The sun., 1900-01-04
RACING.
Cheesemite. Well Ridden. Wins the steep epis-
chnse MnnAicnp Mt Now Orleans.

New ORLEANS. Jan. 3.--Two handlcaps. on,
ashort-course steeplechnsc and tho other at
one mile and IN eighth. attracted lnrge crowd
TO tho track this afternoon despite tho freezing
weather. Frcd Perkins was an odds-on fayorits
for the jumping race and should have won as
he was much the best horse. Hueston. who
rode tho second choice. Cheesemite. out
generated Owens at the last Jump. cutting
the obstacle at tho corner and saving
two lengths. Perkins was catching tho
mare at every lump. but sho lasted
long enough to win By length. Compensation
and Alpen were equal choices In tho other
handicap. At the head OF the stretch II looked
as II Vrge O. would win. but sho swung wide
and mpcnsation came through after hard
drive and won by half n length from VirGe o..
who beat Alpen the same distance. The finish
in the first race was exciting. heads separating
the first four Silver Set got tho purse. Fleu-
ron. the short iayorito in the second race was
driven out to the last ounce to beat Barney F..
a 10 to shot. n nose at the post The last
race was astuhbOrnly contested one all through
the stretch. Jim Gore H.. beating the two
chUicrs. Free Lady and j. J.. Cline. by a half
length summaries:
First Eace-Scllins fonryear-olds and upwa?l.
six and onehalf furlougs-Slver Set. 1Ol Rose, 10
To and even, won Little Billy 100 dbo!aHdl even
money for place. second; BY George. ~ weber.
Second Race Three .yoarolds; six furlorgs
t!ouron, iUa 3oani ! 10 and out won; barney
,, 10 Dlpeel t. for place second; Sadie
Bnruham. % 0Jominick third. Time ll7.
Third Race eplechase handicap four.year.
Olds and pward--Cheesomite 1872 tHue1tOn) to
3 and to ., won; Fred Perkins, lA3 Owens. out
for place. second; Van Brunt l34 (slacD, third.
Time. 3;l84
Fourth Race Handicap; three. e.year.olds aud up
ward: one and one eighth iniles-Con pensation,
lot CIawsonJ. TO and even. won Eir.ie o. 100
tWedderstrand). TO for place. second Apen. 1od
IBoland third Time" ! 81. "
Firth Race Selling; fOur.year.olds and upward:
six and one.half furlongs-Jim dore II, 1OS WINK.
held, t. ! and to !, won, Free LADY, ln3
tBnlandI, TO . for place, second. j. f. Cline. lO3
troucon), third. Time l;23
The programme for to- morrow follows:
First Race-SiX furlorrs-l7laud Prince, 10; Dicgs
and Cotton Plant loI; Murat and Lord Fatrfay 1o3;
Banker Green. lOi, Mlcgus, Nancy Neitl, Slitllla
aud wilfr.d Lnuri'r, Iu2 M'tch Box, 90.
Second Race Selling; one mlr-Toin Gilmore.
los: Ben Chance The Bobby and Vi serlolrda Io4.
ChiCkamauga and LaNcgg. lOS: Phillas lO2, Jodeo
Us Lovable and Sadie Burnam, %.
Third Rac--Srlling, one mile and sixteenth
Baritarla. lr5, Kin, Elkvoot ari Traveller lo2,
Judge Steadman and Frank Mcconnell. 100; alse
Lead aud Piuar del Rio 10, Ihlrr', ~; Nuskrt, 20;
Jim CONWAY and frvsco, "a; CRYSTALLINE Bright
Night and Mailer, s2; Nmah. 80
Fourth Race -Handicap; seven furlon1s-laureate,
1OIi ~ Garland IL, 100; Dehride. 1902; st. Wood.
lol; Miss Mae Day, ~; Forbush ami Jamaica, gb;
sam Fullen, ~, DR.. Vaughn Vt Grandeur, ~.
Fifth Raco-Slx furlouss Bennevle. il5, Dr.
Wslmsley. 10: san Durango, Nckurnis, Algarettn.
The sluggard lllmtine and Dehrlde loI: Sir Chris.
topher lOs, Dolly WisthoN, 1902, Heile OF Memphis,
100.