. at 30 TO /. captured tho fifth
race in n hard drive from another long shot.
Eldcrin. inba Dnm won the last race in a hard
Jockey George Odom arrived to-day and will
be soon seen N the saddle, Summaries:
First Race-sellinI3 onryear.olds and upward;
seven furlongs-Ben Frost. los lBolandl, ! to = and
'to =. won; By George. 100 Weber. to 10 for
place. second; Sea knight. ia Craber third. Time.
Second Iacn- Sell ing three year-olds; ons mile
and twenty ~yarls-Phalia-, 10 tClavson,, > to ] and
. econ The 'Ba "bby, Sio,' ' t,issspisS, ,htnr %L fT,,S@See.'
80 ''o'' 49, INV hihi'
l.ld.
Third ~Race-selling: four.yearolds and upward:
one aud ~one-half miles-Donna Rita lO7 cB1land,,
ato > and $40 ., won; Frank Mcconnell. lu5 Thomp.
SON . g. | forp!aGe' second Traveller, lo7 Weber,.
third. Time, | ;1ha.
Fourth Race Handicap. three.year.olds; one mile
..,fIorilar, 20 ,kansomI, TO ? and ! to 10, won: SIR
Blalc, 80 DWeher), 30 TO | for place. second; Tom
Middleton, lOt Wedderstrand third. Time, I 42il.
Fifth liarr-Selling; thrce-year.olds six furlongs-
Sorrcl Rose, 100 Moody, 30 to and 10 to I, won;
Elierim, iO4 Frost. ato ! for place. second; First
Past. lu7 Mason. third, Time, llaii.
sixth na'e-sclling; four. yearolls and upward;
to ?, won; Dchride, l25 Knapp. > to | for place.
second, L. I. Cation, 1iS FrosD, third. Time, l ~.
The following is the programme for to-
morrow:
First Race-One mile. selling Brighton and Lucky
Monday. u3 Wordsworth and The Brewer, pi; Tip
Gallant, windward, Crystalline, Belle Ward and
Lew Anna, ~; ryrha. sun God and Flntan, ~;
sidtilla. Lady Dora and Very Light. 80.
second Race-SiS and one half furlongs- Alex and
Earl Of Aberdeen, ia: VI Caney and Kindred, rs;
Mss Ma, Day, 10: Barney F, lo7; Profit, loi.
Charakeene and Misercorlia. TO-. Matt simpson, ~;
schleyette, Or. Fannie. Sadie Burnam and Grace
Logan. %.
Third Race-Two miles. selling-P Pan Charm. llo;
Albert Vale, iO7, Atlsntus, lo4; our Nellie, ~:
Etiiorpha, No. Princess Murphy. 30.
Fourth Race Handicap, SIX t,rlongs-A isareits
GArtland II. and Sir CHRISTOPHER. loI; Judge
Wardell. 1903, j T. Cline and Village Pride, 100;
Tom Collins and Dolly Weithof. "a lobe Paine
Fifth Rae ON mile and a siIteenth. selling:
Fstaca. 100, calico ana George h Cox, 1913; Miss
Patron, 1872; queen Note lol, Otto II, Little Billy
aud Jim CONWAY. 100; Miss Ross and Bright Night.
~ MOuHcltoi, p3.
sixth Race mile, selling-villsce Pride and
Rushh"lis. 100, Banquo II. loI; Nekarnls, 100;
FIR Ar J In, Judge Quiglcv, Rotterdam. Lohenguls
Ben Bolt. loI; Harry Preston, ~, Bristol and Jua,
Meta. 81.